Movie Releases by Genre
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Chop Suey
October 5, 2001
This documentary brilliantly encompasses famed photographer/ filmmaker Bruce Weber's myriad passions and fantasies, his almost Peter Pan-like relationship to those objects of desire the rest of us experience in the glossy magazines or on Houston Street billboards. (Film Forum)
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Grateful Dawg
October 5, 2001
The deeply rooted musical friendship between Jerry Garcia and David Grisman is exquisitely detailed in this musical documentary, which includes live Garcia/Grisman performances as well as rare and unique personal moments from the studio, backstage and home-style jam sessions. (Sony Pictures Classics)
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Won't Anybody Listen
September 28, 2001
A documentary about a struggling rock band trying to make it in Hollywood.
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Go Tigers!
September 21, 2001
A rare behind-the-scenes chronicling of a remarkable season for the Massillon Tiger's high school football team, played out in a small town that draws its identity from football. (IFC Films)
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The Endurance
September 21, 2001
This documentary tells the story of the survival of British explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton and the crew of his vessel 'The Endurance,' which shipwrecked in the ice floes and frigid ocean of the Antarctic in 1914.
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Children Underground
September 19, 2001
This political documentary focuses on homeless children living in the subway tunnels of Bucharest, Romania.
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A Trial in Prague
September 14, 2001
This documentary tells the story of an infamous political show trial that took place in Czechoslovakia in 1952.
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Bounce: Behind the Velvet Rope
September 7, 2001
This documentary looks into the world of the bouncers at some of the hottest nightclubs in New York and London.
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Fighter
August 24, 2001
A documentary about a journey made by two Holocaust survivors through the geography and psychology of their pasts.
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The Turandot Project
August 10, 2001
This documentary chronicles the creation of the extraordinary outdoor production of Puccini's opera "Turandot" in the Forbidden City of Beijing.
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LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of Cotton
June 22, 2001
This heartbreaking documentary depicts the extreme poverty of an African-American family and their Mississippi Delta school district.
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Chain Camera
June 22, 2001
Ten students at John Marshall High School in Los Angeles were given video cameras to film their lives. There were no limitations on what they could shoot. After one week, the cameras were given to ten new students, who filmed their lives for a week, then handed the cameras on. Like chain letters, these cameras were passed from student to student for an entire year. (FilmNoir Post Productions)
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Saudate for the Future
June 20, 2001
Records the sights and sounds of the many extraordinary street musicians of Sao Paulo whose music and lyrics tell the stories of their lives with improvised humor, drama and colorful vulgarisms. (Film Forum)
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A Huey P. Newton Story
June 18, 2001
Originally born in a small town in Louisiana and later moving with his family to Oakland, California as an infant, Huey P. Newton became the co-founder and leader of the Black Panther Party.
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Life and Debt
June 16, 2001
An unapologetic look at the "new world order" from the point of view of Jamaican workers, farmers, and government and policy officials who see the reality of globalization from the ground up. (Human Rights Watch International)
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Down from the Mountain
June 15, 2001
A documentary about the musicians behind the songs in the Coen Brothers' film "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
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Une journée d'Andrei Arsenevitch
June 14, 2001
Incorporating film clips, journal entries, and personal musings, this film is Chris Marker's homage to a friend and colleague, Andrei Tarkovsky. A personal and loving portrait of the man widely regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of the Twentieth Century, and certainly the most important post-war Russian filmmaker. (First Run Icarus Films)
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Startup.com
May 11, 2001
Acclaimed documentary team Chris Hegedus, D A Pennebaker and newcomer Jehane Noujaim take a behind-the-scenes look at the volatile start-up phenomenon, chronicling the turbulent development of govWorks.com, an award-winning Internet site that facilitates interaction between local government, citizens and businesses. (Artisan Entertainment)
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The Man Who Bought Mustique
May 9, 2001
This documentary tells the story of British entrepreneur Colin Tennant, who purchased the Caribbean island of Mustique and developed it into a posh resort.
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The End of the Road
April 27, 2001
This documentary explores the Deadhead phenomenon.
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Pie in the Sky: The Brigid Berlin Story
April 25, 2001
This shocking documentary profiles Brigid Berlin, a would-be society debutante who jumped the tracks and fell through the looking glass of Andy Warhol's Factory.
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The Charcoal People
April 20, 2001
A documentary exploring the lives of thousand of migrant laborers employed to cut down Brazilian forests and produce charcoal for the multi-national pig-iron industry.
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The Hidden Wars of Desert Storm
April 20, 2001
This video documentary examines various aspects the Persian Gulf conflict.
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All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
April 6, 2001
This exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of putting on a mega-concert combines candid moments backstage with electrifying musical performances on the giant IMAX® screen. (Imax Corporation)
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Mau Mau Sex Sex
April 6, 2001
A documentary portrait of two pioneers in the exotic world of exploitation movies.
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Butterfly
March 30, 2001
This documentary details the dramatic struggle between Julia "Butterfly" Hill and the Pacific Lumber company over the stripping of vast sections of forest in Northern California.
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Friendly Persuasion: Iranian Cinema After the 1979 Revolution
March 23, 2001
Documentary on filmmaking in Iran since the 1979 revolution.
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Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale
March 16, 2001
Tells the amazing story of 78-year old Tobias Schneebaum, one of the most charming, enigmatic and perplexing men ever captured on screen. A seemingly mild-mannered elderly Jewish New Yorker, Tobias is actually one of the most fearless adventurers of our time. (Next Wave Films)
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Long Night's Journey Into Day
March 9, 2001
This documentary examines South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Committee and its efforts to bring together parties on both sides of human rights violations that occurred under Apartheid.
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The Gleaners & I
March 7, 2001
An intimate, picaresque inquiry into French life, as lived by the country's poor and its provident, as well as by the film's own director, Agnès Varda. The aesthetic, political and finally moral point of departure for Varda are gleaners, those individuals who pick at already-reaped fields for the odd potato, the leftover turnip, and in previous generations were immortalized by the likes of Millet and Van Gogh. (Zeitgeist Films)
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The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick
March 2, 2001
The ultimate trip into the mind of the world's greatest science fiction writer. (First Run Features)
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Southern Comfort
February 23, 2001
Against the backdrop of rural Georgia, this documentary is a portrait of Robert Eads, a transgender female-to-male dealing with ovarian cancer.
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Rhythm 'n' Bayous: A Road Map to Louisiana Music
February 16, 2001
Documentary which celebrates the music of Louisiana.
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Scottsboro: An American Tragedy
January 19, 2001
Covering several decades, this documentary examines the Scottsboro case, an often-overlooked chapter in our nation’s history. The case centered on nine black men, ages thirteen to nineteen, who were accused of raping two young white women while riding the rails in Alabama in 1931.
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Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes
January 12, 2001
This documentary examines the facts and legends surrounding the life of male porn superstar John Holmes.
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Hillbrow Kids
December 8, 2000
A documentary with the street children of Johannesburg. (Media Luna)
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The Art of Amália
December 8, 2000
Documentary about the life of Portuguese Fado singer Amalia Rodrigues (1920-1999) with an interview and collection of footage from performances throughout her long career.
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One Day in September
November 17, 2000
This documentary examines the events surrounding the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany, where eleven Israeli athletes were kidnapped and massacred by Palestinian terrorists.
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Rebels with a Cause
November 10, 2000
The story of the hopes, rebellions, and repression of the 1960s, told by those who lived it - members of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). (Zeitgeist Films)
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Me & Isaac Newton
November 3, 2000
A feature length documentary about the creative side of the scientific endeavor, this is a journey into the hearts and minds of seven of the most distinguished scientists of our time. (First Look Pictures)
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Sound and Fury
October 25, 2000
Takes viewers inside the seldom seen world of the deaf to witness a painful family struggle over a controversial medical technology called the cochlear implant. (Next Wave Films)
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Calle 54
October 20, 2000
This documentary features a behind-the-scenes look into the music of many of the premier contemporary Latin musicians.
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The Red Stuff
October 13, 2000
This documentary examines the heyday of the Russian space program.
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The Great Dance: A Hunter's Story
September 29, 2000
This documentary by Craig and Damon Foster focuses on the surviving San bushmen in the central Kalahari.
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Barenaked in America
September 29, 2000
This rockumentary follows Canadian pop group Barenaked Ladies over 14 days of their U.S. tour. The film provides a behind-the-scenes look at life on the road with the band, as they achieve their first #1 hit single with the song "One Week." (Shooting Gallery)
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Alma
September 22, 2000
Ruth Leitman's 1998 documentary examines the bond between Margie Thorpe and her eccentric mother Alma, both of whom live in the same Alabama town. Their complicated relationship includes a history of alcoholism, mental illness, and sexual abuse.
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Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport
September 15, 2000
In an effort to remove Jewish children from Nazi territory in pre-World War II Europe, the "Kindertransport" sent children far away from their families to live with stangers, often never to see their parents again. In this documentary, the aging survivors and their rescuers tell their moving stories.
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Paragraph 175
September 13, 2000
During World War II 100,000 German homosexual men were sent to concentration camps. This documentary tells their story and includes personal accounts of six of the survivors.
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Backstage
September 8, 2000
This documentary offers an intimate view of what life is like backstage at one of the biggest Rap Concert tours of all time, the Hard Knock Life tour.
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Dark Days
August 30, 2000
For years, a homeless community took root in a train tunnel beneath New York City, braving dangerous conditions and perpetual night. Dark Days explores this surprisingly domestic subterranean world, unearthing a way of life unimaginable to those above. Through stories simultaneously heartbreaking, hilarious, intimate, and off the cuff, tunnel dwellers reveal their reasons for taking refuge and their struggle to survive underground. Filmed in striking black and white with a crew comprised of the tunnel’s inhabitants and scored by legendary turntablist DJ Shadow (Endtroducing…), Dark Days remains a soulful and enduring document of life on the fringe. [Oscilloscope Pictures]
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Fastpitch
August 25, 2000
This look at the world of fastpitch softball details vanishing Americana, the line between hobby and obsession, and a pride in identity that transcends racial or regional affiliation. (Artistic License Films)
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Bittersweet Motel
August 25, 2000
Todd Phillips direct this documentary look at Phish, following the Vermont-based band on several concert tours.
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The Original Kings of Comedy
August 18, 2000
February 26 and 27, 2000, the Original Kings of Comedy play Charlotte, NC. The themes are Blacks and Whites, men and women, old-school and hip-hop. Steve Harvey emcees, celebrates '70s music and lyrics of love, and pokes at folks in the front row. D.L. Hughley mines racial differences and talks about his marriage. Cedric the Entertainer riffs on a Black president and on being grown up. Bernie Mac, who says he expresses what's in the back of our minds, closes with reflections on being 42 (new aspects to his sex life and his attitude toward children). Spike Lee's camera takes us backstage and off-stage with the Kings and into the crowd where everyone's laughing.
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The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
August 18, 2000
An extraordinary and remarkably humorous portrait of American folk music legend Ramblin' Jack Elliott. (Lot 47 Films)
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The Eyes of Tammy Faye
July 21, 2000
A documentary about the life and times of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker Messner.
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Benjamin Smoke
July 21, 2000
A documentary which examines the life of the HIV-positive leader of the Atlanta band Smoke.
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The Decline of Western Civilization Part III
July 7, 2000
Penelope Spheeris's third installment in her documentary series examining the Los Angeles punk rock scene in the late 1990s.
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Pop & Me
June 9, 2000
This documentary follows the twenty-something filmmaker and his Baby Boomer father, Richard, as they take a six-month trip around the globe. (Fish Eggs)
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BookWars
June 9, 2000
The lives of New York City street booksellers are chonicled in a fascinating story about their lives, loves and perspectives on living.
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American Pimp
June 9, 2000
This documentary looks at the lives of real pimps; particularly African-Americans. The history of the pimp in American is also detailed.
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Grass
June 2, 2000
Excellent documentary on the ever-changing series of official truths regarding the horrors caused by the drug.
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Better Living Through Circuitry
May 26, 2000
Documentary about the rave phenomenon, going deeper than you'll want to go unless you are already a fan of electronic dance music.
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Shadow Boxers
May 12, 2000
An upbeat documentary portrait of the world of women's boxing, focusing on Dutch-born boxer Lucia Rijker.
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Dream of Light
May 5, 2000
A lovely portrait of celebrated Spanish painter Antonio Lopez Garcia as he paints the quince tree growing in his courtyard. The two and a half hour film offers perspectives on everything from artistic vision, realism, painting and film to life, mortality and possibility of eternal rebirth.
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Michael Jordan to the Max
May 5, 2000
The film, narrated by Laurence Fishburne, focuses on Jordan's last season with the Chicago Bulls.
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The Specialist
April 14, 2000
Eyal Silvan's documentary of the 1961 trial of former SS official Adolf Eichmann, cut from 350 hours of footage, details how three Isreali judges had to determine over the course of eight months the extent to which Eichmann (known as the "specialist" for his transportation of the Reich's Jewish population) could be held legally responsible for the deaths of millions.
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The Girl Next Door
April 14, 2000
Christine Fugate's documentary tells the story of how Stacy Valentine transformed herself from Oklahoma housewife to porn star. Valentine comes to terms with her motives for entering the adult film industry, struggling between self-esteem building and financial benefits of this choice and her growing dissolutionment.
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The Filth and the Fury
April 7, 2000
An English documentary by Julien Temple which details the short but tempestuous life of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols from the perspective of the band members themselves, unlike the 20-year-old Temple film "The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle" which focuses instead on the perspective of Malcolm McLaren, the band's controversial manager.
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Southpaw
April 7, 2000
A documentary about 19-year-old Irish boxer Francis Barrett who as a member of the "Travellers" a small, rootless, and often poor subclass of caravaners derisively known as "Irish Gypsies," is determined to gain respect for himself and his family by training and representing Ireland in the 1996 Olympic Summer Games in Atlanta.
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Beyond the Mat
March 17, 2000
Documentry focusing on the lives of professional wrestlers. Gives the viewer a behind-the-scenes look at how their sport is not fake.
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Condo Painting
March 10, 2000
Documentary about New York artist George Condo.
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The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg
February 18, 2000
A humorous and nostalgic documentary about an extraordinary baseball player who transcended ethnic and religious prejudice to become an American icon. (Cowboy Booking International)
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Sex: The Annabel Chong Story
February 11, 2000
This provocative documentary examines the motivations of porn star Annabel Chong, the woman who engaged in "the world's largest gang bang."
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Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.
December 29, 1999
A tale of ignorance, self-deception, and vanity. Documentarian Errol Morris sews together a patchwork of diverse viewpoints that seek to uncover the central mystery behind Fred Leuchter's motivations. (Lions Gate Films)
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42: Forty Two Up
November 17, 1999
Director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born adults after a 7 year wait. One of the most interesting film experiments ever. This time the group is 42, with eleven of the original fourteen still being documented.
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Mein liebster Feind - Klaus Kinski
November 5, 1999
Werner Herzog's documentary profiles his turbulent relationship with the actor Klaus Kinski over the course of the five feature films they made together.
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American Movie
November 5, 1999
The story of Mark Borchardt, the ultimate independent filmmaker from Wisconsin, who attempts to raise money to finish "Coven," his short film, in order to have the funds to produce his next vision. Borchardt relies on his best friend and his mother to fill many roles in the process including acting and camera operating, and he even convinces his old Uncle Bill to invest in his film.
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Speaking in Strings
October 29, 1999
Paola di Florio's documentary focuses on her childhood friend and premiere violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg's performing style and volatile personality from her traumatic childhood through her rise to stardom.
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Five Wives, Three Secretaries and Me
October 15, 1999
Filmmaker Teresa Blake's portrait of an 88-year-old man with a trail of Texas Exes: Houston oil man, Hollywood playboy, hotshot lawyer and serial monogamist Tommy Blake on a quirky and intimate journey, a daughter looks beyond myth, money, and society -- and all that hair -- in seeking the truth of her father. (Asset Pictures)
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The Source
October 15, 1999
Chuck Workman chronicles the Beat generation, focusing on the Jack Kerouac (Depp), Allen Ginsburg (Tuturro), and William S. Burroughs (Hopper).
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Divorce Iranian Style
October 1, 1999
This documentary, set in an Islamic divorce court, examines the cultural difference surrounding this legal procedure.
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On the Ropes
September 24, 1999
A documentary highlighting three young boxers from the mean streets of Brooklyn and their coach as they prepare for the 1997 Golden Gloves Tournament, giving equal attention to their experiences in and out of the ring.
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Het ondergrondse orkest
September 24, 1999
Heddy Honigmann's Dutch-financed documentary highlights the plight of several itinerant musicians, mostly political refugees or illegal immigrants, who play their music on the Paris sidewalks and in the metro. Their music serves as a link to their homelands as a way to console themselves in their current condition.
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Get Bruce
September 17, 1999
This documentary goes behind the scenes with Bruce Vilanch, one of the most sought after comedy writers in Hollywood. (Miramax Films)
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Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember
September 17, 1999
Director Anna Maria Tato, the film icon's inseparable companion during his latter years, looks back at the life of Marcello Mastoianni, not in a chronological or comprehensive way, but through monologue-style interviews and rarely seen film clips.
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The Jaundiced Eye
September 17, 1999
A documentary highlighting the injustice of a false accusation of sexual abuse made by a Michigan boy against his father and grandfather which resulted in a swift conviction based on no evidence other than the boy's questionable testimony.
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Buena Vista Social Club
June 4, 1999
This ground-breaking documentary, inspired by the album, includes appearances by legendary performers Ry & Joaquim Cooder, Ibrahim Ferrer, Ruben Gonzáles, Eliades Ochoa, Omara Portuondo, Compay Segundo and many other renowned Cuban Musicians. (Artisan Entertainment)
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Trekkies
March 12, 1999
This documentary takes a serious look at the amazing cultural and decade-spanning phenomenon of Star Trek fandom.
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The Cruise
October 23, 1998
Timothy "Speed" Levitch, a tour guide for Manhattan's Gray Line double-decker buses, talks fast, is in love with the city, and dispenses historical facts, architectural analysis, and philosophical musings in equal measures. He's reflective and funny about cruising: he loves it, got in it to meet women, and he'd quit work if he could. His personal life is disclosed in small doses: he takes home $200 a week for 20 hours work, home is his suitcase and wherever he can flop.
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The Last Days
October 23, 1998
In late 1944, even as they faced imminent defeat, the Nazis expended enormous resources to kill or deport over 425,000 Jews during the "cleansing" of Hungary. This Oscar-winning documentary, executive produced by Steven Spielberg, focuses on the plight of five Hungarian Jews who survived imprisonment in Auschwitz. Though these survivors recount the horrors they witnessed and endured as a result of the Nazis' "Final Solution," their individual triumphs are a testament to hope and humanity.
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Hands on a Hardbody: The Documentary
July 10, 1998
Twenty-four contestants compete in an endurance/sleep deprivation contest in order to win a brand new Nissan Hardbody truck. The last person to remain standing with his or her hand on the truck wins. An absurd marketing gimmick at first glance, the contest proves to be much more...
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Sick: The Life & Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist
November 7, 1997
Documentary about writer and performance artist Bob Flanagan who died at 43 of cystic fibrosis. His life was indicated by pain from the beginning and he started to develop sadomasochistic practices, which he developed finally into performances.
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Year of the Horse
October 8, 1997
This film documents Neil Young and Crazy Horse's 1996 concert tour. Jim Jarmusch interviews the band about their long history, and we see backstage footage from the 1970s and 1980s.
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4 Little Girls
July 9, 1997
On September 15, 1963, a bomb destroyed a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls who were there for Sunday school. It was a crime that shocked the nation -- and a defining moment in the history of America's civil-rights movement. Now, acclaimed filmmaker Spike Lee tells the full story of the bombing, through heart-wrenching testimonials from surviving members of the victims' families, insights from Bill Cosby, Walter Cronkite, Andrew Young, Coretta Scott King and many others, and a rare and revealing interview with former Alabama Governor George Wallace. [HBO Documentary Films]
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When We Were Kings
October 25, 1996
An unforgettable account of the "Rumble in the Jungle," this Oscar-winning film captures all the magic of Muhammad Ali at the peak of his triumphant career. (Universal)
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Microcosmos
October 9, 1996
A documentary on insect life in meadows and ponds.
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Crumb
April 28, 1995
A documentary of artist Robert Crumb's life.
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The World of Jacques Demy
March 14, 1995
In tribute to her late husband, the wife of the respected French director honors his life and artistic works by highlighting his vision in clips and interviews.
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Hoop Dreams
October 14, 1994
Two inner-city Chicago boys with hopes of becoming professional basketball players struggle to become college players.
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That's Entertainment! III
July 1, 1994
Third installment in the "That's Entertainment" series, featuring scenes from "The Hollywood Revue of 1929," "Brigadoon," "Singin' In The Rain," and many more MGM films.
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Coming Soon
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The Longest Game
- Runtime: 69 min
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Voyage of Time: Life's Journey
- Runtime: 90 min
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The Dead and the Others
- Runtime: 114 min
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