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JAY-Z: Fade to Black
6.8
JAY-Z: Fade to Black
R
2004
109 min
An intimate look at hip-hop artist Shawn Carter, Jay-Z, revealing the multiple Grammy Award winning artist as never before, from his background and rise to fame to the recording of his last album. The film chronicles the legendary concert of Jay-Z’s performance at Madison Square Garden in November 2003. In an unprecedented event, a hip-hop […]
JAY-Z: Fade to Black
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
6.9
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
NR
2012
123 min
Documentary charting the life of blues guitarist B.B. King, with contributions from fellow musicians. Show More
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
The Other Dream Team
7.2
The Other Dream Team
NR
2012
89 min
The incredible story of the 1992 Lithuanian basketball team, whose athletes struggled under Soviet rule, became symbols of Lithuania’s independence movement, and – with help from the Grateful Dead – triumphed at the Barcelona Olympics. Show More
The Other Dream Team
$ellebrity
5.8
$ellebrity
NR
2013
89 min
Fame has become what millions of us follow, believe in and seemingly what we care about most – as well as a billion-dollar-a-year industry. But what does our intense fascination with celebrity say about us? And how much is too high a price to pay for our own curiosity run rampant? “$ellebrity” is a candid […]
$ellebrity
A Fuller Life
6.6
A Fuller Life
2013
80 min
Friends and admirers of iconoclastic film director Sam Fuller read from his memoirs in this unconventional documentary directed by Fuller’s only child, Samantha. Show More
A Fuller Life
Gerhard Richter Painting
6.8
Gerhard Richter Painting
2012
97 min
Gerhard Richter has spent over half a century experimenting with a tremendous range of techniques and ideas, addressing historical crises and mass media representation alongside explorations of chance procedures. This first glimpse inside his studio in decades is exactly that: a thrilling document of the 79-year-old’s creative process, juxtaposed with rare archival footage and intimate […]
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Gerhard Richter Painting
Shut Up and Play the Hits
6.929
Shut Up and Play the Hits
NR
2012
108 min
An intimate portrait of Brooklyn-based electronic rock band LCD Soundsystem’s then-final live show on April 2, 2011, capturing both the exuberant, three-hour farewell concert at New York City’s Madison Square Garden and frontman James Murphy’s introspective 48 hours surrounding it. Show More
Shut Up and Play the Hits
Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron
7.5
Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron
NR
2012
99 min
James Cameron brings together some the world’s leading Titanic experts, including engineers, naval architects, artists and historians, to solve the lingering mysteries of why and how the ‘unsinkable’ ship sank. Show More
Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron
David Bowie: Five Years
7.5
David Bowie: Five Years
2013
90 min
Featuring a wealth of previously unseen archive, this film looks at how Bowie continually evolved: from Ziggy Stardust to the Soul Star of Young Americans, to the ‘Thin White Duke’. It explores his regeneration in Berlin with the critically acclaimed album Heroes, his triumph with Scary Monsters and his global success with Let’s Dance. With […]
David Bowie: Five Years
Imagine: John Lennon
6.8
Imagine: John Lennon
R
1988
100 min
The biography of former Beatle, John Lennon—narrated by Lennon himself—with extensive material from Yoko Ono’s personal collection, previously unseen footage from Lennon’s private archives, and interviews with David Bowie, his first wife Cynthia, second wife Yoko Ono and sons Julian and Sean. Show More
Imagine: John Lennon
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
7.5
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
PG
2013
118 min
Follows the behind-the-scenes work of Studio Ghibli, focusing on the notable figures Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, and Toshio Suzuki. Show More
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
Mansome
4.9
Mansome
2012
84 min
From America’s greatest beardsman, to Morgan Spurlock’s own mustache, Executive Producers Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, and Ben Silverman bring us a hilarious look at men’s identity in the 21st century. Models, actors, experts and comedians weigh in on what it is to be a man in a world where the definition of masculinity has become […]
Mansome
Genius on Hold
7
Genius on Hold
PG
2013
91 min
The story of Walter L. Shaw, a telecommunications genius, and his son Walter T. Shaw, a ruthless jewel thief, is a metaphor and a symbol for its time – for the twentieth century and for today. Show More
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Genius on Hold
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
6.588
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
R
2012
106 min
SOMETHING FROM NOTHING: THE ART OF RAP is a feature length performance documentary about the runaway juggernaut that is Rap music. At the wheel of this unstoppable beast is the film’s director and interviewer Ice-T. Taking us on a deeply personal journey Ice-T uncovers how this music of the street has grown to dominate the […]
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
Seduced and Abandoned
6.2
Seduced and Abandoned
12
2013
100 min
SEDUCED AND ABANDONED combines acting legend Alec Baldwin with director James Toback as they lead us on a troublesome and often hilarious journey of raising financing for their next feature film. Moving from director to financier to star actor, the two players provide us with a unique look behind the curtain at the world’s biggest […]
Seduced and Abandoned
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