Documentarys

A look at 1970s Hollywood when it was known as New Hollywood, and the director was the star of the movie.

A documentary about the history of exploitation movies, from the silent-film era to the 1970s.

Martin Scorsese describes his initial and growing obsession with films from the 1940s and 50s as the art form developed and grew with clips from classics and cult classics.

Based on the bestselling autobiography from Mötley Crüe, the film is an unflinching tale of success and excess as four misfits rise from the streets of Hollywood to the heights of international fame.

A rivalry between big cat eccentrics takes a dark turn when Joe Exotic, a controversial animal park boss, is caught in a murder-for-hire plot.

A true-crime satire that explores the aftermath of a costly high school prank that left twenty-seven faculty cars vandalized with phallic images.

The Japanese attack on Midway in June 1942, filmed as it happened.

The story of the Australian exploitation genre cinema of 1970s and 80s.

In 1980's Detroit, 17 year-old Richard Wershe, Jr. allegedly ran a sophisticated inner-city drug dealing operation. Now, journalists, police, federal agents and hit men are speaking for the first time about the legend of "White Boy Rick."

The history of Hong Kong martial arts cinema and its influence.

In the 70s and 80s, artists such as Kraftwerk, David Bowie, Brian Eno, Gianna Nannini, Ultravox and the Eurythmics queued to record in Conny Plank's studio, a farmhouse near Cologne.

A documentary that focuses on the first 21 years of Quentin Tarantino's career and includes interviews with his frequent collaborators.

Fab Four fans seeking to learn more about their favorite pop quartet than ever before are offered a guided tour from the dive bars of Hamburg, Germany to the biggest venues that the world has to offer in a documentary that speaks with friends, family, colleagues, and lovers of John, Paul, George, and Ringo in to offer an insider's perspective on Beatlemania. From their darkest hours to their greatest achievements, no story is left untold as the personal and professional secrets of each band member are recounted in vivid detail

A complex and complicated artist, Georges Remi created one of the most famous characters in the world, Tintin, for young readers. With exceptional access to the archives of Studios Hergé and Moulinsart, this program looks at Remi's life and the way he changed the art of comic strips.

In 1939, Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff founded the legendary jazz label Blue Note Records in New York. This is the story of two friends, united by a passionate love for jazz, and their belief in equality and freedom for every person.

Keep on Burning tells the fascinating story of the world's most enduring underground music movement : Northern Soul! Featuring interviews with key DJ's, journalists and promoters, including soul radio pioneer Tony Blackburn, this new documentary was filmed on location at Manchester's iconic Twisted Wheel and London's 100 Club. Wigan Casino founder Russ Winstanley and Blue & Soul music journalist Tony Cummings recount the artists, records and stories which have made Northern Soul a way of life for its aficionados. With contributions from record label executives' Tim Brown (Goldmine), Ady Croasdell (Kent), Dave McAleer (Pye/RCA) and Neil Rushton (Inferno), Keep on Burning reveals a unique insight into the music phenomenon that came of age in the clubs of Northern England in the mid-seventies.

Documentary pulls back the curtain on a mythical world and provides an up-close look at the lives of the musicians who inhabited Laurel Canyon. It paints an intimate portrait of the artists who created a music revolution that would change popular culture.

Following the style of some of the world's most prolific street artists, an amateur filmmaker makes a foray into the art world.

Wander the New York City streets and fascinating mind of wry writer, humorist and raconteur Fran Lebowitz as she sits down with Martin Scorsese.

A documentary that explores Bob Weirs life, through the Grateful Dead, Ratdog, and his childhood.

The story of cult film director Alejandro Jodorowsky's ambitious but ultimately doomed film adaptation of the seminal science fiction novel.

A filmmaker forges an unusual friendship with an octopus living in a South African kelp forest, learning as the animal shares the mysteries of her world.

A legendary and enigmatic figure of cinema, Michael Cimino reached the Hollywood firmament at the age of 38 with "The Deer Hunter", an Oscar winner, before being relegated to purgatory 2 years later, with the heartbreaking "Heaven's Gate".

Turkey in the 1960s and 70s was one of the biggest producers of film in the world even though its film industry did not have enough written material to start with. In order to keep up with the demand, screenwriters and directors were copying scripts and remaking movies from all over the world.

A group of filmmakers visit Ingmar Bergman's house on the remote Swedish island of Faro to discuss his legacy.