Category: Documentary
Posted on August 3, 2013 |
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Rihanna 777 (2013)
Documentary
Gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look at Rihanna's unprecedented globetrotting concert tour that hit seven countries in seven days with seven shows to promote her seventh album.
Starring: Rihanna, Jay-Z, Jay Brown, Mike Ruffino, Kylie Minogue, Nuno Bettencourt, Timothy Dormer, Claire Knight, Michael Christian, Janell Snowden, Stella McCartney, Ian Drew, Shawn Hollenbach
Director: Toby L., Nicholas Abbott
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Tags: Claire Knight, Ian Drew, Janell Snowden, Jay Brown, Jay-Z, Kylie Minogue, Michael Christian, Mike Ruffino, Nicholas Abbott, Nuno Bettencourt, Rihanna, Shawn Hollenbach, Stella McCartney, Timothy Dormer, Toby L.
Posted on August 2, 2013 |
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Sharks: Kings of the Ocean (2012)
Documentary
Take an amazing journey into the depths of the ocean to see one of Earth's most deadly predators, the shark.
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Posted on July 28, 2013 |
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Sushi: The Global Catch (2012)
Documentary | History | News
From humble beginnings as a simple food sold by Japanese street vendors, sushi has exploded into an international phenomenon in the past 30 years. SUSHI: THE GLOBAL CATCH is a feature-length documentary shot in five countries exploring the history, problems and future of this popular cuisine. Much of sushi's rich cultural tradition that began in Tokyo is changing as raw fish now appear from cities like Warsaw and New York to small towns worldwide. But what is the cost? Will the worldwide hunger for sushi continue to grow until wild fish vanish, or will new technology like aquaculture keep plates full? Can sustainable sushi restaurants satisfy consumers or will competition for declining resources drive prices so high that only a few can afford raw fish?
Director: Mark Hall
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Posted on July 26, 2013 |
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Bones Brigade: An Autobiography (2012)
Documentary
When six teenage boys came together as a skateboarding team in the 1980s, they reinvented not only their chosen sport but themselves too – as they evolved from insecure outsiders to the most influential athletes in the field.
Starring: Rodney Mullen, Mike McGill, Tommy Guerrero, Tony Hawk, Steve Caballero, Lance Mountain
Director: Stacy Peralta
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Tags: Lance Mountain, Mike McGill, Rodney Mullen, Stacy Peralta, Steve Caballero, Tommy Guerrero, Tony Hawk
Posted on July 26, 2013 |
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Jackass Number Two / Jackass 2 (2006)
Comedy | Documentary
Chris Pontius, Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Bam Margera, and the whole crew return to the screen to raise the stakes higher than ever before.
Starring: Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Ryan Dunn
Director: Jeff Tremaine
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Tags: Bam Margera, Chris Pontius, Jeff Tremaine, Johnny Knoxville, Ryan Dunn, Steve-O
Posted on July 25, 2013 |
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Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp (2012)
Biography | Documentary
The film examines the life of the notorious pimp and author of seven ground-breaking books. It includes insightful interviews with well-known artists, scholars, friends and family members that create a riveting tapestry as colorful as the subject himself. The autobiographical work of Iceberg Slim is considered to be the genesis of blaxploitation films and gangster rap and it continues to influence artists today.
Starring: Betty Beck, Camille Beck, Diane Beck, Misty Beck, Robert Beck, Mathieu Bitton, Snoop Dogg, Bill Duke
Director: Jorge Hinojosa
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Tags: Betty Beck, Bill Duke, Camille Beck, Diane Beck, Jorge Hinojosa, Mathieu Bitton, Misty Beck, Robert Beck, Snoop Dogg
Posted on July 23, 2013 |
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West of Memphis (2012)
Documentary
An examination of a failure of justice in the case against the West Memphis Three.
Starring: Michael Baden, Jason Baldwin, Damien Wayne Echols, Jamie Clark Ballard, Jennifer Bearden, Patrick Benca, Steve Braga
Director: Amy Berg
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Tags: Amy Berg, Damien Wayne Echols, Jamie Clark Ballard, Jason Baldwin, Jennifer Bearden, Michael Baden, Patrick Benca, Steve Braga
Posted on July 16, 2013 |
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Casino Jack and the United States of Money (2010)
Documentary
A probing investigation into the lies, greed and corruption surrounding D.C. super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his cronies.
Starring: Jack Abramoff, William Branner, Tom DeLay, Donn Dunlop, Kevin Henderson, Hal Kreitman, Kelly Brian Kuhn
Director: Alex Gibney
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Tags: Alex Gibney, Donn Dunlop, Hal Kreitman, Jack Abramoff, Kelly Brian Kuhn, Kevin Henderson, Tom DeLay, William Branner
Posted on July 14, 2013 |
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ReGeneration (2010)
Action | Biography | Documentary | Drama
ReGENERATION explores the inherent cynicism found in many of today's youth and young adults, and the influences that perpetuate our culture's apathetic approach to social and political causes. The film features three intersecting stories of students, parents, and artists all looking for their place in society. Together they capture the thoughts and feelings of today's struggling generation as some of the worlds leading scholars, activists, and media personalities provide their insight into the ideas and movements that can inspire change. /p>
Starring: Noam Chomsky, Ryan Gosling, Talib Kweli, Jay Walker, Howard Zinn
Director: Phillip Montgomery
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Tags: Howard Zinn, Jay Walker, Noam Chomsky, Phillip Montgomery, Ryan Gosling, Talib Kweli
Posted on July 14, 2013 |
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Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak (2009)
Documentary | Short
From Lance Bangs and Spike Jonze (director, WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE) comes a loving look at one of the most cherished and controversial figures in children's literature. In this deeply moving tribute to Maurice Sendak, we meet the seminal talent whose lifelong obsession with death inspired his influential works. Through his own words, personal photos, and illustrations, Sendak offers a rare, intimate, and unexpected look at his exceptional life as an author and illustrator.
Starring: Lance Bangs, Lynn Caponera, James Gandolfini, Spike Jonze, Catherine Keener, Maurice Sendak, Meryl Streep
Director: Lance Bangs, Spike Jonze
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Tags: Catherine Keener, James Gandolfini, Lance Bangs, Lynn Caponera, Maurice Sendak, Meryl Streep, Spike Jonze
Posted on July 13, 2013 |
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No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (2008)
Documentary
The artistry, triumph and lifelong friendship of the great cinematographers Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond. With film school equipment, they shoot the Soviet crackdown of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. As refugees they struggle in Hollywood, finally breaking into the mainstream with their pivotal contribution to the "American New Wave."
Starring: Karen Black, Peter Bogdanovich, Sandra Bullock, Richard Donner, Dennis Hopper, László Kovács
Director: James Chressanthis
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Tags: Dennis Hopper, James Chressanthis, Karen Black, László Kovács, Peter Bogdanovich, Richard Donner, Sandra Bullock
Posted on July 12, 2013 |
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Lunarcy! (2012)
Comedy | Documentary
With wry humor and affection, Simon Ennis' "Lunarcy!" follows a disparate group of dreamers and schemers who all have one thing in common: they've devoted their lives to the Moon. From the young man who's resolved to depart for Luna (permanently) to the ex-ventriloquist who's made millions selling Moon lots.
Starring: Alan Bean, Christopher Carson, Matthew Goodman, Joe Gutheinz, Dennis Hope, Peter Kokh, Jaymie Matthews
Director: Simon Ennis
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Tags: Alan Bean, Christopher Carson, Dennis Hope, Jaymie Matthews, Joe Gutheinz, Matthew Goodman, Peter Kokh, Simon Ennis
Posted on July 7, 2013 |
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A Band Called Death (2012)
Documentary
Before Bad Brains, the Sex Pistols or even the Ramones, there was a band called Death. Punk before punk existed, three teenage brothers in the early '70s formed a band in their spare bedroom, began playing a few local gigs and even pressed a single in the hoped of getting signed. But this was the era of Motown and emerging disco. Record companies found Death's music – and band name – too intimidating, and the group were never given a fair shot, disbanding before they even completed one album. Equal parts electrifying rockumentary and epic family love story, A Band Called Death chronicles the incredible fairy-tale journey of what happened almost three decades later, when a dusty 1974 demo tape made it way out of the attic and found an audience several generations younger. Playing music impossible ahead of its time, Death is now being credited as the first black pun band (hell…the first punk band!), and are finally receiving their long overdue recognition as true rock pioneers.
Starring: Alice Cooper, Bobby Hackney, Dannis Hackney, David Hackney, Henry Rollins
Director: Mark Christopher Covino, Jeff Howlett
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Tags: Alice Cooper, Bobby Hackney, Dannis Hackney, David Hackney, Henry Rollins, Jeff Howlett, Mark Christopher Covino
Posted on July 3, 2013 |
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Downloaded (2013)
Documentary
A documentary that explores the downloading revolution; the kids that created it, the bands and the businesses that were affected by it, and its impact on the world at large.
Starring: Henry Rollins, Noel Gallagher, Sean Parker, Mike D, Billy Corgan, Shawn Fanning
Director: Alex Winter
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Tags: Alex Winter, Billy Corgan, Henry Rollins, Mike D, Noel Gallagher, Sean Parker, Shawn Fanning
Posted on June 28, 2013 |
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No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)
Biography | Documentary | History | Music | Romance
Portrait of an artist as a young man. Roughly chronological, using archival footage intercut with recent interviews, a story takes shape of Bob Dylan's (b. 1941) coming of age from 1961 to 1966 as a singer, songwriter, performer, and star. He takes from others: singing styles, chord changes, and rare records. He keeps moving: on stage, around New York City and on tour, from Suze Rotolo to Joan Baez and on, from songs of topical witness to songs of raucous independence, from folk to rock. He drops the past. He refuses, usually with humor and charm, to be simplified, classified, categorized, or finalized: always becoming, we see a shapeshifter on a journey with no direction home.
Starring: Bob Dylan, B.J. Rolfzen, Dick Kangas, Liam Clancy, Tony Glover, Paul Nelson, Allen Ginsberg
Director: Martin Scorsese
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Tags: Allen Ginsberg, B.J. Rolfzen, Bob Dylan, Dick Kangas, Liam Clancy, Martin Scorsese, Paul Nelson, Tony Glover
Posted on June 26, 2013 |
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Inside the Human Body (TV Series 2011)
Documentary
Using spectacular graphics based on the latest science and stories of remarkable people around the world, Michael Mosley takes us on a fantastic voyage through our inner universe.
Starring: Christopher Cotten, Michael J. Mosley
Creator: Alex Hemingway
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Tags: Alex Hemingway, Christopher Cotten, Michael J. Mosley
Posted on June 25, 2013 |
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We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks (2013)
Documentary
A documentary that details the creation of Julian Assange's controversial website, which facilitated the largest security breach in U.S. history.
Starring: Julian Assange, Adrian Lamo, Bradley Manning, James Ball, Michael Hayden, Timothy Douglas Webster, Smári McCarthy
Director: Alex Gibney
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Tags: Adrian Lamo, Alex Gibney, Bradley Manning, James Ball, Julian Assange, Michael Hayden, Smári McCarthy, Timothy Douglas Webster
Posted on June 25, 2013 |
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The Last Ocean (2012)
Documentary
The Last Ocean The Ross Sea, Antarctica is the most pristine stretch of ocean on Earth. A vast, frozen landscape that teems with life – whales, seals and penguins carving out a place on the very edge of existence. Californian ecologist David Ainley has been traveling to the Ross Sea to study this unique ecosystem for more than thirty years. He has written scientific papers describing it as a 'living laboratory'. Largely untouched by humans, it is one of the last places where the delicate balance of nature prevails. But an international fishing fleet has recently found its way to the Ross Sea. It is targeting Antarctic toothfish, sold as Chilean Seabass in up-market restaurants around the world. The catch is so lucrative it is known as white gold. Ainley knows that unless fishing is stopped the natural balance of the Ross Sea will be lost forever. He rallies his fellow scientists and meets up with a Colorado nature photographer and New Zealand filmmaker who also share a deep passion for this pristine corner of the world. All want to stop fishing and protect this last pristine ecosystem. Together they form 'the Last Ocean' and begin a campaign taking on the commercial fishers and governments in a race to protect Earth's last untouched ocean from our insatiable appetite for fish.
Starring: Dave Dobbyn
Director: Peter Young
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Posted on June 25, 2013 |
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How to Make Money Selling Drugs (2012)
Documentary
Ten easy steps show you how to make money from drugs, featuring a series of interviews with drug dealers, prison employees, and lobbyists arguing for tougher drug laws.
Starring: Susan Sarandon, 50 Cent, David Simon, Woody Harrelson, Eminem, Matthew Cooke, Freeway Ricky Ross, Brian O'Dea, Barry Neal Cooper
Director: Matthew Cooke
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Tags: 50 Cent, Barry Neal Cooper, Brian O'Dea, David Simon, Eminem, Freeway Ricky Ross, Matthew Cooke, Susan Sarandon, Woody Harrelson
Posted on June 24, 2013 |
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Somm (2012)
Documentary
Four sommeliers attempt to pass the prestigious Master Sommelier exam, a test with one of the lowest pass rates in the world.
Starring: Bo Barrett, Shayn Bjornholm, Dave Cauble, Ian Cauble, Andrea Cecci
Director: Jason Wise
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Tags: Andrea Cecci, Bo Barrett, Dave Cauble, Ian Cauble, Jason Wise, Shayn Bjornholm
