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- DirectorAlbert MayslesDavid MayslesStarsEdith 'Little Edie' Bouvier BealeEdith Bouvier BealeAlbert MayslesUtilizing hours of unseen archival footage, The Beales is a new take on the women of Grey Gardens.
- DirectorJeremy Kenyon Lockyer CorbellStarsJeremy Kenyon Lockyer CorbellWith his indelible ink he will transform you, and you will be made anew. Mark Mahoney's Shamrock Social Club is where, "The Elite and the Underworld meet".
- DirectorJ.C. BurdineStarsJ.C. BurdineLois WrightRecords the events leading up to a seance to manifest Big Edith Bouvier Beale and Little Edie Bouvier Beale so they can attend the 35th anniversary of the original Maysles Grey Gardens film.
- DirectorAndrew DominikStarsAna de ArmasLily FisherJulianne NicholsonThe story of American actress Marilyn Monroe, covering her love and professional lives.
- TV SeriesStarsDave AlexanderExploring the greatest horror tales almost told, Untold Horror will uncover the fascinating stories behind these stillborn films - as told by the legends who tried to get them made -and what it would take to bring them back from the dead.
- DirectorTony NewtonStarsJustin BeahmDavid BlackScott DrebitExplore our fascination with horror and all things macabre as we dissect some of the best cult horror films ever made in this bone chilling documentary.
- StarsPatrick KieltyFollow Patrick Kielty's journey to find the truth about William Mulholland, the man who provided water for Los Angeles. He uncovers a story of water, power, and money in Southern California. A story about how some people have water and others do not.
- DirectorNicholas EliopoulosStarsCharles ChaplinWalt DisneyAmelia EarhartA chronicle of the life and career of silent film star Mary Pickford.
- DirectorAlison EllwoodStarsAlice CooperDavid CrosbyHenry DiltzLaurel Canyon was a rural oasis that brought out the talents of young musicians. They formed bands together, broke up those bands, and formed new ones. They perfected their music at local clubs and pretty soon the world took notice.
- DirectorAlison EllwoodStarsPaul BarrereJackson BrowneAlice CooperWith hard drugs, bigger paychecks, and the Manson murders, the once neighborly music scene began to shift. In spite of it all, a new wave of troubadours came in and continued to captivate those beyond their rustic home.
- DirectorMorgan NevilleStarsFred RogersMargaret WhitmerTom JunodAn exploration of the life, lessons, and legacy of iconic children's television host Fred Rogers.
- DirectorEugene JareckiFilmed in 2016, Elvis Presley's Rolls Royce tours the US and celebrities, musicians and regular Americans go for a ride and talk about Elvis's life but there is a twist. From country boy from the poor side of town through his life as the most famous man in the world but then compared to the American dream. A dream that is unrealistic, that The Colonel who manipulated Elvis and all the other con men of the country who have monetized the dream in their favor. A perfect counterpoint to the coming Trump administration.
- DirectorAnthony DiMariaStarsSteve AllenPaul AnkaMichael BadenFollows the life of artist, designer, and entrepreneur Jay Sebring, who was murdered alongside Sharon Tate by followers of Charles Manson.
- DirectorBryce Dallas HowardStarsBryce Dallas HowardRon HowardJudd ApatowDirector Bryce Dallas Howard teams up with her father, Ron Howard, to explore contemporary fatherhood through anecdotes and wisdom from famous funnymen such as Will Smith, Jimmy Fallon, Neil Patrick Harris, and more.
- CreatorStephen FitzmeyerHenry HamptonStarsDavid McCulloughDavid Ogden StiersMichael MurphyA series showcasing documentaries on American history.
- DirectorEdward GrayKenneth LevisStarsMark ObenhausThe story behind the mail order tome that brought merchandise (or dreams of it) within reach of Americans far and wide.
- DirectorRic BurnsStarsPhilip BoscoAndrei CodrescuFrederick P. FriedThe film explores the beginnings of America's first amusement park and takes us through its good times all the way up to its end. The show was originally produced for PBS's American Experience.
- DirectorRic BurnsStarsDavid McCulloughJ.D. CannonTimothy HuttonDocumentary exploring the struggles of The Donner Party, a group of American pioneers and their two Indigenous guides who became stranded in the Sierras during a horrible winter.
- DirectorMark BusslerStarsRichard DreyfussPatrick JordanJennifer Lee DakeExploding dam kills thousands in massive flood catastrophe in Pennsylvania in 1889.
- DirectorMichael EpsteinThomas LennonStarsRichard Ben CramerWilliam AllandThomas AndersonDocumentary about the battle between Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst over Welles' Citizen Kane (1941). Features interviews with Welles' and Hearst's co-workers also as a relative complete bio of Hearst.
- 1987–6.8 (17)TV EpisodeDirectorAustin HoytStarsDavid McCulloughDavid Ogden Stiers
- DirectorMargaret DrainChana GazitDavid StewardStarsLiev SchreiberThe worst nuclear-power-plant accident in U.S. history.
- 1987– 1h6.7 (18)TV Episode
- DirectorElizabeth DeaneStarsDavid Ogden StiersThe controversial rise of John D. Rockefeller and his Standard Oil multinational, the largest and most powerful company in the world at the time.
- 1987– 1h 51mTV-PG7.7 (142)TV EpisodeDirectorDavid GrubinStarsHarold AgnewJeremy BernsteinRobert ChristyThis biography presents a complex and revealing portrait of one of America's most influential scientists.
- DirectorSarah ColtStarsOliver PlattWalt DisneyRichard SchickelA look at Walt Disney's career from early films to Disneyland to ideas for a new community (EPCOT) that was not realized before his death. A great insight into his motivations and values.
- DirectorJohn MaggioStarsMichael MurphyJeff GuinnBuddy BarrowBonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow embark on a two-year crime spree during the Great Depression and become known as the most famous criminal couple in U.S. history.
- 2014–201721mTV-PGTV EpisodeStarsRobert TortiSarah BernardMorgan BrennanElon Musk and Jeff Bezos lock horns in a Space Race Smackdown. One small step for man, one giant leap for Billionaire Dreams. New Filthy Rich Hall of Famer Nicolas Cage spends his way to greatness with dinosaur skulls, haunted mansions and rare Superman comics. Plus, one Filthy Rich matchmaker helps lovelorn tech titans find their soul mates.
- CreatorRoone ArledgeStarsDavid MuirAmy RobachElizabeth VargasABC's original hour-long news magazine.
- CreatorJudy TygardStarsPeter Van SantErin MoriartyMaureen MaherOne of television's most popular true-crime series, investigating shocking cases and compelling real-life dramas with journalistic integrity and cutting-edge style.
- StarsBill KurtisDennis HaysbertJohnnie L. Cochran Jr.Bill Kurtis hosts this documentary series that profiles criminal cases involving high profile murders, serial killers, and organized crime. Each episode culminating with the justice dispensed by the American legal system in each case.
- 1992– TV-PGTV EpisodeStarsHelen BrachBill KurtisAn investigation into the mysteries surrounding the death of Helen Brach, who disappeared in 1977 and was declared legally dead, although her body was never found.
- StarsCullen DavisPriscilla DavisBill KurtisAmerican Justice takes an objective look at one of the most famous murder cases in Texas history. Cullen Davis, who was an heir to his father's massive Texas oil fortune and at one time was worth an estimated half a billion dollars, was charged with the shooting death of his 12 year old step-daughter and his wife's lover on August 2nd, 1976. On the same evening he also allegedly shot his wife and a family friend, they didn't die from their wounds and implicated Davis as the shooter. Davis was acquitted of the murders and the case became the subject of several books, television shows, and a made for television movie.
- DirectorDavid CaffreyStarsJohnny KnoxvilleChristina ApplegateMarley SheltonA partially fictional account of musician Gram Parsons' death and cremation. After Gram ODs in a desert motel in 1973, his road manager steals Gram's body for a last trip to Joshua Tree.
- DirectorGandulf HennigStarsTracey MacLeodPeter BuckGretchen CarpenterThe legend of country rock musician and million-dollar heir Gram Parsons: his extraordinary life, his tragic death and its bizarre aftermath, and his profound influence on music history.
- StarsRahul DalalPalki Sharma UpadhyayA short documentary from the News channel WION about the china virus that infected the every corner of the globe over 50 lakh people and killed 3 lakh as of 17th May 2020.
- StarsMatthew TompkinsDuring the final three days of his life, while battling hallucinations and depression, failed movie director Ed Wood Jr. attempts to recreate the former glory of his B-movie career by making one last monstrous epic.
- DirectorLori BaileyStarsMark ValleyTerri GarberPhilip CasnoffRobert Francis Garrow was a serial rapist and murderer whose reign of terror paralyzed the North Country between the years of 1960 and 1978. Born in Mineville, New York in 1936, Robert's childhood was an endless cycle of unimaginable horror. Beatings, sexual abuse, bestiality and bloodshed. As an adult, Robert would become a sadomasochist, rapist and serial killer. The exact number of his victims to this day remains uncertain. A knife wielding psychopath that could charm his victims before carving them to death. Robert was clever and cunning. He was able to manipulate the law, fake his own paralysis, escape from prison, and avoid capture for over a decade.
- DirectorAmy GoldbergStarsJim ForbesAdam Lambert
- DirectorLiesl TommyStarsJennifer HudsonForest WhitakerMarlon WayansFollowing the rise of Aretha Franklin's career from a child singing in her father's church's choir to her international superstardom, RESPECT is the remarkable true story of the music icon's journey to find her voice.
- DirectorAndrew ErwinJon ErwinStarsK.J. ApaBritt RobertsonNathan ParsonsThe true-life story of Christian music star Jeremy Camp and his journey of love and loss that looks to prove there is always hope.
- DirectorVernon ZimmermanStarsDennis ChristopherTim ThomersonGwynne GilfordA shy, lonely film buff embarks on a killing spree against those who browbeat and betray him, all the while stalking his idol, a Marilyn Monroe lookalike.
- DirectorAlexandre O. PhilippeStarsWilliam FriedkinHikaru BabaYuka NiwaA lyrical and spiritual cinematic essay on The Exorcist, exploring the depths of William Friedkin's mind's eye, the nuances of his filmmaking process, and the mysteries of faith and fate that have shaped his life and filmography.
- DirectorTylor NorwoodStarsSusan SchneiderShawn LevyJohn R. MontgomeryAn intimate portrait of Robin Williams and his invulnerable spirit, Robin's Wish is the story of what really happened to one of the greatest entertainers of all time - and what his mind was fighting.
- DirectorSteve VilleneuveStarsChris AlexanderBetsy BakerMartin BruyèreHAIL TO THE DEADITES is a documentary about the fans of the EVIL DEAD films and explores the classic franchise's undying and ever-growing popularity.
- DirectorAndrew DominikStarsNick CaveWarren EllisJim SclavunosExplores the creative process of Nick Cave and his band as the singer struggles with an unspoken personal tragedy.
- DirectorPat KondelisStarsGaebri AndersonGreg KelleyHigh school football star Greg Kelley was convicted of molesting a four-year old boy and sent to prison for 25 years. But a show of community support for Kelley called the investigation and conviction into question. Premiere
- DirectorMatthew HoobinStarsMatthew HoobinA quickly-paced and detailed timeline of the horror film genre, and an analysis of what makes a scary movie effectively scary.
- DirectorAdam SimonStarsGeorge A. RomeroJohn CarpenterTom SaviniAn examination into the nature of 1960s-'70s horror films, the artists involved, and how they reflected contemporary society.
- DirectorDavid DessitesStarsLaura HarringDavid LynchJustin Theroux
- DirectorTodd HaynesStarsMichelle WilliamsAlessandro NivolaExplores the professional and personal life of Peggy Lee whose career spanned nearly seven decades beginning with her first #1 single "Somebody Else Is Taking My Place" in 1942.
- DirectorAlex WinterStarsCameron BoyceTodd BridgesBaby PeggyA documentary about the highs and lows of children in show business, featuring interviews and examinations of the lives and careers of the most famous former child actors in the world.
- A look at the life of musician Janis Joplin at the height of her success.
- DirectorAaron SorkinStarsNicole KidmanJavier BardemJ.K. SimmonsFollows Lucy and Desi as they face a crisis that could end their careers--and another that could end their marriage.
- DirectorJennifer DeLiaStarsCary ElwesLuke ArnoldBalthazar GettyAn unconventional biopic, about Pickford, shot by the late Dan Kneece, unveils the spirit of Mary's love of storytelling, as the first pop star, female producer, and surrealist artist in N.America, truly merging art and commerce.
- DirectorMichael MannMobster Sam Giancana joins forces with Chicago crime boss Tony Accardo to lead a powerful criminal enterprise during the 1940s and '50s.
- DirectorRichard LinklaterThe life story of American comedian Bill Hicks.
- StarsDoug HutchisonTracy ReinerEmily KeefeHumphrey Bogart is feeling unloved until he meets Lauren Bacall. Bogie and Bacall create the Holmby Hills Rat Pack along with friends Judy Garland, Sinatra, Spencer Tracy, etc. Secrets, lies and sabotage is revealed in this story.
- DirectorCarl FranklinMary WhartonStarsJeffrey WrightSam CookeThe Rolling StonesThe life and tragic death of popular R&B singer Sam Cooke, who topped the music charts in the US during the late 1950s and early 1960s.
- A biopic of the iconic film star set during the turbulent summer of 1969.
- DirectorChristopher GriffithsGary SmartStarsLance HenriksenEli RothMiko HughesA classically trained actor and director, Robert Englund has become one of the most revolutionary horror icons of our generation. Throughout his career, Englund starred in many well-known movies, but shot to super-stardom with his portrayal of supernatural serial killer Freddy Krueger in the NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET franchise. This unique and intimate portrait captures the man behind the glove and features interviews with Englund and his wife Nancy, Lin Shaye, Eli Roth, Tony Todd, Heather Langenkamp and more.
- DirectorSteven VitaliStarsAnne ArcherRichard AttenboroughLucille BallIf an enthralling, compelling, and riveting documentary that takes you on an awe-inspiring journey is what you are seeking, then look no further than The Jewels of the Salton Sea. Learn about the many Jewels of the Salton Sea and how VITAL it is to our planet. Researcher Grace Vitali shares her experience of traveling to the Sea. It's a long way from China to the Salton Sea says, Grace. This documentary features many vital interviews with extraordinary and inspiring people and a special guest star appearance by the incredible actor and poet Michael Madsen. The Jewels of the Salton Sea, directed by Steven Vitali and Narrated by Michael Madsen. The film supports the Salton Sea by showing the beauty and the life that surrounds it. This movie is an exploration that takes you along the Pacific Coast, to the town of El Centro, California, near the U.S - Mexico border. This film delivers in epic proportions footage and interviews that are breathtaking, heartfelt, and full of life. An incredible journey that tells us yet an inspiring story, that of wings and courage. As you sit back and relax, you will feel as though you are traveling through the breezes of the sea, feeling the heat of the day, and the wind beneath the wings of birds in flight. The Jewels of the Salton Sea is a jewel within itself! The simpler times of generations past looks much different today, requiring more diligence in order to achieve an outlook for others to take notice of. The Jewels of the Salton Sea delivers an element of ideas that offer intrinsic value, which is a necessary agent we all must consider for posterity. It takes you on a journey that gives you a peaceful insight and respect of nature that creates a calmness in your inner being. The magnitude of our earth and all its inhabitants graciously sail through time capsules of how nature reacts, thus teaching mankind to progressively take positive action against any manner of method that violates the praxis of natural harmony in our existence. The Feature-length documentary film, dedicated to the late Sonny Bono and the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge is a must-see.
- DirectorRick PamplinStarsSalma HayekBurt ReynoldsRick PamplinVeteran filmmaker, Rick Pamplin, explores the world of independent film financing. Along with Louise Levison, Scott duPont, Salma Hayek, Maggie Pamplin, and the iconic Burt Reynolds in his last film ever.
- DirectorJulien TempleStarsVicky KriepsJesse L. MartinS. Epatha MerkersonThe film focuses on the later years of Marvin Gaye as he lived in Europe, putting his past drug abuse behind him and wrote his hit song Sexual Healing, along with promoter Freddy Cousaert.
- DirectorBranden CampCharles CampStarsRodney MillsB.J. ThomasArtimus PyleFrom 1970 to 1989, Rodney Mills engineered and produced music by Lynyrd Skynyrd, Joe South, Atlanta Rhythm Section, .38 Special, BJ Thomas and more at Studio One in Doraville, Georgia.
- DirectorDominique MilanoStarsQuentin TarantinoJohn TravoltaVirginia MadsenA look at Michael Madsen's entire life and film career.
- DirectorWilliam Peter BlattyStarsGeorge C. ScottEd FlandersBrad DourifWilliam Peter Blatty's director's cut of "The Exorcist III" which was thought to be lost. Recovered and released in 2016 under its original title, this is the definitive cut of the film based on his novel "Legion".
- DirectorBrent ZackyStarsJack PalanceDavid SeltzerBlanche BartonThe true stories that spawned the eerie tale of Damien, a small boy with an angelic face, whose very name still conjures up thoughts of Satan. This documentary shares spine-tingling information about the the all-too-memorable flick that has terrorized film audiences since 1976.
- DirectorSteve MarkleStarsSteve MarkleDavid Julian HirshBrooke NevinA porn star, a bank robber and a Shakespearean actor are some of the subjects of Camp Hollywood, a feature documentary about the residents of a legendary Hollywood hotel. Seen through the eyes of a Canadian comic who's come out to L.A. for the first time, Camp Hollywood is an intimate portrait of the actors, musicians and other transients he meets during his two-month stay.
- DirectorMitch SchultzStarsJoe RoganRalph AbrahamJoel BakstAn investigation into the long-obscured mystery of dimethyltryptamine (DMT), a molecule found in nearly every living organism and considered the most potent psychedelic on Earth.
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsFionn WhiteheadBarry KeoghanMark RylanceAllied soldiers from Belgium, the British Commonwealth and Empire, and France are surrounded by the German Army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.
- DirectorAlastair FothergillJonathan HughesKeith ScholeyStarsDavid AttenboroughMax HughesOne man has seen more of the natural world than any other. This unique feature documentary is his witness statement.
- DirectorSeth PorgesChris Charles Scott IIIStarsJohn HodgmanFaith AndersonAlison BeckerA documentary that focuses on a dangerously legendary water park and its slew of injuries and crimes along with child safety concerns.
- DirectorMatt RobertsonThe story of New Jersey's infamous Action Park is retold by visitors and those who worked there in this humorous, short documentary.
- DirectorKirsten JohnsonStarsKirsten JohnsonAisha BukarEric W. DavisExposing her role behind the camera, Kirsten Johnson reaches into the vast trove of footage she has shot over decades around the world. What emerges is a visually bold memoir and a revelatory interrogation of the power of the camera.
- DirectorRobert GreeneStarsKate Lyn SheilStephanie CoatneyMichael Ray DavisActress Kate Lyn Sheil prepares to portray the role of Christine Chubbuck, a real-life news reporter who took her own life on local Florida television in 1974.
- DirectorMichael BlackwoodStarsJacques DerridaPeter EisenmanFrank GehryBy the end of the 1980's a new architectural sensibility challenged the prevailing post-Modern attitude and brought forth new and daring designs. Driven by the philosophy and theory of Jacques Derrida, the architects of Deconstructivism are rooted in a movement that urges us to examine the space we move through. Deconstructivist Architects documents explosive and seemingly chaotic structures from Vienna to L.A., and interviews those who pursue its aesthetic issues. Filmed on location with the architects and at the Museum of Modern Art's exhibition Deconstructivist Architecture, which was curated by Philip Johnson.
- DirectorAlex WinterStarsFrank ZappaLonnie LardnerPatrice ZappaAn in-depth look into the life and work of musician Frank Zappa.
- DirectorTimothy Scott BogartStarsJeremy JordanMichelle MonaghanJay PharoahA biopic of 1970s record producer Neil Bogart, co-founder of Casablanca Records.
- DirectorJames FoxStarsPeter CoyoteChris MellonWilliam T. ColemanThis documentary examines unidentified aerial phenomenon. With testimony from high-ranking government officials, and NASA Astronauts, Senator Harry Reid says it "makes the incredible credible."
- CreatorStephanie AngelidesKurt TondorfStarsDon WildmanSeth PorgesKatherine WeatherfordThe stories behind interesting and unusual artifacts stored in museums are told.