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A look at the life of French actor Herve Villechaize, co star of the hit 70s TV series Fantasy Island 1977, who took his own life in 1993 at the age of 50

Who is Vivian Maier Now considered one of the 20th centurys greatest street photographers, Vivian Maier was a mysterious nanny who secretly took over 100,000 photographs that went unseen during her lifetime Since buying her work by chance at auction,

Iverson is the ultimate legacy of NBA legend Allen Iverson, who rose from a childhood of crushing poverty in Hampton, Virginia, to become an 11 time NBA All Star and universally recognized icon of his sport Off the court, his audaci

Filmmaker Martin Scorsese examines the life of musician George Harrison, weaving together interviews, concert footage, home movies and photographs

Babe Ruth becomes a baseball legend but is unheroic to those who know him

In 1947, Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era when he was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers and faces considerable racism in the process

When young Jay Moriarity discovers that the mythic Mavericks surf break, one of the biggest waves on Earth, exists just miles from his Santa Cruz home, he enlists the help of local legend Frosty Hesson to train him to survive it

A chronicle of Donatella Versaces triumph over tragedy by carrying on her brothers powerful legacy after his 1997 slaying

A fictional story inspired by North Americas most famous female boxing promoter, Jackie Kallen Her struggle to survive and succeed in a male dominated sport

In 1890, a down and out cowboy and his horse travel to Arabia to compete in a deadly cross desert horse race

The story of T E Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks

The story of the final years of the respected World War II German general, Erwin Rommel

A brilliant but troubled New Zealand chess champion finds purpose by teaching underprivileged children about the rules of chess and life

In the early 1980s, the most feared battle MC in Queens, New York, was a fierce teenage girl with the weight of the world on her shoulders At the age of 14, Lolita Roxanne Shante Gooden was well on her way to becoming a hip hop legend as she hustled

Its 1968, and four young, talented Australian Aboriginal girls learn about love, friendship and war when their all girl group The Sapphires entertain the US troops in Vietnam

When an idealistic American writer disappears during the Chilean coup detat in September 1973, his wife and father try to find him

Turning her back on her wealthy, established family, Diane Arbus falls in love with Lionel Sweeney, an enigmatic mentor who introduces Arbus to the marginalized people who help her become one of the most revered photographers of the

A mixture of original interviews, archival footage, and photographs sheds light on the life experiences of Mike Tyson

When disgraced New York Times reporter Michael Finkel meets accused killer Christian Longo who has taken on Finkels identity his investigation morphs into a game of cat and mouse

The idealist William Wilberforce Ioan Gruffudd maneuvers his way through Parliament, endeavoring to end the British transatlantic slave trade

Based on the real life relationship between teammates Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers and the bond established when Piccolo discovers that he is dying

After spending two decades in England, Bill Bryson Robert Redford returns to the U S , where he decides the best way to connect with his homeland is to hike the Appalachian Trail with one of his oldest friends, Stephen Katz Nick N

New Jersey police lieutenant, Laurel Hester, and her registered domestic partner, Stacie Andree, both battle to secure Hesters pension benefits when she is diagnosed with terminal cancer

In 1717, Royal Navy Lieutenant Robert Maynard is sent to the West Indies on a secret mission to destroy notorious pirate ship The Queen Annes Revenge and its crew

An exploration of the life and music of Miles Davis

The story of an 84 year old Kenyan villager and ex Mau Mau veteran who fights for his right to go to school for the first time to get the education he could never afford

HD A troubled middle school boy from a poor Texas border town finds himself through his schools chess team

A young FBI agent, eager to prove himself in the field, goes undercover as a white supremacist

The young Benny Goodman is taught clarinet by a Chicago music professor He is advised by bandleader Kid Ory to play whichever kind of music he likes best, but to make a living, Benny begins by joining the Ben Pollack traveling band

A Ugandan girl sees her world rapidly change after being introduced to the game of chess

The story of Christine Chubbuck, a 1970s TV reporter struggling with depression and professional frustrations as she tries to advance her career

A drama that chronicles the life of Winnie Mandela from her childhood through her marriage and her husbands incarceration

The Bobby Brown Story (2018 ) (2018) From the team that produced the critically acclaimed "The New Edition Story," the top cable biopic of all time, comes the four-hour miniseries "The Bobby Brown Story." It picks up where its predecessor left off, d

Janet Frame was a brilliant child who, as a teen, was misdiagnosed with schizophrenia Explore Janets discovery of the world and her life in Europe as her books are published to acclaim

A young, capable professional cannot explain her newly erratic behavior

What is art and how does it relate to society Is its value determined by its popularity or originality Is the goal profit or expressing ones personal vision These are some of the questions raised as we follow fiercely independent