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A young woman named Savannah Knoop Kristen Stewart spends six years pretending to be the celebrated author and cult status character JT LeRoy, the made up literary persona of her sister in law Laura Dern

The story of legendary Guan Yu crossing five passes amp slaying six generals He played a major role in the civil war that led to the collapse of Han Dynasty amp the establishment of Shu Han of the 3 Kingdoms, making Liu Bei its first em

A look at the music career of musician James Brown beginning with his first hit song, Please, Please, Please, in 1956

Based on the absurd but true 1973 bank heist and hostage crisis in Stockholm that was documented in the New Yorker as the origins of the Stockholm Syndrome

Biopic of 1930s Chinese actress Lingyu Ruan

The story of Joan Stanley, who was exposed as the K G B s longest serving British spy

Slim Aarons spent his life documenting jet setters, movie stars and beautiful people doing beautiful things during the 50s, 60s and 70s In The High Life, the story behind some of his most fabulous photographs are revealed among

The history of Larry Flynt and the iconoclastic adult magazine he created

Documentarian Dinesh DSouza analyzes the history of the Democratic Party and what he thinks are Hillary Clintons true motivations

With his trade mark fez and bumbling stage persona involving clever conjuring tricks which appear to have gone wrong Tommy Cooper is one of Britains most popular comedians, respected by

Writer and urban activist Jane Jacobs fights to save historic New York City during the ruthless redevelopment era of urban planner Robert Moses in the 1960s

Documentary about Philadelphia restaurateur Georges Perrier and the closing of his iconic restaurant, Le Bec Fin

The real story of 420 Somethings living in Californias semi legalized marijuana culture

Australian born Nick Vujicic was born without arms or legs, but that has not stopped him from leading a full life Now, 32 and founder of the Los Angeles based nonprofit Life Without Limbs

Screwed orig Pihalla is a Finnish drama film, where seventeen year olds Miku and Elias find themselves, and each other, during a summer in the Finnish countryside Love is not as easy as it seems

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing is the true story of Evelyn Nesbit Dame Joan Collins, a beautiful showgirl caught in a love triangle with elderly architect Stanford White Ray Milland and eccentric young millionaire Harry K Thaw

Missionary John H Groberg returns to Tonga in the 1960s with his wife and their five young daughters When their sixth child is born with a serious illness, the Grobergs face their ultimate test of faith, only to find themselves sur

The story of two anarchists who were charged and unfairly tried for murder when it was really for their political convictions

This documentary follows NBA superstar LeBron James and four of his talented teammates through the trials and tribulations of high school basketball in Ohio and James journey to fame

The Sheik is a pop culture documentary that chronicles Khosrow Vaziris electrifying career From his upbringing in Iran, to his journey in America, to his unprecedented experiences as Americas most hated villain

The story of Dr Samuel Mudd, who was imprisoned after innocently treating President Lincolns assassin in 1865

After Debbie Smith was raped, she didnt take the law into her own hands She wrote the law

Professor Irwin Corey is now 101 years old and he is a well known comedian, entertainer and political satirist Fran is 95 and his wife of 71 years Dick Gregory shares Irwins contribution and family friend Susan Sarandon narrates

Director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British born adults after a 7 year wait The subjects are interviewed as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years

Jamie and Tommy are separated by the death of their grandmother Jamie with another relative and Tommy to a welfare home Now Jamie is all alone and his life is not at all happy taken over by silence, rejection and violence

The life and work of the renowned primatology scientist, Jane Goodall, especially on her research about chimpanzees

This coming of age documentary chronicles the life of NBA All Star Steve Nash as he tries to navigate his way through the somewhat toils of professional sports while trying to leave a lasting legacy on and off the court

The story begins at the height of Gleasons career He has it all women, wealth, and extraordinary power But he is haunted by memories of his childhood Gleason spends his formative years

True story of a transatlantic business correspondence about used books that developed into a close friendship

Documentary series explores the Moon program with rare access to Apollo artifacts from the Smithsonians National Air and Space Museum

An adaptation of George Buchners novella, Lenz, chronicling the poet Jakob Lenzs slide into insanity and madness The setting is transposed from 18th century Germany to New York in the early 1980s

Diversity in video games is extraordinarily important especially to the people who play them Explore the story of the queer gaming community, gaymer culture and events, and the rise of LGBTQ themes in video games

Whats the T is a documentary that explores the challenges, successes and lives of five trans gender women These five women represent normality and abnormality, seamlessly in their daily

Eddie Cantor and his wife Ida arrive at Warner Bros studios in Burbank, California, for a private screening of The Eddie Cantor Story Just before the film rolls, Cantor whispers, Ida, Ive never been so nervous in all my life T

Legendary British rock band The Rolling Stones mark their 50th year together

The 30th of March, 1981, the delusional John Hinckley Jr tries to kill president Ronald Reagan His life hangs on a thin thread at the hospital, while the Soviet Union is ready to invade a