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Rear Adm John M Hoskins Sterling Hayden fights to stay on after losing a leg on an aircraft carrier in World War II

A documentary on Levon Helm, a founding member of The Band, at home in Woodstock in the midst of creating his first studio album in 25 years

Filmmaker Gabriel Lichtmann embarks in the making of a film about Laila Salamas life Through a series of interviews with curious characters, he manages to assemble the puzzle pieces, uncovering a secret which remained hidden for

A police officers battle with alcoholism, depression and devastating loss and the true story of how God changed his life forever

Documentary about Brazilian songwriter and poet Vinicius de Moraes, showing his life, work, family, friends, and love affairs

The Belgian filmmaker Manu Bonmariage, known as the spiritual father of the Striptease show, now has Alzheimers at 76 Although his memory plays tricks on him, his daughter Emmanuelle goes back in time to portray a direct cinema fil

The Greek pirate who turned businessman, Ioannis Varvakis, made his fortune selling caviar in Russia and all over the world Varvakis strives all his life for freedom for himself and then for his country

This movie shows the idealized career of the singer Al Jolson, a little Jewish boy who goes against the will of his father in order to be in showbiz He becomes a star, falls in love with a non Jewish dancer, and marries her In the

In this sequel to The Jolson Story, we pick up the singers career just as he has returned to the stage after a premature retirement But his wife has left him and the appeal of the spotlight isnt what it used to be This time Jo

Untold stories from the greatest athletes in the world, with each episode examining a pivotal moment that defined an athletes career

The depiction of the life of Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of Polands Solidarity movement, Lech Walesa, as events in the 1970s lead to a peaceful revolution

It is a musical portrait that shines a spotlight on unknown aspects of the creative, visionary and groundbreaking talent of filmmaker and writer, Lina Wertmuller

The passing away of their mothers makes Catarina and her own father meet in an emotional place that is different from the one most fathers and daughters know

Tells the story of Michael Peterson, a crime novelist accused of killing his wife Kathleen after she is found dead at the bottom of a staircase in their home, and the 16 year judicial battle that followed

Interviews with George Carlins family and friends, material from his stand up specials and footage from his personal archive

An uncompromising truth seeking rebel, Olympia Dukakis refuses to yield to social norms while pushing forward her own subversive narrative

In 1970s New York, photographer Martha Cooper captured some of the first images of graffiti at a time when the city had declared war on it Decades later, Cooper has become influential to the global movement of street artists

The life of a young man, son of an English officer who lets himself become a prisoner of love resulting in fatalism and disgrace

In 1939 Gracie Fields, the Queen of Hearts, is at the height of her success as a singer and actress and the whole nation seems to wish her a speedy recovery from cervical cancer When World War Two breaks out, Gracie sings for t

The story of Little Richard Penniman, from his poor Southern upbringing to dealing with the trials and tribulations of being a black singer in the 1950s, to his born again phase and brief retirement from rock and roll

The story of a family that suffers a tragedy, but perseveres and finds redemption through each other and their work making art

This is the first feature length documentary on legendary director Raoul Walsh In this memoir, Walsh recounts his career from the silent film era to the tumultuous 1960s The documentary makes stunning use of rare, personal and

American Masters Raul Julia The Worlds a Stage is a Special Presentation of American Masters and VOCES Produced by Latino PBS, VOCES is an acclaimed PBS documentary series featuring the best Latino arts, culture and history

Legendary 20th Century war poet Siegfried Sassoons life long quest for personal salvation through his experiences with family, war, his writing, and destructive relationships goes unresolved, never realizing it can only come from

Black Gold tells the actual events of how one desperate man, armed with only his charm and wits, takes on a racist San Francisco corporation in 1971

Drag Becomes Him provides an intimate glimpse inside the life of internationally acclaimed drag performer Jinkx Monsoon

Documentary feature film focusing on the life and times of Eva Hesse, a ground breaking artist who was active in New York and Germany in the 1960s

A determined single mother, with nothing but guts and vision, breaks through notorious art world barriers to become one of the preeminent painters of our time

Chances are, even someone who doesnt immediately recognize the name Ray Parker Jr will recognize his monster smash hit song Ghost Busters This is the amazing and fascinating story of Ray Parker Jr who escaped the violence of

Critically acclaimed documentary about the 1968 football game played by two undefeated teams from Harvard and Yale

A documentary on Woody Allen that trails him on his movie sets and follows him back to Brooklyn as he visits his childhood haunts

Based on true story about couple Jerry and Marge Selbee, who won lottery and uses the money to revive their small town

The story of how the 22 year old Tony Warren conceived, wrote and fought for the record breaking UK TV series Coronation Street 1960

Florence Foster Jenkins is known as the worst singer of all times and yet she is a cult figure whose recordings still outsell many contemporary singers Opera superstar Joyce DiDonato interprets the flamboyant queen of dissonan

Irish crime investigating reporter Sinead Hamilton invades the Irish underworld and attempts to expose the illegitimate activities that she has found Hampered by the system, a police consort is ineffectual at aiding her despite t

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