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An Argentine journalist strives to prove that his countryman, Guillermo Villas, was wrongly denied the No 1 world ranking in the 1970s

When a young woman who is living in the woods with her struggling musician husband and her very young daughter discovers that she has terminal cancer, she begins to tape record a journal of

When Warren Jeffs rose to Prophet of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints, he took control of a religion with a history of polygamous and underage marriage In a short time, Warren managed to expand these practices and the

The story of castrato opera singer Carlo Broschi, who enthralled 18th century European audiences under his stage name Farinelli

The life story of legendary basketball coach Don Meyer

1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane 1941

Using previously unheard audiotapes recorded shortly after John Belushis death, director R J Cutlers documentary examines the too short life of once in a generation talent who captured the hearts and funny bones of devoted audienc

A pseudo documentary on the life of Yves Montand, who plays himself, in this tribute to his long career During a musical tour, Montand returns to Marseille and revisits the many highlights of his life, meeting figures from his past

In a French forest in 1798, a child is found who cannot walk, speak, read or write A doctor becomes interested in the child and patiently attempts to civilize him

Biopic of the iconic French singer Edith Piaf Raised by her grandmother in a brothel, she was discovered while singing on a street corner at the age of 19 Despite her success, Piafs life was filled with tragedy

SHReD is the inspiring story of 6 year old skateboarding prodigy and viral YouTube sensation Asher Bradshaw, and his fathers struggle to make his sons dream of becoming one of the youngest sponsored skaters ever come true Come a

For the first time on the big screen, the film tells the fascinating story of one on the worlds most famous wines and how it exploded as a world phenomenon

A documentary on Ethel Kennedy that provides an insiders view of a political dynasty, including her life with Robert F Kennedy and the years following his death when she raised their eleven children on her own

A Directv and Guitar Center documentary highlights the iconic rock guitarist, Slash Featuring interviews with Dave Grohl, Joe Perry, Alice Cooper, Duff Mckagan and Nikki Sixx

A journey where the viewer can see Werner Herzogs creative and personal vision which was shared with iconic travel writer Bruce Chatwin, the prolific author of In Patagonia and a champion of the nomadic life

SEX AND BROADCASTING is a feature length documentary about New Jerseys WFMU, the worlds strangest and most unique radio station, and one mans attempt to keep it alive in the face of recession, the persistent threat of commercial m

Looks back at the extraordinary 12 year period in which Pele, the only man to win three World Cup titles, went from young superstar in 1958 to national hero in 1970 a radical yet turbulent era in Brazil s history

An intimate look at the ups and downs of the self anointed Queen of all Media, Wendy Williams

This film traces the life of tenor Enrico Caruso 1873 1921 He loves Musetta, in his home town of Naples, and then Dorothy, the daughter of one of the Metropolitan Operas patrons Caruso is unacceptable to both womens fathers to

The beautiful Beatrice Cenci, daughter of the noble Francesco, falls in love with the intendant Olimpio But she has to face the jealousy of her violent and morbid father, and the hostility of her stepmother Lucrezia

Two people come to the end of a spear in order to realize that the divisions between them are not real

The true love story of the conflict between Captain Robert Adams dedication to the south, and his love for Eveline McCord, his beloved from the north Produced, written, and directed by the descendants of Robert and Eveline, this Am

For many generations people in the Omo Valley tribal southwest Ethiopia believed some children are cursed and that these cursed children bring disease, drought and death to the tribe The curse is called mingi and mingi childre

A look at the career of consumer advocate Ralph Nader

A probing portrait of Chris Burden, an artist who took creative expression to the limits and risked his life in the name of art

A satirical comedy about a common man and the struggle he goes through to prove his existence after being falsely being declared dead on government records

Krishna Das is on a journey to India to discover legendary spiritual teacher Neem Karoli Baba, through drug addiction and depression, to his eventual emergence as a world famous Kirtan singer

The last days of the poet Dylan Thomas as he dreams and drinks

A depiction of the lovehate relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Devereux, the Earl of Essex

The life and death of Giuseppe Pippo Fava, a sicilian journalist and intellectual who tried to fight the mafia through his newspaper I Siciliani during the 70s and the early 80s

The story of the last 55 days of Aldo Moro, seen from the point of view of his students

Brunhilde Pomsel describes herself as an apolitical girl and a figure on the margins, but she got closer to one of the worst criminals in world history than anyone else left alive Today aged 104, Pomsel served as Nazi Propaganda

Documentary centering on the daily life of actor Val Kilmer featuring never before seen footage spanning 40 years

The true story of a small town, working class father who embarks on a solo walk across the U S to crusade against bullying after his son is tormented in high school for being gay

While Joseph Goebbels infamously declared Berlin free of Jews in 1943, 1,700 managed to survive in the Nazi capital through the end of WWII The Invisibles traces the stories of four young people who learned to hide in plain sight

True story of Mary Griffith, gay rights crusader, whose teenage son committed suicide due to her religious intolerance Based on the book of the same title by Leroy Aarons