
Apollo 11
A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin.
Genre: Documentary, Drama, History
Director: Todd Douglas Miller
Actors: Andy Aldrin, Bruce McCandless II, Buzz Aldrin, Charlie Duke, Janet Armstrong, John F. Kennedy, Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong, Patricia Mary Finnegan, Walter Cronkite
Country: United States
The Spaghetti West
A visual history of Italian western cinema in the 60s and 70s.
Kim’s Video
Since 1987, and for almost three decades, New York cinephiles had access to a vast treasure trove of rare films thanks to Kim’s Video, a small empire run by Yongman…
Basic Training
Shot during the summer of 1970 at Fort Knox, Kentucky, Frederick Wiseman’s film Basic Training focuses on a group of men going through infantry training, showing how they are turned…
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Take a stroll down Sesame Street and witness the birth of the most influential children’s show in television history. From the iconic furry characters to the classic songs you know…
Place de la République
Louis Malle presents his entertaining snapshot of the comings and goings on one street corner in Paris.
Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations
Commissioned to make a propaganda film about the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, director Leni Riefenstahl created a celebration of the human form. This first half of her two-part film…
In Search of Skiing
We’re all searching for something but the real question is what. For people like Scott Miller, John Clendenin, Dave Clark, Bob Burns, Bab Salerno, and countless others well they’re all…
Garrincha: Joy of the People
Documentary about the most famous dribbler in Brazilian Soccer (some say in Soccer’s history!) at the zenith of his career, showing classic scenes of 1958 and 1962 World Cup. Garrincha…
Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach
A surprisingly candid behind-the-scenes account of the career of Ken Loach, one of Britain’s most celebrated and controversial filmmakers, as he prepares to release his final major film I, Daniel…
We Are the Lambeth Boys
Seminal piece of documentary filmmaking by New Wave director Karel Reisz following the daily activities of members of the Lambeth Youth club in late-1950s London.
Pure Imagination: The Story of ‘Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory’
Retrospective documentary on the making of the cult classic “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.”
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Offbeat documentarian Chris Smith provides a behind-the-scenes look at how Jim Carrey adopted the persona of idiosyncratic comedian Andy Kaufman on the set of Man on the Moon.