
Finding Michael
In 1999, Michael Matthews became the youngest Briton to summit Mount Everest. But three hours after he reached the top of the world, aged just 22, he disappeared into blinding snow and his body has never been found.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Tom Beard
Actors: Bear Grylls, Nims Purja, Spencer Matthews, Vogue Williams
Country: United Kingdom
Cease Fire!
A sometimes uncomfortable marriage between fact and fiction, this film is part documentary and part drama, mixing actual war footage with reenactments in which real veterans of the Korean War…
U2: Rockumentary
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The ABCs of Book Banning
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6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park
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Return
“Behind every strong man is a strong woman!”, Mumine shouts as her husband is arrested. She has 4 children, she’s in her mid-30s, and she’s the wife of a Crimean…
In Search of the Last Action Heroes
The most comprehensive retrospective of the ’80s action film genre ever made.
The Searching Eye
The simple actions of a young boy on the beach provide visual metaphors for the normally unseen world. The camera adds a profound dimension to what the boy has seen,…
My Best Fiend
A film that describes the love-hate relationship between Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski, the deep trust between the director and the actor, and their independently and simultaneously hatched plans to…
Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Director Spike Lee chronicles Michael Jackson’s early rise to fame.
…So Goes the Nation
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Tales from the Script
Shane Black (“Lethal Weapon”), John Carpenter (“Halloween”), Frank Darabont (“The Shawshank Redemption”), William Goldman (“The Princess Bride”), Paul Schrader (“Taxi Driver”), and dozens of other Hollywood screenwriters share hilarious anecdotes…