B.B. King: The Life of Riley
Documentary charting the life of blues guitarist B.B. King, with contributions from fellow musicians.
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Genre: Documentary, Music
Director: Jon Brewer
Actors: B.B. King, Bill Cosby, Bonnie Raitt, Bono, Bruce Willis, Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Morgan Freeman
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga
In the center of the story is the life of the indigenous people of the village Bakhtia at the river Yenisei in the Siberian Taiga. The camera follows the protagonists…
Katy Perry: Part of Me
Giving fans unprecedented access to the real life of the music sensation, Katy Perry: Part of Me exposes the hard work, dedication and phenomenal talent of a girl who remained…
In the Footsteps of Marco Polo
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Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me
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Steam of Life
Vinicius de Moraes
To celebrate the life and the work of a multifaceted creator – playwright, poet, partner of the most important names of Brazilian pop music and, above all, an enlightened character…
Wisconsin Death Trip
Inspired by the book of the same name, film-maker James Marsh relays a tale of tragedy, murder and mayhem that erupted behind the respectable facade Black River Falls, Wisconsin in…
The Beckoning Silence
In The Beckoning Silence, Joe Simpson, whose amazing battle for survival featured in the multi-award winning “Touching the Void”, travels to the treacherous North Face of the Eiger to tell…
The Great Famine
When a devastating famine descended on Soviet Russia in 1921, it was the worst natural disaster in Europe since the Black Plague in the Middle Ages. Examine Herbert Hoover’s American…
The Tillman Story
Pat Tillman never thought of himself as a hero. His choice to leave a multimillion-dollar football contract and join the military wasn’t done for any reason other than he felt…
I Am Trying to Break Your Heart: A Film About Wilco
A documentary by photographer Sam Jones documenting American rock band Wilco recording their fourth album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Originally intended as a showcase of the band’s creative process, the film…
Comic Book Confidential
A survey of the artistic history of the comic book medium and some of the major talents associated with it.