There Are No Fakes
7.3
2019
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Norval Morrisseau was the first Indigenous Canadian artist to be taken seriously in the art world. By the turn of this century his work commanded tens of thousands of dollars. So when Barenaked Ladies keyboardist Kevin Hearn learned his prized painting was a forgery, he sued. But as Jamie Kastners doc reveals, there was a cottage industry in fake Morrisseaus, an industry that flourished unchecked for years, feeding on greed, exploitation, racism and contempt.
Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis
7.6
2004
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Jackie Curtis is not a drag queen. Jackie is an artist. A pioneer without a frontier. -- Andy Warhol. Superstar in a Housedress examines the life and legend of Warhol transvestite superstar Jackie Curtis who was a poet, playwright, performer, and one of the great personalities of his time. Jackie both lived and performed sometimes as a man, sometimes as a woman - and died tragically of a drug overdose under bizarre circumstances when he was only 38. The film features on-camera interviews with actor Harvey Fierstein who played Jackies mother in Americka Cleopatra when he was 18, Ellen Stewart, founder of LaMama Experimental Theater Club, John Vaccaro, founder of the Playhouse of the Ridiculous, Paul Morrissey, Director of the Andy Warhol films, and surviving superstars Holly Woodlawn and Joe Dallesandro, plus 24 other friends and colleagues of Jackies. The film includes never-before-seen video and film clips of Jackie performing in stage plays including Femme Fatale, Glamour, Glory and Gold, and Vain Victory: The Vicissitudes of the Damned. and cabarets. The music of jazz musician and composer Paul Serrato is featured, as is the photography of Jack Mitchell who took more photographs of Curtis and the Warhol crowd than any other professional. Interviews with media personalities, writers and editors put the work and life of Jackie Curtis in historical perspective. Narrated by Lily Tomlin.
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
7.2
2011
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Candid, unfiltered conversations with the iconic comedian.
Dacii
7.9
1966
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The Dacian kingdom lies at the eastern border of the Roman Empire.Only the river Danube separates the two mortal enemies.The Dacian king Decebalus knows that soon the vastly superior Roman legions will cross the river and attack Dacia.
Among the Believers
7.6
2015
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An unsettling and eye opening exploration into the spread of the radical Islamic school Red Mosque in Pakistan, which trains legions of children to devote their lives to jihad, or holy war, from a very young age.
Ernie Pyle's Story of G.I. Joe
7.2
1945
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At the close of WWII, Pulitzer Prize-winning war correspondent Ernie Pyle travels with the U.S. Armys Company C Division during their liberation of Italy.
The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden
6.7
2013
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Darwin meets Hitchcock in this documentary. Directors Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine have created a parable about the search for paradise, set in the brutal yet alluring landscape of the Galapagos Islands, which interweaves an unsolved 1930s murder mystery with stories of present day Galapagos pioneers. A gripping tale of idealistic dreams gone awry, featuring voice-over performances by Cate Blanchett, Diane Kruger, and Gustaf Skarsgard.
The Iron Mistress
6.4
1952
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The life of nineteenth-century pioneer Jim Bowie is portrayed.
Our Nixon
6.7
2013
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Never before seen Super 8 home movies filmed by Richard Nixons closest aides - and convicted Watergate conspirators - offer a surprising and intimate new look into his Presidency.
Freddie Mercury: The Untold Story
8.2
2000
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Biography of the lead singer of Queen.
The Freddie Mercury Story: Who Wants to Live Forever?
7.5
2016
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A dramatization of the final years of the music worlds most famous AIDS casualty, Freddie Mercury, which includes interviews with the people who knew him.
The Ryan White Story
7.3
1989
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The story of Ryan White, a 13-year-old haemophiliac who contracted AIDS from factor VIII, which was used to control this disorder.
Heartworn Highways
8
1976
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The best music and the best whiskey come from the same part of the country.
The Real King's Speech
7.5
2011
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The story of King George VI of Britain and his struggles with his speech impediment and the unexpected responsibilities of the throne.
They Flew Alone
6.2
1942
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The story of flyer Amy Johnson who won the hearts of the British public in the 1930s with her record-breaking solo flights around the world. Her marriage to fellow aviator Jim Mallison was less noteworthy.
Warrior Princess
4.6
2013
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A monk renounces his role to become King after his brother is killed. His new Queen is forced to choose sides between her husband and her father from a rival land, which eventually leads to an all out war for sovereignty.
Dillinger
6.6
1945
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John Dillinger begins his life of crime as a petty thief, meets his future gang in prison and eventually masterminds a series of daring robberies.
Who Is Clark Rockefeller?
6
2010
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Called \the longest running con in FBI history,\ Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, the man that people knew as \Clark Rockefeller\ had brilliantly impersonated numerous people, ranging from a talk show host to a Pentagon Advisor before ultimately claiming to be an heir to the famous Rockefeller family. Confident from the success of his prior scams, Clark quickly became well known and highly respected among Bostons elite and used his purported high society status to charm his way into the life of Sandra Boss, a millionaire with a Harvard MBA and a partner at the prestigious management consulting firm, McKinsey \u0026amp; Company.
Marco the Magnificent
5.5
1965
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Young Marco Polo travels to China to help Kublai Khan fight against rebels, headed by his own son, with a new invention: gunpowder.
Freud: The Secret Passion
7.2
1962
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An examination of Czech-Austrian psychologist Sigmund Freuds career when he began to treat patients diagnosed with hysteria, using the radical technique of hypnosis.
Shirley
6.1
2020
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A famous horror writer finds inspiration for her next book after she and her husband take in a young couple.
Stand by Your Man
6.7
1981
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The rags-to-riches tale of country western queen, Tammy Wynette, follows her life from her impoverished childhood to countrys First Lady and her two rocky marriages to fellow superstar George Jones.
The Stratton Story
7.1
1949
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Star major league pitcher Monty Stratton loses a leg in a hunting accident, but becomes determined to leave the game on his own terms.
Patty Hearst
6.3
1988
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In the 1970s, Patricia Hearst is abducted by American revolutionaries, but eventually joins their cause instead.