Documentary, Music
‘Lady Day’ was one of the greatest jazz vocalists the world ever heard. In 1971, journalist Linda Lipnack Kuehl set out to write the definitive biography of Billie Holiday. Before her mysterious death in 1978, Lipnack Kuehl had taped over 200 hours of interviews. The tapes have never been heard. Now they form the basis of an atmospheric, multi-layered documentary that captures the many complex facets of a proud black woman, violent drug addict, loyal friend, vindictive lover and unforgettable singer of ‘God Bless The Child’, ‘Saddest Tale’ and the haunting ‘Strange Fruit’.
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Big Pun: The Legacy
Crumb
Conor McGregor: Notorious
Audrey Hepburn: The Magic of Audrey
Enemy of the Reich: The Noor Inayat Khan Story
The Filth and the Fury
Zinet, Algiers, Happiness
Evensong
Antonín Moskalyk, režisér
Milan Rúfus
Bye Bye Birdie
Crazy Heart
Lionel
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Katy Perry: Getting Intimate
Por Toda Minha Vida - Mamonas Assassinas
El Benny
On Borrowed Time
Belov: A Life at Sea
Raj Kapoor - The Showman of Indian Cinema
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Big Pun: The Legacy
IMDB 4.5 | Sep , 2009
His rhymes caught the attention of millions. His flow is un-matched by any. His story is captivating and triumphant. "Big Pun: The Legacy" chronicles the life of the Grammy Nominated artist "Big Pun" aka Christopher Rios, a Puerto Rican from the Bronx who made history by becoming the first Latino rapper to sell over a million records.Crumb
IMDB 7.5 | Sep , 1994
This movie chronicles the life and times of R. Crumb. Robert Crumb is the cartoonist/artist who drew Keep On Truckin', Fritz the Cat, and played a major pioneering role in the genesis of underground comix. Through interviews with his mother, two brothers, wife, ex-wife and ex-girlfriends, as well as selections from his vast quantity of graphic art, we are treated to a darkly comic ride through one man's subconscious mind.Conor McGregor: Notorious
IMDB 6.9 | Nov , 2017
Conor McGregor is the biggest star in the history of Mixed Martial Arts. Filmed over the course of 4 years, Notorious is the exclusive, all-access account of Conor’s meteoric rise from claiming benefits and living in his parents' spare room in Dublin to claiming multiple championship UFC belts and seven figure pay-packets in Las Vegas.Audrey Hepburn: The Magic of Audrey
IMDB 6.5 | Mar , 2008
The charismatic actress was known for her style and charming on-screen presence. This doc delves into her rise from difficult circumstances.Enemy of the Reich: The Noor Inayat Khan Story
IMDB 9 | Feb , 2014
In 1943, Noor Inayat Khan was recruited as a covert operative into Winston Churchill's Special Operations Executive. With an American mother and Indian Muslim father, she was an extremely unusual British agent. After her network collapsed, Khan became the only surviving radio operator linking the British to the French Resistance in Paris, coordinating the airdrop of weapons and agents, and the rescue of downed Allied fliers.The Filth and the Fury
IMDB 7 | Mar , 2000
Julien Temple's second documentary profiling punk rock pioneers the Sex Pistols is an enlightening, entertaining trip back to a time when the punk movement was just discovering itself. Featuring archival footage, never-before-seen performances, rehearsals, and recording sessions as well as interviews with group members who lived to tell the tale--including the one and only John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten).Zinet, Algiers, Happiness
IMDB 10 | Dec , 2023
Who remembers Mohamed Zinet? In the eyes of French spectators who reserve his face and his frail silhouette, he is simply the “Arab actor” of French films of the 1970s, from Yves Boisset to Claude Lelouch. In Algeria, he's a completely different character... A child of the Casbah, he is the brilliant author of a film shot in the streets of Algiers in 1970, Tahya Ya Didou. Through this unique work, Zinet invents a new cinema, tells another story, shows the Algerians like never before. In the footsteps of his elder, in the alleys of the Casbah or on the port of Algiers, Mohammed Latrèche will retrace the story of Tahya Ya Didou and its director.Evensong
IMDB 0 | Sep , 1934
Loosely based on the story of the singer Nellie Melba...Antonín Moskalyk, režisér
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2005
Milan Rúfus
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1993
Bye Bye Birdie
IMDB 5.8 | Apr , 1963
A singer goes to a small town for a performance before he is drafted.Crazy Heart
IMDB 6.9 | Dec , 2009
When reporter Jean Craddock interviews Bad Blake—an alcoholic, seen-better-days country music legend—they connect, and the hard-living crooner sees a possible saving grace in a life with Jean and her young son.Lionel
IMDB 4.2 | Jul , 2008
Lionel Rose, Australia's first Aboriginal world champion boxing hero - the man behind the mythScotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
IMDB 6 | Jul , 2018
A deliciously scandalous portrait of unsung Hollywood legend Scotty Bowers, whose bestselling memoir chronicled his decades spent as sexual procurer to the stars.Katy Perry: Getting Intimate
IMDB 5.8 | Oct , 2014
Just in time for her latest album and tour, delve deep into the pop phenomenon that is Katy Perry. From her cherry chap-stick beginnings, transformation after her marriage and now to her newest release, this diva is just hitting her stride as her fourth album just dropped.Por Toda Minha Vida - Mamonas Assassinas
IMDB 7 | Jul , 2008
The trajectory of the five irreverent boys who conquered Brazil with hits like Pelados em Santos and Vira-Vira was the theme of this special.El Benny
IMDB 6.3 | Jul , 2006
Based on the life of Benny Moré, the film concentrates on a period in the early 1950s when Moré leaves the orchestra of Duany and starts his own 'Banda Gigante'. In flashback we learn of his success in Mexico. Moré is caught in the events connected to Batista's coup in Cuba. Also, he tours Venezuela, where he suffers the machinations of a vengeful businessman. After collapsing and being hospitalised, Moré swears off alcohol. Some years later, he encounters his old band-mate Monchy, fallen on hard times.On Borrowed Time
IMDB 5.3 | Nov , 2011
Auteur filmmaker Paul Cox contemplates his own mortality and his life's work as he wits for a life saving liver transplant.Belov: A Life at Sea
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2025
The first biographical documentary film about the greatest Brazilian sailor by miles traveled. Setting sail from Salvador - Bahia - Brazil, Capital of the Blue Amazon, the Ukrainian Brazilian personality Aleixo Belov has already circumnavigated the globe five times, three of them alone, aboard a little sailboat built in his own backyard.Raj Kapoor - The Showman of Indian Cinema
IMDB 0 | Dec , 1987
Raj Kapoor, the film maker and actor became a legend in his lifetime. Head of one of the last great studios on the Indian sub-continent and creator of a film-making empire for nearly half a century. Woven into the texture of this 70-minute film, part personal narrative, part rare visuals, part cinema footage, is the picture of a man who straddled the Indian cinematic world for nearly half a century like a colossus.