Documentary, Music
Tina Turner overcame impossible odds to become one of the first female Black artists to reach a mainstream international audience. Her road to superstardom is an undeniable story of triumph over adversity. It’s the ultimate story of survival – and an inspirational story of our times.
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8 Mile
Walk the Line
Billy Elliot
Bécquer and the Witches
The Gift of Indignation
A Portrait of N. B.
Giscard, l'impossible retour
The Image Revolution
Circus of Books
Seijun Suzuki: kabuki & yakuzas
High Fidelity
Reagan: From Movie Star to President
Christina Lindberg: The Original Eyepatch Wearing Butt Kicking Movie Babe
Big Voice
Ritratti: Andrea Zanzotto
The Funeral of Metropolitan Emilianos of Silyvria
Hellfest et Burning Man : L’incroyable succès des festivals les plus fous du monde
Finding Fela
Lambert & Stamp
Life Itself
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8 Mile
IMDB 7.1 | Nov , 2002
For Jimmy Smith, Jr., life is a daily fight just to keep hope alive. Feeding his dreams in Detroit's vibrant music scene, Jimmy wages an extraordinary personal struggle to find his own voice - and earn a place in a world where rhymes rule, legends are born and every moment… is another chance.Walk the Line
IMDB 7.5 | Sep , 2005
A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.Billy Elliot
IMDB 7.6 | Sep , 2000
County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot, who, after leaving his boxing club for the day, stumbles upon a ballet class and finds out that he's naturally talented. He practices with his teacher Mrs. Wilkinson for an upcoming audition in Newcastle-upon Tyne for the royal Ballet school in London.Bécquer and the Witches
IMDB 6 | Oct , 2018
In 1864, the Spanish poet Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836-70), suffering from health problems, retires to the monastery of Veruela. Far from the noise and worldly activity of the capital, he immerses himself in the landscape of the mysterious Moncayo mountain. There, he discovers a new world full of legends that converge in a small village located at the foot of the mountain: Trasmoz, the Village of the Witches, the only officially cursed village in Spain.The Gift of Indignation
IMDB 0 | Feb , 2019
On January 2, 2019, Louis Tobback said goodbye to his mayorship of Leuven after 24 years. Time to look back on a long career that is anything but limited to Leuven. A career that sometimes feels like a thriller, sometimes as a drama, but is especially permeated by a big outrage for everything that goes wrong in our society. Journalists, political friends, opponents and other acquaintances look back on a political career that has been decisive for Belgiums post-war history.A Portrait of N. B.
IMDB 0 | Nov , 2020
Through his own photographs, the Basque artist Néstor Basterretxea (1924-2014) is portrayed by the art critic and exhibition curator Peio Aguirre, a great connoisseur of his work and personal archives.Giscard, l'impossible retour
IMDB 9 | Jan , 2014
The Image Revolution
IMDB 7 | Nov , 2013
Twenty years ago, seven superstar artists left Marvel Comics to create their own company, Image Comics, a company that continues to influence mainstream comics and pop culture to this day. Image began as more than just a publisher - it was a response to years of creator mistreatment, and changed comics forever. The Image Revolution tells the story of Image Comics, from its founders' work at Marvel, through Image's early success, company difficulties during the comics market implosion, and ultimately the publisher's new generation of properties like The Walking Dead. Filled with colorful characters, the film is a clarion call to artists to take control of their destiny.Circus of Books
IMDB 6.8 | Apr , 2019
For decades, a nice Jewish couple ran Circus of Books, a porn shop and epicenter for gay LA. Their director daughter documents their life and times.Seijun Suzuki: kabuki & yakuzas
IMDB 6 | Jan , 2002
Film director and screenwriter Seijun Suzuki (1923-2017), who in the sixties was the great innovator of Japanese cinema; and his collaborator, art director and screenwriter Takeo Kimura (1918-2010), recall how they made their great masterpieces about the Yakuza underworld for the Nikkatsu film company.High Fidelity
IMDB 7.1 | Mar , 2000
After his long-time girlfriend dumps him, a thirty-year-old record store owner seeks to understand why he is unlucky in love while recounting his "top five breakups of all time".Reagan: From Movie Star to President
IMDB 0 | Nov , 2016
Drawing from the recent book, Reagan: The Life by best-selling biographer H.W. Brands, this Ronald Reagan biography dives deep into the pivotal events that shaped his life. Dramatic recreations reveal the untold, behind-the-scenes moments that shaped the trajectory of his career. Interviews and rare archival material illustrate his life through the Great Depression, WWII, Hollywood’s Golden Age, The Cold War, an assassination attempt (not unlike Bill O’Reilly’s book and recent Nat Geo movie, Killing Reagan), and public and personal heartache.Christina Lindberg: The Original Eyepatch Wearing Butt Kicking Movie Babe
IMDB 4 | Oct , 2015
A look at the life and work of Christina Lindberg, the most famous Swedish model of the 1970s and star of exploitation cinema.Big Voice
IMDB 8.5 | Jul , 2016
BIG VOICE captures a tumultuous year in the life of a visionary high school choir teacher and his students as they overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles to become one big voice in this inspiring musical documentary.Ritratti: Andrea Zanzotto
IMDB 0 | Sep , 2000
Marco Paolini discusses with poet Andrea Zanzotto about nature, history and language.The Funeral of Metropolitan Emilianos of Silyvria
IMDB 4.8 | Dec , 1911
A six minute film of the funeral of the murdered Metropolitan Emilianos of Grevena, of which all has been lost, save for 17 seconds. Emilianos was murdered on October 1st, 1911.Hellfest et Burning Man : L’incroyable succès des festivals les plus fous du monde
IMDB 8 | Jun , 2024
Finding Fela
IMDB 6.9 | Aug , 2014
Fela Anikulapo Kuti created the musical movement Afrobeat and used it as a political forum to oppose the Nigerian dictatorship and advocate for the rights of oppressed people. This is the story of his life, music, and political importance.Lambert & Stamp
IMDB 7.2 | Jan , 2014
In this crazy, chaotic gospel of chance, aspiring filmmakers Chris Stamp and Kit Lambert set out to search for a subject for their underground movie, leading them to discover, mentor, and manage the iconic band known as The Who and create rock 'n' roll history.Life Itself
IMDB 7.5 | Jul , 2014
The surprising and entertaining life of renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert (1942-2013): his early days as a freewheeling bachelor and Pulitzer Prize winner, his famously contentious partnership with Gene Siskel, his life-altering marriage, and his brave and transcendent battle with cancer.