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Roger Corman: Hollywood’s Wild Angel
6.6

Roger Corman: Hollywood’s Wild Angel

Documentary examining the life and career of producer/director Roger Corman. Clips from his films and interviews with actors and crew members who ...
Germany in Autumn
6.9

Germany in Autumn

Mar. 03, 1978

Germany in Autumn

Germany in Autumn does not have a plot per se; it mixes documentary footage, along with standard movie scenes, to give the audience the mood of ...
The Divisions of Nature
6.9

The Divisions of Nature

Ruiz on the film: “Les Divisions is a documentary about the Château de Chambord and the title comes from the Divisione of Johannes Scotus ...
Faces of Death
4.2

Faces of Death

Nov. 10, 1978

Faces of Death

A collection of death scenes, ranging from TV-material to home-made super-8 movies. The common factor is death by some means.
ABBA: The Movie
6.5

ABBA: The Movie

Dec. 15, 1977

ABBA: The Movie

Movie detailing ABBA’s mega-successful tour of Australia during mid-1977. While it mostly contains back-stage footage and as well as ...
A Grin Without a Cat
8.0

A Grin Without a Cat

Nov. 23, 1977

A Grin Without a Cat

French essay film focusing on global political turmoil in the 1960s and ’70s, particularly the rise of the New Left in France and the ...
La Soufrière
7.6

La Soufrière

Oct. 01, 1977

La Soufrière

Werner Herzog takes a film crew to the island of Guadeloupe when he hears that the volcano on the island is going to erupt. Everyone has left, ...
The Making of ‘Star Wars’
7.5

The Making of ‘Star Wars’

Ever wonder how they ever managed to make a movie like Star Wars? Well, bickering droid duo C-3PO and R2-D2 host this tour of the mind of creator ...
Hitler: A Career
7.5

Hitler: A Career

Jul. 08, 1977

Hitler: A Career

This meticuously assembled fim dissects the Third Reich with a keen analytical blade, charting Hitler’s improbable rise, his mastery of ...
Hitler: A Film from Germany
7.5

Hitler: A Film from Germany

Documentary film that examines the rise and fall of the Third Reich, incorporating puppetry, rear-screen projection, and a Wagnerian score into a ...
Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend
6.6

Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend

This documentary tells the story of Bruce Lee and his unsuccessful efforts to start a acting career in the U.S., he returned to Hong Kong where ...
A Sunday in Hell: Paris-Roubaix
7.8

A Sunday in Hell: Paris-Roubaix

A Sunday in Hell (original title: En Forårsdag i Helvede) is a 1977 Danish documentary directed by Jørgen Leth. The film is a chronology of the ...
Pumping Iron
7.4

Pumping Iron

Jan. 18, 1977

Pumping Iron

Pumping Iron is a 1977 documentary film about the run-up to the 1975 Mr. Olympia bodybuilding competition. The film focuses on Arnold ...
21 Up
8.1

21 Up

May. 09, 1977

21 Up

After another 7 year wait, director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born children from Seven Up! and 7 Plus Seven. The subjects ...
Nikola Tesla: The Genius Who Lit the World
8.2

Nikola Tesla: The Genius Who Lit the World

Nikola Tesla has not been given his place in the history books. However, with the video “The Genius Who Lit The World” he is getting ...
All This and World War II
6.1

All This and World War II

Beatles’ “significance” pushed to the breaking point in this bizarre documentary that juxtaposes their songs (sung by a number ...
Shocking Asia
5.6

Shocking Asia

Sep. 24, 1981

Shocking Asia

High on shock and light on cultural relativism, this mondo collection of video strangeness features assorted dead (or dying) people, a sex change ...
The Song Remains the Same
7.7

The Song Remains the Same

The best of Led Zeppelin’s legendary 1973 appearances at Madison Square Garden. Interspersed throughout the concert footage are ...
Harlan County U.S.A.
8.3

Harlan County U.S.A.

Jan. 23, 1977

Harlan County U.S.A.

This film documents the coal miners’ strike against the Brookside Mine of the Eastover Mining Company in Harlan County, Kentucky in June, ...
The Vast Field
0

The Vast Field

Sep. 30, 1976

The Vast Field

Social, cultural, and historical changes in a village, the first film of Koepp’s “landscape” series.
Here and Elsewhere
7.1

Here and Elsewhere

Sep. 15, 1976

Here and Elsewhere

Godard, Miéville and Gorin (aka the “Dziga Vertov Group”) examine the parallel lives of two families – one French, one ...
Take the 5:10 to Dreamland
6.3

Take the 5:10 to Dreamland

Its slow somnambulic rhythm, its animalistic jungle sounds as well as the eerily mixed images create a dream mood that comes closest to my actual ...
That’s Entertainment, Part II
7.4

That’s Entertainment, Part II

Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic ...
The Blank Generation
6.4

The Blank Generation

Apr. 22, 1976

The Blank Generation

The cream of New York new wave/punk filmed live at CBGB’s when the scene was just beginning. Includes performances by Patti Smith, Blondie, ...
Queen: Live at Hammersmith Odeon
8.1

Queen: Live at Hammersmith Odeon

Queen’s legendary Hammersmimth Odeon show on Christmas Eve 1975 is one of the best recorded and dynamic early shows available. It occurs a month ...
Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer
7.6

Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer

Thom Andersen’s remarkable and sadly neglected hour-long documentary adroitly combines biography, history, film theory, and philosophical ...
Grey Gardens
7.6

Grey Gardens

Feb. 19, 1976

Grey Gardens

This film explores the daily lives of two aging, eccentric relatives of Jackie Kennedy Onassis. Edie Bouvier Beale and her mother, Edith, are the ...
Welfare
8.3

Welfare

Sep. 23, 1975

Welfare

WELFARE shows the nature and complexity of the welfare system in sequences illustrating the staggering diversity of problems that constitute ...
That is an UFO! The Flying Saucer
0

That is an UFO! The Flying Saucer

UFOs and aliens from beyond the stars are common themes in media, entertainment, and other forms of science fiction; however, many individuals ...
Warren Miller’s There Comes a Time
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Warren Miller’s There Comes a Time

There Comes a Time in every skiers life where they must decide whether to get up and hit the slopes or go lay back down in bed all day like a ...