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The Best of Martial Arts Films
7.4

The Best of Martial Arts Films

The most explosive barehanded combat sequences ever filmed. An electrifying video of martial arts mastery and mayhem. This program takes a ...
Voice of the Moon
6.6

Voice of the Moon

Jan. 01, 1990

Voice of the Moon

An experimental documentary on the Russian invasion of Afghanistan.
Blue Planet
7.2

Blue Planet

Jan. 01, 1990

Blue Planet

From the unique vantage point of 200 miles above Earth’s surface, we see how natural forces – volcanoes, earthquakes and hurricanes ...
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
7.9

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

On the eve of 1987’s Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, surviving families and friends of people who have died ...
For All Mankind
8.2

For All Mankind

Nov. 01, 1989

For All Mankind

Directed by Al Reinert and with music scored by Brian Eno, “For All Mankind” provides a testament to NASA’s Apollo program of ...
Isle of Flowers
8.5

Isle of Flowers

Sep. 06, 1989

Isle of Flowers

A tomato is planted, harvested and sold at a supermarket, but it rots and ends up in the trash. Ends? No. Isle of Flowers follows it up until its ...
Roger & Me
7.4

Roger & Me

Sep. 01, 1989

Roger & Me

A documentary about the closure of General Motors’ plant at Flint, Michigan, which resulted in the loss of 30,000 jobs. Details the ...
Tongues Untied
6.9

Tongues Untied

Jul. 01, 1989

Tongues Untied

Marlon Riggs, with assistance from other gay Black men, especially poet Essex Hemphill, celebrates Black men loving Black men as a revolutionary ...
Devil Worship: The Rise of Satanism
5.4

Devil Worship: The Rise of Satanism

An epidemic of ritual abuse of children from infants to teenagers is sweeping through the country. According to recent TV and radio broadcasts 2 ...
Notebooks on Cities and Clothes
6.5

Notebooks on Cities and Clothes

Wim Wenders talks with Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto about the creative process and ponders the relationship between cities, identity ...
U2: Rattle and Hum
7.6

U2: Rattle and Hum

Nov. 04, 1988

U2: Rattle and Hum

A concert movie on an unprecedented scale, Rattle And Hum captures U2 – on and off the stage – during their triumphant Joshua Tree ...
Imagine: John Lennon
7.9

Imagine: John Lennon

Oct. 07, 1988

Imagine: John Lennon

John Lennon, David Bowie, Julian Lennon, and Yoko Ono Lennon are featured in this portrait of the life of musician John Lennon. A documentary ...
The Thin Blue Line
8.0

The Thin Blue Line

Aug. 28, 1988

The Thin Blue Line

Errol Morris’s unique documentary dramatically re-enacts the crime scene and investigation of a police officer’s murder in Dallas.
How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way
7.5

How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way

Superhero creator and Marvel Comics legend, Stan Lee, together with Marvel’s top artist, John Buscema, demonstrate the skills needed to ...
Petit monastère en Toscane
7.0

Petit monastère en Toscane

It is a brief documentary which records the life of five Augustinian monks in the little monastery of Castelnuovo dell’Abate, a Tuscan ...
Cinema and Death
7.3

Cinema and Death

Jul. 01, 1988

Cinema and Death

“Why does cinema need death, when it can’t show it?” The filmmaker’s monologue and the discourse of images meet
Powaqqatsi
7.3

Powaqqatsi

Apr. 29, 1988

Powaqqatsi

An exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style modernization has had on them.
The French as Seen by…
6.4

The French as Seen by…

In 1988, the Figaro magazine asked to a few famous directors a series of short movies, to celebrate the 10 years of the revue. The thematic : The ...
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
7.9

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

Feature-length documentary film featuring real-life letters written by American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines during the Vietnam War to ...
The Emperor’s Naked Army Marches On
8.2

The Emperor’s Naked Army Marches On

This documentary was five years in the making, and revolves around 62-year-old Okuzaki Kenzo, a survivor of the battlefields of New Guinea in ...
Wild Flowers: Women of South Lebanon
0

Wild Flowers: Women of South Lebanon

In this award-winning documentary, directors Masri and Chamoun focus on the women who played a crucial role in fighting the Israeli invasion of ...
Drive-In Madness
5.8

Drive-In Madness

Jan. 02, 1987

Drive-In Madness

A compilation of trailers and previews from classic low-budget sci-fi and horror films.
Hollywood Uncensored
5.7

Hollywood Uncensored

Jan. 01, 1987

Hollywood Uncensored

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Peter Fonda host an examination of the history of decency standards for movies from the early 1920s onwards.
Andy Warhol
6.5

Andy Warhol

Jan. 01, 1987

Andy Warhol

The first major profile of the American Pop Art cult leader after his death in 1987 covers the whole of his life and work through interviews, ...