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Publisher
Vision Films
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
The remarkable story of how a group of inspired mavericks made an unlikely marriage of hip-hop and history the biggest musical show in America…and are getting ready to conquer the world! Featuring interviews with Lin Manuel Miranda, as well as the cast and crew of Hamilton.
Publisher
Gravitas
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This documentary is weaving together the story of how one garment is connecting us all. Starting our journey in the American West, we travel around the world with jeans hunter Eric Schrader. An ambassador of Americana, Eric is trading in the history and values that have made Blue Jeans the most expensive and sought after piece of vintage clothing on the planet. A symbol of youth, freedom, and rebellion, BLUE JEANS leads us through fashion history,...
Publisher
Gravitas
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A provocative and rare glimpse at the most iconic luxury jeweler in the world. From past to present, discovering the behind the scenes creation to those beholden to its charm, CRAZY ABOUT TIFFANY'S unveils Tiffany & Co. like never before. *"[Director] Matthew Miele's film is as stylish and playful as Tiffany's signature packaging." - Matt Looker, **Total Film***
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
This documentary enters the unexplored realm of professional eSports, as told through the eyes of two of the world’s best StarCraft II players. Together with striking visuals and a mesmerizing original score, go behind the scenes and experience the high-pressure, high-stakes lifestyles of professional gamers.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Academy Award winning animator Bruce Petty takes a satirical look at the contraptions that shape our lives. Education, sex, finance, globalism, art, media, medicine, law, government and even the brain are all transformed into evolving machines. Each five-minute episode begins with the basic concept at the nucleus of the machine. Then, combining high-energy, free-form illustrations with photographs, paintings and other snippets from the real world,...
Publisher
SABOTEUR MEDIA
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
During the 1990s, Stretch and Bobbito introduced the world to an unsigned Nas, Biggie, Wu-Tang, and Big Pun as well as an unknown Jay-Z, Eminem, and the Fugees. The total record sales for all the artists that premiered on their radio show exceed 300 million. The late night program had a cult following in the art/fashion world and prison population as well. All would loyally tune in for the humor just as much for the exclusive tunes. Stretch and Bobbito...
47) Chef Flynn
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Teenager Flynn McGarry transforms his living room into a supper club using his classmates as line cooks. Achieving sudden fame, Flynn outgrows his bedroom kitchen and sets out to challenge the hierarchy of the culinary world. Official Selection at the **Sundance Film Festival**, the **Berlin International Film Festival** and the **SXSW Film Festival**. “*One of the most wondrous wunderkinds ever to hit the American culinary scene. Believe the hype.*”...
Publisher
Ronin Films
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
This documentary explores how reality television is constructed and consumed, and the psychological impact it has on participants. It examines how the characters of people on reality television are simplified to serve the show's needs and narratives. Further, it questions whether our consumption of reality television negatively affects the lives of the reality television participants. On the surface CREATING A MONSTER is about reality television....
Publisher
Women Make Movies
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Romance fiction outsells all other genres of writing, from crime to science fiction, combined. So why is the genre so often dismissed as frivolous "scribble"? Could it be that it's because the overwhelming majority of writers and readers are women? This funny and inspiring look into a billion dollar industry turns up trailblazers who push the discussion on gender, race, sexuality and diversity at the front lines of the biggest power shift in publishing....
50) Style Wars
Publisher
MVD Entertainment Group
Pub. Date
1983.
Language
English
Description
When STYLE WARS premiered in 1983, the world received its first full immersion in the phenomenon that had taken over New York City. The urban landscape was physically transformed by graffiti artists who invented a new visual language to express both their individuality, and the voice of their community. In STYLE WARS, New York's ramshackle subway system is their public playground, battleground, and spectacular artistic canvas. As MC's, DJ's and B-boys...
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
The life and career of comedian Rose Marie is documented through interviews with friends and colleagues as well as never-before-seen home movies shot by the actress herself. Winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature at the **Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival**. *"A warm, affectionate smooch of a documentary tribute chronicling 'the longest career in showbiz history.'" - Michael Rechtshaffen, **The Los Angeles Times*** *"WAIT FOR...
Publisher
Oscilloscope Laboratories
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This intimate documentary portrait follows the popular indie rock group Of Montreal, the brainchild of singer/guitarist Kevin Barnes, who is known for his unique vision and proclivity for producing boundary-pushing music. Documenting the band's life on the road, from festivals (Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza), the tour bus, backstage, to in the studio, nowhere is off limits in this exciting musical journey from director Jason Miller. *"Jason Miller's fantastic...
Publisher
Gravitas
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Since his tragic death from cancer at age 32, comedian Bill Hicks's legend and stature have only grown, and this unique documentary tells his story, blending live footage, interviews and animation to fill in the details of a life cut short. Nominated for the Emerging Visions Award at the **SXSW Film Festival**. *"A portrait of the short-lived artist that will move fans while letting the uninitiated witness enough onstage highlights to leave them wanting...
54) Being Frank
Publisher
Factory 25
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
A documentary about the life of eccentric comedian Chris Sievey who wore a huge paper mache' head and whose true identity was a closely guarded secret until after he died. BEING FRANK tells the twisted tale of a split personality, exploring the extraordinary secret life of a songwriter, artist, comedian and wayward genius. Sievey’s life was a fantastical, subversive piece of performance art. His greatest creation, the mysterious Frank Sidebottom,...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
In this highly anticipated update of the influential and widely acclaimed Tough Guise, pioneering anti-violence educator and cultural theorist Jackson Katz argues that the ongoing epidemic of men's violence in America is rooted in our inability as a society to move beyond outmoded ideals of manhood. In a sweeping analysis that cuts across racial, ethnic, and class lines, Katz examines mass shootings, day-to-day gun violence, violence against women,...
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
1977.
Language
English
Description
The original take-off cult classic from the highly successful team of David Zucker, Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker (Airplane, The Naked Gun), this "uproariously funny [film]" - TV Guide launched a thousand laughs and serves as a precursor to the raunch-fests of the '80s and the blockbuster success of the Farrelly Brothers films. Directed by the legendary John Landis (Animal House, The Blues Brothers), THE KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE features a lewd, loosely...
Publisher
Giant Interactive
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The story behind Nas's groundbreaking 1994 debut album 'Illmatic,' and the early life of one of the most talented rappers of all time. Featuring interviews with Pharrell Williams, Alicia Keys, Q-Tip, and Busta Rhymes. Official Selection at the **BFI London Film Festival** and **Tribeca Film Festival**. *"A strikingly photographed and genuinely revealing exploration of the early influences that formed one of the most distinctive voices in rap." - Wendy...
58) Sex In The Comix
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A revealing journey into the heart of erotic comic strips, SEX IN THE COMIX examines the colorful history of a unique and risqué art form. With New York comic artist and burlesque performer Molly Crabapple as our guide, this documentary navigates the history of the art form, from special editions by masters of the genre to provocative new works from a young generation of artists. Featuring legendary comic creators R. Crumb, Manara and Ralf König,...
Publisher
Zeitgeist Films
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
“We all get dressed for Bill,” says Vogue editrix Anna Wintour. The “Bill” in question is 80+ New York Times photographer Bill Cunningham. For decades, this Schwinn-riding cultural anthropologist has been obsessively and inventively chronicling fashion trends and high society charity soirées for the Times Style section in his columns “On the Street” and “Evening Hours.” Documenting uptown fixtures (Wintour, Tom Wolfe, Brooke Astor,...
Publisher
Passion River Productions
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Way ahead of his time – before YouTube, before Snapchat, before Facebook and even before the internet itself – Paul Petroskey started filming himself performing song parodies, music videos and unboxing videos, video blogging, sharing reviews, and telling jokes. Now, 30 years and 2,000 videos later, in the age of overnight YouTube sensations, Paul’s “overnight” still has not come. Every day, Paul works for the views that fill his soul in...
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