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The New Deal for Artists
The New Deal for Artists
The Arts Project of the Work Projects Administration (1935-1942) was a USA government agency established to support writers, theater people, painters,...
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The Decline of Western Civilization
The Decline of Western Civilization
The Los Angeles punk music scene circa 1980 is the focus of this film. With Alice Bag Band, Black Flag, Catholic Discipline, Circle Jerks, Fear, Germs...
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God's Angry Man
God's Angry Man
The documentary follows Gene Scott, famous televangelist involved with constant fights against FCC, who tried to shut down his TV show during the 1970...
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Faces of Death II
Faces of Death II
Brief scenes of death related material: mortuaries, accidents and police work are filmed by TV crews and home video cameras. Some of it is most likely...
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There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues
There Was Always Sun Shining Someplace: Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues
Chronicles the history of Negro Leagues baseball by using rare historical footage and interviews with black baseball greats.
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This Is Elvis
This Is Elvis
Though several actors portray Elvis Presley at different stages of his life, this documentary is comprised mostly of actual performance footage and in...
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Document of the Dead
Document of the Dead
A documentary about George A. Romero's films, with a behind scenes look at Dawn of the Dead.
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Edward Hopper
Edward Hopper
A film based on a search undertaken by filmmaker Ron Peck into the life and work of the painter Edward Hopper.
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Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe
Directors Werner Herzog and Errol Morris make a bet which results in Herzog living up to his promise that he would eat his shoe if Errol Morris ever c...
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The Solar Film
Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise
Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise
Robert Mugge filmed jazz great Sun Ra on location in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. between 1978 and 1980. The resulting 60-minute film...
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Larisa
Larisa
Elem Klimov's documentary ode to his wife, director Larisa Shepitko, who was killed in an auto wreck.
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Lightning Over Water
Lightning Over Water
Director 'Nicholas Ray' is eager to complete a final film before his imminent death from cancer. Wim Wenders is working on his own film Hammett (1983)...
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Divine Madness
Divine Madness
Divine Madness is a 1980 concert film directed by Michael Ritchie, and featuring Bette Midler during her 1979 concert at Pasadena's Civic Auditorium....
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D.O.A.
D.O.A.
Documentary chronicling the rise and fall of the punk movement with rare interview footage of Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen. Also concert and news foo...
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The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
A rather incoherent post-breakup Sex Pistols "documentary", told from the point of view of Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, whose (arguable) position...
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AC/DC: Let There Be Rock
AC/DC: Let There Be Rock
1. Live Wire 2. Shot Down In Flames 3. Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be 4. Sin City 5. Walk All Over You 6. Bad Boy Boogie 7. The Jack 8. Highway To Hell...
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Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
A television reporter interviews fighters and promoters about Bruce Lee in preparation for a tournament to claim the title of “Successor to the Bruce...
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Talking Heads
Talking Heads
People of different age, profession and social status answer two simple questions: who they are and what they want from life.
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Rude Boy
Rude Boy
Rude Boy is a semi-documentary, part character study, part 'rockumentary', featuring a British punk band, The Clash. The script includes the story of...
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The Candidate
The Candidate
Made with an eye to the autumn of 1980 when the German parliamentary elections took place, The Candidate examines Germany’s history past and present a...
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Poto and Cabengo
Poto and Cabengo
Documentary by Jean-Pierre Gorin about twin girls who spontaneously developed their own unique language as children.
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Take It to the Limit
Take It to the Limit
This movie is a fun look back into a bygone era of motorcycling. More than the ubiquitous "history of Harley" type documentaries, this move looks at t...
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Walkabout to Hollywood
Walkabout to Hollywood
Produced and directed this documentary for BBC in the 1980’s, about David Gulpilil, acclaimed Australian Aboriginal actor, dancer and musician. The fi...
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Mary Millington's True Blue Confessions
Mary Millington's True Blue Confessions
A tribute to Britain's number one sex symbol of the 1970's - Mary Millington. Made a year after her tragic death, this film uses archive footage from...
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The Motion Picture Camera
The Motion Picture Camera
The history and development of motion picture machinery is lovingly and authoritatively presented and narrated by ASC cinematographer and film preserv...
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Fårö Document 1979
Fårö Document 1979
In 1969, with Sven Nykvist as cinematographer, Ingmar Bergman made The Fårö Document, a film that ended with a rather pessimist view of the island’s f...
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