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Electrifying concert performances and intimate, personal footage showcase the life and talent of singer and actress Grace Jones.
Tag: Biography
Namath 2012 • TvMovie
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A documentary featuring “Broadway” Joe Namath of the New York Jets. A chronicle of his life and career as one of the most iconic quarterbacks to ever play the game of football.
Mr Calzaghe 2015 • Movie
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The story of the rise to glory of boxer Joe Calzaghe.
Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe 1991 • Movie
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The story of Catholic saint Maximilian Kolbe (1894-1941), who volunteered to die in place of a stranger in the Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz.
My Best Fiend 1999 • Movie
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The love-hate relationship between Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski, the deep trust between the director and the actor, and their independently and simultaneously hatched plans to murder one another.
Almost Holy 2016 • Movie
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Gennadiy calls himself “Pastor Crocodile.” He’s known throughout Ukraine for his years working to rehabilitate drug-addicted kids. But he’s also a vigilante who uses any force necessary to carry out his moral vision. Gennadiy believes he has made Mariupol a better place, but now, the violence in Ukraine threatens everything.
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm 1963 • Movie
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The story of Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm, and three of their stories.
Painted Fire 2002 • Movie
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In a time of political and social unrest in nineteenth-century Korea, an uncouth, self-taught painter explores his natural talent amidst the repressive world around him.
Grey Owl 1999 • Movie
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The story of the life and work of the Canadian fur trapper-turned-conservationist who claimed to be an aboriginal North American.
The Babe 1992 • Movie
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Babe Ruth becomes a baseball legend but is unheroic to those who know him.
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery 1992 • Movie
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Genoese navigator overcomes intrigue in the court of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain and gains financing for his expedition to the East Indies.
How to Change the World 2015 • Movie
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In 1971, a group of friends sail into a nuclear test zone, and their protest captures the world’s imagination. Using never before seen archive that brings their extraordinary world to life, How To Change The World is the story of the pioneers who founded Greenpeace and defined the modern green movement.
Nightwatching 2007 • Movie
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An extravagant, exotic and moving look at Rembrandt’s romantic and professional life, and the controversy he created by the identification of a murderer in the painting ‘The Night Watch’.
Winnerz 2013 • Movie
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Four childhood friends learn to cheat dice games from a heroine addict. They soon learn that the game of dice isn’t about how the dice roll, it’s about the people you roll with.
The Saint of Second Chances 2023 • Movie
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Mike Veeck, son of legendary Major League Baseball owner Bill Veeck, blows up his father’s career and then spends the next few decades learning the value of a second chance.
Risen: The Story of Chron ‘Hell Razah’ Smith 2020 • Movie
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Risen: The Story of Chron “Hell Razah” Smith gives an uncompromising look into the world of rehabilitation and redemption through the eyes of a Wu Tang Clan affiliate rapper who suffered a near fatal brain aneurysm.
One Hundred Steps 2000 • Movie
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“I cento passi” (one hundred steps) was the distance between the Impastatos’ house and the house of Tano Badalamenti, an important Mafia boss, in the small Sicilian town of Cinisi. The movie is the story of Peppino Impastato, a young left-wing activist who in the late seventies (when almost nobody dared to speak about the Mafia, and several politicians maintained that the Mafia did not even exist) repeatedly denounced Badalamenti’s criminal activities and the whole Mafia system, by using a small local radio station to broadcast his political pronouncements in the form of ironic humour. In 1978 Peppino (30 years old) was killed by an explosion. The police archived the case as an accident or a suicide, but his friends never accepted this conclusion. Note: This is a true story. More than twenty years after Peppino’s death, the case has been re-opened. Tano Badalamenti, meanwhile, has been convicted in the USA for drug trafficking.
Paterno 2018 • TvMovie
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Penn State football coach Joe Paterno becomes embroiled in a sexual abuse scandal.
Scott Joplin 1977 • Movie
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Details the life story of Scott Joplin and how he became the greatest ragtime composer of all time.
Mockingbird Don’t Sing 2001 • Movie
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Based on the actual events of one of the most horrific cases of child abuse ever to be documented, this haunting drama tells the tale of a young girl that was locked in a room for over 12 years.
Longford 2007 • TvMovie
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A portrait of Lord Longford, a tireless British campaigner whose controversial beliefs often resulted in furious political debate and personal conflict.
Merkel 2022 • Movie
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Driven by extensive archive material and interviews with those who know her, this is the astonishing story of how a triple outsider – a woman, a scientist, and an East German – became the de facto leader of the Free world, told for the first time for an international audience.
This Filthy World 2006 • Movie
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Jeff Garlin’s documentary on the work of John Waters.
Carnera: The Walking Mountain 2008 • Movie
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The life of Primo Carnera a.k.a. “Ambling Alp”, Italian professional boxer and the World Heavyweight Champion from June 1933 to June 1934, but also accused by some of having ties to the mob.
Signed: Lino Brocka 1987 • Movie
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Documentary portrait of the Philippine filmmaker Lino Brocka.
Won’t You Be My Neighbor? 2018 • Movie
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An exploration of the life, lessons, and legacy of iconic children’s television host Fred Rogers.
Twyla Moves 2021 • Movie
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Twyla Moves will provide a first-hand glimpse into the legendary choreographer’s storied career and famously rigorous creative process. A pioneer of both modern dance and ballet, Tharp will share intimate details behind her trailblazing dances (Fugue, Push Comes to Shove, Baker’s Dozen), her cinematic partnership with Milos Forman (Hair, Amadeus, Ragtime) and her wildly successful Broadway career alongside such luminaries as Billy Joel, Frank Sinatra and David Byrne. Tracing her influential career, the film follows Tharp as she builds a high-profile work from the ground up with an international cast of stars (Misty Copeland, Herman Cornejo, Maria Khoreva) who rehearse by video conference during the coronavirus pandemic. In Twyla Moves, Tharp will revisit her most memorable pieces through archival footage. Reflecting on her road to success and her quest to constantly evolve as a person and a choreographer, she will share her favorite stories of triumph and defeat, and how she remains deeply in love with dance. The documentary also features interviews with her family, friends and closest collaborators: the dancers, choreographers, directors and musicians she’s worked with and influenced throughout her life, including Mikhail Baryshnikov, Billy Joel, David Byrne, Bob Dylan, and more.