The Last Waltz
Martin Scorsese’s documentary intertwines footage from The Band’s incredible farewell tour with probing backstage interviews and featured performances by Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, and other rock legends.
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Genre: Documentary, Music
Release: 1978
Moana
Robert J. Flaherty’s follow-up to Nanook of the North shifts from the Arctic to the South Seas, portraying Samoan village life with a painterly eye. Blending ethnographic detail with a…
Street Scenes
Two protest rallies against the Vietnam War that took place in May 1970: the Hard Hat Riot on Wall Street in New York City and Kent State/Cambodia Incursion Protest in…
A Film Like Any Other
An analysis of the social upheaval of May 1968, made in the immediate wake of the workers’ and students’ protests. The picture consists of two parts, each with with identical…
In Search of Skiing
We’re all searching for something but the real question is what. For people like Scott Miller, John Clendenin, Dave Clark, Bob Burns, Bab Salerno, and countless others well they’re all…
Along the Coast
Tongue-in-cheek look at the French Riviera, especially in summer when it overflows with tourists. Reviews its history and famous visitors; displays its faux-exotic buildings, its crowded beaches, its trees and…
Penthesilea: Queen of the Amazons
Penthesilea, the first of six films made by Laura Mulvey and Peter Wollen, traverses thousands of years to look at the image of the Amazonian woman in myth. It asks,…
The Wobblies
Through oral histories, archival footage, photographs, and songs associated with the movement, “The Wobblies” tells the story of the Industrial Workers of the World, the radical union founded in Chicago…
The Queen
In 1967, New York City is host to the Miss All-American Camp Beauty Pageant. This documentary takes a look behind the scenes, transporting the viewer into rehearsals and dressing rooms…
Swedes in America
Place de la République
Louis Malle presents his entertaining snapshot of the comings and goings on one street corner in Paris.
Why Man Creates
A 1968 animation/documentary that criticises the industrial system.
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 completed the…
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