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Great Directors
Documentary with nine of the world's greatest living directors: Bernardo Bertolucci, David Lynch, Liliana Cavani, Stephen Frears, Agnes Varda, Ken Loach, Todd Haynes, Catherine Breillat, Richard Linklater and John Sayles.
Client 9
The rise and fall of New York Attorney Governor Elliot Spitzer, who rose to power as NY Attorney General prosecuting Wall Street corruption. His political downfall came when the public discovered his involvement in prostitution.
November 5, 2010 Netflix Blu-ray Netflix DVD New York VOD / Digital
Restrepo
Over the course of one year, the film follows the Second Platoon in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley, a stronghold of al Qaeda and the Taliban, and observe the soldiers' back breaking labor, deadly firefights, and camaraderie as they push back the Taliban.
Exit Through the Gift Shop
The story of an eccentric French shop keeper and amateur film maker attempt to locate and befriend Banksy, one of the most famous graffiti artists, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner with spectacular results.
And Everything Is Going...
A portrait of monologist Spalding Gray, as described by his most critical, irreverent and insightful biographer: Spalding Gray.
December 10, 2010 New York VOD / Digital
The Last Play at Shea
Focused on Billy Joel's final concert at Shea Stadium before it was demolished, with the ballpark and the New York Mets' history intertwined into the storyline.
October 21, 2010 Limited Netflix DVD
Best Worst Movie
A documentary about the making of the Troll 2 and the movie's journey from being crowned the worst film of all time to a cherished cult classic.
Boxing Gym
A documentary about Lord's Gym, an Austin Texas gym founded by a former professional boxer, and the training discipline to reach one's personal best.
October 22, 2010 New York
Climate of Change
Tilda Swinton narrates this documentary focusing on the efforts of everyday people all over the world who are making a difference in the fight against global warming.
Cool It
A documentary that takes an alternative approach to dealing with the global warming crisis.
November 12, 2010 Limited Netflix DVD
Countdown to Zero
A documentary on the dangers of nuclear weapons with interviews from experts and world leaders.
Dancing Across Borders
On a trip to Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia in January 2000, filmmaker Anne Bass came across a sixteen year old boy who moved her immensely with his amazing and seemingly natural charms and grace as a dancer. Having been a longtime devotee to the world of dance herself back in the United States, Anne felt compelled to give this young boy the opportunity to leave his home and follow a dream that she felt he hadn’t even yet seen for himself. From the serene countryside of Southeast Asia to the halls of the New York’s School of American Ballet to the stage of the Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle, "Dancing Across Borders" peeks behind the scenes into the world of dance and chronicles the intimate and triumphant story of a boy who was discovered, and who only much later discovered all that he had in himself.
Last Train Home
A family embarks on an annual journey, along with 200 other million peasant workers, to reunite with their distant family.
September 3, 2010 Limited VOD / Digital
Neshoba
A Mississippi town still divided about the meaning of justice, 40 years after the murders of civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner.
Racing Dreams
"Racing Dreams" is the award winning coming-of-age story about three kids who dream of one day racing in NASCAR. Academy Award nominated documentary filmmaker, Marshall Curry, takes us into the lives of Annabeth (11 years old), Josh (12), and Brandon (13) as they compete for the championship in the World Karting Association's National Series—widely considered the Little League for professional racing.
Clocking speeds of up to 70 mph, these young drivers race their way through the year-long National Series that spawned many of NASCAR's top drivers. And at the same time, they navigate the treacherous road between childhood and young adulthood.
Clocking speeds of up to 70 mph, these young drivers race their way through the year-long National Series that spawned many of NASCAR's top drivers. And at the same time, they navigate the treacherous road between childhood and young adulthood.
The Nature of Existence
Filmmaker Roger Nygard wrote the toughest 85 questions he could think of -- about the purpose of life and the nature of existence -- then asked hundreds of people all over the globe.
The Tillman Story
A documentary about the coverup of the friendly-fire death of Pat Tilman, the NFL player who joined the Army Ranger after the 9/11 attacks.
Waiting for Superman
"Waiting for Superman" examines the crisis of public education in the United States through multiple interlocking stories—from a handful of students and their families whose futures hang in the balance, to the educators and reformers trying to find real and lasting solutions within a dysfunctional system.
September 24, 2010 Netflix Blu-ray Netflix DVD New York / Los Angeles
Convention
A documentary chronicling the 2008 Democratic National Convention in which then Senator Obama accepted the Democratic presidential nomination.
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, A...
A documentary on the outspoken, flamboyant founder of the Playboy empire and Hefner's fierce battles with the government, the religious right and militant feminists.