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David Bowie: Out of This World

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Few artists marked the 20th century like David Bowie did. He was an astonishing and eclectic performer. A rock and roll revolution, that didn’t belong in a box, and whose work brought a new dimension to the music scene and queer culture. Driven, fierce and always wanting to escape conformity. An outsider, a man from another planet. This show is about one of the greatest artists and rockstar of the 20th century. A visionary, an innovator, a provocateur. Extravagant, and controversial. He transcended music, fashion and art. His songs reached the top of the hits worldwide. A man who kept expending, exploring and evolving all his life…inspiring and teaching generations of musicians about blending different styles of music. He was a true artist in every sense of the word. Infinitely changeable and unpredictable, he remains immortal in the people’s heart. Through his ever changing reinvention, Bowie has become a symbol for fearlessness, innovation and creativity. He has become a true icon. A Phenomena that people will always remember, as he altered music forever.

The People Speak (Extended Cut)

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The People Speak is a beautiful and moving documentary film inspired by Howard Zinn’s books A People’s History of the United States and Voices of a People’s History of the United States, the primary-source companion to A People’s History of the United States, edited with Anthony Arnove. The film features the actual words (in letters, songs, poems, speeches, and manifestos) of rebels, dissenters, and visionaries from our past—and present including Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, Bob Dylan, Langston Hughes, Chief Joseph, Muhammad Ali, and unknown veterans, union workers, abolitionists, and many others never featured in high school textbooks. These dramatic moments from our history are brought to life by a group of remarkable musicians and actors. Like Howard Zinn’s work as a whole, The People Speak celebrates the extraordinary possibilities for creating social change that ordinary people have realized throughout the course of our nation’s rich but often ignored history of dissent and protest.

American Masters: This Is Bob Hope...

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During his career, Bob Hope was the only performer to achieve top-rated success in every form of mass entertainment. American Masters explores the entertainer’s life through his personal archives and clips from his classic films.

Us Too

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'Us Too' is the only documentary brave enough to tackle the U.S. military's most shameful secret: the epidemic of male-on-male rape in the armed forces. This hidden plague afflicts thousands of recruits every year, exposing America's fighting men to danger and trauma far removed from any battlefield. Filled with candid, uncensored interviews with rape victims (including two who were sexually assaulted by notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, who was an army drill sergeant at the time), 'Us Too' is a shocking expose of the most important national security story that nobody is talking about.

Just. One. Mile.

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In one of the most grueling and psychologically challenging endurance races in the world, a hundred runners come together to take on a treacherous, continuous one mile loop in the mountains of Tennessee for over 30 straight hours….until only one is left standing.

Born Strong

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Born Strong is the story of the four strongest men on the planet. Each year, the Arnold Strongman Classic crowns the winner in the purest test of strength on the planet. This year’s Arnolds are unique with each of these four weighing more than 400 pounds. Lithuanian Zydrunas Savickas, 40, is the acknowledged Strongest Man Ever, who may have passed his prime. American Brian Shaw is the defending champion, a 6’8’, 425-pound giant who seems poised to take the crown. England’s Eddie Hall is “the hungry wolf, ” knocking on the door. “I’ll do anything, ” he says. “I’ll die, if I have to. ” Finally, there’s Icelander Hafthor Bjornsson, who plays the Mountain on Game of Thrones. He’s the youngest of the group, but with perhaps the greatest potential. “It’s great to see these Monsters, ” says Arnold Schwarzenegger, the host of the competition and a former bodybuilding champion. Born Strong revels in the drama when these remarkable giants clash. Only one will win.

Holy Ghost Reborn

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In Holy Ghost Reborn, the sequel to the popular and controversial Holy Ghost, Director Darren Wilson continues his journey around the world on his quest to make a movie that is completely led by the Holy Spirit. Although the scope of the film is indeed huge, with Darren filming in the middle of a massive protest in Rome, with a witch doctor in Africa, with prostitutes and the homeless in Brazil, amidst the ancient ruins of Greece, and even with a group of Navy SEALs, Holy Ghost Reborn is ultimately a film about one man’s search for the Spirit of God. It is a Spirit that created the Universe, but ultimately desires to reveal the truth of Jesus to all of us, individually. Darren searches for an invisible God, and finds a tangible friend who relentlessly pursues us all.

J.E.S.U.S.A.

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J.E.S.U.S.A. is an in-depth exploration of the relationship between Christianity and American nationalism and the violence that can often emerge from it. Far from a new phenomenon, this documentary traces the co-opting of Christianity by the state all the way back to when the Christian faith became the official religion of the Roman Empire. Through interviews with a diverse group of scholars, pastors, historians, and activists, this film shows how specific readings of the Bible have led many Christians to confuse their devotion to Jesus with their dedication to the state. The film helps viewers rediscover and restore long-held Christian beliefs regarding nonviolence, inspiring Christians to become purveyors of peace rather than enablers of conflict and violence.

American Grindhouse

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Filmmaking legends look back at the hidden history of the American "exploitation" film business from which many movie stars emerged or were formed after starring in these low-budget, but creative horror films.

The YouTube Effect

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Director Alex Winter explores the ascension and acceleration of YouTube, a video-sharing website that started with humble origins and has gone on to change how we experience the world. With exclusive access to some of YouTube’s biggest stars, the film presents an eye-opening and troubling look at the platform now so powerfully embedded in our lives.

The Pedal Movie

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From the fuzzed out '60s to the experiemental sounds of today, guitar effects pedals have forever changed the course of popular music. In The Pedal Movie, pedal builders, engineers, players, and fans tell the story of how these strange little boxes of noise have evolved through the decades and how a totally unique industry of small scale artisans has grown up around them.

Never Forget

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1944.Inside a Nazi concentration camp, Mel Mermelstein promises his father that if he survives he will tell the world what happened inside Auschwitz and Buchenwald. It is the last time Mermelstein will ever see his family, but the promise he makes will lead to the extraordinary, true chain of events dramatized in Never Forget. Years later in Los Angeles, happily married and successful, Mermelstein (Leonard Nimoy) learns of the Institute for Historical Review, which claims the Holocaust never occurred. Now, honoring a promise made 40 years earlier, Mermelstein risks everything for which he has worked to prove to the neo-Nazi organization that millions of Jews--including his own mother and sisters--were murdered by the Third Reich.

Remembering Anarcha

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Shaded under the shadows of a tall tree at the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery stands a statue of Dr. James Marion Sims, who spent almost two decades practicing medicine in the Montgomery area prior to the start of the Civil War. For many, however, “practicing medicine” is too nice a phrase. Sims is known as “the father of modern gynecology,” but his detractors refer to him as “Father Butcher” for his experiments on enslaved women - without anesthesia or what today would be called “informed consent.” His legacy - and the statues dedicated to him for his medical discoveries and advancements in Montgomery, Columbia, SC, and until its removal in early 2018, New York City’s Central Park - only tell part of the story. The whole story requires questioning who Sims was and who the subjects of his experiments were - the mothers of gynecology. Remembering Anarcha explores these historical figures and issues, along with ethics, race, and the lingering effects on modern society and medicine.

Harry & Meghan: A New Life In Hollywood

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Ever since the former Duke and Duchess of Sussex left royal life for Los Angeles tension has mounted between the two households. The world demanded answers and so much more than they could have ever imagined after the infamous interview rocked the world and left the royal family on the brink of disaster. Has their dramatic exit from royal duties changed royal history forever? The decision was clear - duty or love? They opted for a quieter life away from royal duties, although it is obvious that the public and media interest in their daily lives will never truly subside. Will their decision to start a new life in America distance them in more than just miles from Harry's royal family? Their new life in Hollywood has indeed changed the course of royal history forever. This is Harry & Meghan... A New Life in Hollywood.

Jerry Brown: The Disrupter

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A candid, compelling portrait of former California governor Jerry Brown. During his political career, Brown served four terms as governor and was considered a forward-thinker on inequality and climate change. Today, his lifelong commitment to public service inspires a new generation to enter into politics and continue his legacy.

On Broadway

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For anyone who loves theater, this contemporary history of Broadway is a pure joy! As audiences prepare for the return of live theater after an unprecedented absence of 18 months, an all-star cast tells the inside story of the last time Broadway came back from the brink. 'On Broadway' shows how this revival helped save New York City, thanks to innovative work, a new attention to inclusion, and the sometimes uneasy balance between art and commerce. Interviews with legends of the stage and screen, including Hugh Jackman, Helen Mirren, Christine Baranski, August Wilson, James Corden, Alec Baldwin, John Lithgow, Viola Davis, and Ian McKellen take us behind the scenes of Broadway’s most groundbreaking and beloved shows, from 'A Chorus Line' to 'Hamilton'. Archival clips of iconic performances by Lin Manuel Miranda, Patti Lupone, Bernadette Peters, James Earl Jones and Mandy Patinkin punctuate this hurly-burly ride through the main street of American show business. Now that New York City is facing an uncertain path forward in its recovery from a devastating pandemic, this documentary from Academy Award®-nominated director Oren Jacoby and the producers of 'RBG' shows how Broadway led the way in the city’s last great rebirth and provides a model of how it can come back again.

Charm City

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CHARM CITY delivers a candid portrait of citizens, police, community advocates, and government officials on the frontlines during three years of unparalleled, escalating violence in Baltimore.

Führerbunker: Adolf Hitler's Final Days

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Germany is falling. Once the all powerful country, now being crushed in the Second World War. Adolf Hitler is in hiding. The feared dictator no longer publicly supports his people. The man that fulled this chaos, leaving the country to crumble.These are Adolf Hitler’s final days. Inside the Fuhrerbunker.

Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley

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Whoopi Goldberg pays tribute to the pioneering African American comedienne Jackie 'Moms' Mabley in this special. A stand-up comic who emerged to become a mainstream stage and television star, Mabley pushed the boundaries of comedy by tackling topics such as gender, sex and racism, making her one of the first taboo-pushing comics on the comedy circuit. Directed by Goldberg who also appears, the film includes vintage clips and recordings, as well as recent interviews with many top performers, including Eddie Murphy, Joan Rivers, Kathy Griffin, Robert Klein, Bill Cosby, and Goldberg.

Charles and Diana: Making It Work

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A young lady thrust into a world like no other lives the life only some can dream of‚ her own fairytale. When Prince Charles of Wales announced his engagement to Lady Diana, the world turned on its side. Everybody wanted to catch a glimpse of the new bride. Diana was an overnight sensation; the public loved her. Unfortunately, the fairytale royal lifestyle was not what she thought it would be. Cracks began to form in the royal relationship. Everything seemed fine through the eyes of the public; however, their relationship was slowly crumbling.

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