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Depeche Mode: SPIRITS in the Forest

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Across 2017/2018 Depeche Mode embarked on their Global Spirit Tour, in which they performed to more than 3 million fans at 115 shows across the globe. This new visually-striking film, directed by award-winning filmmaker and longtime artistic collaborator Anton Corbijn, captures the energy and spectacle of the band’s performance from the tour along with a deeper look into how their music and shows have been woven into the fabric of their fans’ lives.Through the deeply emotional stories of six special Depeche Mode fans, the film shows not only how and why the band’s popularity and relevance has continued to grow over the course of their career, but provides a unique look into music’s incredible power to build communities, enable people to overcome adversity, and create connections across the boundaries of language, location, gender, age, and circumstance.Artfully shot and expertly edited, Depeche Mode: SPIRITS in the Forest goes beyond the typical concert film, weaving together exhilarating musical performances, filmed at the final shows of the Global Spirit Tour in Berlin’s famed Waldbühne (“Forest Stage”), with intimate documentary footage filmed in fans’ hometowns across the globe.

McQueen

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A personal look at the extraordinary life, career and artistry of Alexander McQueen. Through exclusive interviews with his closest friends and family, recovered archives, exquisite visuals and music, “McQueen” is an authentic celebration and thrilling portrait of an inspired yet tortured fashion visionary.

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

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Z Channel, a once renowned Pay TV station based entirely in Los Angeles, was legendary for its innovative film programming. Operating from 1974 until 1989, it showcased hard-to-find European and Asian cinema, as well as a wide variety of American films, screened in their uncut glory.

The Inventor: Out For Blood in Silicon Valley

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Riveting look at the now-defunct company Theranos and its enigmatic founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes, whose ambition to revolutionize blood testing through biotechnology spawned one of the biggest frauds in Silicon Valley.

Vince Carter: Legacy

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This all-access documentary honors eight-time NBA All-Star and Olympic gold medalist, Vince Carter, while exploring the complex emotions of his farewell season. See the transformation of the NBA’s longest career athlete who was first known for highlight-reel dunks and now leaves behind a legacy unlike any other player who came before him. Features interviews with Julius Erving, Charles Barkley, Allen Iverson, Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd, Dominique Wilkins, Kenny Smith, and Ernie Johnson.

By Sidney Lumet

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In a never before seen interview filmed a few years before his death, Sidney Lumet guides us through his life and work. Weaving it through his films, director Nancy Buirski reveals the man and artist.

12th Hour

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Can humans solve the climate crisis? 12th Hour delves into humanity's psychological resistance to ecological change, and why such changes are needed in order to avoid an irreversible cataclysm.

The Cockettes

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November 7, 1971. Throngs of celebrities, socialites, drag queens, and rock stars crowded into the Anderson Theater on New York's Lower East Side for The Big Apple's first glimpse of The Cockettes, San Francisco's notorious theatrical troupe. "Everyone was there!" recalled actress Sylvia Miles, "All the 'beautiful people'..." It was a night that, for better or worse, none present would forget. Opening night in New York would prove to be the apex of The Cockettes' glamour and notoriety, both within The Cockettes' own dreams and in the public imagination. Resplendent in glitter and thrift-store finery, The Cockettes emerged from San Francisco's 1960s psychedelic counterculture into the burgeoning sexual revolutions of the 1970s. Male and female, straight and gay, The Cockettes began as a ragtag ensemble of hippie escapees from middle-class America, with idealistic dreams and a shared affinity for dressing-up, old movie musicals, and LSD. Combining grand camp spectacle with the endearing awkwardness of a high school operetta production, The Cockettes thrilled audiences as much with their unpredictability as with their triumphs. The Cockettes became a huge sensation in San Francisco, drawing crowds from the gay and hippie countercultures as well as from high society. When famed writer Truman Capote and film critic Rex Reed came to a show and spread the word to their East Coast chums, it began a madcap saga of grand delusions that led to one of the most anticipated, and most disastrous, theatrical debuts in off-off Broadway history. In many ways, The Cockettes were the first gender revolutionaries. Not only did they upend all conventional notions of gender, but they also subverted the existing conventions of drag which were mainly about female impersonation. According to John Waters “it was complete sexual anarchy, which is always a beautiful thing!”

It Started as a Joke

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It Started as a Joke is a feature documentary that chronicles the decade-long run of the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival - including a final farewell show. The film celebrates Eugene's unique brand of humor and his role in the alternative comedy movement, offers a bittersweet goodbye to an era, and reminds us of the healing properties of comedy - even in the most challenging of life's circumstances. The film includes interviews with MICHAEL IAN BLACK, KRISTEN SCHAAL, WYATT CENAC, IRA GLASS, JOHN HODGMAN, KUMAIL NANJIANI, REGGIE WATTS and MICHAEL SHOWALTER, along with performances by JANEANE GAROFALO, JIM GAFFIGAN, JON GLASER, MIKE BIRBIGLIA, BOBCAT GOLDTHWAIT and more.

American Rodeo: A Cowboy Christmas

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The two weeks before the Fourth of July are unofficially called "Cowboy Christmas," as there are 65 rodeos across 25 states and that many chances for the cowboys to win money. "Cowboy Christmas" follows four professional rodeo cowboys (steer wrestlers) as they travel the rodeo circuit looking for fame and fortune. From small towns in bustling cities from Arizona to North Dakota follow the cowboys participating in the 150 year-old tradition of bucking broncs and roping calves.

Blake Shelton: Oklahoma Star

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Blake Shelton is one of the biggest country stars the world has ever seen. Taking inspiration from some of the genre’s greatest artists like Willy Nelson and Tim McGraw, Blake knew that his destiny was in music and would stop at nothing to achieve his dreams. In 2001, Blake was terrified he was going to be a one-hit wonder. His debut single "Austin" topped country radio charts for five consecutive weeks. He was 25 years old, seven years into his Nashville run and convinced that such staggering early success would be the height of his career. However, Austin turned out to be a career establishing hit, and he has managed to maintain his status as one of the most popular country artists of all time, releasing over 10 albums by 2021.

The Giant Killer

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A shocking investigation of the incredible life and mysterious death of America's smallest war hero. At 4'9" 97lbs, he achieved the impossible by becoming a Green Beret Captain, mercenary, and spy... Only to be killed 2 weeks after his final confession.

State of Play: Trophy Kids

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The growing obsession of parents in the scholastic athletic competition of their children is the focus of this first installment in HBO Sports innovative new documentary series. Each new edition spotlights a topic or person whose impact on the sports world is undeniable, opening with a brief overview followed by a verite documentary and, finally, a roundtable discussion led by executive producer Peter Berg (TV's Friday Night Lights).

John Lennon: The Dreamer

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Relive the dramatic story of one of the greatest songwriters to have ever lived. Experience his transformation from performing in the small clubs of Liverpool to packed out stadia across the globe.Witness the growth of the cheeky mop topped Liverpudlian, as he revolutionises the peacenik movement, standing as an icon for hope against the war in Vietnam.John Lennon spread his message of Peace and Love through his lyrics, dreaming of a more inclusive society.Look back on the remarkable life of Rock and Roll's greatest visionary, John Lennon, The Dreamer.

Lebron James: King of the Court

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The biggest star in basketball today. LeBron James. From an early age his incredible talents were sought after and admired. After impressing scouts with his skills in high school, he skipped college to join the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers and would later go on to play for the Miami Heat and the legendary Los Angeles Lakers. Along with Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan, LeBron James will go down as one of the greatest to ever do it on the court.

Jodorowsky's Dune

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The tale of Jodorowsky and his Dune is a fascinating trip through creativity and imagination, a story about the relentless pursuit of a dream, and the necessity of art. In pre-production for over two years, the film was to star Jodorowsky's own 12-year-old son Brontis alongside Orson Welles, Mick Jagger, David Carradine and even Salvador Dali, set to a musical score by Pink Floyd and art-design by some of the most provocative talents of the era, including H.R. Giger and Jean 'Moebius' Giraud.

A Faster Horse

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From David Gelb (JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI), A FASTER HORSE explores the drama, passion and challenges behind the creation of the new Ford Mustang, while chronicling the powerful history that turned a car into a cultural icon.

What Is Cinema?

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Academy Award-winning filmmaker Chuck Workman’s documentary What Is Cinema? tackles the question of its title through over 100 clips and new interviews with Mike Leigh, Jonas Mekas, Yvonne Rainer, David Lynch, video artist Bill Viola, Robert Altman, Kelly Reichardt, Costa-Gavras, Ken Jacobs, Michael Moore, critic J. Hoberman, and others, andwith archival interviews from Robert Bresson, Alfred Hitchcock, Chantal Akerman, Akira Kurosawa, Abbas Kiarostami, and more. The film also includes commissioned sequences from experimental artists Lewis Klahr and Phil Solomon. What Is Cinema? not only asks a poignant question, but chronicles the best of filmmaking today and proposes where cinema will go, and should go, in the future.

Excalibur: Behind the Movie

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Excalibur told the tale of King Arthur and the Sword in the Stone and helped start the careers of actors Liam Neeson, Gabriel Byrne, Helen Mirren and Patrick Stewart. They join other cast and crew to share memories about this masterpiece.

Mosul

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Mosul, Iraq's second largest city is overrun by ISIS fighters and the Islamic State, imposing a reign of terror to the city, as a disgraced and disorganized Iraqi Army retreats to Baghdad. Years later, a revitalized army of Iraqi soldiers and militiamen mobilize to liberate the city. ALI MULA, an Iraqi journalist, joins this army of uneasy allies to find out if they can put aside their sectarian differences and free their country. MULA encounters an unforgettable group of characters ranging from a Sunni tribal leader named "the Crocodile", a militia leader avenging the death of her husband, an Iraqi Army colonel brushing aside sectarian differences, to refugees fleeing from the brutality of ISIS occupation. In the aftermath of Mosul's liberation and back home again in Baghdad, MULA ponders the question: Is the war against ISIS over, or have the seeds of the next sectarian conflict already been sown?

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