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Stuart Sutcliffe: The Lost Beatle
The Beatles - John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr? But Lennon's artist roommate Stuart Sutcliffe was there at the start, playing bass. And his style forever shaped the band. Pierce the mystique that surrounds the start-up of the Beatles. See the down-and-out existence in Liverpool and Hamburg's sex quarter. Meet his lover Astrid Kirchherr, Klaus Voorman, Tony Sheridan.

- 2005
Jack McGann: From Cage to Ring
This documentary focuses on the transition required to switch fight codes with exclusive access to MMA star Jack McGann in the lead up to his boxing debut. Presented by Stephen Graham.
- 2020
The Joy of Winning

- 2018
Iliza Shlesinger: Freezing Hot
Smart and brazen comedian Iliza Shlesinger applies her fresh, laugh-out-loud perspective to the universal struggles between men and women.

- 2015
Queen Live at Wembley '86
One of the world's biggest bands return to the scene of their Live Aid (1985) triumph a year earlier to play all their greatest hits in front of a packed Wembley Stadium.

- 1986
Ralphie May: Girth of a Nation
The predecessor to the highly rated Prime Cut special, Girth Of A Nation find the ebonics-fluent comic getting comfortable in equal-opportunity offender mode.

- 2006
Stone Time Touch

- 2007
Ralphie May: Prime Cut
Ralphie May returns with another installment of his hilarious insights and observations. Videotaped on location at The Tennessee Theatre in Knoxville, TN, Ralphie keeps the audience in stitches as he offers commentary on the topics he's most passionate about: mullets, dudes who wear flip-flops, being right vs. being happy, his favorite gifts, and silence!

- 2007
The World of Liberace
Known for flamboyant excess on stage, Liberace dazzled the world and was the highest-paid entertainer in the world. Renowned director Tony Palmer dives into his lifestyle, dreams and fears.

- 1973
Kevin Smith: Silent But Deadly
The comedian discusses his marriage, his life, his friends and his kid.

- 2018
Witness from Dinotopia
Witness From Dinotopia is a half-hour special designed to generate awareness and high interest in ABC's six-hour mega-series event: Dinotopia, premiering Sunday May 12, 2002 AD. This unique half-hour special generates mystery and intrigue as it offers glimpses of the amazing world of Dinotopia. "Witness" is based on an interview between a print journalist and a curious young man who was recently picked up at sea - who claims to have spent years on an incredible lost island - Dinotopia.

- 2002
Warriors of Honor
The Revolutionary War united America. Less than one hundred years later a bloody Civil War divided it. Most Americans believe that Southerners fought to preserve slavery; however, a much deeper divide existed between North and South. Two drastically different cultures had emerged on the American landscape. This documentary places the war in its historical and cultural context. It guides the viewer through the causes and major battles of the Civil War while providing insight into the lives of two stalwart men who fought for the South. Both were masterful generals, brilliant strategists and, above all, faithful Christians. The faith of these "Warriors of Honor" governed their lives on and off the battlefield, and their legacies continue even today.

- 2004
The Sci-Fi Boys
Legendary all-stars of cinema bring to life the evolution of science-fiction and special effects films from the wild and funny days of B-movies to blockbusters that have captured the world's imagination. This is the story of the Sci-Fi Boys, who started out as kids making amateur movies inspired by Forrest J Ackerman's FAMOUS MONSTERS magazine and grew up to take Hollywood by storm, inventing the art and technology for filming anything the mind can dream

- 2006
Shakira in Concert: El Dorado World Tour
Shakira is a truly global superstar who, by the age of 18, had taken Latin America by storm, before conquering international markets at 24 with her crossover hit "Whenever Wherever". Since then, she has continued to break barriers and records around the world with her unique blend of Latin sounds, rock and roll, and world music. Now, she celebrates her triumphant return to the stage in 2018 with a thrilling concert film documenting her acclaimed El Dorado World Tour, to be shown in theaters worldwide this November. Following the hugely successful release of her album El Dorado - which eventually earned her a Grammy for Best Latin Pop Vocal Album and a Latin Grammy for Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album - Shakira returned to the world stage with her most celebrated show yet, performing recent smashes such as "Chantaje" and "La Bicicleta" as well as hits from her 20+ year repertoire including "Hips Don't Lie", "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" and "Estoy Aqui", to sold out stadiums and arenas across the planet. For two nights only, the cinema version relives the larger-than-life show on the big screen, and through documentary footage and Shakira's own words highlights what it took for Shakira and her team to bring the career-highlight show to 22 countries and nearly a million fans, following the drama of having to postpone the entire tour due to a vocal cord injury in November 2017.

- 2019
Road to Emmaus
Mourning the death of Jesus, two first-century travelers were joined by a mysterious stranger. Over the next few hours, the stranger revealed many mysteries that lay hidden in the ancient Scriptures. Soon, the purpose of Jesus' life became clear...and the travelers' sadness turned to great joy. Now you can learn what they learned. Discover the key to life...on the Road to Emmaus. Winner: 2010 Bronze Crown Award - Best Drama Under $250,000 at the International Christian Visual Media Association

- 2010
The Story of Lassie
Documentary about canine superstar Lassie, combining film clips, still photographs, home movies, archival footage and on-camera interviews with many figures involved with the Lassie films or television series.
- 1994
Close Encounters: Proof of Alien Contact
This documentary examines whether UFOs are real. It examines over 250 amateur video clips, evaluates several recent revelations about Roswell, and examines footage of the removal of an alien implant.

- 2000
Shirley MacLaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1934, Shirley MacLaine was the product of a strict middle-class background from which she and her brother, the future actor Warren Beatty, escaped into the fantasy world of show-biz. Her ballet training and her long-legged pixie charm led to rapid success on Broadway in musical comedy. Inevitably, Hollywood called and by 1955 Shirley was cast in Hitchcock's The Trouble With Harry. It wasn't too long before the fine dramatic roles also came to her opposite the most popular leading men of the time, like Fred MacMurray, Jack Lemmon, Frank Sinatra, Clint Eastwood and Robert Mitchum. But Shirley was not only known for her capacity to play opposite major male stars, she also soon made it clear that women had equal importance for her, both as fellow players and as real life friends. These women included Audrey Hepburn, Julia Roberts, and former Congresswoman Bella Abzug. It was apparent that this once perky "gypsy" of Broadway would leave her mark as one of the finest actresses of her day, an Academy-Award winner, who is ready and able to tackle any role that seems equal to her intelligence and talent. Her widely varied interests encompass the political, the literary and the mystical.

- 1996
Princess Diana: The Quiet Revolution
No one in history has ever been so universally adored as Diana, Princess of Wales. In her short life she captivated the world with her beauty, charm and limitless compassion. Her legacy still lives on two decades after her tragic death.

- 2017
The Falconer Sport of Kings
Join the quest of International martial arts champion Eddie Brochin to become a master of falconry Leading him to Mongolia where he learns to fly eagles from the descendants of Gengis Khan.

- 2013
Magical Reef: The Islands of the Four Kings
Dive into an underwater paradise between the islands of Indonesia, where the vibrant coral reef houses species of sea life found nowhere on Earth.

- 2020
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
There never was a star quite like her. Adored by adults and children alike, at four she already led at the Box Office - ahead of Gable and Cooper. Her films saved a movie studio from bankruptcy, and a President credited her with raising the morale of Depression-weary Americans. Her earliest movies gave a foretaste of her talents and soon would become the songs and dances that helped make those movies immortal. Here she is at her heart-stirring best in films like Little Miss Marker, Now and Forever, The Little Princess, and The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer. Also appearing: actors Caesar Romero, Alice Faye and Gloria Stuart, and former child actors Jane Withers, Darryl Hickman, Dick "Dickie" Moore, Marcia Mae Jones, and stand-in Marilyn Granas. Our host is an entertainment legend in his own right - Tommy Tune.

- 1993
Totem: The Return of the G'psgolox Pole
This feature-length documentary traces the journey of the Haisla people to reclaim the G'psgolox totem pole that went missing from their British Columbia village in 1929. The fate of the 19th century traditional mortuary pole remained unknown for over 60 years until it was discovered in a Stockholm museum where it is considered state property by the Swedish government.

- 2003
Kim's Video
Playing with the forms and tropes of various cinema genres, the filmmaker sets off on a quest to find a legendary lost video collection of 55,000 movies in Sicily.

- Metascore59
- 2023