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Empire
1965 • Documentary
Filmed by Jonas Mekas from the 44th floor of the Time-Life Building, “Empire” explores the passage of time without the use of characters or a traditional narrative. The film, th…
Why matched: genres Documentary
The Queen
1968 • Documentary
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 dressin…
Why matched: genres Documentary
David Bowie: Five Years
2013 • Music • TV Movie • Documentary
Featuring a wealth of previously unseen archive, this film looks at how Bowie continually evolved: from Ziggy Stardust to the Soul Star of Young Americans, to the ‘Thin White Du…
Why matched: genres Music, TV Movie
David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust
2012 • Music • TV Movie • Documentary
BBC documentary telling the story of how David Bowie arrived at one of the most iconic creations in pop history - Ziggy Stardust - with contributions from colleagues and famous…
Why matched: genres Music, TV Movie
When You're Strange
2010 • Music • Documentary
The creative chemistry of four brilliant artists —drummer John Densmore, guitarist Robby Kreiger, keyboardist Ray Manzarek and singer Jim Morrison— made The Doors one of America…
Why matched: genres Music, Documentary
Public Speaking
2011 • Documentary
Martin Scorsese’s portrait of writer and social commentator Fran Lebowitz, celebrated for her sharp wit and observations on modern life. Filmed at New York’s Waverly Inn and int…
Why matched: genres Documentary
Imagine
1972 • Music • TV Movie • Documentary
A surreal, half-fiction, half real life footage of a day in the life of John lennon and Yoko Ono, composed to music from John's historic 'Imagine' album and Yoko's 'Fly'.
Why matched: genres Music, TV Movie
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
1968 • Documentary
Also known as Walden, Jonas Mekas’s first diary film is a six-reel chronicle of his life in 1960s New York, interweaving moments with family, friends, lovers, and artistic idols…
Why matched: genres Documentary
Cocksucker Blues
1972 • Music • Documentary
This fly-on-the-wall documentary follows the Rolling Stones on their 1972 North American Tour, their first return to the States since the tragedy at Altamont.
Why matched: genres Music, Documentary
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
2010 • Documentary
A riveting and emotional journey into the world of writer William S. Burroughs, a man considered as cold as an iceberg on a winter night.
Why matched: genres Documentary
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
2003 • Music • Documentary
A years-in-the-making documentary on the legendary punk band the Ramones. Through a mixture of archival footage, archival and new interviews with all members of the band's vario…
Why matched: genres Music, Documentary
Halston
2019 • Documentary
From Iowa to Studio 54, this investigation into the rags-to-riches story of America’s first superstar designer uncovers the cautionary tale of an artist who sold his name to Wal…
Why matched: genres Documentary
Danny Says
2015 • Music • Documentary
DANNY SAYS is a documentary unveiling the amazing journey of Danny Fields. Fields has played a pivotal role in music and culture with seminal acts including: the Doors, the Velv…
Why matched: genres Music, Documentary
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
2000 • Documentary
A compilation of over 30 years of private home movie footage shot by Lithuanian-American avant-garde director Jonas Mekas, assembled by Mekas "purely by chance", without concern…
Why matched: genres Documentary
Mickey: The Story of a Mouse
2022 • Documentary
Mickey Mouse is one of the most enduring symbols in our history. Those three simple circles take on meaning for virtually everyone on the planet. So ubiquitous in our lives that…
Why matched: genres Documentary
Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
2019 • Documentary
Legendary and controversial attorney Roy Cohn was a power broker in the rough and tumble world of New York City business and politics. Senator Joseph R. McCarthy’s top counsel d…
Why matched: genres Documentary
Studio 54
2018 • Documentary
Studio 54 was the epicenter of 70s hedonism - a place that not only redefined the nightclub, but also came to symbolize an entire era. Its co-owners, Ian Schrager and Steve Rube…
Why matched: genres Documentary
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
2010 • Documentary
A thoughtful portrait of a renowned artist, this documentary shines the spotlight on New York City painter Jean-Michel Basquiat. Featuring extensive interviews conducted by Basq…
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Lions Love
1969 • Comedy
Three actors in Hollywood live and love together. A director comes from New York to make a movie about actors and Hollywood.
Why matched: genres Comedy
The Velvet Underground
2021 • Music • Documentary
Experience the iconic rock band's legacy in the first major documentary to tell their story. Directed with the era’s avant-garde spirit by Todd Haynes, this kaleidoscopic oral h…
Why matched: genres Music, Documentary