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Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
2004 • History • Documentary
A documentary on the Z Channel, one of the first pay cable stations in the US, and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974, the LA-based channel's eclectic slate o…
Why matched: genres History, Documentary
Reel Injun
2010 • History • Documentary
The evolution of the depiction of the various Native American peoples in cinema, from the silent era to the present day: how their image on the screen has changed the way to und…
Why matched: genres History, Documentary
Blue in the Face
1995 • Comedy
A wacky group of locals visit the neighborhood cigar shop, looking for good times and finding plenty of hilarious fun. But when the greedy owner threatens to close the shop for…
Why matched: genres Comedy
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
2007 • Music • Documentary
As the front man of the Clash from 1977 onwards, Joe Strummer changed people's lives forever. Four years after his death, his influence reaches out around the world, more strong…
Why matched: genres Music, Documentary
Gimme Danger
2016 • Music • Documentary
No other band in rock'n'roll history has rivaled The Stooges' combination of heavy primal throb, spiked psychedelia, blues-a-billy grind, complete with succinct angst-ridden lyr…
Why matched: genres Music, Documentary
Year of the Horse
1997 • Music • Documentary
A document of Neil Young and Crazy Horse's 1996 concert tour. Director Jarmusch conducts interviews about the band's long history, interspersed with backstage footage from the 1…
Matched on: Jarmusch
Punk: Attitude
2005 • Music • Documentary
From London's 1970 mod scene to Sonic Youth, punk music has always been about attitude and anarchy. This comprehensive rockumentary traces the roots of punk, from The Velvet Und…
Why matched: genres Music, Documentary
In the Soup
1992 • Drama • Comedy
An aspiring young filmmaker gets involved with an eccentric gangster for the financing of his first film.
Why matched: genres Drama, Comedy
Cannes Man
1996 • Drama • Comedy • Documentary
Film producer Sy Lerner makes a bet with a fellow film executive that he can turn any nobody into a star at the Cannes Film Festival. A New York cab driver who is visiting the f…
Why matched: genres Drama, Comedy
Lightning Over Water
1980 • Documentary
Director 'Nicholas Ray' is eager to complete a final film before his imminent death from cancer. Wim Wenders is working on his own film Hammett (1983) in Hollywood, but flies to…
Why matched: genres Documentary
Sling Blade
1996 • Drama
Karl Childers, a mentally disabled man, has been in the custody of the state mental hospital since the age of 12 for killing his mother and her lover. Although thoroughly instit…
Why matched: genres Drama
Straight to Hell
1987 • Crime • Comedy • Western
A gang of bank robbers with a suitcase full of money go to the desert to hide out. After burying the loot, they find their way to a surreal town full of cowboys who drink an awf…
Why matched: genres Crime, Comedy