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Patti Smith: Dream of Life
2008 • Music • Documentary
An intimate portrait of poet, painter, musician and singer Patti Smith that mirrors the essence of the artist herself.
Matched on: Smith
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
2019 • Music • Documentary
Part documentary, part concert film, part fever dream, this film captures the troubled spirit of America in 1975 and the joyous music that Dylan performed during the fall of tha…
Why matched: genres Music, Documentary
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library
2017 • Documentary
A documentary about how a dominant cultural and demographic institution both sustains their traditional activities and adapts to the digital revolution.
Why matched: genres Documentary
Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures
2016 • Documentary
Nude men in rubber suits, close-ups of erections, objects shoved in the most intimate of places—these are photographs taken by Robert Mapplethorpe, known by many as the most con…
Why matched: genres Documentary
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
2017 • Music • Documentary
The life and successes of iconic music executive Clive Davis, from his miraculous start at Columbia Records through his trailblazing work at Arista Records and J Records, with a…
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
Burroughs: The Movie
1984 • Documentary
An exploration of Burroughs’ life story, as told by Burroughs himself along with many of his contemporaries, including Allen Ginsberg, Brion Gysin, Francis Bacon, Herbert Huncke…
Matched on: Smith
Song to Song
2017 • Drama • Romance
In this modern love story set against the Austin, Texas music scene, two entangled couples — struggling songwriters Faye and BV, and music mogul Cook and the waitress whom he en…
Why matched: genres Drama, Romance
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
2007 • Documentary
An account of the professional and personal life of renowned American photographer Annie Leibovitz, from her early artistic endeavors to her international success as a photojour…
Why matched: genres Documentary
The Big Empty
2003 • Drama • Mystery • Science Fiction
Struggling actor John Person agrees to drive a blue suitcase from Los Angeles to the small town of Baker, Calif., and hand it over to a mysterious cowboy in return for having hi…
Why matched: genres Drama, Mystery
West of Memphis
2012 • Documentary
The documentary tells the hitherto unknown story behind an extraordinary and desperate fight to bring the truth to light. Told and made by those who lived it, the filmmakers' un…
Why matched: genres Documentary