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With Love from Truman

At his Long Island beach house, and on the occasion of the publication of his masterful nonfiction novel In Cold Blood, reporter Karen Dennison interv

1966

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

The extraordinary life of Orson Welles (1915-85), an enigma of Hollywood, an irreducible independent creator: a musical prodigy, an excellent painter,

2014

Riefenstahl

Explores Leni Riefenstahl's artistic legacy and her complex ties to the Nazi regime, juxtaposing her self-portrayal with evidence suggesting awareness

2024

Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!

In celebration of the publisher's 75th anniversary, the hour-long special will take a detailed look at the company's journey from fledgling comics pub

2014

Rivers and Tides

Portrait of Andy Goldsworthy, an artist whose specialty is ephemeral sculptures made from elements of nature.

2001

Of Time and the City

British director Terence Davies reflects on his birthplace of Liverpool - his memories of growing up there and how it has changed in the years since -

2008

Avicii - I'm Tim

Before Avicii, there was Tim. Through his own words, witness how a prodigious musical talent became one of the defining artists of his generation.

2024

The Meaning of Monty Python

A discussion between John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones about their film The Meaning of Life

2013

Trekkers: A Fan's Guide

Few TV series inspire devotion and loyalty the way star trek has, the classic sci-fi show has millions of dedicated followers around the world, with m

2008

Bowie at the BBC

A look back at the long and brilliant career of legendary British singer and actor David Bowie (1947-2016) through his appearances on the BBC in inter

2017

Greenfingers

Following fateful scientific reports, protestors pose the argument for a better future against the vested interest of industry. Small to large, indivi

2022

Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes

The story of the rise to stardom of Joaquin Phoenix, an actor of magnetic physique, tumultuous past, socially committed, who for years has offered out

2024

Geniale Frauen - Malerinnen von der Renaissance bis zum Klassizismus

2024

Dolly Parton : L'Amérique réconciliée

The absolute queen of country music, Dolly Parton succeeded in rallying a fractured America to her peroxide-colored beehive and her self-assumed parad

2025

I'm Not Everything I Want to Be

After the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, Libuše Jarcovjáková, a young female photographer, strives to break free from the constraints of C

2024

Egon Schiele: Between Love and Hate

An account of the short life and the astonishing and provocative work of the Austrian painter Egon Schiele (1890-1918), seen through the peculiar poin

2018

Banksy Does New York

On October 1, 2013, the elusive street artist Banksy launched a month-long residency in New York, an art show he called Better Out Than In. As one new

2014

Les Mains magnétiques, Ernest Pignon-Ernest

Ernest Pignon Ernest is a French visual artist who is considered one of the pioneers of urban art in France. This film recounts the major stages of a

2023

La corte de Ana

She appeared when Spain was waking up from a long post-war period and crying with melodramas starring children, a child prodigy unlike any other; a gi

2020

Song of the Open Road

A portrait of Paul Joe Vest and requiem for people living and dying with AIDS he composed setting poems of Walt Whitman to music.

1992