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Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq

Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq

Ballet · Documentary · Music & Dance

Of the great ballerinas, Tanaquil Le Clercq may have been the most transcendent. She was the foremost dancer of her day until it suddenly all stopped. At age 27, Tanny was struck down by polio and paralyzed. She never danced again.

Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case

Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case

Documentary · Art Documentaries · Culture

An intimate and powerful encounter with one of today's most politically influential artists and the system he challenges.

An American Journey: In Robert Frank's Footsteps

An American Journey: In Robert Frank's Footsteps

Photography · Documentary · Art Documentaries

Robert Frank's The Americans (1958) transformed the landscape of contemporary photography. Fifty years later, filmmaker Philippe Seclier follows in Frank's footsteps, retracing his path step by step on a 15,000 mile odyssey through contemporary America, moving between past and present, photography a…

Beuys

Beuys

Art Documentaries · Fine Art

Using previously untapped visual and audio sources, this one-of-a-kind chronicle of visionary artist Joseph Beuys is an intimate and in-depth look at a human being, his art and ideas, and the way they have impacted the world.

Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton

Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton

Tribeca Film Festival · Biography · LGBTQ

A chronicle of the iconoclastic life of gay poet, filmmaker, and spiritual visionary James Broughton, one of the defining voices of the sexual revolution, whose groundbreaking artistic celebrations of sexuality and the body influenced generations of the 1960's and 70's to profoundly embrace life and…

Bill Cunningham New York

Bill Cunningham New York

Photography · Documentary · Art Documentaries

“We all get dressed for Bill,” says Vogue editrix Anna Wintour. The “Bill” in question is 80+ New York Times photographer Bill Cunningham. For decades, this Schwinn-riding cultural anthropologist has been obsessively and inventively chronicling fashion trends and high society…

Blank City

Blank City

Film Documentaries · Documentary · Art Documentaries

BLANK CITY is an "absorbing snapshot of a daring time" (LA Times) when a disparate crew of renegade filmmakers emerged from an economically bankrupt and dangerous moment in New York history.

Bolshoi Ballet: Swan Lake

Bolshoi Ballet: Swan Lake

Performance · Art Documentaries · Music & Dance

No ballet has such appeal as Swan Lake, a haunting fable of a young man’s naïveté and a beautiful girl’s entrapment in swan’s feathers, all swept up in Tchaikovsky’s emotional music. The Bolshoi prima ballerina Maya Plisetskaya became a world legend in the iconic …

Boneshop of the Heart

Boneshop of the Heart

Documentary · Art Documentaries · Fine Art

This acclaimed and thought-provoking documentary provides a rare and illuminating exploration of the creative process through incisive portraits of five seminal figures from a significant chapter in contemporary American folk art. Variously described as outsiders, naive, or visionary, the artists pr…

Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity

Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity

Documentary · Art Documentaries

Elizabeth Streb and the STREB Extreme Action Company form a motley troupe of flyers and crashers. Propelled by Streb's edict that anything too safe is not action, these daredevils challenge the assumptions of art, aging, injury, gender, and human possibility.

Brick (4KUHD)

Brick (4KUHD)

Mystery · 4K UHD DISC · Film Noir

Brendan Frye is a high school loner, someone who knows all the angles but has chosen to stay on the outside. When the girl he loves turns up dead, he is determined to find the “who” and “why”.

El Bulli: Cooking in Progress

El Bulli: Cooking in Progress

Science · Art Documentaries · Food & Wine

For six months of the year, renowned Spanish chef Ferran Adria closes his restaurant El Bulli and works with his culinary team to prepare the menu for the next season. An elegant, detailed study of food as avant-garde art, EL BULLI: COOKING IN PROGRESS is a tasty peek at some of the world's most inn…

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

RT Certified Fresh · 4K UHD DISC · Horror

Director Robert Wiene and a visionary team of designers crafted a nightmare realm in which light, shadow and substance are abstracted, a world in which a demented doctor and a carnival sleepwalker perpetrate a series of ghastly murders in a small community. This authoritative edition of The Cabinet …

Charlotte Rampling: The Look

Charlotte Rampling: The Look

Art Documentaries · Film Documentaries · Sexuality

THE LOOK features Charlotte Rampling in a series of reflective conversations with artists, friends, and one-time collaborators such as novelist Paul Auster and photographers Peter Lindbergh and Juergen Teller, revealing the personality and philosophies of one of our most iconic screen stars.

Convoy (4KUHD)

Convoy (4KUHD)

4K UHD DISC · Action · Adventure

An action classic based on the runaway hit song, Convoy stars Kris Kristofferson and Ernest Borgnine in a film about scores of truck drivers who unite into a gigantic mile-long convoy along the Arizona highways.

Death Ship (4KUHD)

Death Ship (4KUHD)

Mystery · 4K UHD DISC · Adventure

An ocean liner carrying vacationing passengers collides with a mysterious freighter. The handful of survivors seek refuge aboard the sinister freighter, which turns out to be possessed by the evil forces that once commanded it.

Dirty Diaries: 12 Shorts of Feminist Porn

Dirty Diaries: 12 Shorts of Feminist Porn

LGBTQ · Art Documentaries · Lesbian

Dirty Diaries is a collection of twelve short pornographic films created by a group of feminist filmmakers in Sweden. The series of shorts is intended as a feminist response to traditional pornography -- porn films made by women to explore and celebrate, rather than exploit, female sexuality.

Duane Michals: The Man Who Invented Himself

Duane Michals: The Man Who Invented Himself

Photography · Documentary · Art Documentaries

Duane Michals is a young man of nearly 80 years and one of the American masters of photography. A storyteller, he sometimes incorporates hand-written texts to add another dimension to the meaning of an image. This documentary follows him in his favorite locations (Pittsburgh, New York, Vermont) and …

The Dwarvenaut

The Dwarvenaut

Documentary · Art Documentaries

The Dwarvenaut gives viewers a glimpse into the visionary mind of Brooklyn-based artist and entrepreneur Stefan Pokorny. Director Josh Bishop weaves together memories of Stefan’s tumultuous childhood with his modern day escapades to paint a mesmerizing portrait.

Enter the Ninja (4KUHD)

Enter the Ninja (4KUHD)

4K UHD DISC · Action · Martial Arts

Enter the Ninja explores the absorbing detail the Ninjas lethal, little-known a Art of Invisibilitya which includes the use of hypnotism, explosives, and super-human acrobatic fighting skills. Set in Japan and the Philippines, the film tells the story of Cole (Franco Nero, The Mercenary) a westerner…

Eva Hesse

Eva Hesse

Documentary · Art Documentaries · Biography

Eva Hesse (1936-1970) is one of America’s foremost postwar artists. Her pioneering sculptures, using latex, fiberglass, and plastics, helped establish the post-minimalist movement. Dying of a brain tumor at age 34, she had a mere decade-long career that, despite its brevity, is dense with comp…

Everybody Knows... Elizabeth Murray

Everybody Knows... Elizabeth Murray

Documentary · Art Documentaries · Fine Art

A determined single mom, with nothing but guts and vision, breaks through notorious art world barriers to become one of the outstanding painters of our time.

FLicKeR

FLicKeR

Documentary · Art Documentaries · Culture

This award-winning documentary about poet, calligrapher and mystic Brion Gysin portrays the life and legacy of an artist who believed art could revolutionize human consciousness. This film chronicles Gysin's complex ideas and influence with some key counterculture figures, such as William Burroughs …

Fear and Desire (4KUHD)

Fear and Desire (4KUHD)

4K UHD DISC · Drama · War

In this existential drama—which has the feeling of a waking dream rather than a conventional war film—four soldiers return to their senses after crash-landing in a forest behind enemy lines.

Finding Fela

Finding Fela

Art Documentaries · Music & Dance · Sundance Film Festival

Directed by Alex Gibney, this is the story of Fela Anikulapo Kuti's life, his music, his social and political importance and how his impact transformed the life of many Nigerians and rights activists throughout the world.

A Fistful of Dollars (4KUHD)

A Fistful of Dollars (4KUHD)

4K UHD DISC · Western · Spaghetti Western

Brand New 4K Restoration! A gunfighter (Clint Eastwood) arrives in a grim and dusty border town where two rival bands of smugglers terrorize the impoverished citizens. Though he receives lucrative offers of employment from each gang, his loyalty cannot be bought. He accepts both jobs... and sets in …

Flex is Kings

Flex is Kings

Art Documentaries · Music & Dance · Culture

Flex is Kings is a riveting and awe-inspiring look inside the world of Brooklyn street dancing known as flexing. Directors Michael Beach Nichols and Deidre Schoo take audiences along on the emotional journey of several young dancers; dancers who vie for a chance to make something of themselves by ba…

For a Few Dollars More (4KUHD)

For a Few Dollars More (4KUHD)

4K UHD DISC · Action · Western

Two rival bounty hunters (Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef) join forces to bring murderous bandit El Indio and his vicious gang of criminals to justice.

Forced Perspective

Forced Perspective

Documentary · Art Documentaries

Forced Perspective is an intimate character portrait of iconic Cleveland artist Derek Hess by filmmaker Nick Cavalier. From Derek’s early Euclid Tavern concert posters to his expressive fine art pieces, the film is a journey through Derek’s struggle with alcoholism and bipolar disorder a…

Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film

Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film

Film Documentaries · Documentary · Art Documentaries

This documentary provides a vivid introduction to one of the most important, yet perpetually marginalized, realms of filmmaking: Avant-garde cinema. In its exploration of this expansive domain, FREE RADICALS privileges rare interviews with filmmakers in the avant-garde tradition and includes several…

The Gates

The Gates

Documentary · Art Documentaries · Fine Art

Co-directed by Antonio Ferrera and Albert Maysles, The Gates chronicles the evolution of Christo and Jeanne-Claude's installation from concept to installation, ultimately overcoming public disapproval and transforming Central Park into a visual symphony of color, light, joy and beauty.

Gauguin: Maker of Myth

Gauguin: Maker of Myth

Documentary · National Gallery of Art · Art Documentaries

Paul Gauguin moved away from impressionism to create a new art driven less by observation than by imagination. His gifts as an artist were matched by his talent for creating myths about places, cultures, and most of all, himself.

George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus

George: The Story of George Maciunas and Fluxus

Documentary · Art Documentaries · Architecture

A feature documentary as mercurial as its subject: the impresario of the international avant-garde art movement Fluxus (1962-78). Featuring interviews with Yoko Ono, Jonas Mekas, and Nam June Paik.

Gerhard Richter Painting

Gerhard Richter Painting

Documentary · Art Documentaries · Staff Picks

GERHARD RICHTER PAINTING offers unprecedented insight into the life and work of one of the greatest artists of our time, and is a "gorgeously rendered work of art" (Variety) in its own right.

Gogol Bordello Non-Stop

Gogol Bordello Non-Stop

Music Documentaries · Documentary · Music & Dance

A vibrant chronicle of one of today's most notorious and revered live bands, this film follows Eugene Hutz's gypsy-punk brigade around the world as they spread their liberating libertine musical gospel. Hutz fuses his gypsy heritage with a love of punk rock and burlesque.

Great Directors

Great Directors

Documentary · Art Documentaries

Ten of the greatest filmmakers in the world passionately discuss their craft in Angela Ismailos' hugely entertaining documentary GREAT DIRECTORS. Bernardo Bertolucci, David Lynch, Stephen Frears, Agnes Varda, Ken Loach, Liliana Cavani, Todd Haynes, Catherine Breillat, Richard Linklater and John Say…

The Great Museum

The Great Museum

Documentary · Art Documentaries

Featuring unprecedented access to an influential and multi-faceted institution, The Great Museum reveals the inner-workings of Vienna's Kunsthistorisches Museum, one of the most important art institutions in the world.

Greenwich Village: Music That Defined A Generation

Greenwich Village: Music That Defined A Generation

Music Documentaries · Art Documentaries

Featuring poignant interviews with Pete Seeger, Kris Kristofferson, Don McLean, Peter Yarrow, Arlo Guthrie, Lucy and Carly Simon, Tom Chapin and Judy Collins, among dozens of other music luminaries, GREENWICH VILLAGE: MUSIC THAT DEFINED A GENERATION combines talking heads with rare archival footage …

Hand Gestures

Hand Gestures

Documentary · Art Documentaries

Even today, in order to create a sculpture in bronze, it is necessary to take the same steps taken in the fifth century BC for the Riace bronzes. These steps are not taught in school, but are passed on in the ancient oral tradition and through apprenticeships from artisans. This documentary is a way…

Hannibal (4KUHD)

Hannibal (4KUHD)

Based on Literature · 4K UHD DISC · Thriller

Anthony Hopkins returns to the role of Dr. Hannibal Lecter, the sophisticated killer who comes out of hiding to draw FBI Special Agent Clarice Starling (Julianne Moore) into a high-stakes battle that will test her strength, cunning... and loyalty.

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

Film Documentaries · Documentary · Music & Dance

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction is a personal documentary about the iconic actor in his intimate moments, with clips from some of his 250 films and his own heart-breaking renditions of American folk songs.

Henri Rousseau: Jungles in Paris

Henri Rousseau: Jungles in Paris

Documentary · National Gallery of Art · Art Documentaries

This film examines Henri Rousseau’s career in the context of the French obsession with the exotic in the later nineteenth century during the nation’s colonial expansion and draws on rare archival footage, photos, and ephemera from the period.

Hieronymus Bosch: Touched by the Devil

Hieronymus Bosch: Touched by the Devil

Fine Art · Art Documentaries · Drama

In 2016, the Noordbrabants Museum in the Dutch city of Den Bosch will be holding a special exhibition devoted to the work of Hieronymus Bosch, who died 500 years ago.

A History of Israeli Cinema

A History of Israeli Cinema

Film Documentaries · Documentary · Art Documentaries

Raphaël Nadjari’s extraordinary two-part documentary weaves together clips from more than 70 years of Israeli film with commentary from filmmakers, scholars and critics

Hooligan Sparrow

Hooligan Sparrow

Documentary · Art Documentaries · Sundance Film Festival

State surveillance. Harassment. Imprisonment. Human rights activist Ye Haiyan, AKA Sparrow, knew she faced these risks when she went to Hainan Province to seek justice for six elementary school girls who were sexually abused by their principal. But the scale and intensity of the government's reactio…

The Juche Idea

The Juche Idea

Documentary · Art Documentaries · Culture

Inspired by the real-life story of the South Korean director kidnapped in the 70's to invigorate the North Korean film industry, the film follows Yoon Jung Lee, a young video artist invited to work at a Juche art residency on a North Korean collective farm. The story is told through the films she ma…

Kiki & Herb: Live at the Knitting Factory

Kiki & Herb: Live at the Knitting Factory

Documentary · Music & Dance · Art Documentaries

Justin Bond and Kenny Mellman are Kiki & Herb, worldwide smash punk rebel entertainers, cabaret outsiders, and subversive pop stars who rock all over the world. Join the Tony-nominated duo for their first-ever live DVD from the Knitting Factory in NYC.

Landscape Film: Roberto Burle Marx

Landscape Film: Roberto Burle Marx

Documentary · Earth Day · Art Documentaries

A journey through the art and life of the Brazilian landscape architect and painter best known for the iconic black-and-white mosaic promenades that line Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach.

Last Impresario

Last Impresario

Documentary · Art Documentaries

The Last Impresario is a portrait of Michael White, the enfant terrible of London's theater world in the 1970s. He is the man responsible for introducing Yoko Ono, Merce Cunningham and Pina Bausch to international audiences.

The Last Resort

The Last Resort

Photography · Documentary · Art Documentaries

The Last Resort resurrects Miami Beach of the 1970s, home to a vibrant population of Jewish retirees, through vivid photographs captured by a pair of young artists who dedicated themselves to documenting this unique and fleeting chapter in the city’s history.

Link

Link

Thriller · Cult · 4K UHD DISC

Young graduate student Jane Chase becomes the new assistant to an eccentric zoology professor at the remote home he shares with two brilliant chimpanzees and an elderly orangutan butler named Link. But when one of the chimps is found dead and the professor mysteriously disappears, Link becomes dange…

La Maison de la Radio

La Maison de la Radio

Documentary · Art Documentaries

LA MAISON DE LA RADIO is a vibrant portrait of Radio France, that nation's equivalent of NPR or the BBC. Directed by Nicolas Philibert (To Be and To Have), a master of the documentary genre, LA MAISON shows the day-to-day of a beloved cultural institution, as radio hosts, producers and journalists p…

Matthew Barney: No Restraint

Matthew Barney: No Restraint

Documentary · Art Documentaries

How does artist Matthew Barney use 45,000 pounds of petroleum jelly, a factory whaling vessel, and traditional Japanese rituals to create an art project?

Minimalism

Minimalism

Documentary · Art Documentaries

Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things examines the many flavors of minimalism by taking the audience inside the lives of minimalists from all walks of life

Monk With a Camera

Monk With a Camera

Buddhism · Art Documentaries · Culture

Nicholas Vreeland walked away from a worldly life of privilege to become a Tibetan Buddhist monk in 1972.

Moving from Emptiness: The Life and Art of a Zen Dude

Moving from Emptiness: The Life and Art of a Zen Dude

Art Documentaries · Culture · Spirituality

With brush, ink, and rice paper, Zen painter Alok Hsu Kwang-han uses the play of light and dark to explore energy, creativity, and the art of life. On the verge of his 75th birthday, with a new love in his life, Alok employs his teachings to confront his personal history.

Music from the Big House

Music from the Big House

Documentary · Art Documentaries

Rita Chiarelli, Canada's Queen of the Blues, takes a pilgrimage to the birthplace. Louisiana State Maximum Security Penitentiary a.k.a Angola Prison - what used to be the bloodiest prison in America.Rita's trip turns into a historic jailhouse performance - playing with inmates serving life sentences…

Mutantes: Punk Porn Feminism

Mutantes: Punk Porn Feminism

LGBTQ · Art Documentaries · Lesbian

MUTANTES is a documentary about pro-sex feminism, a movement that seeks to redefine how we understand pornography and its role in media. Through interviews with sex workers, porn actresses, and other members of the sex industry, the film demystifies and explores the various sexual niches of punk por…

Needful Things

Needful Things

4K UHD DISC · Fantasy · Horror

Acting greats Ed Harris and Max Von Sydow head an exceptional cast that includes Bonnie Bedelia (Die Hard I & II), J. T. Walsh (Breakdown) and Amanda Plummer (Pulp Fiction) - in this supernatural thriller that's dark, haunting and a hell of a good scare. Sheriff Alan Pangborn (Harris) has a devi…

Nollywood Babylon

Nollywood Babylon

Documentary · Art Documentaries · Sundance Film Festival

This documentary chronicles the wild world of "Nollywood," a term coined in the early '90s to describe the world’s fastest-growing national cinema based in Lagos, surpassed only by Bollywood in volume. Peppered with outrageously juicy movie clips and buoyed by a rousing score fusing Afropop an…