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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 8,599 films · Page 108.

Last Stand of the 300 (2007)

documentary film

In 480 B.C, during the Greco-Persian Wars the Persian Empire led by Xerxes I of Persia fought the Greek city-states forces at the pass of Thermopylae in central Greece. This battle was to become known as the Battle of Thermopylae. The only thing stopping the Persians was an army led by King Leonidas I and his 300 Spartans, considered by many to be the greatest soldiers the world has ever known.

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Bob and the Monster (2011)

documentary film, Documentation

This documentary film follows outspoken indie-rock hero Bob Forrest, through his life-threatening struggle with addiction, to his transformation into one of the most influential and controversial drug counselors in the US today. Bob and the Monster crafts contemporary footage, animation and compelling interviews with archival performances and personal videos from Bob's past to reveal the complex layers of this troubled, but hopeful soul. The trailer made its debut online on February 18, 2011.

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Daddy and the Muscle Academy (1991)

documentary film

Daddy and the Muscle Academy focuses on the life and artwork of Tom of Finland, the pseudonym of artist Touko Laaksonen, whose homoerotic illustrations of masculine men produced in the mid 20th century significantly influenced gay culture. The documentary was produced in the years immediately preceding Laaksonen's death in 1991, and features interviews with the artist as well as a retrospective of his illustrations. Individuals who have been influenced by Laaksonen's artwork, notably Etienne, Nayland Blake, Durk Dehner, and Bob Mizer, also appear as interview subjects.

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Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y (1997)

documentary film

Against a backdrop of a chronology of airline skyjacks, the plot of dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y centers on an imagined dialogue between a novelist and a terrorist, based on passages from Don DeLillo's novels Mao II and White Noise. As the plot progresses, it becomes clear that with the increasing media coverage of terrorist hijacks, this power of producing an inward societal shock has been wrestled from the writer by the terrorist. They are 'playing a zero-sum game' where “what the terrorists gain, novelists lose!” We hear Mouna Abdel-Majid of the PLO tell a reporter, "you westerners, you don't understand ...

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March of the Dinosaurs (2011)

documentary film

The film begins on a summer's day in Northern Alaska, 70 million years ago, and a herd of Edmontosaurus and a spiky Edmontonia (identified as Ankylosaur) are feeding on the lush vegetation that grows all around them. Scar, a young male Edmontosaurus, enjoys his life in the Arctic forests with his extended family, and comes across a young male Alaskan Troodon named Patch, who has been feasting on baby Edmontosaurus all summer, but now has to chase smaller, more difficult prey as the babies are too large now. He chases after an Alphadon, but another Troodon grabs the fleeing mammal, and Patch is becoming impatient.

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The Apology (2016)

documentary film

Some 70 years after their imprisonment in so-called "comfort stations", the three "grandmothers"—Grandma Gil in South Korea, Grandma Cao in China, and Grandma Adela in the Philippines—face their twilight years in fading health. After decades of living in silence and shame about their past, they know that time is running out to give a first-hand account of the truth and ensure that this horrific chapter of history is not forgotten. As the film unfolds, their history and the struggles that have shaped them and continue to impact their lives come into view.

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The Way I See It (2020)

documentary film

The film follows the life of Pete Souza, the former Chief Official White House Photographer to former presidents Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama, as the photographer to the president as Souza uses his photography of Obama as commentary to understand where America is now.

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The Cry of Jazz (1959)

documentary film, Documentation, musical film

The Cry of Jazz is set in Chicago at the meeting of a jazz appreciation club of musicians and intellectuals, both Black and White. It is broken up into seven parts. Parts one, three, five, and seven center around conversations among the jazz club members.

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Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006)

documentary film, Slasher

The film is a historical and critical look at slasher films, which includes dozens of clips, beginning with Halloween, Friday the 13th, and Prom Night. The films' directors, writers, producers, and special effects creators comment on the films' making and success. During the Ronald Reagan years, the films get gorier, budgets get smaller, and their appeal diminishes.

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Remembering Leonard Nimoy (2017)

documentary film

The film focuses on the life and career of actor Leonard Nimoy and his battle with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), along with his wishes of increasing awareness and prevention of the illness. Narrated by his daughter Julie with a voiceover appearance by Star Trek actor John de Lancie, the film features interviews with Nimoy's immediate family, his personal physician and private nurse, and lung disease experts.

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Pleasure Factory (2007)

docudrama, LGBTQ-related film

A series of intertwining tales involve "pleasure seekers and pleasure providers" during the course of one night in Geylang, Singapore's red-light district. There are three distinct stories, united only by the presence of characters from all the stories in a streetside eatery: Jonathan, who has yet to lose his virginity, is escorted around Geylang by his army buddy, Kiat, who wants to help his friend make his passage into manhood. The two men visit various brothels, where the touts bestow the various qualities and nationalities of their women, who hail from China, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, India and elsewhere.

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