The definitive documentary on the legendary band The Rolling Stones. The essential and vivid rock documentary is loaded with additional features in this new edition: 1969 tour renditions of Oh Carol... more
In 1971, General Idi Amin seizes control of Uganda. In the eight years following, more than 300,000 people are killed during his fanatical reign of terror. Director Barbet Schroeder went into Uganda... more
Claude Lanzmann directed this intensely moving Holocaust documentary, which draws much of its power from interviews with those who lived through the horror—death camp survivors, workers and Nazi... more
In the '70s and '80s, photographer and activist Nan Goldin became celebrated for her studies of new wave and LGBT urban subcultures and the emerging AIDS crisis. In the late 2010s-having weathered a... more
Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City's African American and Latinx... more
Brooks Hyers, Edith Bouvier Beale, Edie Beale, Norman Peale. A mother and daughter who are cousins with Jackie Kennedy slowly fade from society life to their decaying Long Island home for which this... more
A half dozen thought-provoking documentaries from this French filmmaking legend. Includes Vive Le Tour (1962/19 min.), his short but energetic look at the Tour de France; Humain, Trop Humain (1974/75... more
Through a combination of archival behind-the-scenes footage, new and old interviews and original film, director Martin Scorsese tells the tale of the Rolling Thunder Revue, Bob Dylan's legendary 1975... more
Influential filmmakers Albert and David Maysles scored a cult phenomenon with their 1975 documentary GREY GARDENS, a quirky character study of the eccentric mother and daughter duo (and Jackie... more
Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash. Performance footage and artist interviews make up this prototype of the concert film, which covered the Newport Folk Festival from 1963 to 1967. The rise of famous... more
John Lurie knows absolutely nothing about fishing, but that doesn't stop him from undertaking the adventure of a lifetime on "Fishing with John." Traveling wit his special guests to the most exotic... more
An Academy Award®-winning documentary about a strike by Kentucky mine workers against the Eastover Mining Company. The film traces the efforts and emotions of 180 coal-mining families. ... more
Filmmaker Jean-Pierre Gorin, widely known for his early-seventies collaborations with Jean-Luc Godard in the Dziga Vertov Group, established his singular voice with this trio of accomplished,... more
Klaus Kinski, Werner Herzog. An amazing documentary about a man's efforts to build a world-class opera house in the Amazon rainforest. Fearlessly directed by Les Blank. 1982/color/95... more
SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES include: New digital restoration, 2 audio commentaries, a new documentary, additional scenes, excerpts from Siskel & Ebert tracking their acclaim for the film, and more. Two... more
The legendary French filmmaker Agnes Varda (Cleo from 5 to 7), whose remarkable career began in the 1950s and has continued into the twenty-first century, produced some of her most provocative works... more
Terry Zwigoff's landmark 1995 film is an intimate documentary portrait of underground artist Robert Crumb, whose unique drawing style and sexually and racially provocative subject matter have made... more
Their infusion of avant-garde sensibilities into an NYC garage band ethos guaranteed Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison, and Mo Tucker an influence that would long outstrip their '60s-'70s... more
Made up of intimate, revelatory footage of the singular author and poet filmed over the course of five years, Howard Brookner's 1983 documentary about William S. Burroughs was for decades mainly the... more
Blast off with thrilling footage of America's first Apollo space missions to the moon. The astronauts themselves narrate this historic event that changed the world. Directed by Al Reinert.... more
Godfrey Reggio's acclaimed trilogy examines coldness in human communication, the nature of athletic competitions and the impact of future technology in a mesmerizing blend of sights and sounds.... more
In 1974, Leon Gast (Our Latin Thing) traveled to Africa to film Zaire 74, a music festival planned to accompany an unprecedented sports spectacle: the Rumble in the Jungle, in which late-career... more
This wonderful collection of the barrier-breaking, renowned African-American stage and screen star who mesmerized audiences with his unmistakable baritone voice, gathers eight presentations in a... more
There has never been a filmmaker like Marlon Riggs (1957-1994): an unapologetic gay Black man who defied a culture of silence and shame to speak his truth with resounding joy and conviction. An early... more