After the Ball
The life and loves of Music hall singer Vesta Tilley, who married into the nobility
Genre: Documentary, Music
Director: Compton Bennett
Actors: Ballard Berkeley, Clive Morton, Franklyn Scott, Jerry Stovin, Jerry Verno, Laurence Harvey, Leonard Sachs, Margaret Sawyer, Marjorie Rhodes, Pat Kirkwood
Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents
Theory of Obscurity tells the story of the renegade sound and video collective known as The Residents…a story that spans 40 years and is clouded in mystery. Many details surrounding…
Mommy Dead and Dearest
Child abuse, mental illness, and forbidden love converge in this mystery involving a mother and daughter who were thought to be living a fairy tale life that turned out to…
Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever
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Tigers of the Snow
There are only about 300 remaining Siberian Tigers in the wild, restricted to a section of far Eastern Russia, near the coast. Wildlife biologists risk life and limb to track…
Dancing Pina
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Concert for George
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Britain’s Most Fragile Treasure
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No Kings
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The Real Mary Poppins
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Gorbachev. Heaven
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Who the #$&% Is Jackson Pollock?
After semi-truck driver Teri Horton bought a large splatter painting for her friend for $5, she was forced to sell it in her own garage sale when her friend said…
The Importance of Being Oscar
A star-studded BBC film of Oscar Wilde’s glittering and controversial career before his trial for homosexual crimes and tragic fall from grace. Highlights from Oscar’s brilliant comedies such as The…