In a Hollywood career spanning more than 50 years and with 60 movie credits to his name, Jack Nicholson has conquered everyone, becoming the archetypal star who lives according to his own rules. Unmoved by critical approval and conventions he remains the most elusive of American actors.

In 1971, after being rejected by Hollywood, Bruce Lee returned to his parents’ homeland of Hong Kong...

Once the world's most famous astrologer, Walter Mercado seeks to resurrect a forgotten legacy. Raise...
"Lord of the Brush" details the artist John Howe's history and passion for J.R.R. Tolkien's works. J...

Nominated for two primetime Emmy Awards in 1984, this made-for-TV movie follows the true story of Am...

It explores Rita Lee's personal life and her creative process, revealing her musical talent and her ...

When '30s film star Thelma Todd dies mysteriously, her relationship with New York mobster Lucky Luci...

The extraordinary story of disco queen Donna Summer through a rich archive of unpublished film excer...

13 August 1961: the GDR closes the sector borders in Berlin. The city is divided overnight. Escape t...

In 1939, just finished the Spanish Civil War, Spanish republican photographer Francesc Boix escapes ...

The two brothers Jean and Pierre Ravier have opened almost all the "classic" (difficult) routes in c...

In the summer of 1939, people enjoyed the good weather, ignoring politics and pessimistic prediction...

Carne Ross was a government highflyer. A career diplomat who believed Western Democracy could save u...

Profile of actress Greta Garbo, narrated by Glenn Close

Shere Hite’s 1976 bestselling book, The Hite Report, liberated the female orgasm by revealing the mo...

Set in past, present, and future South Africa — an invitation into a poetic, memory-driven explorati...

Using original footage and interviews, this documentary tells the nail-biting story of Apollo 13 and...

This year marks the 50th anniversary of ABBA’s iconic Eurovision victory, a milestone that calls for...

On the eve of the publication of a biography of Claude Jutra, one of the most famous and celebrated ...

The life and work of painter Mário Cesariny de Vasconcelos (1923-2006), one of the most important ar...