The prodigious genesis of a monument of world literature, too often reduced to its popular success, also recounts the tormented conversion of its author, Victor Hugo, to the ideal of social progress.
Werner Herzog's documentary film about the "Grizzly Man" Timothy Treadwell and what the thirteen sum...
In 1998 Marco Pantani, the most flamboyant and popular cyclist of his era, won both the Tour de Fran...
You've never heard of Jonathan Hoefler or Tobias Frere-Jones but you've seen their work. They run th...
Thomas Hart Benton's paintings were energetic and uncompromising. Today his works are in museums, bu...
Kate Winslet has charted her own course, choosing to play authentic women with complex psyches and r...
Actor/director Sidney Poitier discusses his life and career. He tells of his upbringing in Jamaica; ...
In a Hollywood career spanning more than 50 years and with 60 movie credits to his name, Jack Nichol...
Daniel Johnston stars in this psychedelic short film about an aging musician coming to terms with th...
Documentary that gives background on Trollope's life from childhood, adolescence, adulthood and deat...
The story of the evolution of a boy from Nebraska who became one of the most respected men in the wo...
This shows physicist Stephen Hawking's life as he deals with the ALS that renders him immobile and u...
A documentary about Boris Nemtsov, a prominent figure of Russian political opposition and an outspok...
Born in Berlin in 1896, Lotte Eisner became famous for her passionate involvement in the world of bo...
Her rise was a global phenomenon. Her downfall was a cruel national sport. People close to Britney S...
Elem Klimov's documentary ode to his wife, director Larisa Shepitko, who was killed in an auto wreck...
When we think of a prolific, yet tumultuous career in Hollywood... A name stands out amongst the cro...
All About Ann celebrates the achievements of larger-than-life Ann Richards, who became the first ele...
The shocking story of Richard Leopold and Nathan Loeb, two wealthy college students who murdered a 1...
Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning monarch in the history of Great Britain and the Commonwea...
A dialogue-free documentary on former magazine model Pandora Peaks, with narration by Peaks and Meye...