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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Bing Crosby (May 3, 1903-October 14, 1977) was, without doubt, the most popular and influential multi-media star of the first half of the 20th century. For more than three decades, through radio, film, television and records, he reigned supreme. Bing Crosby Rediscovered, explores the life and legend of this iconic performer, revealing a man far more complex than his public persona.Crosby's estate, HLC Properties, Ltd., granted American Masters unprecedented...
Series
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bruno Sammartino sold-out Madison Square Garden 189 times! Arnold Schwarzenegger called him 'The Star of all stars.' The escape from the Nazis to the world's strongest man-root for Bruno all-over-again, the greatest champion of all time.
3) Eddy's world
Publisher
Lyn Goldfarb Productions
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Eddy Goldfarb is the 100-year-old creative genius behind many of the most popular toys and games of the twentieth century. This is an entertaining, family friendly documentary which takes the viewer into the mind and workshop of the inventor best known for the iconic Yakity Yak Teeth, Kerplunk, Stompers, Bubble Gun and nearly 800 classic toys. The child of immigrants, Eddy designed his first toys while serving on the Batfish Submarine during WWII,...
Series
Publisher
Juno Films
Language
English
Formats
Description
Narrated by Weird Al Yankovic, is a biographical doc about a musician who is not only well known for hits such as Tip Toe Through The Tulips but for his trail-blazing personae that paved the way for other rock stars such as David Bowie, Prince, Iggy Pop, and Boy George. An outcast from a young age, Herbert Khary's rise to stardom as Tiny Tim is the ultimate fairytale. Considered a freak by many of his peers, Tiny Tim left no one unaffected. His wedding...
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Publisher
Kino Lorber
Language
English
Formats
Description
Cornetist/pianist/composer Leon 'Bix' Beiderbecke (1903-1931) was jazz's man who got away - the James Dean, Jim Morrison, and Kurt Cobain of his day. Born in Davenport, Iowa into an upper-middle-class family, Beiderbecke became a legend even in his short lifetime, bringing amazing new energy and unprecedented maturity to the music and influencing generations of musicians. After a bout battling alcoholism, Bix died in Sunnyside, Queens on August 6,...
Series
Publisher
Cinedigm
Language
English
Formats
Description
What destined this young boy from Wales to become the incarnation of absolute evil when he took on the role of cinema's most notorious serial killer? This captivating documentary tells the lesser-known story of a well-known actor: two-time Academy Award winner Anthony Hopkins, whose career has spanned more than 60 years and 300 movies.
7) Julia
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
The film brings to life the legendary cookbook author and television superstar who changed the way Americans think about food, television, and even about women. Using never-before-seen archival footage, personal photos, first-person narratives, and cutting-edge, mouth-watering food cinematography, the film traces Julia Child's twelve year struggle to create and publish the revolutionary Mastering the Art of French Cooking (1961) which has sold more...
Publisher
Your Total Image Productions
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Rosalee Glass survived the Holocaust and made her way to the United States. After turning 80 she started an acting career, competed in beauty pagents and starred in a Super Bowl commercial, showing that it's never too late to live your dreams.
Series
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
An account of the only three men ever to escape from the infamous maximum security prison at Alcatraz. Eastwood portrays Frank Morris, the cunning bank robber who masterminded the elaborately detailed and, as far as anyone knows, ultimately successful, escape.
12) Workhorse queen
Publisher
Breaking Glass Pictures
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
By day, Ed Popil worked as a telemarketer in Rochester, New York. By night, he transformed into drag queen Mrs. Kasha Davis, a 1960s-era housewife and an homage to Ed's mother. After seven years of auditioning to compete on RuPaul's Drag Race, Ed Popil was finally cast and his entertainment industry journey began at age 44. The documentary explores the complexities of reality television's impact on queer performance culture by looking at its impact...
13) Abraham Lincoln
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A three-part documentary event. Abraham Lincoln is a definitive biography of the 16th president, the man who led the country during its greatest crisis. Featuring over seven hours of compelling live-action scripted scenes, interviews with esteemed historians and public figures including President Barack Obama as well as archival materials, and segments acknowledging the invaluable influence of abolitionists-such as Frederick Douglass in seizing the...
15) Decoding Watson
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Discovering the secret of life at age 25 with Francis Crick, Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson has thrived on making headlines ever since. His discovery of DNA's structure, the double helix, revolutionized human understanding of how life works. Uncover his signature achievements, complexities, and contradictions, including his penchant for expressing unfiltered points of view.
16) Genghis blues
Publisher
Docurama
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
The story of a Paul Pena, a blind American blues musician, and his trek to Tuva to live among its inhabitants and compete in their triennial khoomei (throat singing) contest. He is accompanied by a documentary film team and Tuvinian throat singer Kongar-ol Ondar.
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