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If You Like... Documentaries
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Anvil!
At 14, Toronto school friends Steve Lips Kudlow and Robb Reiner made a pact to rock together forever. They meant it. Their band, Anvil, went on the become the demigods of Canadian metal, releasing one of the heaviest albums in metal history, 1982s Metal on Metal. The album influenced a musical generation, including Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax, that went on to sell millions of records. But Anvils career took a different path]straight to obscurity. Director Sacha Gervasi has concocted a wonderful and often hilarious account of Anvils last-ditch quest for elusive fame and fortune. His ingenious filmmaking may first lead you to think this is a mockumentary, but it isnt. Its fascinating to see the reality of their day-to-day lives as they struggle to make ends meet, take a misguided European tour, and engage in antics on the road-which is not always lined with fans.
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Art of the Steal
This gripping tale of intrigue and mystery in the art world follows the events after the death of art collector Albert C. Barnes as a power struggle develops over control of his $25 billion collection of paintings by Renoir, Cezanne, Matisse, Van Gogh, and other masters, housed in Lower Merion, Pennsylvania.
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Between the Folds
Filmmaker Vanessa Gould takes you on a provocative odyssey into the mesmerizing world of modern origami, where artists and scientists use the ancient art form to craft works of delicate beauty and to model cutting-edge mathematical theories. Pushing the envelope of origami to include caricatured portraits and elaborate abstract designs, these experts examine how paper folding can reveal the profound connection between art, science and philosophy.
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Brave Heart
Follows Lizzie Velasquez's journey to inspire a more positive online environment after online bullying impacted her life.
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Colony
Investigates how beekeepers are coping with the disappearances and deaths of entire honeybee colonies due to Colony Collapse Disorder.
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First Flight: A Mother Hummingbird's Story
This enchanting and remarkably detailed nature film reveals the tireless efforts of mom bird, who furbished her tiny nest with delicate spider web and soft plant fibers to prepare for arrival of her eggs.
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I Am Not Your Negro
Through archival interviews with James Baldwin and other footage, tells the story of racism in the United States in the twentieth century.
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The Imposter
In 1994, a 13-year-old boy disappeared without a trace from San Antonio, Texas. Three-and-a-half years later, he is found alive and well thousands of miles away in Spain. He tells a story of kidnap and torture when he returns. While his family is excited to bring him home, all is not quite as it seems. Is the boy really who he claims to be, or is he an imposter giving the family false hope for their child's return?
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King of Kong
Looks inside the world of arcade games and gamers as two opponents strive for the highest score in Donkey Kong.
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Kings of Pastry
Follows sixteen pastry chefs as they concoct a wide variety of elaborate, artistic, and delectable pastries and confections for the prestigious three-day Meilleurs Ouvriers de France competition.
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Louder Than a Bomb
This fascinating and heartfelt documentary follows the fortunes of four Chicago-area high school poetry teams as they prepare for and compete in the world's largest youth slam.
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Man on Wire
Looks at the high-wire walk made by Philippe Petit in 1974 between the World Trade Center's Twin Towers in New York City, and how it is still considered one of history's most artistic crimes.
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Marwencol
After being brutally attacked outside a bar and recovering from a coma and extensive physical injuries, Mark Hogancamp suffered brain damage and nearly total memory loss. Unable to afford therapy he spent the next few years building a scale model, World War II-era town, Marwencol, populated with dolls, where he lived out his fantasy life, and which he documented in photographs. When his photographs were discovered by an art magazine, a New York gallery invited him to show his work, forcing him to choose between his self-contained world and the larger world from which he had retreated.
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September Issue
Examines the creation of Vogue's largest annual issue under the editorship of Anna Wintour.
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Spellbound
Follows the journey of eight students ages 10-14 through the 1999 National Spelling Bee held in Washington, DC.
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The Pact
By high school, Sampson Davis, Rameck Hunt and George Jenkins already knew too much about the drugs, crime and grinding poverty that colored their world. They pledged to help each other make it to college and even medical school. The doctors beat the odds and returned to their community to practice medicine. Now, despite grueling work loads, they face an even more daunting task: to inspire other to stay off drugs, out of gangs, and in school.
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People vs. George Lucas
Examines the love-hate relationship science fiction fans have with the creator of their beloved Star Wars franchise
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Searching for Sugar Man
Two young South Africans set out to determine what happened to early '70s Detroit rocker Rodriguez, who became a cult superstar in their country.
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Three Identical Strangers
Three young men who were all adopted are reunited, and find out that they are triplets who were separated at birth.
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The Wolfpack
Tells the story of the Angulo brothers who were shut off from society by their parents in a Manhattan apartment, learning everything they know of the outside world from movies.
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Wordplay
Examines the work of Will Shortz, the crossword puzzle editor at The New York Times, the diverse group of crossword-puzzle enthusiasts, and the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament.
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Word Wars
Tracks four Scrabble players as they play in tournaments, finally reaching the U.S. Nationals in San Diego.
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