Route One/USA (1989)
Route One is the first major U.S. highway. 5000 km along the Atlantic coast, from the Canadian border to the tip of Florida. Doc, a physician who spent many years…
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1989)
Biography of risk-taker and raconteur John Huston from his childhood to become one of the most highly respected filmmakers in the world.
The Heat Is On: The Making of Miss Saigon (1989)
A behind-the-scenes look at the putting on of the successful West End stage musical, including footage of the cast rehearsing and the triumphant first night.
Decade (1989)
Interviews with personalities including John Mellencamp, Spike Lee, Lou Reed, Roseanne Barr, David Byrne, George Michael and more, as they reflect on the 1980s.
Water and Power (1989)
Pat O’Neill, one of the most interesting filmmakers in America today, offers a dazzling reflection on the conflict between nature and man in Los Angeles, or the desertification of the…
The Big Bang (1989)
Filmmaker James Toback poses basic questions in philosophy, such as why we’re here and where we’re going, to various celebrities and ordinary people.
Comic Book Confidential (1989)
In the 20th century, no artistic medium in North America with so much potential for creative expression has had a more turbulent history plagued with less respect than comic books….
Hanna-Barbera’s 50th (1989)
The special is hosted by Tony Danza and Annie Potts celebrating 50 years of William Hanna and Joseph Barbera’s partnership in animation. This is the first animated project to be…
Bill Hicks: Sane Man (1989)
Sane Man was filmed before Bill recorded ‘Dangerous’, his first comedy album, and is a turning point in Hicks’ career. It was the first complete Hicks show ever filmed and…
Tongues Untied (1989)
Marlon Riggs, with assistance from other gay Black men, especially poet Essex Hemphill, celebrates Black men loving Black men as a revolutionary act. The film intercuts footage of Hemphill reciting…
For All Mankind (1989)
A testament to NASA’s Apollo program of the 1960s and ’70s. Composed of actual NASA footage of the missions and astronaut interviews, the documentary offers the viewpoint of the individuals…
Roger & Me (1989)
A documentary about the closure of General Motors’ plant at Flint, Michigan, which resulted in the loss of 30,000 jobs. Details the attempts of filmmaker Michael Moore to get an…
Sink or Swim (1990)
Through a series of twenty six short stories, a girl describes the childhood events that shaped her ideas about fatherhood, family relations, work and play. As the stories unfold, a…
Roger Waters: The Wall – Live in Berlin (1990)
A global television broadcast of the event in which former Pink Floyd leader singer and composer Roger Waters led an all-star cast in a mammoth benefit performance of his acclaimed…
Faces of Death IV (1990)
Follows the same pattern of the other Faces of Death movies. In this one we see many staged and not so staged looking deaths ranging from bungee jumping accidents and…
Blue Planet (1990)
From the unique vantage point of 200 miles above Earth’s surface, we see how natural forces – volcanoes, earthquakes and hurricanes – affect our world, and how a powerful new…
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic (1990)
Documentary about the making of the 1939 MGM classic film The Wizard of Oz. Includes interviews of cast and crew members, their families and fans of the film.
Madonna: Blond Ambition World Tour Live (1990)
Blond Ambition World Tour Live contains the final tour date recorded in Nice, France. The release had previously been shown and produced by American network HBO as a television special….
George Carlin: Doin’ it Again (1990)
George Carlin brings his comedy back to New Jersey and this time talks about Offensive Language, Euphemisms, They’re Only Words, Dogs, Things you never hear, see or wanna hear, Some…
Paris Is Burning (1991)
Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City’s African American…
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse (1991)
A chronicle of the production problems — including bad weather, actors’ health, war near the filming locations, and more — which plagued the filming of Apocalypse Now, increasing costs and…
Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991)
From the rain of Japan, through threats of arrest for ‘public indecency’ in Canada, and a birthday tribute to her father in Detroit, this documentary follows Madonna on her 1990…
Female Misbehavior (1992)
From feminist director and provocateur Monika Treut comes this eclectic collection of four short documentaries profiling unconventional women. One has Camille Paglia explaining her ways of thinking. One has Annie…
Bruce Lee and Kung Fu Mania (1992)
BRUCE LEE AND KUNG FU MANIA With action highlights from more than thirty of the greatest martial arts movies, this kung fu-fighting, karate-kicking compilation features the real Bruce Lee and…
My Crasy Life (1992)
Jean-Pierre Gorin examines the lives and cultural background of Samoan street gangs in Long Beach, California.
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy (1992)
A documentary destined to calmly explain and analyze the facts, myths and rumours about John Kennedy’s assassination and the overwhelming use of information in Oliver Stone’s epic “JFK” (1991), at…
The Panama Deception (1992)
This documentary details the case that the 1989 invasion of Panama by the US was motivated not by the need to protect American soldiers, restore democracy or even capture Noriega….
Naked Making Lunch (1992)
A 1992 documentary about the making of Naked Lunch.
Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The ‘Plan 9’ Companion (1992)
A documentary detailing the making of the cult favorite movie “Plan 9 From Outer Space,” and interviews with cast members and prominent filmmakers about the film and its creator, Edward…
Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer (1992)
Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer (1993) is a documentary film about Aileen Wuornos, made by Nick Broomfield. It documents Broomfield’s attempts to interview Wuornos, which involves a…
1991: The Year Punk Broke (1992)
David Markey’s documentary of life on the road with Sonic Youth and Nirvana during their tour of Europe in late 1991. Also featuring live performances by Dinosaur Jr, Babes in…
Visions of Light (1992)
Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the “DP” (the director of photography), illustrating their points with clips from 100 films, from Birth of a…
Tropical Rainforest (1992)
The story of the evolution of tropical rain forests, their recent and rapid destruction, and the intense efforts of scientists to understand them even as they disappear. This film gives…
Cousin Bobby (1992)
Robert Castle is the idealistic pastor of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Harlem, and also the cousin of filmmaker Jonathan Demme. Demme’s affectionate portrait of his cousin traces Castle’s story,…
Incident at Oglala (1992)
On June 26, 1975, during a period of high tensions on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota, two FBI agents were killed in a shootout with a group of…
Brother’s Keeper (1992)
This documentary by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky details the murder trial of Delbert Ward. Delbert was a member of a family of four elderly brothers, working as semi-literate farmers…
Baraka (1992)
A paralysingly beautiful documentary with a global vision—an odyssey through landscape and time—that attempts to capture the essence of life.
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert (1992)
A live concert in tribute to Freddie Mercury, former lead singer of Queen. Mercury died of AIDS and so some of the proceeds of this concert went to AIDS research….
Crumb (1994)
This movie chronicles the life and times of R. Crumb. Robert Crumb is the cartoonist/artist who drew Keep On Truckin’, Fritz the Cat, and played a major pioneering role in…
Eddie Izzard: Definite Article (1996)
Eddie arrives on stage through a huge book which opens to reveal him sitting at the top of a staircase. Then discusses Caesar dog food, 24 hour garages, Latin, and…