Tetris: From Russia with Love (2004)
This is the story behind the fiendishly addictive game, a tale of high stakes, intimidation and legal feuds set against the backdrop of Cold War tensions between East and West.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Magnus Temple
Actors: Dervla Kirwan, Evgeni Nikolaevich Belikov, Phil Adam, Randy Broweleit
Whistling Smith (1975)
This film is a revealing portrait of a tough cop with a big heart. Sergeant Bernie “Whistling” Smith walks the beat on Vancouver’s Eastside, the hangout of petty criminals, down-and-outs…
ChickenHawk (1994)
Members of the controversial group NAMBLA (North American Man/Boy Love Association) discuss why their organization supports “boys and men who have or desire engagements in sexual or emotional relationships.”
Home Movie (2001)
Director Chris Smith (American Movie) continues his exploration of all things quirky by affectionately invading several unique homes. Linda Beech is a former Japanese sitcom star who resides in a…
Zero Hour: Massacre at Columbine High (2004)
This movie covers the final hour leading up to the Columbine High Massacre. On April 20, 1999, two boys from Columbine High School in Colorado embarked on a massacre and…
Letters from Baghdad (2016)
Gertrude Bell, the most powerful woman in the British Empire in her day, shaped the destiny of Iraq after WWI in ways that still reverberate today.
Fire in Paradise (2019)
In this documentary, survivors recall the catastrophic 2018 Camp Fire, which razed the town of Paradise and became California’s deadliest wildfire.
To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb (2023)
Explore how one man’s relentless drive and invention of the atomic bomb changed the nature of war forever, led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people and unleashed…
Sogobi (2002)
Many films by this master of landscape cinema are cinematic studies of specific landscapes, as is the case with SOGOBI – the Shoshonean word for “Earth” –, Benning’s approach to…
Top Gear: The Perfect Road Trip 2 (2014)
In 2013 Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond embarked on what they hoped would be the perfect road trip. It started well and ended, quite frankly, very badly. Unbowed, the Top…
Walking on Water (2019)
An uncensored look into the artistic process and personal relationships of Christo, an artist known for his large-scale installations. For the first time since the passing of his wife and…
Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to Off the Wall (2016)
Director Spike Lee chronicles Michael Jackson’s early rise to fame.
Zion (2018)
A portrait of Zion Clark, a young wrestler who was born without legs and grew up in foster care.