Behind the Burly Q (2010)
Dive into more than a century of decadence with this tantalizing look at the evolution of burlesque. Cabaret star Leslie Zemeckis traces the art form from vaudeville-style variety show through its extinction and contemporary rebirth. Vintage photos, film clips and ads illustrate burlesque’s resilient history and how the public’s sexual appetite kept it alive amid moral and legal ado.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Leslie Zemeckis
Actors: Al Baker Jr., Alan Alda, Beverly Arlynne, Bud Abbott, Joan Arline, Nat Bodian
National Geographic: Journey to the Edge of the Universe (2008)
In one single, epic camera move we journey from Earth’s surface to the outermost reaches of the universe on a grand tour of the cosmos, to explore newborn stars, distant…
Supermassive Black Holes (2000)
“Horizon” examines the recent discovery of supermassive black holes, which spawn galaxies even as they threaten to destroy everything in their path.
Danny Says (2015)
DANNY SAYS is a documentary unveiling the amazing journey of Danny Fields. Fields has played a pivotal role in music and culture with seminal acts including: the Doors, the Velvet…
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel (2012)
This intimate and loving portrait of the legendary arbiter of fashion, art and culture illustrates the many stages of Vreeland’s remarkable life. Born in Paris in 1903, she was to…
Every So Often in the World… (2004)
Five documentary shorts about various children from the third world.
I Dream of Dance (2018)
A legendary dance teacher transforms the lives of the kids she teaches, inspiring them to overcome obstacles, perfect their craft, and compete for a chance to claim the title of…
Filmworker (2018)
The story of Leon Vitali, who surrendered his promising acting career to become Stanley Kubrick’s devoted right-hand man.
What Goes Up…. (2003)
Robert Breer’s What Goes Up… continues his “kitchen sink” approach of including as many different kinds of things as possible. Central to his art are a series of tensions. Rather…
Let Me Die a Woman (1977)
A documentary on the work of sex-change specialist Dr. Leo Wollman, including interviews with Dr. Wollman and a few of his patients, with an illustrated lecture on the various aspects…
Blue (1993)
Against a plain, unchanging blue screen, a densely interwoven soundtrack of voices, sound effects and music attempt to convey a portrait of Derek Jarman’s experiences with AIDS, both literally and…
Forbidden Games: The Justin Fashanu Story (2017)
Rich archive and emotional interviews are at the core of this telling of the turbulent life of British footballer Justin Fashanu. His coming out in an age of widespread homophobia…
Bikes vs Cars (2015)
Bikes vs Cars depicts a global crisis that we all deep down know we need to talk about: Climate, earth’s resources, cities where the entire surface is consumed by the…