AFI Life Achievement Award: 50th Anniversary Special
TCM host Ben Mankiewicz hosts this 50th anniversary special, with archival footage from 50 years of tributes to various legends in film by the American Film Institute, which began its awards in 1973.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Chris Merrill
Actors: Ben Mankiewicz, Frank Sinatra, Jack Huston, Jack Nicholson, James Cagney, James Stewart, Jennifer Hudson, Orson Welles, Phyllis Diller, Sidney Poitier
Country: United States
Dying Laughing
The craft, creative process and complicated lives of Stand-up Comedians.
The Women and the Murderer
This documentary traces the capture of serial killer Guy Georges through the tireless work of two women: a police chief and a victim’s mother.
Spaceship Earth
In 1991 a group of countercultural visionaries built an enormous replica of earth’s ecosystem called Biosphere 2. When eight “biospherians” lived sealed inside, they faced ecological calamities and cult accusations….
Tell Me Who I Am
In this documentary, Alex trusts his twin, Marcus, to tell him about his past after he loses his memory. But Marcus is hiding a dark family secret.
Last Man Standing: Suge Knight and the Murders of Biggie and Tupac
Last Man Standing takes a look at Death Row and how L.A.’s street gang culture had come to dominate its business workings, as well as an association with corrupt LA…
Silent Night: A Song for the World
This documentary tells the story of the creation and cultural impact of the world’s most famous Christmas carol, composed in 1818 in Salzburg, Austria, and since then translated into about…
My Winnipeg
The geographical dead center of North America and the beloved birthplace of Guy Maddin, Winnipeg, is the frosty and mysterious star of Maddin’s film. Fact, fantasy and memory are woven…
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Take a stroll down Sesame Street and witness the birth of the most influential children’s show in television history. From the iconic furry characters to the classic songs you know…
It Might Get Loud
A documentary on the electric guitar from the point of view of three significant rock musicians: the Edge, Jimmy Page and Jack White.
Misha and the Wolves
A woman’s Holocaust memoir takes the world by storm, but a fallout with her publisher-turned-detective reveals her story as an audacious deception created to hide a darker truth.
Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story
Chronicles the lives of women who perform the stunts in some of Hollywood’s biggest action sequences — from the early days of silent movies to today’s blockbusters.
Glee: The Concert Movie
A concert documentary shot during the Glee Live! In Concert! summer 2011 tour, featuring song performances and Glee fans’ life stories and how the show influenced them.