One of the great mavericks of cinema, John Cassavetes has earned a reputation as the godfather of American independent movies. The actor-turned-filmmaker invented a realist style of unadorned narrative films…

Take a gamble on Las Vegas lovely Corinna Harney, Playboy’s 1992 Playmate of the Year. It’s easy to see why she’s known as “Lady Luck” and now, lucky you–you’ll venture…

This unique documentary dramatically re-enacts the crime scene and investigation of a police officer’s murder in Dallas.

In 1970, a British film crew set out to make a straightforward literary portrait of James Baldwin set in Paris, insisting on setting aside his political activism. Baldwin bristled at…

A collection of Mitch Hedberg’s Comedy Central stand ups.

“Juvenile Court” shows the complex variety of cases before the Memphis Juvenile Court: foster home placement, drug abuse, armed robbery, child abuse, and sexual offenses. The sequences illustrate such issues…

A lavish documentary film of Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation in 1953.

Leonardo da Vinci finds it difficult to pursue his own dreams while serving as the Duke’s court artist, but young Roberto takes risks to convince the Master not to give…

Part of Disney’s True-Life Adventures series, this film focuses on the lives of lions in Africa.

Film about art forger Elmyr de Hory. He was also one of the subjects of Orson Welles’ documentary F for Fake (1974). A Norwegian production directed by Knut W. Jorfald,…

After starring in a dozen or so HBO Special Presentations, comedian George Carlin has amassed a substantial body of work in the cable channel’s vaults. Personal Favorites is a greatest-hits…

In 1970, right after the triumphant premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s groundbreaking concept musical Company, the renowned composer and lyricist, his director Harold Prince, the show’s stars, and a large pit…