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Top Gear Italia is an international version of the popular British BBC Two motoring show. This version of the show is presented by Guido Meda (an Italian commentator of the Moto GP), Joe Bastianich (an American restaurateur, previously a judge on MasterChef Italia) and Davide Valsecchi (an Italian racing driver and GP2 Series champion). It also features the Italian version of "The Stig".
Australia's Wild Odyssey follows the flow of water across the Australian continent to uncover the incredible connections that link all creatures on earth: from ants, to eagles to us.
Criticized, admired and feared: The Black Panther Party, founded in California in 1967, declared violent wars against racism and oppression. The two-part documentary looks behind the scenes of the legendary group, which emerged as a mouthpiece for African Americans during a time of social upheaval and soon attracted worldwide attention, but also the resentment of the government.
In 1922, Egypt’s fight for independence and a global mania over Tutankhamun’s tomb provoke an extraordinary struggle for control of the country’s ancient history.
Exploring monster movies and aspects of creature-feature fandom, including authentic props, collectibles and visits with makeup artists and effects wizards. Also: a look at monster-themed TV shows. Hosted by Elvira Mistress of the Dark.
High-profile conflicts within the music industry.
Showcases true stories of paranormal experiences, presented in a documentary format by host Robert Stack. These episodes delve into unexplained phenomena, including ghostly encounters, haunted locations, and other mysterious occurrences, often involving witnesses, relatives, and government officials.
The cocaine trade as we know it today is one of the largest and most violent criminal enterprises in the world. Based on interviews and archive material, this documentary sheds light on the incredible story of a notorious collusion: a Nazi and a narco overthrew the Bolivian government in 1980, paving the way for Pablo Escobar and today's drug cartels.
Dr. Christian Horwath accompanies people in their fight for justice. The lawyer fights for his clients, tries to settle disputes, holds companies accountable, uncovers injustices and always tries to find a quick and amicable solution.
Simon King and Dave Myers explore the best of northern British food on a road trip from east to west.
Documentary series delving into a rarely seen South American wilderness, home to surprising creatures who survive from the mighty Andes Mountains to Cape Horn.
Jaakko Keso travels through Middle America to find out why the country is so polarized.
Art and culture define us - but in an age of change, who are we now? In divided times, Simon Schama asks whether art, music and words can be the threads that bind us together.
Historian Bettany Hughes retraces the lives of three great thinkers whose ideas shaped the modern world - Karl Marx, Frederick Nietzsche and Sigmund Freud.
The law of the wild is kill or be killed; learning how animals kill.
In the mountains of Sichuan, China, a researcher forms a bond with Qian Qian, a panda who is about to experience nature for the first time.
In his early days as an actor, Marlon Brando (1924-2004) was a shy young man with theatrical ambitions, like many others; but his charisma and superb acting skills made him truly unique, so that the doors to the starry sky of Hollywood opened for him. However, his peculiar manners, political commitment and complicated love life always overshadowed his artistic success.
Austria: the conservative People's Party has been in power in Styria for sixty years - but now its position is being jeopardized by the communist city councillor Ernest Kaltenegger of all people. He gives away sixty percent of his salary to the needy, Lenin pictures and Cuba flags hang in his office and people address each other as "comrades". Although this may seem somewhat anachronistic, his KPÖ has already won 21% in the local council elections with this policy and even conservative voters are secretly giving him money. In the upcoming state elections, they now want to try to transfer their successful model to the state level...
Documentary about Mikhael T. Kalashnikov, inventior of the AK-47 assault rifle. The story of a tragic hero whose name will be synonymous with struggle and terrorism forever.
Swedish documentary. about the Soviet submarine U 137 which stranded in Karlskrona in 1981.
Swedish pop group Abba took the world by storm in the 1970s, and their music still resonates with fans worldwide. This documentary portrait includes insightful interviews with the four band members, plus rarely seen footage of them from before Abba was formed. Also featured are more than 20 of the band's biggest hits, including "Dancing Queen," "One of Us," "Mamma Mia," "Take a Chance on Me" and "Fernando."
A portrait of the courageous efforts of Argentine grandmothers to locate their missing grandchildren, victims of state terrorism during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Some were kidnapped, others were born in captivity. The film includes interviews with military personnel and grandchildren who were found and reunited with their families.
"I believe that my profound nature leads me to violence". Through training and motivated by her coaches, Marion thinks she's finally ready to step into the ring. LAST ROUND tells the story of her first and last fight.
Comstock Films has created a unique film series that explores sexual relationships among couples. Each film focuses on one couple and begins with an intimate interview that sets up the background of the couple's relationship: how they met, the basis of their intimacy, what attracts them sexually to one another, and how they share their innermost desires and fantasies. The camera then turns to an intimate lovemaking session, recording in detail the passion and eroticism that exists between the two. Coverage is explicit, but not provocative; it allows viewers to share in the couple's healthy, passionate, romantic relationship and to experience first hand the erotic intimacy of their lovemaking. Damon and Hunter: Doing it Together features the first gay relationship in the series. Damon and Hunter are two adult film stars on the rise, but are also real-life lovers.
Taking as a starting point Phlocus’ poem ‘In The Monster’s Mouth’, written during his time living in a public park, three screens explore the notion of public space, who has access to it, and what it means to be ‘in public’.
The origins and activities of the Academy, culminating in the election of the first female academic: Rachel de Queiroz.
New York is the city where a forever revitalized musical expression is played in jazz clubs every night. Jazzmix New York, is a look at jazz in NY and the incredible inventiveness of this musical scene in 2010.
Two men meet around a camera: the old man recounts a lost love to the young director. To remember this love, the old man reads his texts, one of which alludes to a place that holds special memories: Ostend. The director then summons a third man and in turn creates the pictures of a lost love, in a shift towards fiction.
All the work of Weta Workshop in The Two Towers.
A history of the Mexican Revolution (1910-17), narrated through the striking images of the enormous film archive of Salvador Toscano (1872-1947), pioneer of Mexican cinema, compiled by his daughter, Carmen Toscano.
A very intimate look on Lars von Trier and his cast and crew, during the production of "The Idiots".
Liu Ximei was born in 1985 in Xincai County, Zhumadian City in Henan Province. Being born in violation of the one child policy, she was given up to be raised by relatives. In 1995, a ten year-old young lady, Ximei, was severely injured while harvesting wheat. Losing copious amounts of blood, she was given HIV contaminated blood and contracted AIDS while under treatment at a local hospital. According to 2011 official statistics, there are 850,000 AIDS sufferers in China, a majority of which contracted the illness as the result of an officially promoted plasma market. This film describes Liu Ximei's life in 2013.
Documentary about the actress who was Federico Fellini's wife and frequent collaborator.
A modern day Walt Disney, Will Vinton picked up a ball of clay and saw a world of potential. Known as the “Father of Claymation,” Vinton revolutionized the animation business during the 80s and 90s. But after 30 years of being the unheralded king of clay, Will Vinton’s carefully sculpted American dream came crumbling down. Structured around interviews with this charismatic pioneer and his close collaborators, the film charts the rise and fall of the Academy Award and Emmy winning Will Vinton Studios.