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- DirectorMolly BernsteinStarsRicky JayWinston SimoneDick CavettRicky Jay is a world-renowned magician, author, historian and actor (often a mischievous presence in the films of David Mamet and Paul Thomas Anderson) -- and a performer who regularly provokes astonishment from even the most jaded audiences. Deceptive Practice traces Jay's achievements and influences, from his apprenticeship at age 4 with his grandfather, to such now-forgotten legends as Al Flosso, Slydini, Cardini and his primary mentors, Dai Vernon and Charlie Miller. Featuring rare footage from his 1970s TV appearances (doing 3-card Monte with Steve Martin on The Dinah Shore Show) and told in Jay's inimitable voice, this is a remarkable journey inside the secretive world of magic and the small circle of eccentrics who are its perpetual devotees.
- DirectorHubertus SiegertStarsGünter BehnischWerner DurthHelmut JahnBerlin after the Wall came down. Observations on radical reconstruction of a city core. Images of the conflict between the thirst for demolition and the hunger for completion.
- DirectorOlafur SveinssonStarsOlafur SveinssonThe documentary is about Reykjavik's main bus terminal and revolves around the lives of some destitute men who spend most of their time there.
- DirectorJennie LivingstonStarsBrooke XtravaganzaAndré ChristianDorian CoreyA chronicle of New York's drag scene in the 1980s, focusing on balls, voguing and the ambitions and dreams of those who gave the era its warmth and vitality.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsWerner HerzogJuliane KoepckeJuan Zaplana RamirezWerner Herzog returns to the South American jungle with Juliane Koepcke, the German woman who was the sole survivor of a plane crash there in 1971. They find the remains of the plane and recreate her journey out of the jungle.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsTimothy TreadwellAmie HuguenardWerner HerzogA devastating and heart-rending take on grizzly bear activists Timothy Treadwell and Amie Huguenard, who were killed in October of 2003 while living among grizzly bears in Alaska.
- DirectorChris SmithStarsMark BorchardtMike SchankTom SchimmelsDocumentary about an aspiring filmmaker's attempts to finance his dream project by finally completing the low-budget horror film he abandoned years before.
- DirectorChristian CharlesStarsJerry SeinfeldChris RockGarry ShandlingA look at the work of two stand-up comics, Jerry Seinfeld and a lesser-known newcomer, detailing the effort and frustration behind putting together a successful act and career while living a life on the road.
- DirectorDan KloresFisher StevensStarsBurt PugachLinda PugachBob JanoffThe bizarre true story of Linda Riss and Burt Pugach.
- DirectorJesse DylanStarsWillie GarsonRicky JayJ.J. JohnstonRicky Jay demonstrates methods of cheating at poker in between performances of a variety of poker songs across the ages.
- DirectorDavid SievekingStarsJudith BourqueDonovanRaja EmanuelDavid Sieveking walks on David Lynchs path into the world of transcendental meditation (TM). He comes across the founder of this worldwide movement, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, to whom the Beatles already pilgrimed.
- DirectorPeter GeyerStarsKlaus KinskiKlaus KInski's interpretation of the new testament as reformer in a solo theater-happening in Berlin,1971.
- DirectorJens HoffmannStarsOtto BauerAudrey HollanderBelladonnaDocumentary about the people behind a controversial and multi-billion dollar industry: the adult entertainment industry. It presents their stories, unadorned and authentic, without glorification or prejudice
- DirectorDavid BlaineStarsDavid BlaineLeonardo DiCaprioEdward O'BlenisIn this show David Blaine amazes people with his magic and use of optical illusions. There are no gimmicks, rules, or tricks just pure talent.
- DirectorChristoph BaadenMarcie HumeStarsJon ArmstrongBrian GillisDavid Minkin"MAGICIANS follows four world-class magicians on stage and off, exploring how and why these characters so passionately dedicate their lives to the craft of illusion. Their journey takes us from the most humbling of road gigs to grand performances on the biggest of stages, from finding love to terrible personal loss; and to the prospect of losing everything for a dream others don't understand. As we come to understand why each is obsessively chasing his own dream, we'll discover the unhidden secret: far more fascinating than the magic are the magicians themselves."
- DirectorLloyd StantonPaul ToogoodStarsChris RockJerry SeinfeldAmy SchumerThe craft, creative process and complicated lives of stand-up comedians.
- DirectorPaul MarianoStarsChristian BrücknerFrancesco PannofinoSamuel LabartheA documentary that delves into the creative, often humorous world of audio dubbing a Hollywood motion picture for the international market.
- DirectorBarnaby PeelCan you remember what you were doing on 15th March 2003? Or what the weather was like on 30th May 2007? Twenty-year-old British student Aurelien can. He is one of a handful of people in the world baffling scientists with their ability to recall an incredible amount of their lives. This remarkable documentary explores the recently discovered phenomenon known as superior autobiographical memory.
- DirectorJonathon NarducciIs there such thing as love before first sight? This doc explores the mail-order bride industry, chronicling on a group of Ukrainian women and the Western men they marry, in a search for modern love.
- DirectorArthur BradfordStarsTrey ParkerMatt StoneAnne GarefinoA look at the making of HUMANCENTiPAD (2011).
- DirectorWalter RuttmannStarsPaul von HindenburgThis movie shows us one day in Berlin, the rhythm of that time, starting at the earliest morning and ends in the deepest night.
- DirectorDavid McNabStarsDonald BlackGary FlandroMark HallileyThe Planets looks at the "Grand Tour" of the outer solar system provided by the Voyager space probes.
- CreatorJustin WillmanStarsJustin WillmanJillian SipkinsMateo Ray GarciaJustin Willman performs magic tricks on the street.
- CreatorPeter Adam GoldenAndrew J. GolderPenn JilletteStarsPenn JilletteTellerAlyson HanniganAspiring magicians from all over the world perform their best tricks to try and fool Penn and Teller, the world-famous magician duo. If the two can not guess how the trick was done, the "fooler" gets to be on their Las Vegas magic show.
- DirectorTerry ZwigoffStarsRobert CrumbAline Kominsky-CrumbCharles CrumbAn intimate portrait of controversial cartoonist Robert Crumb and his traumatized family.