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Your monthly journey through the fascinating world of space and astronomy with the latest thinking on what’s out there in space and what ...
The Dream Is Alive
7.6

The Dream Is Alive

Jun. 01, 1985

The Dream Is Alive

The Dream Is Alive takes you into space alongside the astronauts on the space shuttle. Share with them the delights of zero gravity while ...
Chronos
7.7

Chronos

May. 10, 1985

Chronos

Carefully picked scenes of nature and civilization are viewed at high speed using time-lapse cinematography in an effort to demonstrate the ...
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You’ve Got
7.1

Artie Shaw: Time Is All You’ve Got

This in-depth examination of the life and career of clarinetist and bandleader Artie Shaw cuts between archival footage, location shots, and an ...
28 Up
8.1

28 Up

Nov. 20, 1984

28 Up

Just two years away from turning 30, participants in Michael Apted’s documentary series are facing serious questions of identity and ...
The Road to Bresson
7.1

The Road to Bresson

May. 13, 1984

The Road to Bresson

A Dutch documentary about legendary French filmmaker Robert Bresson.
The Times of Harvey Milk
8.2

The Times of Harvey Milk

Harvey Milk was an outspoken human rights activist and one of the first openly gay U.S. politicians elected to public office; even after his ...
Streetwise
8.2

Streetwise

Dec. 07, 1984

Streetwise

This documentary about teenagers living on the streets in Seattle began as a magazine article. The film follows nine teenagers who discuss how ...
Stop Making Sense
8.7

Stop Making Sense

Nov. 16, 1984

Stop Making Sense

A concert film documenting Talking Heads at the height of their popularity, on tour for their 1983 album “Speaking in Tongues.” The ...
Wild West Tech
8.2

Wild West Tech

Aug. 19, 2003

Wild West Tech

Wild West Tech is a program that aired on The History Channel in the United States that aired from 2003 to 2005. The show was originally hosted ...
The FBI Files
7.9

The FBI Files

Oct. 20, 1998

The FBI Files

Witness the crime busting techniques and forensic science used by the FBI to break the most baffling cases. From crime scene analysis to the most ...
The Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt
7.5

The Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt was America’s 26th president and a larger-than-life legend whose incredible story must be seen to be believed. Narrated ...
The Ice Pirates
5.6

The Ice Pirates

Reality show following the auditioning process and making of the annual Dallas Cowboys Cheerleading Squad.
Beverly Hills Cop
7.4

Beverly Hills Cop

Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on ...
Ballad of the Little Soldier
7.2

Ballad of the Little Soldier

A group of Miskito Indians use Nicaraguan child soldiers in their resistance against the Sandinistas.
Tosca’s Kiss
7.9

Tosca’s Kiss

Aug. 12, 1984

Tosca’s Kiss

Memoirs of the Italian Opera by the singers and musicians of the Casa Verdi, Milan, the world’s first nursing home for retired opera singers, ...
First Graders
7.2

First Graders

Jan. 10, 1996

First Graders

A documentary film about a boys school in Iran. The film shows numerous, funny and moving interviews of many different young pupils of this ...
Antonio Gaudí
7.2

Antonio Gaudí

May. 25, 1984

Antonio Gaudí

Catalan architect Antonio Gaudí (1852-1926) designed some of the world’s most astonishing buildings, interiors, and parks; Japanese ...
Seventeen
7.6

Seventeen

Sep. 13, 1983

Seventeen

In their final year at Muncie’s Southside High School, a group of seniors hurtles toward maturity with a combination of joy, despair, and ...
The Right Stuff
7.8

The Right Stuff

Without plants, there would be no food, no animals of any sort, no life on earth at all. Yet for most of the time their lives remain a secret to ...
Richard Pryor: Here and Now
7.2

Richard Pryor: Here and Now

One of comedian Richard Pryor’s later stand-up performances. As foul-mouthed as ever, Pryor touches on most of the same topics as in his ...
Pirate Tape
5.7

Pirate Tape

Jan. 01, 1983

Pirate Tape

Derek Jarman’s film portrait of American writer William S. Burroughs was shot in September 1982 during his first visit to England to attend ...
Koyaanisqatsi
8.2

Koyaanisqatsi

Apr. 27, 1983

Koyaanisqatsi

Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone ...
Hells Angels Forever
6.1

Hells Angels Forever

Oct. 09, 1983

Hells Angels Forever

What starts off as a squadron of American daredevil bombers in World War II, branded by society as renegades, turns into a revealing ride into ...
Ghost Dance
6.5

Ghost Dance

Dec. 15, 1983

Ghost Dance

Through the experiences of two women in Paris and London, Ghost Dance offers an analysis of the complexity of our conceptions of ghosts, memory ...
Visit, or Memories and Confessions
7.1

Visit, or Memories and Confessions

A long-hidden, personal doc about leaving a beloved house by the late, revered Portuguese director Manoel de Oliveira.
Sans Soleil
7.7

Sans Soleil

Jan. 01, 1983

Sans Soleil

A woman narrates the thoughts of a world traveler, meditations on time and memory expressed in words and images from places as far-flung as ...
The Road to Patriation
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The Road to Patriation

This feature documentary retraces the century of haggling by successive federal and provincial governments to agree on a formula to bring home ...