Showtime Networks
Publisher
Showtime
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A revealing four-part documentary series from writer/director W. Kamau Bell offering a deeply personal exploration of Bill Cosby's descent from "America's Dad" to an alleged sexual predator. Exploring the complex story of Cosby's life and work, Bell invites comedians, educators, journalists, and Cosby survivors to have a refreshingly candid, first-of-its-kind conversation about the man, his career, and his crimes. Bell takes an unfiltered look at...
Publisher
Showtime
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
An in-depth look at Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi's life, work, and murder amidst the complexity of U.S.-Saudi Arabia relations. Exclusive interviews explore Khashoggi's con nections with Saudi rulers, Middle Eastern jihadists, and fellow global journalists, as well as his enduring global legacy.
Publisher
Showtime
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Filmmaker Oliver Stone was granted unprecedented access to Russian President Vladimir Putin during more than a dozen interviews over two years, with no topic off-limits. This remarkable four-part documentary series provides an intimate insight into Putin's personal and professional lives, from his childhood under communism to his rise to power, his relations with four U.S. presidents and his surprising takes on U.S.-Russian relationships today.
Publisher
Showtime
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Acclaimed director Sacha Jenkins shines a spotlight on the life and rhymes of the 'clown prince of hip-hop', Biz Markie, best known for his Top 40 hit, "Just a Friend." A who's who of legends like rappers Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Doug E Fresh, and actor/comedian Tracy Morgan shares how Markie's playful approach to the genre made him a hip-hop icon and left an indelible mark in the world of music.
Publisher
Showtime Networks
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Ethan Hawke stars as abolitionist John Brown in this Limited Event Series based on the award-winning novel. The story is told from the point of view of "Onion," a fictional enslaved boy who becomes a member of Brown's motley family of abolitionist soldiers battling slavery in Kansas, and eventually finds himself in the famous 1859 Army depot raid at Harpers Ferry, an inciting incident of the Civil War. It's a humorous and dramatic tale of Antebellum...
7) Attica
Publisher
Showtime
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Survivors, observers and expert government officials recount the 1971 uprising at the Attica Correctional Facility, when a violent five-day standoff between mostly black and latino inmates and law enforcement took place.
Publisher
Showtime Networks Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A raw and intimate documentary look at the wildly colorful life of legendary funk artist Rick James from acclaimed Director Sacha Jenkins. Original interviews with artists, collaborators, and friends focus on the "punk-funk" music James left behind while illuminating his fearless attitude, social justice advocacy, and bold musical aspirations. Featuring rare footage of James' incredible live shows and never-before-seen home video.
Publisher
Showtime
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
With exclusive access to personal archive, this is the definitive Marlon Brando cinema documentary. Charting his exceptional career as an actor and extraordinary life away from the stage and screen; the film will fully explore the complexities of the man by telling the story uniquely from Marlon's perspective. There are no interviewers, no talking heads, just Marlon guiding us in this creative odyssey into the mind and motivation of an enigma.
10) Nothing compares
Publisher
Showtime
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
An exploration of Sinead O'Connor's rise and fall and her enduring cultural impact. By the age of 20, O'Connor was one of Ireland's brightest rising stars but her decision to use her fame as a platform to speak out on several controversial issues shifted her narrative from global stardom to worldwide condemnation. In a new interview, O'Connor reveals the abusive upbringing that left her feeling betrayed by both church and community and ultimately...
Publisher
Showtime
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Hollywood icon Charlie Chaplin rocketed to fame from the slums of Victorian London and spent decades as one of Hollywood's most famous and beloved stars until his scandalous fall from grace. His stage persona and incendiary media portrayal defined how he was perceived, but his private life has always been shrouded in mystery until now. Never-before-heard recordings, intimate home movies, and newly restored classic films reveal a side to Chaplin that...
12) Sid & Judy
Publisher
Showtime
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A revealing new look at legendary entertainer Judy Garland fifty years after her tragic, untimely death. Fusing the unpublished recollections of producer, manager and third husband, Sid Luft, with film clips, rare concert footage and Judy's own inimitable words. What emerges is a complex portrait of a woman whose vulnerabilities were exploited by an industry she helped to build but whose resilience and extraordinary talent made her the quintessential...
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Bobby Axelrod and Chuck Rhoades see their vicious rivalry reignited, while new enemies rise and take aim. Social impact pioneer Mike Prince poses a true threat to Axe's dominance, and Chuck feuds with a formidable district attorney. Taylor Mason is forced back to Axe Capital, where Taylor must fight to protect their employees and their assets. Wendy Rhoades reevaluates her loyalties and forges surprising new alliances that put her at odds with both...
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
It takes one to break one in a final season like no other. Bobby Axelrod and Chuck Rhoades have been both adversaries and allies, but when Axe returns with a score to settle, the stakes escalate beyond Wall Street and their game of one-upmanship threatens to topple empires. It'll be a triumph for some, and a tumble for others. This four-disc collection includes every episode and exclusive special features.
15) Spector
Publisher
Showtime
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
A chance encounter between charismatic actress Lana Clarkson and legendary music producer Phil Spector ended in a fatal shooting that forever warped his legacy. How could one of the most important figures in 20th-century pop music also be a monster? This four-part docuseries peels back the layers of one of Hollywood's most tragic crimes to paint a more human portrait of Lana Clarkson and the deeply disturbed man convicted of her murder.
Publisher
Showtime
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The Yellowjackets barely made it through summer in the woods, but now as winter begins to bite, we'll see if hunger and desperation turn into full-on psychosis. While there may or may not be a dark and powerful force inhabiting the wilderness, their survival could depend upon what they choose to believe. Meanwhile, twenty-five years later, each survivor must ask themselves Is the darkness coming for them, or is it coming from them?
17) Twin Peaks
Publisher
Showtime
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Description
Picks up 25 years after the inhabitants of a quaint northwestern town are stunned when their homecoming queen is murdered.
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