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Art-Culture Documentaries
 | The remarkable story of how a 53-year-old rare book dealer from the North East of England became the centre of a mystery surrounding the disappearance of a long lost Shakespeare First Folio. |
 | In 2006, director Spike Lee created an astonishing record of the cataclysmic effects of Hurricane Katrina on the city of New Orleans with his epic award-winning documentary, When the Levees Broke. Five years later, Lee returns to New Orleans, to see how the ambitious plans to reinvent the Crescent City were playing out. He finds a patchwork of hope and heartache just as a new disaster unfolds. The four-hour documentary is a continuation of the heart-rending story of destruction and rebirth of America's most unique city. |
 |  Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons: Art historian Nina Ramirez reveals the codes and messages hidden in Anglo-Saxon art. From the beautiful jewellery that adorned the first pagan invaders through to the Christian manuscripts they would become famous for, she explores the beliefs that shaped Anglo-Saxon art. Examining treasures such as the Sutton Hoo Treasures, the Staffordshire Hoard, the Franks Casket and the Lindesfarne Gospels, Dr Ramirez charts 600 years of artistic development which was stopped dead by the Norman Conquest. |
 | How To Do Street Magic: This Video includes 16 tricks: Burned, Glass Stinger, Sick Aces, Trace Unseen, Merger, Trick Switch, Voodoo Zone, Go Inside Sugar, Georges Old Trick, One Hand Coin Table Vanish, Chance Zero, Print, Melted, Bulducci Levitation, Vegas Card Change and Floating Dollar Bill |
 | Masterminds Volume One - Criss Angel: The first of Criss Angel's DVDs where he explains how the methods behind his tricks and how to perform them for yourself. Masterminds Volume one focuses one Quarter through Soda Can |
 | A look at the history of the "Catwoman" character and all the beautiful femme fatales who have played her, including Halle Berry, Michelle Pfeiffer, Eartha Kitt, Julie Newmar, and Lee Meriweather, all of whom sit for exclusive interviews. Featuring clips from Catwoman's many screen and TV incarnations, including rare behind-the-scenes footage from the campy Batman TV series, where Julie Newmar cavorted in a skin-tight black costume. |
 | The extraordinary odyssey of a U.S. musician of Cape Verdean ancestry to Tannu Tuva, in central Asia, where nomadic people throat sing more than one note simultaneously, using vocal harmonics. A bluesman, Paul Pena, blind and recently widowed, taught himself throat singing and was by chance invited to the 1995 throat-singing symposium in Kyzyl. Helped by the "Friends of Tuva," Pena makes the arduous journey. Singing in the deep, rumbling kargyraa style, Pena gives inspired performances at the festival, composes songs in Tuvan, washes his face in sacred rivers, expresses the disorientation of blindness in foreign surroundings, and makes a human connection with everyone he meets. |
 |  Cirque du Soleil II A New Experience: Cirque du Soleil's Nouvelle Experience is another video compilation of acrobatic feats and inspired clowning. |
 | This documentary explores the hidden history of the American Exploitation Film. The movie digs deep into this often overlooked category of U.S. cinema and unearths the shameless and occasionally shocking origins of this popular entertainment. | Released: 2010-03-13 Views: 74 Comments: 0 Available Sources: 14 From: PresidenCamacho Rating: 0.00/5 (0) |
 | Documentary that follows the struggle for control of Dr. Albert C. Barnes' 25 billion dollar collection of modern and post-impressionist art. |
 | Jacques Peretti tracks down some of the people who were closest to Michael Jackson, and they talk frankly about the darkest moments in his life. |
 | 12) Fade to Black An intimate look at hip-hop artist Shawn Carter, Jay-Z, revealing the multiple Grammy Award winning artist as never before, from his background and rise to fame to the recording of his last album. The film chronicles the legendary concert of Jay-Z's performance at Madison Square Garden in November 2003. In an unprecedented event, a hip-hop artist sold out an arena in only two hours. Nearly one year later, fans and artists alike still reflect on this monumental musical night. The event was a spectacular culmination of Jay-Z's recording career prior to his self-proclaimed retirement from solo performing. Yet this one night also defined a musical generation, showcasing the evolution and reach of the world's most popular music genre. Guest performers included Jay-Z's closest friends and music industry colleagues: Beyonc , Mary J. Blige, Missy Elliott, R. Kelly, Foxy Brown, Pharrell, and Questlove and The Illadelphonics along with appearances by hip hop icons Damon Dash, Rick Rubin, Slick Rick, P. Diddy and many others. Viewers get the rare glimpse of Jay-Z's creative process as he searches for inspiration, poetry, and perfection in his songs. Narrated by Jay-Z, his account of the night takes on reflections of his entire musical career and his journey that led to this one astounding, fabled evening--rightfully called "Fade To Black." |
 | Each year Macy's kicks off the world's largest fireworks display at approximately 9pm on July 4th. Four barges stationed between 23rd and 42nd Streets in the East River set off 20,000 aerial shells and special effects. There are electric set pieces on the barges, and the New York Fire Department gets in on the act with fire boats shooting red, clear, and blue water 300 feet over the river. |
 | BURNING MAN: BEYOND BLACK ROCK goes behind the scenes of a social revolution to explore the philosophy that fuels it, the social contract that drives it, and the transcendent experience that makes it a worldwide cultural force. Granted unprecedented access to the inner workings of the Burning Man organization, the filmmakers spent 18 months with the founders, organizers, artists and participants to document the full complexity and diversity of the Burning Man community. But, true to its title, the film goes beyond the city they raise in the desert - revealing the Burning Man's plans to bring its unique culture to the rest of the world. BEYOND BLACK ROCK tells, for the first time ever, the real story of Burning Man - from the inside out. |
 | 15) Whaledreamers With the current concerns over global warming and the future of humanity seemingly hanging in the balance, now comes a story of hope, awakening and reconciliation. "Whaledreamers" is the heartfelt story of the return of an aboriginal whale dreaming tribe from the edge of extinction and the equally long journey of the whales, not only to survive the slaughter by man, but to engage the human race into waking up in time. |
A total of 288 videos found in Art-Culture Documentaries
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