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- DirectorLeslie ZemeckisStarsBud AbbottAlan AldaJoan ArlineLeslie Zemeckis's rousing documentary takes a behind- the-velvet-curtain peek at the golden age of burlesque, meeting the women (and men) who pushed the envelope of social propriety.
- DirectorCass WarnerStarsDennis HopperCass WarnerBette-Ann WarnerAn intimate portrait and saga of four film pioneers--Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack who rose from immigrant poverty through personal tragedies persevering to create a major studio with a social conscience.
- DirectorDavid A. GoldsmithStarsJim HensonJane HensonMichael K. FrithA documentary with featured performance clips and interviews featuring Jim and Jane Henson, Frank Oz and others. The documentary focuses on the Muppet phenomena and a look at the behind-the-scenes of the Jim Henson Company in its glory days.
- DirectorRobert ChildStarsCathe CurtisWelcome to New Hope Pennsylvania, where even death it would seem is not the final departure for many of the towns residents.
- DirectorMaureen GoldthorpeStarsMadonnaThis fascinating programme gives you a real insight into the life and the career of one of the greatest figures in popular music. Madonna deservedly has won the accolade of Goddess of Pop.
- DirectorDione NewtonStarsSue PerkinsPete 'Peanut' LangfordKathryn FlettDocumentary looking at Top Of the Pops' changing musical direction in 1978, when pop singles were slowly being replaced in the chart by disco, punk and New Wave. It looks the show's treatment of particularly punk and New Wave acts, and New Wave performers in general swallowing their pride and appearing on TotP, a show which was still seen mainly as Light Entertainment.
- DirectorTed NewsomStarsElvis Presley
- DirectorGeorge HenckenStarsTony HadleyJohn KeebleGary KempA documentary about Spandau Ballet, who were one of the biggest pop groups of the 1980s and a defining act of the New Romantic scene.
- DirectorMelody GilbertA documentary about abandoned, neglected, or otherwise "off limits" places...and the people who explore them.
- DirectorAndrew WonderStarsSteve DuncanAndrew Wonder
- Urban Exploration is short Documentary Film about young people who gain access to forbidden environments for the rush of the taboo and the prize of photographic proof. This documentary about documenting disused containers of people, environments and derelict, collapsing landscapes. This story shows how boredom can lead to creativity, adventure, mystery and danger. No re-enactments, no script, no stock footage or talking heads. Just raw experience and real life situations, themes and more...
- DirectorPaul OtteyStarsKaty ElizabethAn urban explorer heads out to photograph a derelict old hotel. But the decay takes hold of her too....
- DirectorSam HarrisonStarsRip TornA tour of various ghost towns, abandoned mining camps and other sites in the American Southwest and West.
- DirectorMichael D. KennedyJohn RichieStarsMichael D. KennedyThree filmmakers explore an abandoned, underground, flooded bomb shelter in post-Katrina New Orleans. The shelter was built as a haven for elected officials in the event of a nuclear strike during the Cold War, but it was shut down and abandoned in the early 1980s.
- DirectorDenise De La VegaStarsTanya DiazEnter the subculture of Urban Exploration. Take nothing but photographs, leave nothing but footprints.
- DirectorChristi JonesStarsAutumn AhlgrenSteve CyrulewskiJames HarveyIn an abandoned, dilapidated building in downtown Detroit, a group of photographers capture amazing images that very few people will ever see in person - they are Urban Explorers.
- DirectorArron SwaffarStarsArron SwaffarDennis SwaffarMartin JohnsonDirector Arron Swaffar tells the tale of the decay and collapse of the tourist industry of this little island off the south coast of England. In the wake of budget cuts and cheaper air travel to foreign destinations the island has become a shell of what it once was. Now it is time to delve into the unknown and explore the urban ruins that once was the beautiful Isle of Wight.
- DirectorJordan LilesIn searching to discover what lies at the top of the mountain where an abandoned chairlift ends, I learned that the real story is down at ground level. What began as a hike to the peak ended up resulting in so much more. Tennessee Mountain View documents an important part of the history of Gatlinburg.
- StarsKenny Rogers
- DirectorRon JamesStarsJ.C. HarrisRon JamesChristopher O'BrienFrom J.C. Harris, Ronald James & Christopher O'Brien, "Ghost Asylum" begins as a historical documentary, and ends up revealing paranormal evidence that will blow you away. Hear the dead speak. See the photographs that defy explanation. Join in the investigations as we reveal far more than the official history is willing to share.
- DirectorKaren SomersStarsChristine M. AutenDante BascoColin BradyA documentary on the history of Anime and its influence in the US.
- DirectorJames CameronSteven QualeStarsJames CameronAnatoly M. SagalevitchGenya ChernaievJames Cameron teams up with NASA scientists to explore the Mid-Ocean Ridge, a submerged chain of mountains that band the Earth and are home to some of the planet's most unique life forms.
- DirectorJames CameronStarsBill PaxtonLori JohnstonLewis AbernathyJames Cameron and Bill Paxton, director and actor of the 1997 film Titanic, travel to the final undersea resting place of the ill-fated ship of dreams.