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Pornocracy: The New Sex Multinationals
Pornocracy: The New Sex Multinationals
Never before have we watched as much porn as today yet the traditional porn industry is dying. The arrival of web sites showing amateur clips has transformed the way porn is made and consumed. Behind this transformation lies one opaque multinational.
Pornocracy: The New Sex Multinationals 2017
After Porn Ends 2
Prime Video
After Porn Ends 2
After Porn Ends 2 picks up where its predecessor left off and not only turns back the clock to meet the oldest living stars in adult film's history, but goes in depth with some of Its most current retirees and juxtaposes their experiences in a life after porn. Delving deeper into society's ongoing stigmas of race, misogyny, and the reality of decreasing opportunities for these former VHS box cover stars. For some, their careers in adult entertainment is accepted proudly and without regret. In fact, it seems to have proven to be the pathway to their current happiness and inner peace. For others, however, a career in porn has proven to be a conduit to certain despair as they struggle to find a way to bury their past and emerge with a new career or calling.
After Porn Ends 2 2017
Conor McGregor: Notorious
Starz
Conor McGregor: Notorious
Conor McGregor is the biggest star in the history of Mixed Martial Arts. Filmed over the course of 4 years, Notorious is the exclusive, all-access account of Conor’s meteoric rise from claiming benefits and living in his parents' spare room in Dublin to claiming multiple championship UFC belts and seven figure pay-packets in Las Vegas.
Conor McGregor: Notorious 2017
LA 92
Netflix
LA 92
Twenty-five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests, violence and looting in Los Angeles, LA 92 immerses viewers in that tumultuous period through stunning and rarely seen archival footage.
LA 92 2017
Earth: One Amazing Day
AMC+
Earth: One Amazing Day
An astonishing journey revealing the awesome power of the natural world. Over the course of one single day, we track the sun from the highest mountains to the remotest islands to exotic jungles.
Earth: One Amazing Day 2017
Mia
Mia
Mia recounts her most intimate confessions, uncensored, in her first approach to a totally new world of domination and submission.
Mia 2017
Ferrari: Race to Immortality
Ferrari: Race to Immortality
The late 1950s were known as golden years in the world of motor racing, champions were made and lost on a Sunday, and no losses were greater than those of Enzo Ferrari’s Scuderia. Based on Chris Nixon’s bestselling biography Mon Ami Mate, Ferrari: Race to Immortality tells the story of the loves and losses, triumphs and tragedy of a turbulent era that shook the motor racing world.
Ferrari: Race to Immortality 2017
Williams
Williams
This sports documentary tells the story of the Williams Formula 1 team founded by the legendary Sir Frank Williams
Williams 2017
I Am Not Your Negro
Prime Video
I Am Not Your Negro
Working from the text of James Baldwin’s unfinished final novel, director Raoul Peck creates a meditation on what it means to be Black in the United States.
I Am Not Your Negro 2017
Faces Places
Faces Places
Director Agnès Varda and photographer/muralist JR journey through rural France and form an unlikely friendship.
Faces Places 2017
Born in China
Disney+
Born in China
Venturing into the wilds of China, "Born in China" captures intimate moments with a panda bear and her growing cub, a young golden monkey who feels displaced by his baby sister, and a mother snow leopard struggling to raise her two cubs.
Born in China 2017
Sur la route de la grande vadrouille
Sur la route de la grande vadrouille
Sur la route de la grande vadrouille 2017
Jedermann liebt Karli Spiehs – Einer Legende auf der Spur
Jedermann liebt Karli Spiehs – Einer Legende auf der Spur
Jedermann liebt Karli Spiehs – Einer Legende auf der Spur 2017
Spielberg
Max
Spielberg
A documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time, Steven Spielberg.
Spielberg 2017
Bobbi Jene
Bobbi Jene
A love story, portraying the dilemmas and inevitable consequences of ambition. It is a film about a woman's fight for independence, a woman trying to succeed with her own art in the extremely competitive world of dance.
Bobbi Jene 2017
Jane
Prime Video
Jane
Drawing from never-before-seen footage that has been tucked away in the National Geographic archives, director Brett Morgen tells the story of Jane Goodall, a woman whose chimpanzee research revolutionized our understanding of the natural world.
Jane 2017
The Dawn Wall
Netflix
The Dawn Wall
In the middle of Yosemite National Park towers El Capitan, a huge block of granite whose smoothest side, the Dawn Wall, is said to be the most difficult rock climb in the world. Tommy Caldwell didn’t see inhospitable terrain, but rather a puzzle almost a kilometer tall. In The Dawn Wall, we follow him and Kevin Jorgeson in their historic ascent to the summit.
The Dawn Wall 2017
Becoming Warren Buffett
Max
Becoming Warren Buffett
The story of the evolution of a boy from Nebraska who became one of the most respected men in the world, and the heroes who helped guide him along the way. By allowing access to his life and never-before-released home videos, Buffett offers a glimpse into his unique mind to help us understand what is truly important when money no longer has meaning.
Becoming Warren Buffett 2017
Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy
Max
Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy
A fresh and revealing insight into Princess Diana through the personal and intimate reflections of her two sons and her friends and family.
Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy 2017
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Freevee
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
This documentary looks to forge the greatest, most definitive, documentary on everything He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, She-Ra, the live action movie, New Adventures of He-Man, the 200x series and much more! They delve into the toys, comics, cartoons, and movies from all eras by talking to the artists, creators, executives and actors who helped make it a reality.
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe 2017
Alain Delon, la beauté du diable et les femmes
Alain Delon, la beauté du diable et les femmes
Alain Delon, la beauté du diable et les femmes 2017
Fourfilm
Fourfilm
Disclaimer: it is recommended that you do not watch this experiment unless you have already seen the four short films, "While the Water Runs Red," "While the Water Runs White," "Highway of Ghosts," and "Rorschach Rainbow." "Fourfilm" is an investigation of the fusion of (those) four, previously standalone short films into a two part, superimposed display of the films, which have also been re-colored, and the majority of the footage reversed and/or flipped/transformed. Existing in two cuts -- one accompanied by an original score, and the other accompanied by the track "Wallowa Lake Monster" by Sufjan Stevens.
Fourfilm 2017
VHS Revolution
Freevee
VHS Revolution
Using testimonies by pioneers and witnesses of the times, delve into the feverish visual culture the media generated – with far-fetched examples of canine television games, seduction manuals, aerobics class while holding a baby, among others.
VHS Revolution 2017
Avicii: True Stories
Avicii: True Stories
Documentary about the arena-packing Swedish DJ, chronicling his explosive rise to fame and surprising decision to retire from live performances in 2016.
Avicii: True Stories 2017
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
Oscar winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto weaves man-made and natural sounds together in his works. His anti-nuclear activism grew after the 2011 Fukushima disaster, and his career only paused after a 2014 cancer diagnosis.
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda 2017
Expedition Happiness
Expedition Happiness
A German couple and their dog travel across North America in a school bus searching for a state of pure bliss.
Expedition Happiness 2017
Inner Ear Insect
Inner Ear Insect
They were gazing out of the window with a disoriented perspective when the wasp made its way in, to pierce them with its poison; a three minute sensorial short film that's visual aspect is made up of voyeuristic viewpoints, stretches of space, and open corridors.
Inner Ear Insect 2017
The Frame in the Dark
The Frame in the Dark
A short ambient/contemplative film, directed by Eli Hayes & Andre De Nervaux and existing in two separate cuts, one supplemented by an original score and the other set to the track, “The Secret in the Wall,” by Daniel Hart.
The Frame in the Dark 2017
March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step
HULU
March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step
A young penguin, driven by his instinct, embarks on his first major trip to an unknown destination.
March of the Penguins 2: The Next Step 2017
Mommy Dead and Dearest
Max
Mommy Dead and Dearest
Child abuse, mental illness, and forbidden love converge in this mystery involving a mother and daughter who were thought to be living a fairy tale life that turned out to be a living nightmare.
Mommy Dead and Dearest 2017
Becoming Bond
HULU
Becoming Bond
The stranger-than-fiction true story of George Lazenby, a poor Australian car mechanic who, through an unbelievable set of circumstances, landed the role of James Bond despite having never acted a day in his life.
Becoming Bond 2017
Diana: In Her Own Words
Disney+
Diana: In Her Own Words
Using home videos recorded by her voice coach, Diana takes us through the story of her life.
Diana: In Her Own Words 2017
Voyeur
Netflix
Voyeur
Journalism icon Gay Talese reports on Gerald Foos, the Colorado motel owner who allegedly secretly watched his guests with the aid of specially designed ceiling vents, peering down from an "observation platform" he built in the motel's attic.
Voyeur 2017
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
Prime Video
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
A decade after An Inconvenient Truth brought climate change into the heart of popular culture comes the riveting and rousing follow-up that shows just how close we are to a real energy revolution. Vice President Al Gore continues his tireless fight, traveling around the world training an army of climate champions and influencing international climate policy. Cameras follow him behind the scenes—in moments private and public, funny and poignant—as he pursues the empowering notion that while the stakes have never been higher, the perils of climate change can be overcome with human ingenuity and passion.
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power 2017
David Lynch: The Art Life
Max
David Lynch: The Art Life
An intimate journey through the formative years of David Lynch's life. From his idyllic upbringing in small town America to the dark streets of Philadelphia, we follow Lynch as he traces the events that have helped to shape one of cinema's most enigmatic directors.
David Lynch: The Art Life 2017
Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life
Prime Video
Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life
This compelling Documentary moves beyond the spotlight and past the attention-grabbing headlines to give pop superstar Chris Brown a chance to tell his own story. New interviews with the international phenomenon reveal long-awaited answers about his passion for making music, his tumultuous and much publicized relationships, and the pitfalls of coming of age in the public eye. Also included is new concert footage, behind-the-scenes access, and special interviews from Usher, Jennifer Lopez, DJ Khaled, Mike Tyson, Jamie Foxx and others.
Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life 2017
AlphaGo
AlphaGo
The ancient Chinese game of Go has long been considered a grand challenge for artificial intelligence. Yet in 2016, Google's DeepMind team announced that they would be taking on Lee Sedol, the world's most elite Go champion. AlphaGo chronicles the team as it prepares to test the limits of its rapidly-evolving AI technology. The film pits man against machine, and reveals as much about the workings of the human mind as it does the future of AI.
AlphaGo 2017
Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton
AMC+
Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton
This is the remarkable story of an American icon who changed the sport of big wave surfing forever. Transcending the surf genre, this in-depth portrait of a hard-charging athlete explores the fear, courage and ambition that push a man to greatness—and the cost that comes with it.
Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton 2017
Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron
Disney+
Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron
For the 20th anniversary of "Titanic," James Cameron reopens the file on the disaster.
Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron 2017
Ronaldo vs. Messi: Face Off!
Prime Video
Ronaldo vs. Messi: Face Off!
In the world of football, there seems only two camps when it comes to the greatest player. If you ask 100 soccer fans who that person is, chances are 50 of them will say Cristiano Ronaldo and 50 will say Lionel Messi. In this unique documentary, we examine these two superstars' moves, talent and ability. We hear from the rabid fans, interview the experts and debate which player is the best in modern football.
Ronaldo vs. Messi: Face Off! 2017