The L.A. Riots: 25 Years Later
Apr 23, 2017 | IMDB 0
86 min Watch NowDocumentary
HISTORY brings you an all-encompassing documentary event cantered around the 25th anniversary of the LA Riots, the most destructive riot in American history that left 53 people dead and caused over a billion dollars in damage.
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When We Were Kings
The Black List: Volume Two
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No Mercy, No Remorse
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A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy
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IMDB 0 | Sep , 1988
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IMDB 6 | Jan , 1944
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IMDB 7.5 | Mar , 2021
Handbook of Movie Theaters' History is a documentary about the history, the development in the present days and the future of movie theaters in the city of Turin, Italy. It mixes the documentary language with comedy and fiction, and is enriched by interviews to some of the most important voices of Turin cinematography. The film follows the evolution of movie theaters by enlightening its main milestones: the pre-cinema experiences in the late 19th Century, the colossals and the movie cathedrals of the silent era, the arthouse theaters, the National Museum of Cinema, the Torino Film Festival, the movie theaters system today and the main hypothesis about its future. The mission of Handbook of Movie Theaters' History is to explore and give back to the audience a deep reflection about the identity and the value of movie theater, in its social and anthropological role and as a mass media, and to analyze the experience of the viewer.Raphael: The Lord of the Arts
IMDB 7.7 | Apr , 2017
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IMDB 0 | Feb , 2009
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IMDB 0 | Oct , 1988
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IMDB 6.4 | Mar , 2021
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IMDB 5 | Jan , 1967
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IMDB 7.7 | Oct , 1996
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IMDB 6 | Feb , 2009
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IMDB 7.8 | Nov , 2017
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IMDB 6.8 | Jan , 2014
White Out, Black In
IMDB 6.6 | Sep , 2014
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IMDB 6.4 | Jun , 2022
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IMDB 6.5 | Mar , 2017
After Dontre Hamilton, a black, unarmed man diagnosed with schizophrenia, was shot 14 times and killed by police in Milwaukee, his family embarks on a quest for answers, justice and reform as the investigation unfolds.Lost Heroes
IMDB 8 | Feb , 2014
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IMDB 9 | Feb , 1962
Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy was a television special featuring the First Lady of the United States, Jacqueline Kennedy on a tour of the recently renovated White House. It was broadcast on Valentine's Day, February 14, 1962, on both CBS and NBC, and broadcast four days later on ABC. The program was the first ever First Lady televised tour of the White House, and has since been considered the first prime-time documentary specifically designed to appeal to a female audience.Pencils Down! The 100 Days of the Writers Guild Strike
IMDB 7 | Jan , 2014
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IMDB 9.5 | Feb , 2004
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IMDB 7.9 | Feb , 2021
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