Former pro-skater Stacy Peralta wrote and directed this gem of a film about the birth of vert skating that took place in LA in the 70s. Showing the evolution of skateboarding from the traditional flatland style to the surf-inspired vert style which utilized empty swimming pools and mass amounts of courage. Dogtown is a real ode of love to skating and the intensity of which will even appeal to those not obsessed with the skate scene. Actual footage and retrospective interviews with the original
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HEARTS AND MINDS (1974)
Certification15 Our Rating
This is a documentary about the conflicting attitudes of the opponents of the Vietnam war using archival footage as well as their own film and interviews. A key theme is how the attitudes of American racism and self-righteous militarism helped to create and prolong this bloody conflict. The film also endeavours to give voice to the Vietnamese people and makes clear their basic humanity. Winner of the Best Documentary Feature at the 1974 Academy Awards.
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RUDE BOY (1980)
Certification18 Our Rating
Set to the story of Ray Grange, who bins his suit to become a roadie for The Clash, and using as a backdrop the Brixton race riots and the neo-Nazi backlash. Lots of political demonstrations and Clash gigs - and Rude Boy is an excellent opportunity to see them live….and loud.
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THE END OF THE CENTURY: THE STORY OF THE RAMONES (2003)
Certification15 Our Rating
Brothers stick together, even when they can't stand each other and aren't actually brothers. For twenty-odd years, New York punk quartet the Ramones traded under a single surname, dressed in a uniform of leather jackets and jeans, shared tour buses and dressing rooms, and hated each other's guts. This is a largely sympathetic look at a group that could never cash in on the kind of witty, radio-friendly pop-punk sounds since imitated by everybody from the Pixies to Busted. Sympathetic, but even-h
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THE THIN BLUE LINE (1988)
Certification15 Our Rating
Documentarist-extraordinary Morris' original and delightfully bizzare slice of investigative film-journalism attempts successfully to put the record straight about Randall Adams. Imprisoned in 1976 for murdering a Dallas cop, suggesting at best a miscarriage of justice, at worst corruption. Superb.
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WHEN WE WERE KINGS (1997)
CertificationPG Our Rating
Stunning, critically acclaimed documentary biopic of probably the most famous boxer in history, Muhammad Ali. This is a riveting portrait of a man who had a profound effect on all around him. Much, much more than just a boxing movie, "When We Were Kings" is a master class in greatness! Norman Mailer, George Plimpton, Thomas Hauser and Spike Lee are included as talking heads and the DVD version contains several extra treats, namely the complete coverage of the 'Rumble in the Jungle' and also the
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