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For nearly a century, Hollywood has captivated and influenced generation after generation of moviegoers. Its magic has left an indelible imprint on every culture with a movie projector. Originally broadcast on PBS, HBO/Cinemax, TNT, A&E, Lifetime, and Bravo, this is one of the most comprehensive collections of biographies and cinema retrospectives ever compiled, a spectacular treasury of 32 revealing biographies of Hollywood’s most beloved stars....

This film examines the mechanisms of Nazi extortion during World War II, and is interspersed with current issues surrounding restitution. It retraces the incredible stories of three major works having belonged to Jewish collectors. From their plundering by the Nazis to their final restitution: Man with a Guitar by Georges Braque, Herbstsonne by Egon Schiele and Sitting Woman by Henri Matisse.

Between 1895 and 1945 Japan was constantly at war in South-East Asia. After its defeat in 1945, Japan pushed the population to turn inward to a strong and revisionist nationalist power. But is this ideology from the past a threat to its present democracy?

Edward Snowden, a former CIA and NSA employee, made history in 2013 when he leaked information exposing the biggest mass surveillance scandal of the century. In this film, a secret meeting between him and global freedom and civil rights campaigners, Birgitta Jonsdottir and Larry Lessig turns into a freewheeling discussion about the future of democracy. The questions they ask are fundamental.

If you think there's no such thing as Santa Claus, there are a few hundred very big men who would like to prove you wrong. This film is a cinematic sleigh ride into the strange but true world of the Fraternal Order of Real Bearded Santas, the most elite collection of Santas in the world. Anyone can don a red suit and fake beard to play Santa. These men ARE Santa – all year, every day, and especially on Christmas.

BLOSSOMS FROM ASH is a stunning visual and narrative exploration of life in the world’s largest refugee camp. The film is a portrait of lives discarded for profit, enabled by hatred and religious persecution. It features historical accounts, an educational look at the origins of the past and current conflict, and eyewitness testimony from the refugee survivors of the Rohingya Genocide in Myanmar.

TARZAN: THE MAN BEHIND THE LEGEND traces the extraordinary history of one of the most durable and iconic figures of popular fiction and how he managed to capture the imaginations of audiences around the globe. Explore his extraordinary evolution from book to screen and his sensational rise to worldwide stardom.

Riphagen is a WWII-crime thriller based on the life of Andries 'Al Capone' Riphagen. He was a boxer, a smuggler, pimp, but most fervently a Jew hunter who profited immensely from the war, tracking, extorting and betraying Jewish people in hiding. He imagines himself untouchable until the young police officer Jan van Liempd opens up a hunt for him.

Riphagen is a World War II crime thriller based on the life of Andries "Al Capone" Riphagen. He was a boxer, a smuggler, and a pimp, but most fervently a Jew hunter who profited immensely from the war, tracking, extorting and betraying Jewish people in hiding. He imagines himself untouchable until the young police officer Jan van Liempd opens up a hunt for him.

This timely and urgent new public affairs documentary examines the U.S. electoral college system. The film avoids any partisan bickering to ask the questions: How does it work? What happens if we change the rules? Is democracy just “two wolves and a lamb voting on what’s for dinner?” Or can a democratic system be designed to protect minority rights? Does our Constitution strike the right balance?