Der Taylor-Swift-Effekt

A trio of female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.

Runtime

2h 10m

Director

Bill Condon

Cast

Beyoncé, Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Hudson

In his second international bestseller, "Arc de Triomphe," author Erich Maria Remarque explores his own experience of exile and his decisive encounter with Marlene Dietrich. From Paris and Antibes to Los Angeles and New York, the documentary traces the moving genesis of this highly autobiographical novel, now considered a major work of...

Runtime

53m

Director

Hedwig Schmutte, Rolf Lambert

Cast

Marlene Dietrich, Erich Maria Remarque, Anna Thalbach

Barack Obama launched into our national consciousness at the 2004 Democratic National Convention and ever since, he's delivered messages of patriotism, unity, and hope through the power of words. But of all the speeches he's given, six in particular may define his legacy as, in historian Doris Kearns Goodwin's words, "one of the best w...

Runtime

51m

Cast

Jesse Williams, David Axelrod, Douglas Brinkley

The antithesis of the virile heroes of his era, James Dean shook up the representation of adolescence and masculinity in three films shot in 1955, the same year he died in a car accident at the age of 24—exactly seventy years ago: Rebel Without a Cause, East of Eden, and Giant. This meteoric rise made him an instant icon, frozen in ete...

Director

Cyril Leuthy

Cast

James Dean, Coraly Zahonero, Julien de Saint Jean

Guy Debord's analysis of a consumer society.

Runtime

1h 30m

Director

Guy Debord

Cast

Leonid Brezhnev, Fidel Castro