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Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened (2016), Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles (2019), The Making of a Legend: Gone With the Wind (1989), Mardi Gras: Made in China (2005), The Heats On (1943), Broadway: The Golden Age (2004), Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001) ... Let's take a look at the following list...

Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened (2016)

Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened (2016)

9.5/10 Documentary

Stephen Sondheim's "Merrily We Roll Along" opened in November 1981 to scathing reviews and closed after just 16 performances. Archival footage of the rehearsals, along with interviews with the cast, tell the tale of this infamous production.

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Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles (2019)

Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles (2019)

7.3/10 Documentary, Music

The origin story behind one of Broadway's most beloved musicals, Fiddler on The Roof, and its creative roots in early 1960s New York, when "tradition" was on the wane as gender roles, sexuality, race relations and religion were evolving.

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The Making of a Legend: Gone With the Wind (1989)

The Making of a Legend: Gone With the Wind (1989)

9.2/10 Documentary

Filmmaker David Hinton traces the evolution of the classic 1939 film "Gone with the Wind," from its beginnings as a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel to its landmark status in the canon of 20th-century American cinema. Focusing on the film's creative linchpin, producer David O. Selznick, and his power struggles with the project's three directors, Hinton provides compelling insights into the making of the film, using a mix of interview subjects and never-before-seen screen tests.

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Mardi Gras: Made in China (2005)

Mardi Gras: Made in China (2005)

7.5/10 Documentary

This examination of cultural and economic globalization follows the life-cycle of Mardi Gras beads from a small factory in Fuzhou, China, to Mardi Gras in New Orleans, and to art galleries in New York City.

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The Heats On (1943)

The Heats On (1943)

5.2/10 Musical, Comedy

When his biggest star joins a rival's show, a Broadway producer bluffs and schemes to get her back.

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Broadway: The Golden Age (2004)

Broadway: The Golden Age (2004)

8.3/10 Documentary

Filmmaker Rick McKay directs this oral history about the golden age of live theater in New York City during the 1940s and '50s. The film includes interviews with the actors, singers, dancers, authors, directors and producers of some of Broadway's greatest shows, as well as reminiscences from younger actors inspired by the greats of this era. Over 100 interviews are included, from stars such as Bea Arthur, Angela Lansbury, Charles Nelson Reilly and Elaine Stritch.

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Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001)

Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001)

8.0/10 Documentary, Biography

The career and life of Stanley Kubrick is explored through pictures, clips from his films, his old home movies, comments from his colleagues and a narration by Tom Cruise.

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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls (2003)

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls (2003)

7.5/10 Documentary

A look at 1970s Hollywood when it was known as New Hollywood, and the director was the star of the movie.

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Manufactured Landscapes (2006)

Manufactured Landscapes (2006)

7.3/10 Documentary

Photographer Edward Burtynsky travels the world observing changes in landscapes due to industrial work and manufacturing.

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Obey Giant (2017)

Obey Giant (2017)

7.1/10 Documentary

The life and career of street artist, illustrator, graphic designer, activist, and founder of OBEY Clothing, Shepard Fairey.

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Studio 54: The Documentary (2018)

Studio 54: The Documentary (2018)

7.0/10 Gay & Lesbian, Documentary

The story of the notorious 1970s New York City nightclub.

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The Velvet Touch (1948)

The Velvet Touch (1948)

6.8/10 Mystery, Thriller

A Broadway star unintentionally kills her impresario but keeps mum about it when the police investigator targets a rival actress.

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No Time for Comedy (1940)

No Time for Comedy (1940)

6.4/10 Comedy

Playwright Gaylord Esterbrook scores a hit with his first Broadway play, both with the critics and with leading lady Linda Paige. He and Linda are happily married until a patroness of the arts convinces Esterbrook to forget about comedy and concentrate on writing a tragedy. The end result nearly destroys his career and his marriage.

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An Angel From Texas (1940)

An Angel From Texas (1940)

5.7/10 Comedy

Stage struck Lydia Weston leaves her small Texas town for Broadway. Left behind is her steady beau Peter. Lydia sends letters and news clippings back home telling everyone she's now a big star. Peter soon heads to New York to surprise her, but instead he gets the surprise when he learns Lydia has no job and is broke. The pair soon get involved with a couple of phony p...Read all

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Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007)

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007)

10.0/10 Documentary, Biography

Director Jeffrey Schwarz delves into the life and career of William Castle, a producer of horror films who had a natural talent for creating attention-grabbing -- and seat-filling -- gimmicks to promote his various projects in his 1950s heyday. Some particular gimmicks of note include a flying skeleton and life insurance policies. Conducting interviews with the likes of John Waters, John Landis and more, Schwarz gains insights from not only other filmmakers, but from Castle's fans as well.

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Overnight (2003)

Overnight (2003)

7.8/10 Documentary

Filmmaker Mark Brian Smith chronicles the rise and fall of Troy Duffy, a bartender who brokered a deal with Miramax to direct "The Boondock Saints."

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Lost in La Mancha (2002)

Lost in La Mancha (2002)

7.3/10 Documentary

Terry Gilliam's doomed attempt to get his film, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018), off the ground.

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Looking for Richard (1996)

Looking for Richard (1996)

7.3/10 Documentary

Al Pacino's deeply-felt rumination on Shakespeare's significance and relevance to the modern world through interviews and an in-depth analysis of "Richard III."

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