06 Oct 2014
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
A documentary about the rise and fall of the Cannon Film Group, the legendary independent film company helmed by Israeli cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus.
The High Sign: A Filmmaker Emerges
Documentary about Buster Keaton's The 'High Sign' (1921) and Keaton's developing style.
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