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The Best of the Martial Arts Films Poster

#1. The Best of the Martial Arts Films (1990)

โ˜… 8.8/10 30 votes

The most explosive barehanded combat sequences ever filmed. An electrifying video of martial arts mastery and mayhem. This program takes a behind-the-scenes look at the weapons, the mystical eastern philosophy, and the incredible skills that have made martial arts films one of the most popular genres in the world today.

Alice in Chains: MTV Unplugged Poster

#2. Alice in Chains: MTV Unplugged (1996)

โ˜… 8.8/10 24 votes

Alice In Chains returned to the stage after a three year absence with this live acoustic performance in New York on 10th April 1996. The band performed a 13-song set, including, 'Heaven Beside You', 'Rooster' and 'Would?'.

Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M Poster

#3. Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M (1999)

โ˜… 8.7/10 97 votes

Michael Kamen conducts the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra in support of metal rockers Metallica in this 1999 concert performance.

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#4. Peter Gabriel: Secret World Live (1994)

โ˜… 8.7/10 26 votes

Filmed in Modena, Italy across two nights in November 1993 as part of Peter Gabriel's acclaimed Secret World Live tour in support of the Us album, the show is elaborately presented and choreographed with two stages joined by a narrow pier. Peter Gabriel has always been a charismatic live performer with the ability to draw his audience into the onstage world he has created and rarely has this been better captured than on Secret World Live.

Nirvana: Unplugged In New York Poster

#5. Nirvana: Unplugged In New York (1993)

โ˜… 8.6/10 151 votes

A live album by American rock band Nirvana, the album features an acoustic performance recorded at Sony Music Studios in New York City on 18 November 1993, for the television series MTV Unplugged.

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#6. Here We Are Waiting for You (1999)

โ˜… 8.6/10 30 votes

A fascinating and poetical collage of countless images from the 20th century with the purpose of revealing matters of life and death during the era and its many social, cultural and political transformations, with the director making several statements on several issues, combining fact and fiction to compose his powerful mosaic of images along with the magnificent music of Wim Mertens. A true work of art that dares to make several questions about the human condition, its contradictions and ironies.

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#7. The Private Life of Plants (1995)

โ˜… 8.4/10 37 votes

David Attenborough takes us on a guided tour through the secret world of plants, to see things no unaided eye could witness. Each episode in this six-part series focuses on one of the critical stages through which every plant must pass if it is to survive:- travelling, growing, and flowering; struggling with one another; creating alliances with other organisms both plant and animal; and evolving complex ways of surviving in the earth's most ferociously hostile environments.

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#8. The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert (1992)

โ˜… 8.4/10 52 votes

A live concert in tribute to Freddie Mercury, former lead singer of Queen. Mercury died of AIDS and so some of the proceeds of this concert went to AIDS research. Features performers such as Metallica, Def Leppard, Elton John, Axl Rose, Extreme, George Michael, and many others. Performers alternate between doing their own hits, covering Queen songs, or jamming with the surviving members of Queen.

Pearl Jam: MTV Unplugged Poster

#9. Pearl Jam: MTV Unplugged (1992)

โ˜… 8.4/10 28 votes

A performance by Pearl Jam on MTVโ€™s Unplugged. The band plays acoustic versions of songs from their debut album Ten, including 'Black' and 'Alive', plus 'State Of Love And Trust', which was not included on the original album.

Baraka Poster

#10. Baraka (1992)

โ˜… 8.2/10 730 votes

A paralysingly beautiful documentary with a global visionโ€”an odyssey through landscape and timeโ€”that attempts to capture the essence of life.

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#11. Juan Gabriel en el Palacio de Bellas Artes (1990)

โ˜… 8.2/10 69 votes

Juan Gabriel's historic live concert at the El Palacio de Bellas Artes, recorded on May 9-12th, 1990.

Portishead: Roseland New York Poster

#12. Portishead: Roseland New York (1998)

โ˜… 8.2/10 36 votes

Portishead concert in the Roseland Ballroom, New York City, on 24th July 1997 with tracks from the albums "Dummy" and "Portishead" played by the band and a 30 piece orchestra.

Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee Poster

#13. Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee (1993)

โ˜… 8.1/10 22 votes

Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee exposes the truth behind Lee's death and the cover-up that ensued.

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#14. Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock (1999)

โ˜… 8.0/10 23 votes

Nine o'clock on Monday morning, August 18, 1969: while the work force was starting the day, Jimi Hendrix was taking the stage at Woodstock. While hundreds of thousands had already left, 25,000 people remained to see this incredible performance. Hendrix, along with drummer Mitch Mitchell and bassist Billy Cox, offered masterly renditions of the songs of the recently disbanded Experience ("Hey Joe," "Foxey Lady"), and gave a preview of the blues-based Band of Gypsys ("Izabella," "Hear My Train A Comin'"), as well as Jimi's era-defining rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner." Though the weekend had witnessed some landmark performances by other great artists, this performance from Hendrix is regarded by many as the defining moment in a festival ripe with defining moments.

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#15. Paris Is Burning (1991)

โ˜… 8.0/10 575 votes

Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City's African American and Latinx Harlem drag-ball scene. Made over seven years, PARIS IS BURNING offers an intimate portrait of rival fashion "houses," from fierce contests for trophies to house mothers offering sustenance in a world rampant with homophobia, transphobia, racism, AIDS, and poverty. Featuring legendary voguers, drag queens, and trans women โ€” including Willi Ninja, Pepper LaBeija, Dorian Corey, and Venus Xtravaganza.

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