Werner Herzog

For nearly five years, acclaimed German filmmaker Werner Herzog desperately tried to complete one of the most ambitious and difficult films of his career, Fitzcarraldo, the story of one man's attempt to build an opera house deep in the Amazon jungle. Documentary filmmaker Les Blank captured the unfolding of this production, made more perilous by Herzog's determination to shoot the most daunting scenes without models or special effects, including a sequence requiring hundreds of native Indians to pull a full-size, 320-ton steamship over a small mountain. The result is an extraordinary document of the filmmaking process and a unique look into the single-minded mission of one of cinema's most fearless directors.

German director Wim Wenders travels to Tokyo to explore the world of one of his cinematic heroes, Japanese celebrated film director Yasujirō Ozu. Sequences of Wenders’ view of Japan alternate with encounters and conversations with the crew and cast members of Ozu’s films.

A zesty paean of praise to the greater glories of garlic. This lip-smacking foray into the history, consumption, cultivation and culinary/curative powers of the stinking rose features chef Alice Waters of Chez Panisse, and a flavorful musical soundtrack. A film by Les Blank with Maureen Gosling, 51 minutes,1980.

Witness testimonies and visits to key sites illuminate this examination of Jean-Bedel Bokassa’s tyrannical rule over the Central African Republic.

Acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog chronicles the life of Mikhail Gorbachev, the eighth and final president of the Soviet Union.

From antiquity to the present, this illuminating documentary reveals the artistic and historical roots of today's tattoo explosion.

Acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog takes us on an examination of the existential impact of our digital age and culture — from the internet to A.I.

This documentary explores key moments in the life of writer Juan Rulfo, with artists such as Werner Herzog and Eduardo Galeano reflecting on his work.

Based on Lee Child’s bestselling novel, ex-military investigator Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise) must fight for the truth when an unspeakable crime is committed - one that pits him against an unexpected enemy with a skill for violence and a secret to keep.

Director Harmony Korine has been a cult hero of American cinema for two decades now and Mister Lonely, one of his more low-key triumphs, shows his gift for oddball beauty and unique understanding of celebrity and outcasts. A strange, sweet, undiluted vision. Bonus: Herzog and Carax are in it!