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A group of gay friends try to live with dignity and self-respect while events build to the opening battle in the major gay rights movement.

Genre: Romance

Cast: Guillermo Díaz

Based on the true story of Valerie Solanas who was a 1960s radical preaching hatred toward men in her "Scum" manifesto. She wrote a screenplay for a...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Lili Taylor

Rob Lemkin’s harrowing yet urgent documentary shines a lens on the trauma and legacy of colonialism in one of Africa’s poorest nations,...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Femi Nylander

Documentary about the influential pop composer and record producer Joe Meek, who died in dramatic circumstances in 1967 after a bizarre childhood and...

Genre: Music

Cast: Joe Meek

Inspired by the book of the same name, film-maker James Marsh relays a tale of tragedy, murder and mayhem that erupted behind the respectable facade...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Ian Holm

Arena documentary investigating the history and influence of iconic song 'My Way'

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Paul Anka

In June 2009, a group Britain's leading actors gathered for one night only to perform a celebration of the work of Harold Pinter at the National...

Genre: TV Movie

Cast: Harold Pinter

Follows the waves of literary, political, and cultural history as charted by the The New York Review of Books, America’s leading journal of...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Michael Chabon

Two-part Arena special celebrating the life and distinguished career of one of Britain's best-loved public figures. Lord Attenborough's film CV as...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Richard Attenborough

This British documentary is more than an analysis of John Lennon's song "Imagine" and its ramifications for the world we live in, it's a tentative...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: John Lennon

For the first time since his release from 27 years of imprisonment Nelson Mandela opens up about his life and the turbulent times he's faced in this...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Nelson Mandela

Writer and Director Mike Leigh discusses the techniques used to create his plays.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Mike Leigh

Bernhard, an actress-comedienne whose brassy humor attracts a cult-like following, here offers a semiconfessional view of her life's landscape....

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Sandra Bernhard

A documentary about and an interview with Hollywood actress Bette Davis about her life and career from the late 1920s to the 1980s on stage and...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Bette Davis

Phil Spector is a pioneer of American music, a legendary producer to John Lennon and Tina Turner, and, as of April 13th 2009, a convicted murderer....

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Phil Spector

Back in 2006 on a stormy December night, Amy Winehouse flew to the remote, south western corner of Ireland to perform for Other Voices, an acclaimed...

Genre: Music

Cast: Amy Winehouse

A ski run in Italy, a supermarket manager in Luton, a sandwich bar in London EC2, Arena opens the bonnet of the Ford Cortina, Britain's most popular,...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alexei Sayle

Made a year after Luis Buñuel's death in 1983 this is an illuminating portrait of the surreal and visionary director, featuring clips,...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Luis Buñuel

Documentary on the life of Brian Epstein, the man who brought The Beatles to fame. A Documentary examining the turbulent life and career of Beatles...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Brian Epstein

Profile celebrating the centenary of the famous author Agatha Christie’s birth. Looking at her life, her character and the key moments in her...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Joan Hickson