Movies: Americana

The teenagers of a rural community are confronted by the not-so-charming realities of their hometown on the eve of its annual beauty pageant....

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Doug Sahm a/k/a Sir Doug was both a Texas rock & roll legend and pioneer. True, there were others before him (Buddy Holly and Roy Orbison come to mind), but the Sir Douglas Quintet counterattacked the British invasion of the mid 1960's with their own...

Heading out west to her Grandma's birthday celebration, Lynda Barry and Kevin Kling record their adventures along the way....

At the heart of "Dreaming in America" is Lucero's story about that amazing thing, too often overlooked: a blue-collar rock group's struggle to survive. As the music industry has exploded over the past few decades and the ability to "move units" has b...

People's Stuff is a document of six collectors of unusual objects. Creating an environment for storytelling, the subjects reveal inner dreams and motivations as they share both their collections and their lives with the viewer. Charmaine Burrell coll...

"The Star-Spangled Banner" is known by all, treasured for its powerful melody and stirring lyrics. And yet, only about 40% of U.S. citizens know all the words. And even fewer know their meaning. Join us as we travel back to 1814, when Washington D.C....

A short experimental documentary is filmed at the last drive-in movie theater in Los Angeles, located in a desolate area called the City of Industry. Floating within a backdrop of smokestacks, beacon towers and passing trains, dislocated Hollywood im...

A soundtrack of nature gives way to motors and machines, then an explosion, followed by sounds of explosions and gunfire. On the screen are images as if in a kaleidoscope - of red, white, and blue shapes and of black and green shapes. Islamic and U.S...

Short film by filmmaker Eddie O’Keefe about the American Folklore....

The DVD was recorded July 14 and 15, 2006, at the historic Cain's Ballroom and Dancehall in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in front of sold-out crowds. This showcases the band's staggering musicianship and and off-the-charts energy level....

Travel down U.S. Highway 127 from Michigan to Alabama and meet the people at the world’s longest yard sale—an annual four-day, 690-mile exchange of not only goods, but also stories....

Twins Finn and Will, and their best friend John, try to decide what to do with their final week of summer together in their small and conservative American hometown before the trio is separated for good. Each day of their final week together is based...

Bigfoot: America's Abominable Snowman focuses on the legend of Bigfoot/Sasquatch throughout North America. Dr. John Napier acts as host and analyst of the evidence presented in the documentary, including Roger Patterson's famous October 1967 film all...

Alice (Florence Vidor) is not satisfied with her family's financial situation and tries to convince others that she comes from a wealthy family. In the end she discovers that she is only fooling herself and decides to go to work to help her father's ...

SETLIST 04:21 Hard Times The Slop 07:31 Just Another Whistle Stop 11:46 Stage Fright 17:02 The Weight 21:49 The Shape I'm In 26:04 Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever (audio disappears) 31:35 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (audio back) 33:43...