Top 20 movies like Spit Gold Under an Empire

Short documentary on underground rap culture in New York City.

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Top 20 Movies like Spit Gold Under an Empire

1. Terminal Bar - Last Call

From 1973-1981, bartender Sheldon Nadelman shot over 1,500 black and white photographs of his customers at the Terminal Bar, located in midtown Manhattan. These are their stories as recollected by Sheldon 25 years after the bar closed its doors for good in 1982. Last Call examines a broad swath of the bar's clientele, some of them regulars, some of them one-offs and uncovers these never-before-heard stories of a bar community that would otherwise be forgotten.

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2. Typhoon, Blues & Blessings (Typhoon, Blues & Blessings)

(Typhoon, Blues & Blessings)

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3. Terminal Bar - Pimps and Prostitutes

A look at the gritty world of New York through the eyes of Sheldon Nadelman, bartender at the old Terminal Bar. A follow up to the prize winning short from 2002.

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4. Terminal Bar - Porters, Bouncers and Bartenders

Third installment in Stefan Nadelman's ongoing short doc series about his father and the infamous Terminal bar in NYC.

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5. Terminal Bar - The Garbage Can

Fourth short film in Stefan Nadelman's look at the time his father spent at The Terminal Bar in NYC. This time Nadelman shows the pictures he took of the garbage can directly outside which serves as yet another portal into the streets at that time.

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6. Unknown Soldier: Searching for a Father

From HBO's "America Undercover." On June 30, 1969, Lt. Jack Hulme was killed in Vietnam, having never met his newborn son. Thirty years later, filmmaker John Hulme finally seeks out what happened to his father, and who he really was. From family members and childhood friends to the soldiers who fought beside him, John tracks down everyone, chasing his fathers ghost across the country. What he discovers is a life that mirrored a generations struggles...husbands vs. wives, soldiers vs. protestors, America vs. Vietnam. But he also finds wounds that are painfully fresh, especially his mothers. Together, using the accounts of first-hand witnesses, they travel back to Vietnam, to the place where Jack spent the last few moments of his life so they can finally come to terms with his death.

It has an average vote of 9 on TMDB.

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7. Song Sung Blue

An inspiring account of Milwaukee's Neil Diamond tribute band/husband and wife singing duo, Lightning & Thunder, and their tragic love story.

It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.

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8. The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden

Darwin meets Hitchcock in this documentary. Directors Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine have created a parable about the search for paradise, set in the brutal yet alluring landscape of the Galapagos Islands, which interweaves an unsolved 1930s murder mystery with stories of present day Galapagos pioneers. A gripping tale of idealistic dreams gone awry, featuring voice-over performances by Cate Blanchett, Diane Kruger, and Gustaf Skarsgard.

It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.

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9. Athens, GA Inside/Out

Led by the success of the B-52's and R.E.M., Athens, Georgia was the most happening music scene in the country by the mid 80's. Following several different bands from different genres, this film paints Athens as a magical artistic environment where bands are not in competition, but co-exist in harmony and share the ideals of the land. Live performances of R.E.M.'s "Swan Swan H" and "Dream " at the Lucy Cobb Institute chapel are included. Also featured are performances and interviews frm the B-52's, Pylon, B-B-Que Killers, Time Toy, Jim Herbert, Flat Duo Jets, Love Tractor, Kilkenny Cats, Squalls and more

It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.

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10. Rebel Citizen

What began as a video master class evolved into a film about the political documentaries of Oscar-winning cinematographer Haskell Wexler. Comprised of footage from his films as well as interviews, the film is an intimate portrait of the genius behind the camera.

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11. Escapes

Escapes blazes a path through mid-20th-century Hollywood via the experiences of Hampton Fancher – flamenco dancer, actor, and the unlikely producer and screenwriter of the landmark sci-fi classic Blade Runner. Fancher recounts episodes from his life — romantic misadventures with silver-screen stars, wayward acts of chivalry, jealousy, and friendship — matched with a parallel world of film and TV footage wherein Fancher plays cowboys, killers, fops, cads, and the occasional hero. Escapes shows how one man’s personal journey can unexpectedly shape a medium’s future.

It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.

12. A Fat Wreck

Fat Wreck Chords... The influential music label proud to say they've spent the past 25 years "ruining punk rock". A Fat Wreck tells the story of founders Fat Mike and his ex-wife Erin Kelly-Burkett, spanning the birth, growth, struggles, and survival of the Fat Wreck Chords label.

It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.

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13. Officers and Crew of the U.S. Cruiser 'Brooklyn'

Brooklyn Jubilee Peace Parade

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14. Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'

An account of the short life of genius musician Jimi Hendrix , probably the most talented and influential guitarist of the twentieth century: his humble beginnings in Seattle, his time in New York, his rise to fame in swinging London… Live fast, love hard, die young.

It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.

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15. The Dazzling Light of Sunset (დაისის მიზიდულობა)

Flanked by her phlegmatic sidekick, Dariko is the only outside broadcast journalist at a local Georgian television channel. With derisory resources, she races from one report to another to give an honest, if not objective, image of the current events that shape her environment.

It has an average vote of 5.571 on TMDB.

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