Shot digitally and shown on TV in its miniseries form and in a 150-minute theatrical version, Carlos prompted Ramirez to gain 35 pounds, speak five languages, and work virtually nonstop for months.

D.A. Pennebaker (whose classics include Don’t Look Back and Monterey Pop) and his wife Chris Hegedus ave collaborated on Kings of Pastry a behind-the-scenes look at a world-famous but largely unknown French pastry competition.

One of the world’s premiere mountain climbers, Conrad Anker, discovered British explorer George Mallory’s body, who died on Mount Everest in 1924, in 1999. The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest blends documentary and drama to tell this story.

Director Fatih Akin's latest film, Soul Kitchen, originally conceived as a lark, is an amiable comedy about a Berlin restaurant, two brothers, a crazy chef and tax collectors, and it marks a notable change of pace from his past endeavors.