Greatest 26 Documentary Movies Hits from 1999

Aging Cuban musicians whose talents had been virtually forgotten following Castro's takeover of Cuba, are brought out of retirement by Ry Cooder, who travelled to Havana in order to bring the musicians together, resulting in triumphant performances of extraordinary music, and resurrecting the musicians' careers. Read about Buena Vista Social Club / IMDB / YouTube

The love-hate relationship between Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski, the deep trust between the director and the actor, and their independently and simultaneously hatched plans to murder one another. Explore My Best Fiend / IMDB / YouTube

On his book tour, Michael Moore exposes wrongdoing by big greedy businesses and callous politicians around America. Learn about The Big One / IMDB / YouTube

Chris Rock's third HBO comedy special shows him performing his stand-up routine at Apollo Theater in Harlem. Learn about Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker / IMDB / YouTube

Executive transvestite Eddie Izzard takes his show to San Francisco to give a brief history of pagan and Christian religions, the building of Stonehenge, the birth of the Church of England and of Western empires, and the need for a European dream. Along the way, he dramatizes Dr. Heimlich's search for a maneuver, the naming of Engelbert Humperdinck, Scooby and Shaggy . Info on Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill / IMDB / YouTube

In late 1944, even as they faced imminent defeat, the Nazis expended enormous resources to kill or deport over 425,000 Jews during the cleansing of Hungary. This Oscar-winning documentary, executive produced by Steven Spielberg, focuses on the plight of five Hungarian Jews who survived imprisonment in Auschwitz. More about The Last Days / IMDB / YouTube

Legendary comic Carlin comes back to the Beacon theater to angrily rant about airport security, germs, cigars, angels, children and parents, men, names, religion, god, advertising, Bill Jeff and minorities. Info on George Carlin: You Are All Diseased / IMDB / YouTube

An entertaining rockumentary about Radiohead that shows some of the tedium of being a rock star, as well as some of the fun stuff. Read about Meeting People Is Easy / IMDB / YouTube

The first video in the CKY series. The movie is based around skateboarding thrills and spills, but it contains the insane and disgusting stunts that eventually blossomed into Jackass. Explore Landspeed: CKY / IMDB / YouTube

Street pimps, all of them African-American, discuss their lives and work: getting started, being flamboyant, pimping in various U.S. cities, bringing a woman into their group, taking a woman from another pimp, and the rules and regulations of pimping. The men are clear: it's about money. The women work every night, hustle hard, turn over all their earnings, and steal . Learn about American Pimp / IMDB / YouTube

German heavy metal band Rammstein have been remarkably successful all over the world. Extremely loud, hard, and industrial, the band has been together since the mid-1990's. Live aus Berlin was filmed on August 22nd and 23rd 1998, and features the band performing eighteen of their tunes. Find out about Rammstein: Live in Berlin / IMDB / YouTube

Documentary film exploring the rise of Club Kid legend Michael Alig and his fall in 1996 when he murdered his drug dealer/roommate Angel Melendez. Explore Party Monster / IMDB / YouTube

A TV special celebrating the 25th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. Before a celebrity audience, many of the former cast members and guest hosts return to perform their signature monologues and present a look back at some of the best comedy skits and musical numbers of the past two and a half decades. Learn about Saturday Night Live 25 / IMDB / YouTube

Comic Adam Sandler's Saturday Night Live moments as Canteen Boy, Cajun Man, Opera Man, and much more, including hilarious songs like the Hanukkah song and the Christmas song, are shown. Info on Saturday Night Live: The Best of Adam Sandler / IMDB / YouTube

San Francisco bluesman and composer, Paul Peña makes a musical pilgrimage to the land of Tuva. Look into Genghis Blues / IMDB / YouTube

A documentary where Jackie Chan and his stuntman team show you the secrets of some of the great stunts they do in films. The film also takes you on the sets of Who Am I? and Rush Hour. Look into Jackie Chan: My Stunts / IMDB / YouTube

The band Fugazi is documented by filmmaker Jem Cohen over a period of ten years through performance footage and interviews with the band and their fans. Learn about Instrument / IMDB / YouTube

Series of new sketches performed by the Monty Python team, linking programmes to celebrate their 30th Anniversary. Look into Python Night: 30 Years of Monty Python / IMDB / YouTube

Follows freestyle fighting champion Rickson Gracie as he prepares to defend his title in the Vale Tudo Freestyle Fighting Championship in Tokyo; this is a behind-the-scenes look at the world of no-rules fighting. Info on Choke / IMDB / YouTube

Friends, enemies, acquaintances, and family of porn star John Holmes recall their experiences with him, from his childhood to his eventual death from AIDS in 1988. Get info on Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes / IMDB / YouTube

Jimi Hendrix's legendary appearance at the Woodstock Festival on August 18, 1969. Look into Jimi Hendrix: Live at Woodstock / IMDB / YouTube

A young girl named Zoë dreams up an alternate reality to escape her monotonous life and aloof parents who have always ignored her. Learn about Cirque du Soleil: Quidam / IMDB / YouTube

A reel of comic Chris Rock's best Saturday Night Live sketches: Luther Campbell, Onski, Old Man Ernie, and Nat X, with also expressing his feelings on crime, taxes, prison, holiday, and other topics of society. Get info on Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Rock / IMDB / YouTube

Traces the Beats from Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac's meeting in 1944 at Columbia University to the deaths of Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs. See more about The Source / IMDB / YouTube

Bizarre Sex is the Invalid ranked movie in 1999 documentary list. See more about Bizarre Sex / IMDB / YouTube

A richly funny behind-the-scenes look at the art of creating comedy. When celebrities need a hilarious punch line, they get Bruce Vilanch, the comic writer behind Hollywood's biggest events. See more about Get Bruce / IMDB / YouTube