Top 16 Documentary Movies Releases from 2001

The career and life of Stanley Kubrick is explored through pictures, clips from his films, his old home movies, comments from his colleagues and a narration by Tom Cruise. Learn about Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures / IMDB / YouTube

The case of the West Memphis Three, its questionable circumstances and the parties involved are followed up years later. Learn about Paradise Lost 2: Revelations / IMDB / YouTube

A cinematic portrait of the homeless population who live permanently in the underground tunnels of New York City. Details on Dark Days / IMDB / YouTube

The Palestinian terrorist group Black September holds Israeli athletes hostage at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich. More about One Day in September / IMDB / YouTube

Documentary about war photographer James Nachtwey, considered by many the greatest war photographer ever. Look into War Photographer / IMDB / YouTube

A DVD-exclusive documentary about the making and production of The Matrix (1999). Find out about The Matrix Revisited / IMDB / YouTube

In Complaints & Grievances, George Carlin's 12th HBO comedy special, taped at the Beacon Theater in New York on November 17, 2001 (ten weeks after 9/11), Carlin casts his usual jaundiced eye on America and its inhabitants.From the events of 9/11, to the Ten Commandments, to why you should never stop if you run someone over with your car, nothing is sacred to this 45. Find out about George Carlin: Complaints & Grievances / IMDB / YouTube

Traces the birth and failure of new media company govWorks.com. More about Startup.com / IMDB / YouTube

Legendary martial artist Bruce Lee is the subject of this thoughtful documentary by Lee aficionado John Little. Using interviews, behind-the-scenes footage and action sequences from Lee's last (unfinished) film, Game of Death, Little paints a textured, complex portrait of the world's most famous action hero. More about Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey / IMDB / YouTube

The story of the hip-hop DJ from the birth of hip-hop to the invention of scratching and beat-juggling vinyl, to the more recent turntablism movement. Underdogs and virtuosos who have radically changed the way we hear and create music. Info on Scratch / IMDB / YouTube

Several Jewish and Palestinian children are followed for three years and put in touch with each other, in this alternative look at the Jewish-Palestinian conflict. The three filmmakers followed a group of seven local children between 1995 and 1998. They all have a totally different background. These seven children tell their own story about growing up in Jerusalem. Th. Info on Promises / IMDB / YouTube

Compiled over two years, an 'on-camera oral history' of Easy Company, told by the veterans themselves. Accompanies the mini-series Band of Brothers. Read about We Stand Alone Together / IMDB / YouTube

A light-hearted look at the life and career of porn star Ron Jeremy, from his devoted fanbase to his unlikely status as a sex symbol and his goal to achieve mainstream success. See more about Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy / IMDB / YouTube

In December, 1914, the Endurance encountered ice packs before reaching 60º South - 400 miles north of Antarctica; an omen. The plan was to land at Vahsel Bay, which had never been done. See more about The Endurance / IMDB / YouTube

Based around skateboarding and crazy stunts. Starring the CKY crew, Bam Margera, Brandon DiCamillo, etc. Details on CKY 3 / IMDB / YouTube

Richard Kuklinski was a devoted husband, a loving father...and a ruthless killer. A decade after HBO last visited him in prison, the convicted murderer, who freely admits having whacked more than 100 people in cold blood, takes viewers back inside his cold, calculating mind. In this follow-up to America Undercover's 1992 film The Iceman Tapes: Conversations with a Kil. Read about The Iceman Confesses: Secrets of a Mafia Hitman / IMDB / YouTube