Courtney Love

A young woman named Savannah Knoop spends six years pretending to be a transgender writer named JT Leroy, the made-up literary persona of her sister-in-law.

CBC is proud to present a musical celebration in tribute to Leonard Cohen, the Montreal-born writer, composer, performer and man of letters.

New York magazine’s October 2005 issue sent shockwaves through the literary world when it unmasked “it boy” wunderkind JT LeRoy, whose tough prose about his sordid childhood had captivated icons…

The authorized documentary on late Guitar/lead singer Kurt Cobain from his early days in Aberdeen Washington to his success and downfall with Grunge band Nirvana.

When Nirvana burst onto the scene in 1991, the music they played spoke directly to an angry and disenfranchised generation. As grunge took over MTV and radio, the music industry…

A look at the history of fame in the world through the eyes of pop star impresario, Rodney Bingenheimer

When their daughter is kidnapped by experienced nappers (Bacon and Love), the Jennings’ (Theron and Townsend) turn the tables on this seemingly foolproof plan.

The story of writer William Seward Burroughs and his wife.

A film about the life and career of the eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman.

It’s New York City in 1981, and various twentysomethings are converging on a New Year’s Eve party.

Larry Flynt is the hedonistically obnoxious, but indomitable, publisher of Hustler magazine. The film recounts his struggle to make an honest living publishing his girlie magazine and how it changes…

Director Julian Schnabel illustrates the portrait of his friend, the first African-American pop artist Jean-Michel Basquiat who unfortunately died at a young age and just as he was beginning to…