A documentary on the history of garlic. Blank interviews chefs, garlic lovers, and historians about the their love of the 'stinking rose.'
Often referred to as a stinking rose, garlic, in its culinary uses, generally evokes a love it or hate it response. Quite often, these responses are on cultural lines, where old world cultures have generally revered it in their cooking, while new world cultures have not. A renaissance of sorts is taking place in the use of garlic in the United States, with more and more immigrants bringing their use of the spice to the country, with more people desiring more spice in their food, with a desire to get back to the land and with the production of plant a large part of the Central California landscape. Many chefs are presented preparing dishes prominently featuring the spice. On the bad side, the association of garlic to bad breath is discussed. On the other side, its purported health benefits are also discussed. Other topics presented include its association to vampirism, and speculation of how people will want their garlic to be presented to them in the future.

这部纪录片真实再现了德国电影大师沃纳·赫尔佐格（Werner Herzog）用近五年的时间在秘鲁亚马逊热带丛林中艰难拍摄完成震撼世界的名片《陆上行舟》（Fitzcarraldo）的过程。本片记录了这段电影人寻找梦想的过程，但这绝不是一部现今发行电影DVD时几乎必附的幕后花絮纪录片，他没有对影片吹嘘拍马只是忠实纪录影片拍摄时面对的众多不可思议的困难日子以及一个为了电影近乎疯狂的导演。
《陆上行舟》根据真实事件改编，爱尔兰人Fitzcarraldo酷爱歌剧，他想在热带雨林之中建造一个歌剧院然后请意大利男高音卡鲁索（Caruso）来演唱，为了凑到足够的金钱他买下来一块橡胶田做起橡胶生意，为了往来运输他必须弄一条船到雨林之中，在当地印第安土著帮忙之下，他终于把船从一条运河跨山而过运到了另一条河上。就在他兴奋无比之时，却不知土著有自己的打算，他们把船抛弃在河流之中让他顺流而下以献给河神，Fitzcarraldo的梦想最终破灭。他请了一个三流歌剧团来雨林表演以此完事。Fitzcarraldo的梦想没有实现赫尔措格却被之打动，他认为这种坚持梦想的行为本事就是伟大的成功，将之搬上屏幕成了赫尔佐格的梦想，却不知这是一个折磨了他五年带给他痛苦与快乐的梦想。
在赫尔佐格的坚持下，影片在秘鲁内陆的雨林实地拍摄，拍摄之初便卷入了当地土著部落的权利之争，而在丛林中还有军营、石油公司各种势力，拍摄所需物资全部空运至搭建的营地。影片缓慢的拍摄。五周后，就在影片完成40%的时候，影片主演Jason Robards因病退出剧组，饰演Fitzcarraldo伙伴Wilbur的滚石乐队（Rolling Stone）主唱Mick Jagger则投身新专辑发行和巡演。影片陷入遥遥无期的停机状态。
半年之后，赫尔佐格找来Klaus Kinski饰演Fitzcarraldo，摄制组再次进入雨林。影片拍摄过程中最大的矛盾出现了。在现实中，Fitzcarraldo将船拆散运过山坡后在另一头进行组装。赫尔措格却执意要将比现实中大得多船整个越过山坡，他认为这能将电影的主题形像化，给人视觉冲击。剧组请来的巴西工程师设计了一套复杂的装置供印第安临时演员们进行搬运，但即使是工程师也不相信这个装置可以搬运那个大家伙。赫尔措格已经听不进任何劝阻，执意实景拍摄。工程师因此退出摄制组留下“只有30%成功机会，如果失败还会有人会死”的话。 赫尔措格最终失败，30吨的船只移动了半米左右就退回了远处。此时另一艘用于拍摄的船则搁浅在浅滩之上，影片再次停机。
赫尔佐格面对采访的摄影机开始抱怨诅咒这片雨林，又掩饰不了对这原始之地的爱以及对自己梦想的执着。又过了几个月，影片中最重要的“陆上行舟”镜头终于拍摄成功，影片顺利完成。此片为赫尔佐格赢得了1982年戛纳最佳导演奖，成为他最重要的作品之一。
本片导演Les Blank对这片丛林充满崇敬之情，对其原始状态的消失而悲哀，片中的影像常常游离于摄制组之外，丛林中的蚂蚁、橡胶树、土著制作独特食物的过程、有着可口可乐标志的茅草屋、土著身上的米老鼠T恤、部落之间的争端、双凤求凰的争吵莫不忠实纪录下来。使本片具有独特的纪念价值，片中一句“专家计算，这些土著部落在2008年的时候都消失殆尽。”在当时看来还有遥远的26年，可现在再看，也只有短短的三年时间了。时间让纪录的影像残酷无比。
赫尔佐格在影片中说：“在别人看来我是在做白日梦，但是我一定要做到它，我不想做一个没有梦想的人，这样的生命没有意义。”他用自己的经历和自己的电影告诉人们，拥有梦想的人无论成功与否，都拥有骄傲而又伟大的灵魂。梦想会有负累，因为负累我们才去梦想。

Les Blank marries his passion for spicy, down home food and his love for Cajuns and Creoles in this mouth-watering, exploration of the cooking, and other enthusiasms, of French-speaking Louisiana. Features tangy music, and food by Marc Savoy, Paul Prudhomme, and other greats.

为了激励年轻的电影人埃罗尔·莫里斯，赫尔佐格打下一个著名的赌：如果对方能拍出部电影，他就吃掉自己的鞋子。结果莫里斯拍出了纪录片《天堂之门》，赫尔佐格认赌服输，没有食言，硬是在纽约UA影院的首映式上当着上千名观众吃掉了自己的一只烹饪了5个小时的皮鞋。《赫尔佐格吃他的鞋子》后来也成为了一部纪录短片。在吃鞋子之前，赫尔佐格还有关于电影的道理要讲：“吃鞋是一件蠢事，但人生有的时候就要干些蠢事。一个成年人在他的一生中，本来应该吃一回自己的鞋子，或者干点其他类似的事。这话说给所有那些想要拍电影却不敢上手的人，别为资金、剧本烦恼太多，电影是运动，不是美学，动手拍就是了。”

This touching tribute to Appalachian culture profiles legendary, old-time fiddler Tommy Jarrell. His unpretentious folk wisdom is interlaced with family scenes and reminiscences, plus plenty of old-time music.

1972到74年，导演莱斯·布兰克跟随歌手Leon Russell三年时间，拍摄下了这部纪录片。影片还记录下了他位于奥克拉荷马的录音室中来来往往的音乐人，最终并非是关于某一个人而成为了一批才华卓著的音乐人群像。这部电影诞生后并未得到在影院上映的机会，一直到四十年后才重见天日，在各大电影节上放映。

Sam Hopkins是一位伟大的德克萨斯乡村蓝调艺人，他的演艺生涯从上个世纪20年代一直延续到80年代。沿着这条轨迹，可以明显地看到Hopkins风格的变化，但是无论是箱琴和电吉他作品，他从未改变他的悲恸孤单的标志性的声音。复杂的boogie riffs即兴在Lightnin' Hopkins的手中简直是轻而易举，配上幽默诙谐的即兴歌词，他成为了人们所喜爱的布鲁斯艺人。
本片是电影制片人Les Blank在1967年由他摄制的记录片， "The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins" 中记录了这位德克萨斯吟游诗人不拘礼节的生活方式。作为上世纪最后一位伟大的乡村蓝调艺人，Hopkins在田园蓝调和都市蓝调的风格之间架起一座桥梁，作为上世纪最伟大的蓝调艺人之一，塑造出一个完美的形象。

A charming valentine to women born with a space between their teeth, ranging from lighthearted whimsy to a deeper look at issues like self-esteem and societal attitudes toward standards of beauty. Interviews were conducted with over one hundred women, including model Lauren Hutton and Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.

David Lee Hoffman从九十年代开始，为了寻求最佳的绿茶走遍了中国。他与中国的科学家、商人以及政府官员们打交道，立志于为美国顾客带去最高质量的手工采摘处理绿茶。

一看新奥尔良的精神。首先葬礼：艾伦·图森解释说，你慢到事后切碎。那么它的食物，用在弗兰基和约翰尼的食用小龙虾的一课。接下来，圣帕特里克节晚会：新奥尔良庆祝在街道上的假期。然后对狂欢节的准备，在从天根，当聚集在周日的奴隶，为他们庆祝的一天假期作准备。野生Tchoupitoulas社会所作出的印度服饰兑现印第安人给奴隶的帮助。在狂欢节，我们这个社会的游行，歌唱，和开派对。我们最终与年度游行圣若瑟，人民的圣人。更多的音乐，舞蹈和仪式。

This surprisingly gorgeous 16mm short about chicken factory farming has been described as “probably the most hilariously subversive industrial film ever made.” Commissioned by Holly Farms Poultry and one of the last industrial films Blank made, his identifiable tone of arch cynicism with an overriding sensuous pleasure was established with this film.

This documentary from Les Blank follows the indomitable Gerald "The Maestro" Gaxiola, who turned to a life of prolific art making after years as an aircraft mechanic, traveling salesman, and body builder.

A rich portrayal of the lives and music of the French-speaking Cajuns of Louisiana, featuring the Balfa Brothers, Marc Savoy and Nathan Abshire.

A portrait of black Creole life in the Louisiana Delta, accompanied by the hot sounds of Zydeco music.

Les Blank's poetic documentation of 1967's Los Angeles Easter Sunday Love-In. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2002.

When you think of Latin percussion, think of Francisco Aguabella. Perhaps the finest Afro-Cuban master percussionist still living, he has become synonymous with his instrument — one of the highest compliments a musician can receive. Indeed, what Carlos Santana is to the guitar, Aguabella is to the conga drum.

In the year 2000, Les Blank, along with co-filmmaker Gina Leibrecht, visited Richard Leacock (1921-2011) at his farm in Normandy, France and recorded conversations with him about his life, his work, and his other passion: cooking! With the flair of a seasoned raconteur, Leacock recounts key moments in his seventy years as a filmmaker and the innovations that he, D.A. Pennebaker, Albert Maysles and others invented that revolutionized documentary filmmaking, and explores the mystery of creativity. With the passing of both Blank and Leacock, the documentary is a moving insight into the lives of two seminal figures in the history of film.

In 1967 Les Blank and Skip Gerson were hired to work in Thailand on a documentary about the B52 Bomber and its use in bombing campaigns over Vietnam.

"Chulas Fronteras" is a documentary about the music of the Mexican community on both sides of the Texas-Mexico border, particularly of migrant farmers. It includes material about the roots of the music, but devotes principal attention to the music as a form of social protest against oppression and racism.

A portrait of the life, culture and food surrounding the lovers of Polka music. The title is taken from an old Polka standard. Stars of the Polka world are highlighted.