Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Film History: 218 Films to Rent
- Garbo (2005)
- Dir. Kevin Brownlow, Christopher Bird
Feat. Greta Garbo
- A portrait of the luminous, reclusive and mystifying star Greta Garbo, co–directed by filmmaker and historian Kevin Brownlow (BUSTER KEATON…
- How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It) (2005)
- Dir. Joe Angio
Feat. Melvin Van Peebles
- Blaxploitation pioneer Melvin Van Peebles’ SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAADASSSSS SONG is honoured in this high appreciation of the filmmaker and…
- Last Mogul, The (The Life and Times of Lew Wasserman) (2005)
- Dir. Barry Avrich, Nat Brecia, Jeff Sackman
- Fairly thorough look at the life of behind–the–scenes Hollywood legend Lew Wasserman, who built the MCA talent agency into a force to be…
- Midnight Movies - From The Margin To The Mainstream (Incl. Night of the Living Dead and Reefer Madness) (2005)
- Dir. Stuart Samuels
- Entrenched in the counter–cultural fertility of the seventies, this documentary profiles six seminal underground flicks that transformed the…
- Adventures of Errol Flynn, The (2004)
- Dir. David Heeley
Feat. Errol Flynn
- The derring–do, glamour and controversy of Australian–born actor Errol Flynn's phenomenal Hollywood career is covered in considered…
- Baadasssss! (How to Get the Man's Foot Outta Your Ass) (2004)
- Dir. Mario Van Peebles
Feat. Mario Van Peebles, Ossie Davis, Nia Long…
- A vibrant, thought–provoking homage by actor Mario Van Peebles to his father Melvin's 1971 blaxploitation crime indie "Sweet Sweetback's…
- Jazz Memories - The Incomparable Lena Horne (2004)
- Feat. Lena Horne
- Comprehensive documentary detailing the life and work of singer, actress and cultural icon Lena Horne, who began as a dancer in 'The Cotton Club' in…
- Looking for Sophia (2004)
- Dir. Roberto Olla, Danila Satta
- The fairytale story of iconic Italian actress Sophia Loren, who escaped her impoverished origins in the Fascist era to become a truly global star, is…
- Lost World of Mitchell and Kenyon, The (2004)
- The recent discovery of 800 rolls of early nitrate film on a building site proved a rare cinematic find – turning out to be documentary footage…
- Morricone Conducts Morricone (2004)
- Rousing concert feature hosts the Berlin Rundfunk Orchestra (recorded in Munich, 2004) as they perform an array of classic Ennio Morricone film…