Subgenre Sampler
Arts & Artists: 427 Films to Buy & Rent
Daytime Tiger (2011)
- Dir. Costa Botes
- In 1999, NZ writer Michael Morrissey was diagnosed with manic depression, or bi–polar disorder (Morrissey prefers the older term). He has…
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel (2011)
- Dir. Lisa Immordino Vreeland
- Whirlwind portrait of fashion trailblazer Diana Vreeland, a force of nature as former editor of Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue.
Known for her…
Disappear in Light (2011)
- A distilled portrait of Wellington playwright and performer Jo Randerson, whose work towards the staging of her play "Good Night, The End" provides…
Eames: The Architect and the Painter (2011)
- Dir. Jason Cohn, Bill Jersey
- A vital documentary on design power couple Charles and Ray Eames, whose enduring bond as both married partners and collaborators gave us numerous…
Impressionists, The: Painting and Revolution (2011)
- A deep–focus investigation into the revolutionary achievements of the Impressionist movement by British art critic Waldemar Januszczak. Across…
Look, The (2011)
- Dir. Angelina Maccarone
Feat. Charlotte Rampling
- In this fascinating series of conversations, Charlotte Rampling interviews a number of key collaborators during her career as a means of…
Magic Trip (2011)
- Dir. Alex Gibney, Alison Ellwood
- Recovering 16mm footage shot during the maiden voyage of the psychedelic 'Magic Bus', this documentary reassembles a visual snapshot of the legendary…
Manet: The Man Who Invented Modern Art (2011)
- British art critic Waldemar Januszczak hosts this illuminating portrait of 'the father of Impressionism', claiming to offer the first…
Mill and the Cross, The (2011)
- Dir. Lech Majewski
Feat. Rutger Hauer, Michael York, Charlotte Rampling
- Polish experimental auteur Lech Majewski offers a breathtaking, elegantly construed anatomy of Pieter Bruegel's epic 1564 painting ''The Procession…
This is Not a Film (2011)
- Dir. Jafar Panahi, Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
- Persecuted Iranian auteur Jafar Panahi turns the camera on himself in this galvanizing protest film about the physical and creative imprisonment of…