Subgenre Sampler
Documentary: 3037 Films to Buy & Rent
Pete Seeger - The Power of Song (2007)
- Dir. Jim Brown
- A generous tribute to American singer, songwriter and activist Pete Seeger, this gathers the usual array of performance footage, archival material,…
Peter Green Story, The - Man of the World (2007)
- There was life before Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" and those expecting the like will be disappointed, however the original Fleetwood Mac was an amazing…
Planet B-Boy (2007)
- Dir. Benson Lee
- Energetic doco follows five B–Boy crews from around the world vying to be top dog at the 2005 Battle of the Year break–dance competition…
Powder and the Glory, The (2007)
- A welcome insight into two of America's greatest female entrepreneurs – Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein; two immigrants with limited…
Punk's Not Dead (2007)
- Dir. Susan Dynner
- Covering familiar territory, this 30–year overview of punk rounds the usual cultural and musical bases via archival footage and talking head…
Quest For the Real Middle Earth, The (2007)
- Feat. Ian Holm
- In–depth doco narrated by Sir Ian Holm (Bilbo in LORD OF THE RINGS) investigating the British locations and European languages that inspired…
Rain of the Children (2007)
- Dir. Vincent Ward
Feat. Vincent Ward, Rena Owen
- Vincent Ward's masterful docu–drama – in which he investigates the 'cursed life' of an elderly Maori woman – is a deeply personal…
Rebirth of a Nation (2007)
- Dir. Paul D. Miller
- 'Remix' of D.W. Griffith's landmark original by dir. Miller – aka 'DJ Spooky' – turns cinema into a club track, deconstructed and put…
Respect Yourself - The Stax Records Story (2007)
- Dir. Robert Gordon, Morgan Neville
- Affecting documentary that traces the astonishing history of Stax Records, from it's humble beginnings as a neighborhood hangout in Memphis, to…
Return to Gorée (2007)
- Dir. Pierre-Yves Borgeaud
- Insightful 'road' documentary follows Youssou N’Dour's musical tour via Atlanta, New Orleans, New York City, Luxembourg, and Dakar; the Senegalese…