Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Documentary > Arts & Artists: 270 Films to Rent
- Note By Note: The Making of Steinway L1037 (2007)
- Dir. Ben Niles
- A ‘making of’ documentary in the most literal sense, this follows the production process of a hand–crafted grand piano, as it passes down…
- Obscene (2007)
- Dir. Daniel O'Connor, Neil Ortenberg
- The definitive film biography of Barney Rosset, the influential publisher of Grove Press and the Evergreen Review, this charts his tumultuous career…
- 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…
- Strange Culture (2007)
- Dir. Lynn Hershman-Leeson
Feat. Thomas Jay Ryan, Tilda Swinton, Peter Coyote
- Topical and important docu–drama focusing on the charges of bio–terrorism brought against acclaimed artist Steve Kurtz after his wife's…
- Tim Marlow On...Henry Moore at Kew (2007)
- Feat. Tim Marlow
- Tim Marlow ventures outdoors this time to present the highlights from Henry Moore's exhibition at Kew Gardens. Marlow gracefully explains the themes…
- Tim Marlow On...The National Gallery's Grand Tour (2007)
- Feat. Tim Marlow
- A fresh look at some of the world's greatest paintings displayed for a short time at a temporary gallery – the streets of London. Art critic…
- Trumbo (2007)
- Dir. Peter Askin
Feat. Joan Allen, Michael Douglas, Donald Sutherland…
- Prominent blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo – the most famed of the alleged Communist sympathising ‘Hollywood 10’ – is the honoree of…
- Walk Into The Sea, A (Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory) (2007)
- Dir. Esther Robinson
- Peripheral Factory filmmaker and one–time Warhol lover Danny Williams is the subject of this intriguing doco directed by his niece, which…
- Absolute Wilson (2006)
- Dir. Katharina Otto
- Detailed, digestible documentary about the life and times of renowned experimental theatre director, Robert Wilson.
Charting Wilson’s…
- Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens (2006)
- Dir. Barbara Leibovitz
- Gratifying portrait of the life and career of trail–blazing superstar photographer Annie Leibovitz, directed by her sister who exposes select…