Subgenre Sampler
Documentary: 3037 Films to Buy & Rent
My Voyage to Italy (Il Mio Viaggio in Italia) (2001)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
- Martin Scorsese’s personal journey through Italian cinema is an epic appreciation, less an overview than a guide to the films and filmmakers who've…
Nine Hundred Nights - Big Brother and the Holding Company (2001)
- A documentary survey of the career of Janis Joplin and her backing band 'The Holding Company', including rare live footage. Narrated by Rip…
Party's Over, The (Last Party 2000) (2001)
- Dir. Philip Seymour Hoffman
Feat. Philip Seymour Hoffman, Noam Chomsky, Michael Moore
- A pre–9/11 political doco that still resonates loudly in the George W. Bush era, actor and “concerned citizen” Phillip Seymour Hoffman…
Pink Floyd and the Syd Barrett Story (2001)
- Dir. John Edginton
- A look at the early days of rock band Pink Floyd and their madcap lead singer, Syd Barrett.
Staunchly reclusive for over three decades, it is…
Porn Star - The Legend of Ron Jeremy (2001)
- Dir. Scott J. Gill
Feat. Ron Jeremy
- Ron Jeremy, an overweight, unappealing slab of middle–American, also happens to be the single most popular male ‘actor’ in the history of…
Project Greenlight (TV Series) (2001)
- This outstanding documentary series about the making of a low–budget feature film is mandatory for anyone interested in film and the…
Property Ladder (TV Series) (2001)
- Fiendishly addictive series follows the ups and downs of first time house buyers as they renovate dilapidated homes in the hope of turning a…
Ram Dass Fierce Grace (2001)
- Dir. Mickey Lemle
Feat. Ram Dass
- A remarkable documentary portrait of one–time Harvard professor Richard Alpert, who in the 1960s began an epic spiritual voyage through LSD and…
Raw Deal: A Question of Consent (2001)
- Dir. Billy Corben
- Testing the boundaries of what is permissable in documentary, this tries the case of several frat–boys in Florida who were accused of gang…
Rebel Music - The Bob Marley Story (2001)
- Dir. Jeremy Marr
- Documentary on the reggae superstar, notable for featuring many previously unreleased songs and pieces of live footage. Also unique for its…