Subgenre Sampler
Documentary: 3037 Films to Buy & Rent
20 Dates (1999)
- Dir. Myles Berkowitz
- Queasily, both a documentary and 'mockumentary'; the director set out to make a movie and find himself a girlfriend at the same time, organising 20…
42 Up (1999)
- Dir. Michael Apted
- The sixth part of the extraordinary television documentary series that documents the attitudes, personalities and lives of 14 Britishers of different…
Abba - The Winner Takes it All (1999)
- Dir. Steve Cole
- Documentary about the iconic Swedish pop group, covering both their stellar career and their personal lives. Includes interviews with all four…
American Movie (1999)
- Dir. Chris Smith
Feat. Mark Borchardt
- Touching a particular nerve in wannabe film–makers and struggling artists, this wonderful documentary finds a central character in aspiring…
American Pimp (1999)
- Dir. Hughes Brothers
- Provocative documentary on that classic black socio–cultural archetype – The Pimp. Although the makers tend to be out–manipulated by…
Art of Piano, The (1999)
- Dir. Donald Sturrock
- Survey of 20th century classical pianists that starts with Hofman and ends with Arrau, taking in such diverse talents of the keyboard as Rachmaninov,…
Awful Truth, The (TV Series) (1999)
- Dir. Michael Moore
Feat. Michael Moore
- Find out what's really going on in America with merciless media activist Michael Moore, fighting for the common man against the evil–doers of…
Beyond the Mat (1999)
- Dir. Barry W. Blaustein
- Lifelong wrestling fan Barry Blaustein explores the myth and machine of pro–wrestling, focusing on the men behind the public image.
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Brakhage (1999)
- Dir. Jim Shedden
- Conventional, though enlightening portrait of experimental film maverick Stan Brakhage, whose work consistently pushed the boundaries of the medium…
Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
- Dir. Wim Wenders
- A handful of sprightly elderly Cuban musicians assembled in 1996 by guitarist Ry Cooder produced, with their soulful, melodic jazz sound, the biggest…