Subgenre Sampler
Documentary: 3037 Films to Buy & Rent
Transformation of the World Into Music (1996)
- Dir. Werner Herzog
- Werner Herzog, indulging in a love of opera, turns his documentary eye on the Richard Wagner Festival, capturing the pulse of the annual event, and…
Transformers (1996)
- Dir. Shirley Horrocks
- A short documentary about a mid–1990s international art exhibition which showcased works that 'transform' in various ways (create music, grow,…
Trilogy of Films by Alister Barry, A (Someone Else's Country, In a Land of Plenty, A Civilised Society) (1996-2007)
- Dir. Alister Barry
- Alister Barry's trilogy of 'New Right' economic policy documentaries, available together in one set.
Triumph of the Nerds (1996)
- The 20–year saga of the personal computer, as enthusiastically told by uber–geek Robert Cringely. Brings together the likes of Steve…
West, The (TV Series) (1996)
- Dir. Stephen Ives
- Steered by a protégé of documentary–guru Ken Burns (JAZZ), this epic TV–study of the conquest and reshaping of the American West shares…
When We Were Kings (1996)
- Dir. Leon Gast
- Dateline: Zaire, 1974, the 'Rumble in the Jungle'. The hype and drama of the Muhammad Ali/George Foreman boxing match is brilliantly caught in this…
World of Luc Jacquet, The (1996-2002)
- Dir. Luc Jacquet
- Fascinating retrospective of French naturalist filmmaker Luc Jacquet’s pre–MARCH OF THE PENGUINS career, working as a renowned…
30 Years of National Geographic Specials (1995)
- Since 1964, National Geographic has produced many televsion documentaries on a wide variety of topics: natural history, culture, world history,…
Battle Over Citizen Kane (1995)
- Dir. Michael Epstein, Thomas Lennon
- As this useful overview makes clear, the story behind the making of the classic CITIZEN KANE was as fraught with drama and clashing egos as the film…
Car Crash (1995)
- Dir. David Caesar
- Typically eccentric doco from the director of IDIOT BOX. Various Aussies express their near–fetishistic obsession with cars, then somewhat less…