Subgenre Sampler
Documentary: 3037 Films to Buy & Rent
Celluloid Heroes, The (TV Series) (1995)
- A celebration of Australian filmmaking, this fascinating four–part series details the evolution of Australian cinema from the early silent…
Century of Cinema (UK / Ireland) - Typically British (1995)
- Dir. Mike Dibb, Stephen Frears, Donald Taylor Black
- The British contribution to the series celebrating 100 years of the moving image. Film–maker Stephen Frears chats to industry heavyweights Alex…
Century of Cinema - Japan / Korea (1995)
- Dir. Nagisa Oshima, Jang Sun-Woo
- Provocative director Nagisa Oshima provides a purely cinematic, subjective overview of Japanese cinema, its themes, forces and historical context,…
Century of Cinema - Russia / Poland (1995)
- Dir. Sergei Selyanov, Pawel Lozinski
- In 'The Russian Idea' the philisophical concept of a self–contradicting Russian 'character' is discussed using the films of various political…
Churchills, The (1995)
- Dir. Greg Lanning
- Composed primarily of archival footage, this profiles Winston Churchill and the role his family played during his time as the nation's leader.…
Crusades, The (TV Series) (1995)
- Dir. Alan Ereira, David Wallace
Feat. Terry Jones
- The gruesome history of the crusades is covered here in great detail in this BBC production, from the political background to the harsh daily life of…
Directors, The (1995-1999)
- Dir. Robert J Emery
- Seven episodes on individual DVDs from the American Film Institute series covering film directing greats. Each episode comprises one hour of…
Executions (1995)
- Despite the exploitative title and subject, this in fact draws attention to the inhumanity of the death penalty and makes a case for its worldwide…
Flip and Two Twisters (1995)
- Dir. Shirley Horrocks
- Exploring NZ film–maker Len Lye's other outstanding talent, this documents the ongoing quest to build full–size versions of his…
For Love or Money (1995)
- Dir. Shirley Horrocks
- An interesting documentary about the 1990s New Zealand art scene, in particular the rise in number of those collecting art, whether for pleasure or…