Subgenre Sampler
Documentary: 3048 Films to Buy & Rent
On Any Sunday (1971)
- Dir. Bruce Brown
Feat. Steve McQueen
- Cult documentary on motorcycle racing notable for the participation of bike enthusiast Steve McQueen.
Ciao, Federico! (1970)
- Dir. Gideon Bachmann
- This portrait of director Federico Fellini was shot during the making of Satyricon. Revealing, while managing to capture his many contrasting sides.
Elvis - That's the Way It Is (1970)
- Dir. Denis Sanders
Feat. Elvis Presley
- The King is captured in preparation of an elaborate Las Vegas concert that was to mark the end of an eight year absence from public performance. With…
Gimme Shelter (1970)
- Dir. David Maysles, Albert Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin
Feat. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ron Wood…
- The Rolling Stones captured at the summit of their popularity and musical form in 1970, on the tour that led to disaster at Altamont.
The Maysles…
Groupies (1970)
- Dir. Ron Dorfman, Peter Nevard
- A flawed but fascinating glimpse into the world of rock groupies (both male and female) during the heyday of psychedelia in 1969.
Though managing…
John Pilger's Documentaries That Changed the World (The Quiet Mutiny; Do You Remember Vietnam?; Year Zero; Death of a Nation) (1970-1994)
- Dir. David Munro, John Pilger
Feat. John Pilger
- Four of journalist John Pilger's most important documentaries, that exemplify his fiercely humanist perspective which makes few concessions to…
Let It Be (1970)
- Dir. Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Feat. John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney…
- 'Fly on the wall' chronicling of The Beatles' recording session for their "Let It Be" album that unwittingly provided glimpses into the fractious…
Nashville Sound, The (1970)
- Dir. David Hoffman, Robert Elfstrom
- Encyclopedic doco filmed during Country Music Week 1969, featuring a pretty impressive lineup from a great period for the form.
Includes Roy…
Werner Herzog Documentaries and Short - Part 2 (Land of Silence and Darkness; Handicapped Future; Fata Morgana) (1970-1971)
- Dir. Werner Herzog
- The complete short documentaries and fictional works of the legendary German director, over six discs.
Land of Silence and Darkness…
Woodstock (1970)
- Dir. Michael Wadleigh
- Historical gathering of the world's best rock performers and half a million Americans for an unabashed weekend of sex, drugs, rock and roll and…