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Documentary > Film History: 189 Films to Buy & Rent
De Palma (2015)
- Dir. Noah Baumbach, Jake Paltrow
Feat. Brian De Palma
- A comprehensive overview of the career of prolific and sometimes controversial film–maker Brian De Palma, an avid disciple of Alfred Hitchcock…
Dreams Rewired (2015)
- Dir. Manu Luksch, Martin Reinhart
Feat. Tilda Swinton
- Enchanting and baffling, this experiment in retro–futurist re–appropriation matches a vast amount of fascinating silent–era film…
Elstree 1976 (2015)
- Dir. Jon Spira
- STAR WARS fans will enjoy this good–natured doco that looks at the lives of the film's bit–part actors and extras as they reminisce about…
Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015)
- Dir. Kent Jones
Feat. Francois Truffaut, Alfred Hitchcock
- A lovingly crafted portrait of Hitchcock and his profound impact on cinema history, this adaptation from the 1966 book by Francois Truffaut is based…
Listen to Me Marlon (2015)
- Dir. Stevan Riley
- A deeply revealing – and at times discomforting – look at the life of Hollywood icon and enigma Marlon Brando, utilizing hundreds of…
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans (2015)
- Dir. Gabriel Clarke, John McKenna
- Retrospective account of the making of Steve McQueen's cinematic passion project LE MANS, a flop at the time, but one whose verisimilitude has earned…
Adjust Your Tracking (2014)
- An informal companion piece to REWIND THIS!, this documentary even shares a few of its commentators but narrows the focus down to a range of…
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)
- Dir. Mark Hartley
- A wildly entertaining trip through the heady rise and fall of The Cannon Group – a prolific film production company responsible for countless…
Jodorowsky's Dune (2014)
- Dir. Frank Pavich
Feat. Orson Welles, Salvador Dali, Mick Jagger…
- Billed as the greatest sci–fi movie never made, Alejandro Jodorowsky's attempt to adapt Frank Herbert's groundbreaking novel DUNE makes for a…
Life Itself (2014)
- Dir. Steve James
Feat. Roger Ebert
- Profoundly significant film–critic Roger Ebert is the subject of this unique cinematic portrait. Originally an adaptation of his memoir, the…