Subgenre Sampler
Documentary > Film History: 189 Films to Buy & Rent
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It) (2005)
- Dir. Joe Angio
Feat. Melvin Van Peebles
- Blaxploitation pioneer Melvin Van Peebles’ SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAADASSSSS SONG is honoured in this high appreciation of the filmmaker and…
Last Mogul, The (The Life and Times of Lew Wasserman) (2005)
- Dir. Barry Avrich, Nat Brecia, Jeff Sackman
- Fairly thorough look at the life of behind–the–scenes Hollywood legend Lew Wasserman, who built the MCA talent agency into a force to be…
Midnight Movies - From The Margin To The Mainstream (Incl. Night of the Living Dead and Reefer Madness) (2005)
- Dir. Stuart Samuels
- Entrenched in the counter–cultural fertility of the seventies, this documentary profiles six seminal underground flicks that transformed the…
Adventures of Errol Flynn, The (2004)
- Dir. David Heeley
Feat. Errol Flynn
- The derring–do, glamour and controversy of Australian–born actor Errol Flynn's phenomenal Hollywood career is covered in considered…
Jazz Memories - The Incomparable Lena Horne (2004)
- Feat. Lena Horne
- Comprehensive documentary detailing the life and work of singer, actress and cultural icon Lena Horne, who began as a dancer in 'The Cotton Club' in…
Looking for Sophia (2004)
- Dir. Roberto Olla, Danila Satta
- The fairytale story of iconic Italian actress Sophia Loren, who escaped her impoverished origins in the Fascist era to become a truly global star, is…
Lost World of Mitchell and Kenyon, The (2004)
- The recent discovery of 800 rolls of early nitrate film on a building site proved a rare cinematic find – turning out to be documentary footage…
Tell Them Who You Are (2004)
- Dir. Mark Wexler
- An intimate, prickly, and ultimately moving portrait of famed American cinematographer Haskell Wexler, who lensed seminal films such as ONE FLEW OVER…
Trekkies 2 (2004)
- Dir. Roger Nygard
- A surprisingly compelling followup to the documentary TREKKIES, which peered into the strange world of American STAR TREK fandom.
A tad upset by…
Z Channel - A Magnificent Obsession (2004)
- Dir. Xan Cassavetes
- Relevant to any movie buff, this documentary charts the 1970s rise of one of America's first cable TV stations – Channel Z – and its…