Subgenre Sampler
Controversy: 192 Films to Buy & Rent
- 9/11: Blueprint for Truth (The Te Papa Lecture) (2009)
- Dir. Colin Hodson
- Speaking at Te Papa Museum in Wellington, late 2009, American architect Richard Gage presents further evidence (or complete bullshit, depending on…
- Antichrist (2009)
- Dir. Lars Von Trier
Feat. Willem Dafoe, Charlotte Gainsbourg
- Delivering laughter and revulsion in equal measure, Lars von Trier’s hugely controversial psychosexual opus – about a grieving couple who retreat…
- Bruno (Brüno) (2009)
- Dir. Larry Charles
Feat. Sacha Baron Cohen, Gustaf Hammarsten
- Controversial mockümentary starring Baron Cohen as a gay Aüstrian fashion joürnalist who travels to the USA to become 'the biggest Aüstrian…
- Fat Belly: Chopper Unchopped (2009)
- Feat. Mark 'Chopper' Read
- Inspired by the popularity of gangland series UNDERBELLY, notorious Aussie criminal Mark 'Chopper' Read takes the opportunity to tell his own version…
- Human Centipede, The (2009)
- Dir. Tom Six
Feat. Dieter Laser, Ashley C. Williams, Ashlynn Yennie…
- The "mad scientist movie" taken to a perverse extreme with crab–faced Dieter Laser as the gonzo doc delighting in his latest experiment –…
- Underbelly - Season 2 (TV Mini-series) (A Tale of Two Cities: The Mr Asia Story) (2009)
- Feat. Roy Billing, Anna Hutchison, Matthew Newton…
- A prequel to the events of the original series, this is loosely based on the hard drug trade that hit New South Wales and Victoria between 1976 and…
- Who Killed Nancy? (2009)
- Dir. Alan G. Parker
- Under Sid Vicious' mother's posthumous request, rock author Alan Parker directs this intensive documentary in order to re–examine the supposed…
- 10 Conditions Of Love, The (2008)
- Dir. Jeff Daniels
- Controversial documentary slammed by the Chinese government focused on Rebiya Kadeer, a tireless campaigner for human rights who has been punished at…
- Gruen Transfer, The (TV Series) (2008)
- Feat. Wil Anderson
- Hosted by comedian Wil Anderson, this is a revealing and humorous look at the advertising industry with a selection of well qualified panellists.…
- Hope (2008)
- Dir. Steve Thomas
- Tragic account of people–smuggling gone wrong when a boatload of refugees arriving from Indonesia sinks on its way to Australia killing than…