Subgenre Sampler
Documentary > Film History: 189 Films to Buy & Rent
- My Best Fiend (Mein Liebster Feind) (1999)
- Dir. Werner Herzog
Feat. Klaus Kinski, Werner Herzog
- Werner Herzog’s personal portrait of his friend and famous ‘alter ego’, the late Klaus Kinski, threads together just some of the bizarre…
- Paul Robeson: Here I Stand (1999)
- Dir. St. Clair Bourne
- Documentary exploring the life and career of Paul Robeson, the singer, actor and political activist whose distinctive bass baritone is heard on some…
- Divine Trash (1998)
- Dir. Steve Yeager
- A divine treat for fans of the film–maker John Waters’, this supplements contemporary and archival interviews with rare footage of the…
- Full Tilt Boogie (1998)
- Dir. Sarah Kelly
- Little more than a 'making of' FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, edited to feature–length to cash in on Tarantino–mania.
Without dramatic meat or…
- Mouth Wide Open (1998)
- Dir. Jonathan Dennis
- A portrait of pioneering NZ camera person and inventor Ted Coubray, who was one of the first people in Australasia to use a sound camera. Offers a…
- Century of Cinema - Australia / NZ / UK (1997)
- Dir. George Miller, Sam Neill, Stephen Frears
- Director George Miller (MAD MAX) construes his own personal perspective on the history of Australian cinema and its wider cultural meanings. Perhaps…
- Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember (1997)
- Dir. Anna Maria Tato
- Documentary about iconic Italian actor Marcello Mastroianni, providing a full–career portrait across an indulgent 3+ hours.
Based on…
- Méliès the Magician (The Magic of Méliès, Méliès Magic Show) (1997)
- Dir. Georges Melies, Jacques Meny
- George Méliès was a unique pioneer of cinema, who virtually invented the 'trick shot' and created an astonishing 1000 short films using special…
- Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars Von Trier (1997)
- Dir. Stig Bjorkman
- Insight into the methods and career of celebrated Danish director Lars Von Trier, covering up to his breakout hit, BREAKING THE WAVES.
- American Cinema (Box Set) (1996)
- In–depth series explores most dimensions of the American feature film (mainly post–1930s). Ten 50 minute episodes include classic clips…