Subgenre Sampler
Documentary > Film History: 189 Films to Buy & Rent
- Cinematographer Style (2006)
- Dir. Jon Fauer
- 110 of the world's most celebrated cinematographers give in–depth interviews about their craft, painting a fascinating portrait of the process…
- Edge of Outside (2006)
- Dir. Shannon Davis
- A succinct overview of the history of independent cinema, this overlaps ground covered in the likes of EASY RIDERS, RAGING BULLS and DECADE UNDER THE…
- Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (2006)
- Dir. Lisa Ades, Lesli Klainberg
- Scintillating sequel to the dirs. 1995 CELLULOID CLOSET, here discussing the history of 'out' gay cinema in the twentieth century from Kenneth…
- Pervert's Guide to the Cinema, The (2006)
- Dir. Sophie Fiennes
- Mad philosopher Slavoj Žižek delivers a swirling introduction to psychoanalytic theory via the history of popular cinema, inserting himself into…
- Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (2006)
- Splendid swag of early short films from special f/x pioneer Ray Harryhausen, many using the mature stop–motion style of his work in features…
- Sci-Fi Boys, The (2006)
- Dir. Paul Davids
Feat. Peter Jackson
- Charming doco that charts the evolution of science fiction films from stop motion B movies to blockbusters, and the influence that the pioneers of…
- Silent Britain (2006)
- An intriguing journey into the 'Lost Atlantis' of the British silent film industry, which prior to 1929 generated thousands of films, as much through…
- This Film is Not Yet Rated (2006)
- Dir. Kirby Dick
- A film that is close to our hearts, this is a good–humoured yet scathing attack on the American Film Industry and the hush of its censorship…
- This Filthy World (2006)
- Dir. Jeff Garlin
Feat. John Waters
- Scholar of bad taste, John Waters, extols the virtues of filth in this stand–up routine–meets–film lecture dedicated largely to his…
- Garbo (2005)
- Dir. Kevin Brownlow, Christopher Bird
Feat. Greta Garbo
- A portrait of the luminous, reclusive and mystifying star Greta Garbo, co–directed by filmmaker and historian Kevin Brownlow (BUSTER KEATON…