Subgenre Sampler
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- 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…
- Century of Cinema - A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese (1996)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese, Michael H. Wilson
- Martin Scorsese details a history of American film from his own perspective, with particular focus on the mavericks and unsung heroes of…
- Century of Cinema - China (Yang±Yin - Gender in Chinese Cinema) (1996)
- Dir. Stanley Kwan
- One of the more outstanding (and idiosyncratic) episodes in the CENTURY OF CINEMA series, dir. Kwan (ROUGE) analyzing depictions of sexuality and…
- Cinema of Unease (1996)
- Dir. Sam Neill & Judith Rymer
- Sam Neill essays a personal history of Kiwi film as a reflection of our national identity. From his big break in the landmark SLEEPING DOGS to the…