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Rental > Documentary > Film History: 186 Films to Rent
- Magical World of J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter) (2001)
- The creator of the kidult ‘Harry Potter’ books is documented in this made–for–TV study.
- My Voyage to Italy (Il Mio Viaggio in Italia) (2001)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
- Martin Scorsese’s personal journey through Italian cinema is an epic appreciation, less an overview than a guide to the films and filmmakers who've…
- Schlock! - The Secret History of American Movies (2001)
- Dir. Ray Greene
- A suitably low–rent survey of 50s and 60s B–grade movies, with insights courtesy of Roger Corman, Peter Bogdanovich, David F. Friedman,…
- Searching for Debra Winger (2001)
- Dir. Rosanna Arquette
- Hollywood actress Roseanna Arquette analyzes the pressures and rewards of her profession in this loosely–formed patchwork of interviews with…
- Stanley Kubrick - A Life in Pictures (2001)
- Dir. Jan Harlan
Feat. Malcolm McDowell, Woody Allen, Jack Nicholson…
- Authorised by his family, a 'biography' of the great, reclusive, obsessive film–maker, whose genius is attested by the likes of…
- Walt - The Man Behind the Myth (2001)
- Dir. Jean-Pierre Isbouts
Feat. Walt Disney, Dick Van Dyke
- A television documentary on the life of the extraordinary Walt Disney, whose animated characters and overall vision conquered the public imagination…
- A Constant Forge (2000)
- Dir. Charles Kiselyak
- A lengthy examination of the life and work of renowned American filmmaker John Cassavetes, who pioneered the use of improvisation in film…
- American Nightmare, The (2000)
- Dir. Adam Simon
Feat. Wes Craven, David Cronenberg, John Carpenter…
- A searching examination of the American horror films of the late 1960s and 1970s, in which the paranoia of the times was reflected in some intense…
- History Lessons (2000)
- Dir. Barbara Hammer
- A "revisionist" archival doco from militant experimentalist, Barbara Hammer, that montages (and modifies) esoteric lesbiana as a clarion call for…
- Kurosawa (2000)
- Dir. Adam Low
Feat. James Coburn, Clint Eastwood, Kon Ichikawa
- Solid, though roughly tailored journey through the life of the Japanese film director of THE SEVEN SAMURAI and YOJIMBO. Composed mostly of interview…