Subgenre Sampler
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- 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…
- How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It) (2005)
- Dir. Joe Angio
Feat. Melvin Van Peebles
- Blaxploitation pioneer Melvin Van Peebles’ SWEET SWEETBACK’S BAADASSSSS SONG is honoured in this high appreciation of the filmmaker and…
- Last Mogul, The (The Life and Times of Lew Wasserman) (2005)
- Dir. Barry Avrich, Nat Brecia, Jeff Sackman
- Fairly thorough look at the life of behind–the–scenes Hollywood legend Lew Wasserman, who built the MCA talent agency into a force to be…
- Midnight Movies - From The Margin To The Mainstream (Incl. Night of the Living Dead and Reefer Madness) (2005)
- Dir. Stuart Samuels
- Entrenched in the counter–cultural fertility of the seventies, this documentary profiles six seminal underground flicks that transformed the…