Subgenre Sampler
Film History: 223 Films to Buy & Rent
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…
Colour Me Kubrick: A True...ish Story (2005)
- Dir. Brian W. Cook
Feat. John Malkovich
- Consistently droll and detailed dramatisation of the success of a real–life conman Alan Conway – played here with chameleon–like…
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…
Adventures of Errol Flynn, The (2004)
- Dir. David Heeley
Feat. Errol Flynn
- The derring–do, glamour and controversy of Australian–born actor Errol Flynn's phenomenal Hollywood career is covered in considered…
Baadasssss! (How to Get the Man's Foot Outta Your Ass) (2004)
- Dir. Mario Van Peebles
Feat. Mario Van Peebles, Ossie Davis, Nia Long…
- A vibrant, thought–provoking homage by actor Mario Van Peebles to his father Melvin's 1971 blaxploitation crime indie "Sweet Sweetback's…
Jazz Memories - The Incomparable Lena Horne (2004)
- Feat. Lena Horne
- Comprehensive documentary detailing the life and work of singer, actress and cultural icon Lena Horne, who began as a dancer in 'The Cotton Club' in…