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Rental > Film History: 185 Films to Rent on DVD
- Tell Them Who You Are (2004)
- Dir. Mark Wexler
- An intimate, prickly, and ultimately moving portrait of famed American cinematographer Haskell Wexler, who lensed seminal films such as ONE FLEW OVER…
- Trekkies 2 (2004)
- Dir. Roger Nygard
- A surprisingly compelling followup to the documentary TREKKIES, which peered into the strange world of American STAR TREK fandom.
A tad upset by…
- Z Channel - A Magnificent Obsession (2004)
- Dir. Xan Cassavetes
- Relevant to any movie buff, this documentary charts the 1970s rise of one of America's first cable TV stations – Channel Z – and its…
- A Decade Under the Influence (2003)
- Dir. Ted Demme, Richard LaGravenese
- Tantalizing doco for film–buffs examining the decade of the 1970s, a turning point in American cinema that saw the director given unprecedented…
- And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003)
- Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Antonio Banderas, Alan Arkin, Jim Broadbent…
- Zooming–in on an intriguing corner of 20th century history, this tells the unlikely (but true) story of Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa's…
- Easy Riders, Raging Bulls (2003)
- Dir. Kenneth Bowser
- Based on the infamous 'tell–all' book by Peter Biskind, this in–depth documentary that details Hollywood's fertile creative period of the…
- Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)
- Dir. Thom Andersen
- Thom Andersen's sprawling cinematic essay about Los Angeles draws upon clips from movies filmed within the city to create a masterpiece of quotation…
- Real Middle Earth, The (2003)
- Jim Hickey embarks on a journey into the making the LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy, touring the NZ countryside and talking with Peter Jackson (and many…
- Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003)
- Presented by Playboy magazine, this documentary treads interestingly through the history of sex in Hollywood movies.
Featuring excerpts of dozens…
- BaadAsssss Cinema (2002)
- Dir. Isaac Julien
Feat. Pam Grier, Richard Roundtree, Quentin Tarantino…
- A fan's–eye–view of 1970s Blaxploitation cinema, featuring juicy interviews with players, directors, critics and aficionados.
Although…