Subgenre Sampler
Documentary: 3056 Films to Buy & Rent
Magnificent Tati, The (2009)
- Dir. Michael House
Feat. Jacques Tati
- A fine, fun–filled tribute to the irrepressible French comic and filmmaker that is at once serious in its appraisal of Tati's artistry and…
Man In The Hat, The (2009)
- Dir. Luit Bieringa
- Sam Neill narrates this intimate portrait of veteran art dealer Peter McLeavey, commemorating his 40 years in the business of running an independent…
Mexican Border Wars (TV Series) (2009)
- National Geographic series about American customs agents, whose job it is to curb illegal immigration and narcotics trafficking for a country…
Monty Python - Almost the Truth (2009)
- Feat. John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin…
- An all–encompassing retrospective on those Monty Python scalawags, this six–part documentary chronicles the lives and careers of the…
Most Dangerous Man In America, The (Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers) (2009)
- Dir. Rick Goldsmith, Judith Ehrlich
- Galvanizing portrait of whistle blower Daniel Ellsberg, a former military analyst and aide to Robert McNamara who leaked classified Pentagon papers…
Move On: Storming the Gate (The MoveOn.org Story) (2009)
- Dir. Scott Stevenson
- Partisan documentary examines the revolutionary history and importance of one of the biggest progressive grass–roots movements in U.S.…
Muhammad and Larry (2009)
- Dir. Bradley Kaplan, Albert Maysles
- Released as part of ESPN's "30 for 30" anniversary film series; This documentary was filmed during the lead up to the infamous 1980 heavyweight…
Music of the Brain (2009)
- Dir. Fiona Cochrane
- A brief, but insightful investigation into the role music plays in human development, from the womb to the grave.
Ne Change Rien (2009)
- Dir. Pedro Costa
Feat. Jeanne Balibar
- A smokey, high contrast insight into the artistic process from avant–garde filmmaker Pedro Costa, intensely focused on the methods of French…
Nightmares in Red, White and Blue (2009)
- Dir. Andrew Monument
- An exploration of the appeal of horror films from an American angle, with interviews of many legendary directors in the genre (John Carpenter, George…