Subgenre Sampler
Film History: 222 Films to Buy & Rent
Lumiere and Company (1995)
- Dir. Various
- Fitting homage to those pioneers of filmmaking, the Lumiere Brothers, made on Cinema’s Centennial celebrations in 1995. Forty directors were asked…
Trick of the Light, A (Brothers Skladanowsky) (1995)
- Dir. Wim Wenders
Feat. Udo Kier
- Quirky, pseudo–documentary in the tradition of FORGOTTEN SILVER recreates through faux interviews and found footage the exploits of the…
Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business (1994)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Helena Solberg
- Catch fever Brazilia (followed by a dose of true story reality) in this all–you–need–to–know expose of the exuberant Samba…
Ed Wood (1994)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker…
- Tim Burton, the eccentric visionary behind EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, PEE–WEE and BATMAN finds a soul mate in recounting the life of the world's…
Ed Wood: Look Back in Angora (1994)
- Doco on the B–movie director, that reveals the man beneath the pink cardy. Covering the time of Tim Burton's biopic and beyond, through to the…
Flesh and Blood - The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994)
- Dir. Ted Newsom
- A tour through the history of horror film specialists Hammer Studios, whose rise in the 1950s ushered in a new era for the genre. Narrated by Peter…
Last Bolshevik, The (1993)
- Dir. Chris Marker
- Chris Marker's video essay celebrates the life and work of little known film pioneer Aleksandr Medvedkin to reflect on the legacy of Soviet…
Luck, Trust and Ketchup (1993)
- Dir. Mike Kaplan, John Dorr
- Director Robert Altman is observed while at work on 'Short Cuts'. Includes many interviews with cast and crew, including Tess Gallagher (the late…
Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl, The (1993)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Ray Muller
- Regarded both as great filmmaker and Nazi Party propagandist, Leni Reifenstahl, the maker of TRIUMPH OF THE WILL and OLYMPIAD, will always be a…
Chaplin (1992)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Richard Attenborough
Feat. Robert Downey Jnr., Geraldine Chaplin, Anthony Hopkins
- A reverent yet captivating biopic of comic genius Charlie Chaplin, boasting an uncanny central performance from Robert Downey Jnr. Commendably…