Subgenre Sampler
Arts & Artists: 430 Films to Buy & Rent
Everlasting Moments (2008)
- Dir. Jan Troell
Feat. Maria Heiskanen, Mikael Persbrandt, Jesper Christensen
- A touching, delicately shot memoir told from the perspective of a Finnish immigrant in Sweden who finds relief from her abusive husband in the art of…
Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes (2008)
- Dir. Peter Rosen
- Delightful documentary chronicling a life on the road for American entertainer Garrison Keillor, whose radio show A Prairie Home Companion is a…
Genius Party: Beyond (2008)
- Dir. Masahiro Maeda, Koji Morimoto, Kazuto Nakazawa
- Five more of Japans finest animators come together in this fine follow up. This time out the theme is "The Spirit of Creativity".
Gonzo: The Life And Work Of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008)
- Dir. Alex Gibney
Feat. Hunter S. Thompson
- Excellent portrait of the late Hunter S. Thompson, the revolutionary writer who pioneered 'Gonzo', a freewheeling style of subjective journalism.…
Herb and Dorothy (2008)
- Dir. Megumi Sasaki
- Devotional New York art patrons Herb and Dorothy Vogel are the subject of this delightful portrait, taking us inside the couple’s modest one…
Infinite Space: The Architecture of John Lautner (2008)
- Dir. Murray Grigor
- A documentary about the life and work of visionary architect John Lautner (1911 – 1994), who worked primarily in California on residential…
Little Ashes (2008)
- Dir. Paul Morrison
Feat. Robert Pattinson, Matthew McNulty, Javier Beltran…
- Meandering and soapy look at three of Spain's artistic enfant terribles; Luis Bunuel, Federico Garcia Lorca and Salvador Dali.
Focussing on the…
Louise Bourgeois - The Spider, the Mistress and the Tangerine (2008)
- Dir. Marion Cajori, Amei Wallach
- At the ripe of age of 98, evergreen French artist and sculptor Louise Bourgeois continues to astound in this portrait of her captivating life's…
Man On Wire (2008)
- Dir. James Marsh
Feat. Phillipe Petit
- Oscar–winning doco about a truly remarkable, one–of–a–kind subject; a cavalier French daredevil called Phillipe Petit who in…
Miss Austen Regrets (2008)
- Dir. Jeremy Lovering
Feat. Samuel Roukin, Olivia Williams, Greta Scacchi
- Dramatized account of Jane Austen's later years, focused around the author as she approaches her 40th birthday and is forced to confront the missed…