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Rental > Arts & Artists: 390 Films to Rent on DVD
Trumbo (2007)
- Dir. Peter Askin
Feat. Joan Allen, Michael Douglas, Donald Sutherland…
- Prominent blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo – the most famed of the alleged Communist sympathising ‘Hollywood 10’ – is the honoree of…
Walk Into The Sea, A (Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory) (2007)
- Dir. Esther Robinson
- Peripheral Factory filmmaker and one–time Warhol lover Danny Williams is the subject of this intriguing doco directed by his niece, which…
Absolute Wilson (2006)
- Dir. Katharina Otto
- Detailed, digestible documentary about the life and times of renowned experimental theatre director, Robert Wilson.
Charting Wilson’s…
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens (2006)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Barbara Leibovitz
- Gratifying portrait of the life and career of trail–blazing superstar photographer Annie Leibovitz, directed by her sister who exposes select…
Ans Westra - Private Journeys/Public Signposts (2006)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- Dir. Luit Bieringa
- Photographer laureate Ans Westra takes to the other side of the camera in this insightful, contemplative retrospective of her photography, and…
Art School Confidential (2006)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Terry Zwigoff
Feat. Max Minghella, Sophia Myles, John Malkovich…
- CRUMB dir. Terry Zwigoff and comic book icon Daniel Clowes (GHOST WORLD) re–team for this darkly set, though often hilarious stakeout of the…
Bacon's Arena (2006)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Adam Low
- Truly 'definitive' portrait of 20th Century painter Francis Bacon, commissioned by his Estate to mark the centenary of his birth.
Dir. Low takes…
Bergman Island (2006)
- Dir. Marie Nyreröd
Feat. Ingmar Bergman
- Just four years before his death, legendary filmmaker Ingmar Bergman sits down at his home on Fårö Island to discuss his work, his fears, his…
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride (2006)
- Dir. Tom Thurman
Feat. Gary Busey, John Cusack, Benicio Del Toro…
- Definitive documentary about the life and death of the late, great gonzo himself, Hunter S. Thompson.
Visuals draw heavily on clips, including…
Cats of Mirikitani, The (2006)
- Dir. Linda Hattendorf
- Tenderly constructed documentary revealing the compelling life of a homeless artist living on the streets of NYC who survived an internment camp,…