Subgenre Sampler
Documentary: 3044 Films to Buy & Rent
Classic Albums - Lou Reed (Transformer) (2001)
- Dir. Bob Smeaton
- Lou Reed's "Transformer" deconstructed track–by–track and placed in both personal and creative context by key collaborators. Generously…
Classic Albums - Metallica (2001)
- Dir. Matthew Longfellow
- Metallica's 'Metallica' album deconstructed track–by–track and placed in both personal and creative context by key collaborators.…
Cool and Crazy (Heftig og Begeistret) (2001)
- Dir. Knut Erik Jensen
- A laconic, ultimately touching documentary on the male choir of Berlevag, a remote Norwegian village that was the setting for BABETTE’S…
Culturejam: Hijacking Commercial Culture (2001)
- Dir. Jill Thorpe
- Fun but ultimately serious expose of various pranksters who subvert the advertising and retail industries of the US.
Featuring conversations with…
Devil's Playground (2001)
- Dir. Lucy Walker
- An extremely rare glimpse into Amish culture, with focus on a rite of passage known as "Rumspringa", during which their 16–year–olds…
Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky, The (2001)
- Dir. Paul Cox
Feat. Derek Jacobi, Chris Haywood
- Loosely based on the published diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky, one of the great male ballet dancers, this experimental biopic is impressionistic and…
Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001)
- Dir. Stacy Peralta
- Celebrated beyond its niche audience of surf–and–skaters, this documentary recounts the origins and rise to fame (and mixed fortune) of a…
Down from the Mountain (2001)
- Dir. Nick Doob, Chris Hegedus, D A Pennebaker
- Concert film of the much–admired bluegrass soundtrack from the Coen Bros O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU?, that was a surprise winner of the Grammy…
Early Days Yet (2001)
- Dir. Shirley Horrocks
- A quietly thoughtful and engaging look at the life and work of New Zealand poet Allen Curnow, filmed when Curnow was in his late–80s and still…
Earth, Wind and Fire - Shining Stars (2001)
- Pretty comprehensive look at the long career of US funksters 'Earth, Wind and Fire', including interviews with band members, music clips and live…