Subgenre Sampler
Documentary: 3044 Films to Buy & Rent
Hell House (2001)
- Dir. George Ratliff
- Behind–the–scenes account of a small fundamentalist church in Texas whose "Hell House" serves as a tool to literally "scare the hell out…
Hip-Hop Nation: Notes from the Underground (TV Series) (2001)
- A comprehensive, but suitably casual tour of the contemporary hip–hop movement and all its various facets: the history, the luminaries, the…
Hotere (2001)
- Dir. Merata Mita
- Noted documentary on New Zealand's reclusive artist Ralph Hotere, constructed in non–linear, impressionistic style. Seven years in the making,…
Human Face, The (2001)
- Dir. James Erskine
Feat. John Cleese, Elizabeth Hurley
- BBC series studying the science and mystery of human faces, with John Cleese and Elizabeth Hurley providing an entertaining double–act as…
Impressionists, The (2001)
- Dir. Bruce Alfred
- A two–part examination of the French Impressionist movement, in which painters like Monet, Degas and Renoir captured visual reality in a…
In Shifting Sands (2001)
- Dir. Scott Ritter
Feat. Scott Ritter
- A pertinent, compelling though rather schizophrenic film–diary directed by the former Chief UN weapons inspector in Iraq.
Exploring the…
Inside The Vatican (2001)
- Intriguing documentary granting 'unprecedented' access into the worlds tiniest state, the Vatican. Worth it for those who want to see the inside…
Jazz (2001)
- Dir. Ken Burns
- Sprawling and absorbing documentary series from the maker of THE CIVIL WAR, charting the rising star of jazz during the 20th century, with an…
Krays, The (The Final Word) (2001)
- Dir. Aubrey Powell
- Although probably not the 'final word' on the notorious East End gangsters who ruled London in the 1950s–60s, this is still an impressively…
Legend of Leigh Bowery, The (2001)
- Dir. Charles Atlas
- An out and proud exponent of 'wearable art', Leigh Bowery's outlandish conceptual fashions brought him to London (from the 'cultural wasteland' of…