Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Arts & Artists: 391 Films to Rent on DVD
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,…
Factory Girl (2006)
- Dir. George Hickenlooper
Feat. Sienna Miller, Hayden Christensen, Guy Pearce…
- Sienna Miller plays the ill–fated Warhol 'superstar' Edie Sedgwick in this flashy, precocious portrait of her rise and fall out of the New York…
Francesco's Italy Top to Toe (TV Series) (2006)
- Further travels with charismatic Italian architect Francesco da Mosto, here giving a sweeping tour of the art, history and beauty of greater Italy by…
Fur (2006)
- Dir. Steven Shainberg
Feat. Nicole Kidman, Robert Downey Jnr.
- Taking fictional liberties with the real–life character of revered New York photographer Diane Arbus, the dir. of SECRETARY fashions another…
Goya's Ghosts (2006)
- Dir. Milos Forman
Feat. Javier Bardem, Natalie Portman, Stellan Skarsgard…
- A lavish, if ill–designed costume epic based around Spanish artist Francisco Goya (Skarsgard), his closest acquaintances, and the eventful late…
Helvetica (2006)
- Dir. Gary Hustwit
- Treading unique, uncharted documentary territory is this lively case study on the ubiquitous typeface Helvetica, loved and loathed in equal parts for…
Impressionists, The (TV Mini-series) (2006)
- Dir. Tim Dunn
Feat. Richard Armitage, Andrew Havill, Julian Glover…
- A mini–series presentation of the intimate history of a most illustrious brotherhood of Impressionist artists – Monet, Degas, Renoir,…
Magical World of Misery, The (2006)
- A short documentary on the creations and career of New Zealander Tanya Thompson (a.k.a. 'Misery'), who began as a hip graffiti artist and has gone to…
Marcello, A Sweet Life (Marcello, una vita dolce) (2006)
- Dir. Mario Canale, Annarosa Morri
- Sincere Italian documentary exploring the life of great Italian actor Marcello Mastroianni through archival footage and testimonials from his…