Subgenre Sampler
Documentary: 3044 Films to Buy & Rent
They Filmed the War in Colour: France is Free! (Ils ont filmé la guerre en couleur) (2000)
- Dir. Rene-Jean Bouyer
- Rewarding TV documentary (made in France) which combines rediscovered colour footage of the German occupation of France during WW2, with interviews…
Todd McFarlane - The Devil You Know (2000)
- Dir. Kenton Vaughan
- A straightforward look at the life of comicbook 'wunderkind' Todd McFarlane, who got his start at Marvel comics drawing Spider–Man, and later…
Universal Horror (2000)
- Dir. Kevin Brownlow
- Reeling back to the horror films produced by Universal Studios in the 1930s, this Kevin Brownlow documentary is a lovingly–made reminder of the…
Universe (TV Series) (2000)
- Dir. Mark Everest
- Channel 4's acclaimed sequel to THE PLANETS, moves out of the solar system to investigate what else is going on in the cosmos. Again distinguished by…
Whirling Man, The (2000)
- Dir. Gretchin Mornin, James Hollings
Feat. Arnold Brooker
- Brief compelling whirl through the world of Arnold Brooker, an eccentric fixture on the streets of Wellington who campaigns for the rights of the…
World War 2 In Colour (2000)
- Two part series that presents previously unseen global footage, from pre–war Germany to the end of the war in Africa, and the atomic bomb.
20 Dates (1999)
- Dir. Myles Berkowitz
- Queasily, both a documentary and 'mockumentary'; the director set out to make a movie and find himself a girlfriend at the same time, organising 20…
42 Up (1999)
- Dir. Michael Apted
- The sixth part of the extraordinary television documentary series that documents the attitudes, personalities and lives of 14 Britishers of different…
Abba - The Winner Takes it All (1999)
- Dir. Steve Cole
- Documentary about the iconic Swedish pop group, covering both their stellar career and their personal lives. Includes interviews with all four…
American Movie (1999)
- Dir. Chris Smith
Feat. Mark Borchardt
- Touching a particular nerve in wannabe film–makers and struggling artists, this wonderful documentary finds a central character in aspiring…