Subgenre Sampler
Documentary: 3045 Films to Buy & Rent
Erotic Tatooing and Body Piercing (1986)
- Dir. Charles Gatewood
- A behind–the–scenes peek at the 'modern primitive' sub–culture. Mondo king Charles Gatewood visits a body adornment convention…
Heavy Metal Parking Lot (1986)
- Dir. John Heyn, Jeff Krulik
- A public access TV crew turn their cameras to a concert venue parking lot before a 'Judas Priest' performance, resulting in a hilarious short film…
Leading Edge, The (1986)
- Dir. Michael Firth
Feat. Billy T. James
- Adventure docu–drama that's little more than an excuse to show off some wonderful South Island scenery and awesome ski theatrics. Billy T.…
Matter of Heart (1986)
- An inspired film portrait of Carl Jung that weaves together interview, home movie and archival footage of the famous psychoanalyst to deliver an…
Mother Teresa (1986)
- Dir. Ann Petrie, Jeanette Petrie
- Powerful and definitive documentary filmed over the course of five years that follows the daily activities of Mother Teresa and her nuns, in service…
Oprah Winfrey Show: 20th Anniversary Collection (1986-2006)
- Feat. Oprah Winfrey
- A gigantic 6–DVD distillation of the extremely influential US daytime TV show which propelled Oprah Winfrey into mega–celebrity, wealth…
Picasso: Man and His Work (1986)
- Dir. Edward Quinn
- A two cassette anthology of perhaps the greatest painter of all time. This unique film reveals many unknown aspects of his work and personality, and…
Sherman's March (1986)
- Dir. Ross McElwee
- A wonderfully oddball chronicle of the disastrous and wacky lovelife and times of the film–maker. Intending to make a historical doco, he veers…
Werner Herzog Documentaries and Shorts - Part 6 (Wodaabe: Herdsmen of the Sun; Lessons of Darkness; Bells From the Deep; Portrait Werner Herzog) (1986-1993)
- Dir. Werner Herzog
- The complete short documentaries and fictional works of the legendary German director, over six discs.
Wodaabe: Herdsmen of the Sun…
28 Up (1985)
- Dir. Michael Apted
- The fourth part of the extraordinary television documentary series that documents the attitudes, personalities and lives of 14 Britishers of…