Subgenre Sampler
Documentary: 3050 Films to Buy & Rent
John Pilger's The New Rulers of the World (The New Rulers of the World; War By Other Means; Burp! Pepsi v Coke in the Ice Cold War) (1984-2001)
- Dir. David Munro, Alan Lowery
Feat. John Pilger
- Three more essential documentaries from journalist John Pilger, with the emphasis on big business, globalisation, and the plight of the Third…
Marlene (1984)
- Dir. Maximilian Schell
Feat. Marlene Dietrich
- Maximilian Schell presents his own personal vision of Germany's greatest screen legend, Marlene Dietrich. Witness the woman in person and her career…
Puccini (Tony Palmer's Film about Puccini) (1984)
- Dir. Tony Palmer
Feat. Robert Stephens, Virginia McKenna
- TV MOVIE intercuts the story of Puccini's affair with Tony Palmer's real life attempts to stage Puccini's final opera.
Pumping Iron II - The Women (1984)
- Dir. George Butler
- This look at the burgeoning world of women's bodybuilding is even more entertaining than its male precursor. Conflicts over what determines a…
Robert Epstein Collection, The (The Times of Harvey Milk, Common Threads: Stories From The Quilt, The Celluloid Closet, Paragraph 175) (1984-2000)
- Dir. Robert Epstein
- Superb collection of four documentaries and special features from Academy–Award winning director Robert Epstein acclaimed for his confronting…
Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
- Dir. Robert Epstein
- A powerful and moving document of the life of the first openly homosexual political candidate who was tragically assasinated in San Fransisco after…
Another State of Mind (1983)
- Dir. Adam Small
- A compelling time–capsule from the early 1980s American punk–scene, documenting the travails of two L.A. bands (Social Distortion and…
Hell's Angels Forever (1983)
- Dir. Richard Chase, Kevin Keating, Leon Gast
Feat. Bo Diddley, Willie Nelson
- Seemingly straightforward doco is more a chilling endorsement of the self–styled outlaws. Even amid disturbing glimpses of short–fuse…
Koyaanisqatsi (1983)
- Dir. Godfrey Reggio
- This unique visual and aural masterpiece looks at our earth and 20th Century 'progress' through the eye of time–lapse camera. The…
Living Planet, The (TV Series) (1983)
- Feat. David Attenborough
- The inimitable Sir David Attenborough presents his followup to the "Life on Earth" series, with a glimpse into the varied ecosystems of our planet.…