Subgenre Sampler
Film History: 223 Films to Buy & Rent
Beaches of Agnes, The (2008)
- Dir. Agnes Varda
- A wonderfully light–footed collection of memories and monologues in documentary essay form from the queen of the French New Wave, Agnes…
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History (2008)
- Toe–tapping documentary, presented by actress Shirley Jones, exploring the timeless genre of Hollywood Musical from Busby Berkeley's…
Ladies or Gentlemen (2008)
- This brief exploratory retrospective of Hollywood's fascination with cross–dressing includes comment from the likes of Tony Curtis and Tim…
Once Upon a Time - American Cinema (2008)
- Dedicated SBS documentary series offering a retrospective look back on some of cinema's greatest films and directors.
American Cinema episodes:…
Picasso and Braque Go to the Movies (2008)
- Dir. Arne Glimcher
- Stately exploration of the influence of cinema's earliest pioneers, such as Georges Méliès, on Cubist painters Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque.…
Scorsese: My Voyage Through Italian Cinema (2008)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
- 7–disc collection of Italian films that continue to influence and inspire acclaimed director Martin Scorsese over the years. Includes Luchino…
Tube Tales - TV's Real Stories (TV Series) (2008)
- Edifying series investigating the people, places and events behind a number of hit TV series including THE WEST WING, SEINFELD, SIX FEET UNDER, SEX…
Chacun Son Cinema (To Each His Own Cinema) (2007)
- Dir. Theo Angelopoulos, Olivier Assayas, Bille August
- 35 auteurs convey the meaning of cinema in less than three minutes each, in this epic commission to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film…
Fog City Mavericks - The Filmmakers of San Francisco (2007)
- Dir. Gary Leva
Feat. George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola, Clint Eastwood…
- Unevenly pitched, if nonetheless fascinating account of San Francisco’s filmmaking legacy, from Francis Ford Coppola to Pixar maestro John…
Indie Sex (2007)
- Dir. Lesli Klainberg
- Proudly explicit, this racy review of sex in independent cinema compiles a hot and heavy survey of clips, qualified by insightful, sometimes…