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Art On Film

Alice's selection of Art on Film houses an ecletic collection of artists from cartoon maverick Robert Crumb to local genius Ralph Hotere. Classical greats like da Vinci and the French Masters sit next to Picasso and Hockney. Illustration: Bill Hammond's 'Placemakers' 1996

Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer (2013)

7/10
Director: Mike Lerner, Maxim Pozdorovkin
Starring: Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Mariya Alyokhina, Ekaterina Samutsevich

Three young women face seven years in a Russian prison for a satirical performance in a Moscow cathedral. But who is really on trial in a case that ha... Read more

For No Good Reason (2012)

7/10
Director: Charlie Paul
Starring: Johnny Depp, Richard E Grant, Terry Gilliam, Tim Robbins, William Burroughs

Gonzo artist Ralph Steadman--most well-known for his fruitful partnership with author Hunter S. Thompson--is interviewed by Johnny Depp in this imagin... Read more

The Dark Ages: An Age of Light (2012)

7.7/10
Starring: Waldemar Januzczak

The Dark Ages have been misunderstood. History has identified the period following the fall of the Roman Empire with a descent into barbarism, a terri... Read more

Art: 21 - Season 6 (2012)

7.8/10

"Art in the Twenty-First Century" Season Six includes 13 profiles of artists from five continents gathered into four, one-hour thematic episodes: Chan... Read more

Journal de France (2012)

7.1/10
Director: Raymond Depardon, Claudine Nougaret
Starring: Raymond Depardon, Claudine Nougaret

Travelling alone, internationally acclaimed photographer and filmmaker Raymond Depardon spent six years capturing his home country with a large format... Read more

Art of America (2012)

7.7/10
Starring: Andrew Graham-Dixon

After exploring the great legacies of Europe, leading art critic Andrew Graham-Dixon crosses the Atlantic to explore the great themes and dramatic ext... Read more

Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present (2012)

7.9/10
Director: Matthew Akers
Starring: Marina Abramovic

Seductive, fearless, and outrageous, Marina Abramovic has been redefining what art is for nearly 40 years. Using her own body as a vehicle, pushing he... Read more

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (2012)

7.6/10
Director: Alison Klayman
Starring: Ai Weiwei

One of the most famous and successful artists in the world, Ai Weiwei has earned international acclaim as much for his provocative art work as for his... Read more

In the Footsteps of Tintin (2011)

A series of five documentary films, following Tintin... with a cameraman! The films are based on the theme 'dreams and reality'. How many people, youn... Read more

Eames: The Architect and the Painter (2011)

7.2/10
Director: Jason Cohn, Bill Jersey

Design history was born in a cavernous warehouse on a gritty street in Venice Beach, California, where Charles and Ray Eames set up their Renaissance-... Read more