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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

Pina (2011)

7.7/10
Director: Wim Wenders

Wim Wenders pays tribute to the work of brilliant avant-garde German choreographer Pina Bausch. When Bausch tragically died of cancer two days before... Read more

Pina ( Blu-ray ) (2011)

7.7/10
Director: Wim Wenders
Starring: Pina Bausch

Wim Wenders pays tribute to the work of brilliant avant-garde German choreographer Pina Bausch. When Bausch tragically died of cancer two days before... Read more

Art of Germany (2010)

7.9/10
Starring: Andrew Graham-Dixon

In a three-part epic journey through a 500-year artistic legacy, Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the surprises, beauty and wonder of German art. The fasc... Read more

Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)

7.4/10
Director: Werner Herzog

From the incomparable Werner Herzog ("Encounters at the End of the World", "Grizzly Man"), "Cave Of Forgotten Dreams" provides a breathtaking cinemati... Read more

Waste Land (2010)

7.9/10
Director: Lucy Walker

This uplifting documentary follows the lives of "catadores," or pickers who live in poverty and scavenge through the world's largest garbage dump, out... Read more

Bill Cunningham New York (2010)

7.9/10
Director: Richard Press

New York Times readers could always count on photographer Bill Cunningham to provide vivid glimpses of trending fashions and high-society affairs by k... Read more

Eating Art (2010)

Before photography, only paintings reveal what and how we used to eat. Uncovering the history and stories behind food on canvas, Eating Art bridges th... Read more

Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child (2010)

7.9/10
Director: Tamra Davis
Starring: Jean-Michel Basquiat

In his short career, Jean-Michael Basquiat was a phenomenon. He became notorious for his graffiti art under the moniker Samo in the late 1970s on the... Read more

Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010)

8/10
Director: Banksy
Starring: Thierry Guetta, Banksy

This is the inside story of Street Art - a brutal and revealing account of what happens when fame, money and vandalism collide. A riveting documentary... Read more

Art: 21 - Season 5 (2009)

7.8/10

Timely and timeless, global and local, beautiful and provocative, contemporary art challenges us to look at our world in new ways. Contemporary artist... Read more