General Docos
Under General Documentaries be all those diverse subjects that are not about Filmmaking, Sport, War, Natural History, Queer Doco's, New Zealand Doco's or Art on Film. This is a fascinating area to scroll....
Joseph Campbell and The Power of Myth (1988)
8.8/10
Starring: Joseph Campbell, Bill Moyers
Renowned teacher and storyteller Joseph Campbell joins Bill Moyers in this acclaimed series exploring the meaning myths have in our daily lives. Each... Read more
Comic Book Confidential (1988)
7.1/10
Director: Ron Mann
Starring: Lynda Barry, Charles Burns, Robert Crumb, Stan Lee
A spirited introduction to the wider spectrum of American Comics intercut with hysterical archive footage. Congression hearings, lurid anti-comic prop... Read more
Powaqqatsi (1988)
7.3/10
Director: Godfrey Reggio
"Life in Transformation". As a follow up to "Koyaanisqatsi", this visual montage shows how the Third World societies have been exploited. Beautifully... Read more
The Thin Blue Line (1988)
8/10
Director: Errol Morris
Starring: Randall Adams, David Harris, Edith James
An extraordinary film that expands all notions of film documentaries as director Errol Morris ('A Brief History of Time') personally investigates the... Read more
Clive James in Japan (1987)
Starring: Clive James
Clive James finally travels to Japan and finds out for himself what it's like to participate in the kind of crazy game show he has observed for so lon... Read more
The First Eden (1987)
8/10
Starring: David Attenborough
The Mediterranean is the cradle of Western civilization and Attenborough traces its history of plant, animal and human life in a narrative that portra... Read more
Vincent: The Life and Death of Vincent Van Gogh (1987)
8.4/10
Director: Paul Cox
Starring: John Hurt
This film reinforces director Paul Cox's status as a great, driven artist, as he explores the life of another great artist. He visualises the trees, f... Read more
Vincent: The Life and Death of Vincent Van Gogh (Copy) (1987)
7.7/10
Director: Paul Cox
Starring: John Hurt
This film reinforces director Paul Cox's status as a great, driven artist, as he explores the life of another great artist. He visualises the trees, f... Read more
And the Pursuit of Happiness (1986)
7.2/10
Director: Louis Malle
Starring: Louis Malle
For a period of about three months in 1986, celebrated French director Louis Malle grabbed his camera and took a tour of immigrant communities and ref... Read more
What Happened to Kerouac? (1986)
7.1/10
Director: Lewis MacAdams, Richard Lerner
Starring: Steve Allen, William Burroughs, Neal Cassady, Allen Ginsberg
A lively and revealing investigation into the personal history and creative process of Jack Kerouac - father of the Beat Generation, author of 'On the... Read more