Documentaries
Documentary Films, strictly speaking, are non-fictional, "slice of life" factual works of art, sometimes known as cinema verite. As films became more narrative-based, documentaries branched out and took many forms, some of which have been termed propagandistic or non-objective.
One of Alice's favourite sections, and due to the sheer size of this collection, we have split ioto a number of sub-sections. See side bars on left for more options. By scrolling below are you will be exposed to whole darn caboodle - all of Alice's documentaries.
Right: Werner Herzog directs "Burden of Dreams"
The Secret History of 9/11 (2006)
7.6/10
To mark the fifth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, the CBC presents an extraordinary look at what was happening beh... Read more
The Secret Life of Adolf Hitler (1968)
6.6/10
The rise and fall of the Third Reich told with actual footage, interviews with Hitler's sister, a fellow prisoner with Hitler before he came to power,... Read more
The Secret Life of Leonardo Da Vinci (2006)
7.3/10
An insightful and entertaining documentary that attempts to piece together the many aspects of Leonardo Da Vinci's life to provide a portrait of this... Read more
The Secret Underground Lectures of Commander X (2004)
Commander X is the pseudonym of an alleged former U.S. Government intelligence agent from the NSA who worked in a remote viewing project. He has distr... Read more
The September Issue (2009)
7/10
Director: R J Cutler
Starring: Sienna Miller, Anna Wintour, Grace Coddington
Vogue is the world's most powerful fashion magazine, and each year it's autumn issue highlights designs and designers that it's editors think will be... Read more
The Seven Ages of Elvis (2018)
Director: David Upshal
Starring: Elvis Presley
Elvis was the ultimate “rise and fall” megastar – he defined the pitfalls of modern super-celebrity. His childhood immersed in “trash white” poverty e... Read more
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (1999)
7/10
Travel back in time to the ancient world, learn the stories of the works of architecture regarded by the Greeks and Romans as the most extraordinary s... Read more
The Seventh Victim / Shadows in the Dark (1943)
Director: Mark Robson
Starring: Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Isabel Jewell, Kim Hunter
A young woman comes to New York City to look for her missing sister and uncovers a deadly devil-worshipping cult in 'The Seventh Victim', starring Kim... Read more
The Shape of Things to Come (2008)
3.1/10
Director: Jeff Watson
Some new shapes are appearing in Australian skies... from the 560 tonne Airbus A 380 to the Global Hawk unmanned spyplane. Jeff Watson looks at the Su... Read more
The Showmen: Wild Bill Hickok and Buffalo Bill (1996)
The true story behind the fastest guns in the west! Crime wasn't the only way to turn profit from gunplay in the Old West, Buffalo Bill Cody and "Wild... Read more