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"
Tobe Hooper Collection: Eaten Alive (1977) / Spontaneous Combustion (1980) / The American Nightmare (2000)
Director: Tobe Hooper
Starring: Neville Brand, Mel Ferrer, Carolyn Jones, Brad Dourif, Melinda Dillon, Cynthia B...
This collection of films from legendary horror director Tobe Hooper includes: 'Eaten Alive' - In Hooper's Hollywood debut film, Neville Brand cuts a... Read more
Tobruk (2006)
6.4/10
Starring: Peter FitzSimons, Introduced By
In April 1941 14,000 Australian troops stationed in Tobruk, Libya were awaiting reinforcements and supplies which never arrived. Eight months later, t... Read more
Today's Russia: A Literary Landscape with Stephen Fry (2013)
Starring: Stephen Fry
Literary gadabout Stephen Fry examines how Russian literature has changed and influenced the written word. Stephen Fry introduces this film with the s... Read more
Too Tough To Die: A Tribute to Johnny Ramone (2006)
7.7/10
Director: Mandy Stein
Starring: The Ramones, Deborah Harry, Eddie Vedder, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Henry Rollins,...
Just two days before Johnny Ramone's untimely death in September 2004, friends and musicians staged a benefit concert to celebrate the 30th anniversar... Read more
Top Fighter (1994)
6.6/10
Director: Toby Russell
Starring: Jet Li, Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Ron Van Cleef
An action-packed study of some of the top exponents of the martial arts on screen. Through exclusive interviews, the secret of Bruce Lee's art of Jeet... Read more
Topp Twins: Topp Country (2014)
7.4/10
Starring: Jools Topp, Lynda Topp
Twin sisters and celebrated Kiwi comedians/original singer-songwriters, Lynda and Jools Topp (the Topp Twins) take us on a culinary journey around New... Read more
Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls (2009)
7.4/10
Director: Leanne Pooley
Starring: Jools Topp, Lynda Topp
A revealing and engaging look into the lives of the world's only yodelling, lesbian, country and western singing twins, Leanne Pooley's documentary is... Read more
Tora! Tora! Tora!: The Real Story of Pearl Harbor (2000)
7.5/10
Director: Laura Verklan
On the morning of December 7, 1941, a swarm of fighter planes - each bearing the fiery red sun of Imperial Japan - soared over Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. A... Read more
Touch the Sound: A Sound Journey with Evelyn Glennie (2004)
7.3/10
Director: Thomas Riedelsheimer
Starring: Evelyn Glennie
Gracefully guided by Grammy Award-winning and nearly-deaf percussionist Evelyn Glennie, this groundbreaking film opens the door to a world where sigh... Read more
Touching the Void (2003)
8/10
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Starring: Nicholas Aaron, Richard Hawking, Joe Simpson, Simon Yates
The remarkable true story of mountain climbers Joe Simpson and Simon Yates is the focus of this harrowing docudrama. In 1985, the fearless pair sets o... Read more