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"
Wadd: The Life and Times of John C. Holmes (1998)
6.8/10
Director: Alan Smithee, Cass Paley
Porn has had its fair share of superstars but none were bigger in every sense than John Holmes. He was in Los Angeles in 1969 when the censorship wall... Read more
Wainwright Walks: Coast to Coast (2009)
8.6/10
Starring: Julia Bradbury
Having completed his Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells, Alfred Wainwright became obsessed with finding the perfect route across the north of Engl... Read more
Wainwright Walks: Series 1 and 2 (2007)
8.7/10
Starring: Julia Bradbury
Julia Bradbury follows in the footsteps of Alfred Wainwright in these wonderful series featuring stunning aerial footage. Using Wainwright's 'Pictoria... Read more
Waiting for Superman (2010)
7.5/10
Director: Davis Guggenheim
Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim ("An Inconvenient Truth") turns his lens on the complex problems of public school education in this emotional documentary f... Read more
Wal-Mart: The High Cost Of Low Price (2005)
6.8/10
Director: Robert Greenwald
The shameful practices of the USA Wal-Mart corporation, and their impact on family-owned businesses and private citizens, are put under the harsh micr... Read more
Walk Like a Man (2008)
6.4/10
Director: Jim Morgison, Patricia Zagarella
Narrated by former rugby champion, Ian Roberts, "Walk Like a Man" traces the journey of two of the world's best gay rugby teams - reigning champions,... Read more
Walking with Beasts (2001)
Aka "Walking with Prehistoric Beasts". From the award-winning team that brought us 'Walking with Dinosaurs' comes this follow-up that explores the ris... Read more
Walking with Dinosaurs (1999)
8.6/10
Director: Tim Haines
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Narrated by
Using techniques pioneered in Steven Spielberg's "Jurassic Park" movies, this wonderful watershed production makes the Mesozoic world as real and natu... Read more
Walking With Dinosaurs / Walking With Monsters (1999)
Director: Tim Haines
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Narrated by
'Walking with Dinosaurs' - Using techniques pioneered in Steven Spielberg's "Jurassic Park" movies, this wonderful watershed production makes the Meso... Read more
Wall (2004)
6.7/10
Director: Simone Bitton
A thoughtful and thought-provoking documentation of the building of a massive partition by the Israeli government, separating Israel from the West Ban... Read more