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"
Alchemy of Building (2006)
Swiss architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron were awarded the 2001 Pritzker Prize, their profession's highest honour, for combining "the artis... Read more
Alexander Graham Bell: The Voice of Invention (1996)
7.8/10
His drive to help his deaf mother communicate led to one of the most important inventions of the 20th century. But the telephone was only one of many... Read more
Alias Nick and Nora (2005)
Starring: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Narrated by, Kevin Kline, Kathleen Turner
Features two documentary tributes to the couple who portrayed the ultimate 1930s dandies in the Thin Man film series. 'William Powell: A True Gentlem... Read more
Alice Neel (2007)
8/10
Director: Andrew Neel
Alice Neel (1900-1984), one of the great portrait painters of the 20th century, reinvented the genre by expressing the inner landscape of her subjects... Read more
Alien Autopsy: Fact or Fiction? (1995)
4.5/10
Director: Tom McGough
Starring: Jonathan Frakes
Is this startling evidence of an alien autopsy performed on beings recovered from a 1949 UFO crash in Roswell, New Mexico? Or is it one of the best ho... Read more
Aliens of the Deep (2005)
6.5/10
Director: James Cameron
Co-directed by James Cameron ("Titanic"), this breathtaking documentary follows the filmmaker and a team of marine biologists and NASA scientists as t... Read more
Alive - David Attenborough's Natural History Museum (2014)
Starring: David Attenborough
David Attenborough presents this documentary that brings to life the residents of London's Natural History Museum. From famously extinct creatures suc... Read more
All For One (2017)
9/10
Director: Dan Jones, Marcus Cobbledick
ALL FOR ONE is the story of GreenEdge, Australia's first ProTour cycling team. Read more
All Governments Lie (2016)
7.3/10
Director: Fred Peabody
Giant media conglomerates are increasingly reluctant to investigate or criticize government policies, particularly on defense, security and intelligen... Read more
All My Loving (1968)
Director: Tony Palmer
Starring: The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Frank Zappa
The first BBC documentary ever to be televised in the United States, this fascinating film by Tony Palmer chronicles the music of the 1960s and its im... Read more