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"
John Wayne Anthology (1991)
5.5/10
Starring: John Wayne
John Wayne, one of the screens most famous stars and an American hero, is given a thorough retrospective in this collection of clips from his most pop... Read more
Explorers: From the Titanic to the Moon (2010)
7.6/10
Director: Jean-Christophe Jeauffre
Starring: James Cameron, Buzz Aldrin
Begins with the compelling visions of the world's most widely read novelist, science-fiction pioneer Jules Verne, author of 20,000 Leagues under the S... Read more
Senna (2010)
8.6/10
Director: Asif Kapadia
Spanning his years as a Formula One racing driver from 1984 to his untimely death a decade later, "Senna" explores the life and work of triple world c... Read more
Not Angels But Angels (1994)
5.2/10
Director: Wiktor Grodecki
Interviews with a procurer and with nineteen boys and young men who are prostitutes in Prague. The youths range in age from 14 to 19. They hustle at t... Read more
Captains of the Final Frontier (2012)
STAR TREK has spanned six generations of television series and 12 movies since its inception in 1966, indisputably blazing a trail for every sci-fi se... Read more
Shut Up and Play the Hits (Blu-ray) (2012)
7.4/10
Director: Dylan Southern, Will Lovelace
Starring: LCD Soundsystem
On April 2nd 2011, LCD Soundsystem played its final show at Madison Square Garden in New York City. LCD frontman James Murphy, disbanding one of the m... Read more
A Time to Remember: World Edition 1900 - 1980 (2008)
6.5/10
In the 20th Century we witnessed, on the one hand, two World Wars, totalitarianism, the Holocaust and Hiroshima, and on the other hand unprecedented s... Read more
Brazil: An Inconvenient History (2008)
7/10
Director: Phil Grabsky
Starring: Sean Barrett
At first glance Brazil appears to be an alluring playground of exciting carnivals, sultry samba, divine football and a vibrantly diverse people. But b... Read more
Iyengar: The Man, Yoga, and the Student's Journey (2018)
7.9/10
Director: Jake Clennell
Feature documentary on the life, struggle, and teaching of world-renowned yogi BKS Iyengar. Read more
Pretending I'm a Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story (2020)
7/10
Starring: Tony Hawk
The story of how skateboarding became a part of the mainstream by focusing on the success of the "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater" video game franchise. Read more