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"
Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision (1994)
7.4/10
Director: Freida Lee Mock
Starring: Maya Lin
This Academy Award winner (Best Documentary Feature) reveals the contentious origins of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and tells the inspiring story of... Read more
Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made (1994)
6.8/10
Director: Mika Kaurismaki
Starring: Samuel Fuller, Jim Jarmusch
This acclaimed documentary chronicles the aborted efforts of director Sam Fuller to make an action film in the Brazilian rain forest in 1954. Forty ye... Read more
Cinema of Vengeance: Martial Arts and the Movies (1994)
6.3/10
Director: Toby Russell
Starring: Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Chow Yun-Fat, Jean-Claude Van Damme, John Woo
'Cinema of Vengeance' is the essential history of Martial Arts and The Movies, covering fifty years of Chinese action cinema from the late forties thr... Read more
Billy Connolly: World Tour Of Scotland (1994)
8.3/10
Starring: Billy Connolly
Combining personal revelations with original concert footage, this is a fast-moving and entertaining exploration of Billy's homeland. Read more
Death By Misadventure: The Mysterious Life Of Bruce Lee (1994)
7/10
Director: Toby Russell
Starring: Bruce Lee, Joe Lewis, Leo Fong, George Lazenby
An in-depth exploration of the life and death of Bruce Lee, featuring rare footage from his early films. There are numerous television clips of Lee, i... Read more
The Endless Summer II (1994)
Director: Bruce Brown
Starring: Robert Weaver, Pat O'Connell, Robert August
This sequel to Bruce Brown's original cult hit presents another unforgettable surfing experience from the gigantic surf off Oahu's North Shore to a ma... 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
Doctor Who: 30 Years in the Tardis (1993)
7.8/10
Starring: Nicholas Courtney, Mark Gatiss
A documentary celebrating the 30th anniversary of Doctor Who (1963), featuring new interviews, rare archive footage and recently discovered material. Read more
Private Elvis (1993)
Starring: Elvis Presley
Private Elvis definitive documents Elvis Presley's years as a private in the American Army, and features rare footage and archive photographs of the s... Read more
Culloden 1746: The Last Highland Charge (1993)
Starring: Brian Blessed, (narrated by)
On a barren Scottish moor in April 1746, the tired and hungry men of the last Highland army made their final desperate charge against a well-disciplin... Read more