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"
Monarchy: Series 3 (2006)
6.1/10
Starring: David Starkey
Dr David Starkey presents the third series of his complete history of the British Monarchy. In this series, Starkey explores the period dating from 16... Read more
Mondo Balordo (1964)
Director: Roberto Bianchi Montero
Starring: Narrated by, Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff narrates this superbly anachronistic addition to the Mondo movie genre. There is a midget rock and roll star, Japanese bondage, an Asian... Read more
Mondovino (2004)
7.1/10
Director: Jonathan Nossiter
An epic and fascinating documentary tracing the effects of globalisation on the world's wine regions, from France to Argentina to the Napa Valley. Fi... Read more
Mondovino: The Series (2004)
7.1/10
Director: Jonathan Nossiter
Filmmaker Jonathan Nossiter is a serious wine connoisseur as well as a practicing sommelier when he isn't busy behind the camera, and he's combined hi... Read more
Money Wars (2010)
5.6/10
The economic transformation of America remains one of the defining issues of recent times. Money Wars casts a scrutinising eye over the slow erosion o... Read more
Monster In A Box (1992)
7.5/10
Director: Nick Broomfield
Starring: Spalding Gray
In this, Spalding Gray's second filmed stage performance, he discusses his brushes with life and death as he wrote his pseudo-autobiographical novel '... Read more
Monster Road (2004)
7.7/10
Director: Brett Ingram
Starring: Bruce Bickford, George Bickford
The life of legendary eccentric clay animator Bruce Bickford is illuminated in this fascinating documentary. From his Cold War childhood to his work... Read more
Monty Python: Almost the Truth - The Lawyer's Cut (2009)
8.1/10
Starring: Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jone...
Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the first broadcast of 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' by BBC TV in 1969, 'Almost The Truth: The Lawyer's Cut' tell... Read more
Monty Python: Almost the Truth - The Lawyer's Cut (Blu-ray) (2009)
8.1/10
Starring: Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jone...
Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the first broadcast of 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' by BBC TV in 1969, 'Almost The Truth: The Lawyer's Cut' tell... Read more
Moog - A Documentary (2005)
Director: Hans Fjellestad
Starring: Robert Moog, Rick Wakeman
Growing up in New York City, Robert Moog began by selling kit-set theremins in the '60s and his obsession with electronic music led him to invent the... Read more