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"
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (2005)
7.8/10
A true film industry pioneer, Ray Harryhausen took stop-motion animation to an entirely new level and revolutionized the special effects industry. Thi... Read more
RBG (2018)
7.2/10
Director: Julie Cohen, Betsy West
At the age of 84, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed a breathtaking legal legacy while becoming an unexpected pop culture ic... Read more
Rebels With A Cause (2000)
7.6/10
Director: Helen Garvy
Students For A Democratic Society (SDS) were a highly influential student movement formed in the sixties to campaign for civil rights and fight povert... Read more
Rebirth of a Nation (2007)
7.2/10
Director: Paul D (DJ Spooky) Miller
DJ Spooky's provocative 'remix' of D.W. Griffith's infamous 1915 masterpiece, "The Birth of a Nation". Originally commissioned as a live multimedia pe... Read more
Red Obsession (2013)
6.7/10
Director: David Roach, Warwick Ross
Starring: Narrated by, Russell Crowe
A documentary about power, passion, and the fine wine game. For centuries, Bordeaux has commanded a mythical status in the world of fine wines as a le... Read more
Religulous (2008)
7.7/10
Director: Larry Charles
Starring: Bill Maher
"I'm just asking questions," Bill Maher demurs after a rhetorical challenge offends a devout Christian at a truck stop chapel. Is that all Maher's rea... Read more
Reluctant Hero (2008)
7/10
Director: Steven O'Meagher
A profile of Willie Apiata that re-enacts the feat for which he received his Victoria Cross, looking at how this reserved Kiwi soldier has coped with... Read more
Rem Koolhaas: A Kind of Architect (2008)
6.6/10
Director: Markus Heidingsfelder, Min Tesch
An engaging portrait of the visionary Dutch architect, taking us to the very heart of his inspiration. A visually inventive and thought-provoking port... Read more
Reset (2017)
5.2/10
Director: Thierry Demaizière, Alban Teurlai
Stunningly gorgeous and delicate in both subject and treatment, Reset depicts renowned choreographer and dancer Benjamin Millepied (best known for cho... Read more
Resident Alien: Quentin Crisp in America (1991)
6.8/10
Starring: Narrated by, John Hurt
This look at Quentin Crisp offers an intimate glimpse of the flamboyant gay icon and author of 'The Naked Civil Servant' in and around his Manhattan a... Read more