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"
Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story / Stax Volt Revue: Live in Norway 1967 (2007)
Director: Robert Gordon (II), Morgan Neville
A Stax double feature. 'Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story' (2007, 114 mins) - The turbulent history of Soul music's most influential record lab... Read more
Restoration Man: Series 1 (2009)
7.7/10
Starring: George Clarke
All over Britain, thousands of old buildings lie forgotten and neglected, tangled up with red tape and development restrictions. Many of these propert... Read more
Restoration Man: Series 2 (2011)
7.7/10
Director: Lionel Mill
Starring: George Clarke
All over Britain, thousands of old buildings lie forgotten and neglected, tangled up with red tape and development restrictions. Many of these propert... Read more
Restrepo (2010)
7.5/10
Director: Tim Hetherington
Riveting and intimate, this documentary shot in a U.S. outpost in Afghanistan follows-without comment or added perspectives-the activities of a 15-man... Read more
Return To Kirkuk (2006)
Director: Karzan Sherabayani
Twenty-five years after being tortured by Saddam Hussein's secret police force, Kurdish exile, activist, and actor Karzan Sherabayani returns to his h... Read more
Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt (2003)
6.7/10
Director: Paul A Kaufman
Starring: Adam West, Burt Ward, Jack Brewer, Jason Marsden, Lyle Waggoner, Lee Meriwether,...
Holy Reunion Movie, Batman! When the original Batmobile is stolen, there's no time to call the police. This is a job for actors! Thirty-five years aft... Read more
RFK Must Die: The Assassination of Bobby Kennedy (2007)
7.4/10
Director: Shane O'Sullivan
On June 5, 1968, shortly after winning the hotly-contested California primary, Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy was slain in the pa... Read more
Rhyme and Reason (1997)
Director: Peter Spirer
Starring: Ice-T, Dr Dre, Tupac Shakur, Chuck D, KRS One, Wu Tang Clan, The Notorious B.I....
Filmmaker Peter Spirer interviewed over 80 significant artists in rap and hip-hop for this excellent documentary exploring the history, the multi-bill... Read more
Rhythm Is It! (2004)
7.9/10
Director: Thomas Grube, Enrique Sanchez Lansch
Starring: Sir Simon Rattle
An extraordinary documentary following Sir Simon Rattle as he takes the reins of the Berlin Philharmonic and embarks on a very special project. He's o... Read more
Richard Dawkins: Enemies of Reason (2007)
8.5/10
Starring: Richard Dawkins
Evolutionary biologist and best-selling author Richard Dawkins presents a passionate view of what he deems an epidemic of irrational thinking. The two... Read more