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"
Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy - Working with Time (2001)
8.1/10
Director: Thomas Riedelsheimer
Starring: Andy Goldsworthy
In the timeless tradition of "Travelling Birds" and "Koyaanisqatsi", "Rivers and Tides" depicts the magical relationship between art and nature while... Read more
Rize (2004)
7.1/10
Director: David LaChapelle
Starring: Tommy 'the Clown' Johnson
In 1992 L.A. was a powderkeg of racial tension that erupted following the Rodney King trial verdict. A man named Tommy Johnson though it was time for... Read more
Road to Tokyo (2005)
Director: Graham Shirley
Starring: Narrated by, Jack Thompson
Narrated by Jack Thompson "Road to Toyko" is an eyewitness account of an often forgotten episode in history. By late 1944, the worst of World War Two... Read more
Robbie Coltrane's Critical Evidence: Season 1 (2016)
8.3/10
Starring: Robbie Coltrane
20% of UK homicides are unsolved mysteries. Robbie Coltrane is taking on eight of the most baffling murder cases ever investigated in Britain. Join hi... Read more
Robert Anton Wilson - Maybe Logic (2006)
Starring: Robert Anton Wilson
Guerrilla ontologist. Psychedelic magician. Outer head of the Illuminati. Quantum psychologist. Sit-down comic/philosopher. Discordian Pope. Whatever... Read more
Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe (2006)
Director: Michael Raeburn
Since Robert Mugabe came to power in Zimbabwe's first free elections in 1980 he has violently silenced all opposition to his regime and in 2007 the co... Read more
Rock 'n' Roll Nerd - The Tim Minchin Story (2008)
Director: Rhian Skirving
Starring: Tim Minchin
Filmed over 3 years, 'Rock 'n' Roll Nerd' is an intimate tale that charts Tim Minchin's meteoric rise from obscurity to celebrity. Capturing every mom... Read more
Rock the Bells (2006)
7.7/10
Director: Denis Hennelly, Casey Suchan
Starring: Wu-Tang Clan
The story of how canny music promoter Chang Weisberg managed to pull off the staggering hip-hop coup of collecting all the original Wu-Tang Clan toget... Read more
Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches (2016)
8.3/10
Starring: Rod Taylor, Maggie Smith, Angela Lansbury, Tippi Hedren, Baz Luhrmann, Bryan Bro...
The late Australian actor Rod Taylor, whose most recent role is in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds, was a versatile and popular leading man,... Read more
Rods ( Mysterious Objects Among Us! ) (2000)
5.3/10
The incredible discovery of an unknown life form that is amongst us! Featuring the latest discoveries including Rods underwater footage, the Rods com... Read more