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"
The Investigator: Series 1 (2008)
7.6/10
Director: Bryan Bruce
Award winning director Bryan Bruce takes a case study approach to the justice system from the police enquiry through to sentencing and finds it wantin... Read more
The James Bond Story / James Bond Gadgets (1999)
Starring: Sean Connery, Pierce Brosnan, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, George Lazenby, Maud...
Two action-packed Bond programs! "The James Bond Story" (1999, 52 mins) Among the greatest fictional cinema icons ever created, Bond first appeared on... Read more
The James Dean Story (1957)
6.3/10
Director: Robert Altman, George W George
Starring: James Dean
Robert Altman co-directed this doco with G.W. George in 1957. The film explores Dean's personal life through interviews with family and friends, as we... Read more
The James Dean Story / The Bells of Cockaigne (1953)
Director: Robert Altman
Starring: James Dean, Gene Lockhart, Donalee Taylor
Along with Robert Altman's seminal documentary is the hour-long telefilm 'The Bells of Cockaigne' featuring a rare glimpse of a young pre-stardom Jame... Read more
The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (2015)
8.7/10
Director: Andrew Jarecki
An HBO Documentary Films six chapter series, 'The Jinx' is a highly stylized true crime story about Robert Durst, one time heir to the multibillion do... Read more
The Kennedy Mystique: Creating Camelot (2004)
6.4/10
Director: Tracey Barry
Starring: Narrated by, Stockard Channing
Originally airing on the National Geographic Channel, this documentary chronicles how the Kennedy family forever altered the way politics were covered... Read more
The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
7.4/10
Director: Brett Morgen, Nanette Burstein
Starring: Robert Evans
Rules are made to be broken. And Robert Evans has broken them all. He was the first actor to ever run a major Hollywood studio, Paramount Pictures. In... Read more
The Kill Team (2013)
7.1/10
Director: Dan Krauss
A work of acute psychological journalism, Dan Krauss's The Kill Team outlines an event that caused a dishearteningly brief furor in the domestic media... Read more
The Killing Of America (1980)
7.7/10
Director: Sheldon Renan
This documentary had a sensationally high profile when first released. Footage covers actual killings, interviews are conducted with killers like Sirh... Read more
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)
8.1/10
Director: Seth Gordon
Starring: Steve Wiebe, Billy Mitchell, Walter Day
A terrifically entertaining documentary full of drama, tension, humanity and humour following the world champion of classic '80s video game Donkey Kon... Read more