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 Mafia - The Cold Blooded History of the Mob (2010)
Dive deep into the dark heart of the mob with this definitive 4-disc set from 'History'. A sweeping saga of bloodshed, betrayal and big business, The... Read more
The Man in the Hat (2009)
Director: Luit Bieringa
Starring: Narrated by, Sam Neill
Peter McLeavey has run his gallery in Wellington for more than 40 years, becoming a legendary figure of the city and the New Zealand art community. Mc... Read more
The Man Who Bought Mustique (2000)
7.2/10
Director: Joseph Bullman
In 1956, a jet-setting Scottish Lord bought the island of Mustique and turned it into party central for the rich and frivolous. Big names that turned... Read more
The Man Who Souled the World (2007)
7.5/10
Director: Mike Hill
Starring: Jason Lee, Johnny Knoxville
Throughout the early 1990s, Steve Rocco left a lasting legacy on skateboarding and skate culture like no other. Steve's antics and entrepreneurial im... Read more
The Maori Queen 1931-2006 (2006)
Commemorating the life of the the Maori Queen, Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu, with an edited-down 3-hour version of her tangi and also including... Read more
The Map Makers (2004)
Director: Ali McGrath, Stuart Clarke
A map is more than a geographical representation of a land. It is an image which mirrors a society's political, religious and cultural vision of itsel... Read more
The Mark of Cain (2000)
6.5/10
Director: Alix Lambert
Alix Lambert's ground-breaking documentary overtly examines the dying art of Russian prison tattooing, while at the same time, more covertly, showing... Read more
The Matrix Revisited (2001)
7.4/10
Director: Josh Oreck
Experience the nuts, the bolts, the creative thunder of the cyber-thriller that thrust moviemaking into an astonishing new dimension with never-before... Read more
The Meerkats (2007)
Director: James Honeyborne
Starring: Narrated by, Paul Newman
In collaboration with the celebrated BBC Natural History Unit comes an inspiring look at how one family's connection to each other and their surroundi... Read more
The Memphis Belle (1944)
7.4/10
Director: William Wyler
Supervised by Lt. Col. William Wyler, director of such classics as 'Mrs Miniver' and 'Wuthering Heights', for the U.S. War Department. The film's subj... Read more