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"
Clash of the Geniuses: Inventing the Impossible (2004)
In the 20th century, while Marconi, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse managed to capture most of the attention, others, with technolog... Read more
Classic Albums: Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (2005)
8.3/10
Director: Jeremy Marre
Starring: Elvis Presley, Keith Richards, B B King
This film tells the unusual story that lies behind the making of Elvis Presley's first album for RCA Records, in 1956, and his meteoric rise to supers... Read more
Classic Albums: The Doors - The Doors (1999)
8.3/10
Director: Bob Smeaton
Starring: Ray Manzarek, The Doors, John Densmore, Robby Krieger
Ray Manzarek, Robbie Krieger and John Densmore discuss their collaboration with Jim Morrison on "The Doors," the historic 1967 release often cited as... Read more
Classic Albums: The Grateful Dead - Anthem to Beauty (1997)
8/10
Director: Jeremy Marre
Starring: The Grateful Dead
When The Grateful Dead surfaced in San Francisco in the mid-1960s, with their psychedelic imagery and mass following of Dead Heads, they spearheaded a... Read more
Classic Fighters: Marlborough 2007 (2007)
This three hour plus DVD contains: Nieuport 11, Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a, de Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunks, Percival 'Piston' Provost, Miles Messenger... Read more
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer (2010)
7.4/10
Director: Alex Gibney
Writer/director Alex Gibney ("Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room") submits a probing examination of former New York governor Eliot Spitzer's brief,... Read more
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2001)
8.7/10
Director: Bruce Ricker
Starring: Clint Eastwood
Narrated by Morgan Freeman, 'Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows' is a look at the actor/director himself, the make or break moments of his career/lif... Read more
Clive James in Japan (1987)
Starring: Clive James
Clive James finally travels to Japan and finds out for himself what it's like to participate in the kind of crazy game show he has observed for so lon... Read more
Close Encounters (2002)
6.7/10
They are the hardcore believers of the UFO movement. They risk ridicule and government wrath in their attempts to expose the truth about sightings and... Read more
Coast New Zealand: Series 2 (2017)
8.6/10
Starring: Neil Oliver
Coast NZ returns, continuing its exploration of the panoramic beauty and history of New Zealands coastline. This time the new six-part series ventur... Read more