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"
Comandante (2003)
7/10
Director: Oliver Stone
Starring: Fidel Castro, Oliver Stone
From three days filming in Cuba, director/interviewer Oliver Stone edited down more than 30 hours of interviews and conversations to provide a candid... Read more
Combat on the Russian Front (1998)
On the Russian Front there were no rules; no code of honour; no decency or humanity. It was the largest and most brutal war in history, a barbaric str... Read more
Comedian (2002)
7/10
Director: Christian Charles
Starring: Chris Rock, Garry Shandling, Jerry Seinfeld
Where do you go after starring in the most successful sitcom in history? Find out in this compelling, and hysterical, look at Jerry Seinfeld's return... Read more
Comic Book Confidential (1988)
7.1/10
Director: Ron Mann
Starring: Lynda Barry, Charles Burns, Robert Crumb, Stan Lee
A spirited introduction to the wider spectrum of American Comics intercut with hysterical archive footage. Congression hearings, lurid anti-comic prop... Read more
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope (2011)
7/10
Director: Morgan Spurlock
Director Morgan Spurlock ("Super Size Me") takes an affectionate look at the highpoint of nerd culture, the annual Comic-Con in San Diego. Spurlock in... Read more
Commanding Heights Vol. 1: The Battle of Ideas (2002)
Based on Daniel Yergin's bestseller, this informative PBS series presents an in-depth analysis of America's role in the new worldwide economy. Volume... Read more
Commanding Heights Vol. 2: The Agony of Reform (2002)
Based on the bestseller by Daniel Yergin, this informative PBS series presents an in-depth analysis of America's role in the new worldwide economy. Vo... Read more
Commanding Heights Vol. 3: The New Rules of the Game (2002)
Volume 3 tracks the explosive growth of the new world economy from the 1922 US presidential campaign to the present. Examining the promise and perils... Read more
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989)
8.1/10
Director: Jeffrey Friedman, Rob Epstein
This powerful, Oscar-winning documentary brings the AIDS epidemic into sharp personal focus by telling the stories of five people memorialized on the... Read more
Con Man (2003)
6.8/10
Director: Jess Moss
He didn't dare the law to "catch me if you can" but they caught him nevertheless, uncovering James Arthur Hogue's life as a career impostor. Adopting... Read more