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"
Desert Fox: Rommel (2008)
5.7/10
The story of much respected German General Erwin Rommel whose expert and ruthless manner on the battlefield earned him his posting as the head of the... Read more
Desert Storm: The Ultimate War (1996)
The first Gulf War in 1990 represented a watershed in modern warfare, providing the Coalition Forces with an opportunity to battle test new technologi... Read more
Destroy All Rational Thought (2006)
7.4/10
Director: Joe Ambrose, Frank Rynne
Starring: Brion Gysin, William Burroughs, Hamri
The great Beat Generation experiments took place in Tangier, the Moroccan city where William Burroughs, Brion Gysin, and the Moroccan painter Hamri ta... Read more
Detour De France (2006)
7.8/10
Director: Dan Jones
A fascinating look inside the world's biggest annual sporting event. This documentary focuses on three Australians reporting on the world famous cycli... Read more
Devil's Playground (2001)
5.2/10
Director: Lucy Walker
Rumspringa, literally, 'running around.' Given the choice, how many young people would endure eighteenth century religious strictures when they could... Read more
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel (2011)
7.5/10
Director: Lisa Immordino Vreeland
Starring: Diana Vreeland
A documentary charting the life and work of Diana Vreeland, the influential fashion editor, who, after 25 years at Harper's Bazaar magazine, transform... Read more
DIG! (2004)
7.8/10
Director: Ondi Timoner
Starring: Courtney Taylor, Anton A Newcombe
Ondi Timoner followed and filmed the divergent paths of two rock bands for seven years: the ill-fated Brian Jonestown Massacre and their one-time fans... Read more
Dimming the Sun (2006)
6.1/10
Director: Duncan Copp
Thanks in part to the success of Al Gore's 'An Inconvenient Truth', global warming is a hot issue in scientific discussion. But this alarming document... Read more
Dinosaur 13 (2014)
7.2/10
Director: Todd Douglas Miller
On August 12, 1990, in the badlands of South Dakota, paleontologist Peter Larson and his team from the Black Hills Institute unearthed the largest, mo... Read more
Dirty Wars (2013)
7.5/10
Director: Rick Rowley
Starring: Jeremy Scahill
It's the dirty little secret of the War on Terror: all bets are off, and almost anything goes. The rules of the game and of engagement have fundamenta... Read more