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"
Grand Designs: Revisited by Request - Vol. 1 (2013)
8.5/10
Starring: Kevin McCloud
They were bold, courageous, sometimes experimental and always inspired ventures. But have the homes delivered on the dreams of their owners? A selecti... Read more
Grand Designs: Revisited by Request - Vol. 2 (2014)
8.5/10
Starring: Kevin McCloud
Some have been built with bare hands, others with landmark technology. Some are made of yoghurt and cow poo, others with cutting edge materials. Howev... Read more
Grand Designs: Series 1 (1999)
8.5/10
Starring: Kevin McCloud
Charismatic, and knowledgeable, host Kevin McCloud presents the first series of homes to be followed by the 'Grand Designs' team. The construction of... Read more
Grand Designs: Series 10 (2010)
8.5/10
Starring: Kevin McCloud
Grand Designs will celebrate 100 episodes as the show returns with a brand new series. Designer and writer Kevin McCloud is back to follow the structu... Read more
Grand Designs: Series 11 (2011)
8.5/10
Starring: Kevin McCloud
Kevin McCloud returns for an eleventh series to follow more stories of some of Britain's most ambitious self-building projects, as intrepid individual... Read more
Grand Designs: Series 4 (2004)
5.7/10
Starring: Kevin McCloud
In this 4th series, design expert Kevin McCloud tells the stories of 7 new ambitious design projects and the people who built them. Amongst the blue-p... Read more
Grand Designs: Series 5 (2006)
8.5/10
Starring: Kevin McCloud
Designer and writer Kevin McCloud returns with a fifth series following Britain's most ambitious and astonishing house building or rebuilding projects... Read more
Grand Designs: Series 6 (2007)
5.9/10
Starring: Kevin McCloud
Kevin McCloud presents another season of extraordinary homes, dreams and people. Follow the process of ambitious design projects, from the initial int... Read more
Grass (1999)
7.3/10
Director: Ron Mann
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Richard Nixon
Woody Harrelson narrates this documentary about the history of marijuana in 20th-century America, beginning with clips from educational films and expl... Read more
Grass (1925)
7.9/10
Director: Ernest B Schoedsack, Merian C Cooper
"King Kong" creators Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack risked their lives to make this monumental documentary about the Bakhtiari people of we... Read more