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"
Hitman Hart: Wrestling With Shadows (1998)
8.2/10
Director: Paul Jay
Starring: Bret 'The Hitman' Hart
Fiction and reality collide in and out of the ring in this acclaimed documentary look at the life of pro grappler Bret "Hitman" Hart, a member of Cana... Read more
Holes In Heaven? H.A.A.R.P. (2005)
Starring: Narrated by, Martin Sheen
Based on advances in technology created by Nikola Tesla over a century ago, HAARP - High Frequency Active Auroral Research Project - is a controversia... Read more
Hollywood Rocks 'n' Rolls in the 50s (1998)
Starring: Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Pat Boone, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Rich...
A wonderful collection of performance clips that demonstrate how Hollywood helped rock & roll become one of America's favourite forms of entertainment... Read more
Hollywood Singing and Dancing - A Musical History (2008)
7.7/10
Starring: Shirley Jones, Shirley MacLaine, Liza Minnelli, Mickey Rooney, Debbie Reynolds
A celebration of song and dance in the movies, beginning with the first musicals in the Busby Berkeley era through to the Oscar-winning fare of 'Chica... Read more
Hollywood: The Fabulous Era (1962)
7.2/10
Director: Jack Haley Jr
With the invention of sound, Hollywood began its most flamboyant surge in technique and expression. This evocative and groundbreaking epoch revealed a... Read more
Homage to Chagall (1977)
7.2/10
Director: Harry Rasky
For over three-quarters of a century, Russian-born Marc Chagall set new standards for modern art with his colourful, heartfelt paintings, murals and s... Read more
Homo Sapiens 1900 (1999)
6.6/10
Director: Peter Cohen
Starring: Narrated by, Jan Holmquist
Peter Cohen's sobering look at the world-wide interest in eugenics throughout the early 20th century. Emerging around 1900, eugenic movements spawned... Read more
Hone Tuwhare: No Other Lips (1996)
Director: Gaylene Preston
Starring: Hone Tuwhare
Early in 1995, Hone Tuwhare one of the country's best-known, best-loved and most colourful literary figures allowed a film crew to observe him at home... Read more
Honeyland (2019)
8/10
The last female beehunter in Europe must save the bees and return the natural balance in Honeyland, when a family of nomadic beekeepers invade her lan... Read more
Hoop Dreams (1995)
8.2/10
Director: Steve James
Starring: Arthur Agee, William Gates
Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each way from inner-city Chicago to St. Joseph High Schoo... Read more