Full-Tilt Boogie
(1997) [MA]

A docu-drama about filming From Dusk Till Dawn (1996). Sarah Kelly takes a non-union film crew onto the set and on location near Barstow of this independent, non-union production. Camaraderie and a constant eye on the shooting schedule dominate interactions. Quentin Tarantino and George Clooney...  More

Kurt And Courtney
(1998) [M]

After rocker Kurt Cobain's death, ruled a suicide, a film crew arrives in Seattle to make a documentary. Director Nick Broomfield talks to lots of people: Cobain's aunt who provides home movies and recordings, the estranged father of Cobain's widow Courtney Love, an L.A. private investigator who...  More

Stephen Hawking's Universe (2 disc set)
(1997) [G]

6-part documentary series from arguably the greatest scientific mind in the world, the wheelchair-bound Stephen Hawking, which describes all current thinking on the Big Bang, origins of the universe, dark matter, black holes, etc. Includes interviews with leading astronomers and scientists, some...  More

Microcosmos
(1996) [G]

Take an incredible journey with Claude Nuridsany and Marie Perennou through a meadow on an ordinary summer's day. By the use of Macrovision and extraordinary sound we get a bug's eye view of the world in miniature.  More

Mabo: Life Of An Island Man
(1997) [G]

The world knows little of the life of Eddie Mabo. This film tells the story of a man so passionate that he fought an entire nation and its legal system, giving his name and much of his life to a legal judgement that continues to reverberate throughout Australia.  More

The Celluloid Closet
(1996) [M]

What That's Entertainment did for movie musicals, The Celluloid Closet does for Hollywood homosexuality, as this exuberant, eye-opening movie serves up a dazzling hundred-year history of the role of gay men and lesbians on the silver screen. Lily Tomlin narrates as Oscar -winning moviemaker Rob...  More

Roger And Me
(1989) [M]

A comic documentary which chronicles life in Flint, Michigan where thirty five thousand jobs were lost when the Chairman of General Motors closed the local factory and turned the thriving community into a ghost town...  More

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
(1984) [M]

Biography of director George Stevens by his son. It includes clips from many of his films with commentary by the actors and by directors such as Frank Capra, John Huston and Alan Pakula, among others. Also included are Stevens's war "home movies," found only after his death. Assigned by...  More

Koyaanisqatsi
(1982) [G]

Life out of balance. Prepare to experience a truly remarkable film - a cinematic masterpiece so extraordinary that it regales the senses, stimulates the mind and actually redefines the potential of filmmaking. Unique... profound... mesmerising and thought-provoking, Koyaanisqatsi contrasts the...  More

Powaqqatsi
(1988) [G]

Hailed by critics and audiences around the world as mesmerising, this second instalment of writer/director Godfrey Reggio's "qatsi" trilogy is quite simply one of the most magnificent visual and aural spectacles ever made. Again combining stunning cinematography with the exquisite music of...  More

What Happened To Kerouac?
(1985) [M]

A documentary on the American writer Jack Kerouac, author of On the Road and King of the Beat Generation, with extraordinary footage of Kerouac reading his own work. Featuring: Neal and Carolyn Cassady, Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, Gregory Corso, Gary Snyder and Lawrence Ferlinghetti.  More

When We Were Kings
(1996) [PG]

It's 1974, Muhammed Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Forman is ten years younger and the Heavyweight champion of the world. Promoter Don King wants to make a name for himself and offers both fighters five million dollars apiece to fight one another, and when they accept,...  More

Looking For Richard
(1996) [PG]

'Richard III', Shakespeare’s gripping drama of power, lust and betrayal, becomes accessible to a broader audience in this critically-acclaimed film, which marks the directorial debut of Academy Award-winning actor Al Pacino ('Scent of a Woman'). Pacino assembled an all-star cast including...  More

Comic Book Confidential
(1988) [M]

This classic Ron Mann documentary profiles 22 of the most significant artists working in comic books in North America today. With interviews, historical footage and state-of-the-art animation, it traces the creative development of the incredibly popular comic medium. From Jack Kirby’s Captain...  More

The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
(1980) [R]

A rather incoherent post-breakup Sex Pistols "documentary", told from the point of view of Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, whose (arguable) position is that the Sex Pistols in particular and punk rock in general were an elaborate scam perpetrated by him in order to make "a million pounds." Silly...  More

Hype!
(1996) [MA]

From the early 1980s, when a handful of isolated bands played among their friends – to the beer-inspired mix of punk rock and heavy metal that Sub Pop Records exploited as “the Seattle Sound” – from the 1991 release of Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, which hit #1 worldwide and...  More

Hoop Dreams
(1994) [M]

This documentary follows two inner-city Chicago residents, Arthur Agee and William Gates, as they follow their dreams of becoming basketball superstars. Beginning at the start of their high school years, and ending almost 5 years later, as they start college, we watch the boys mature into men,...  More

The Who - The Kids Are Alright
(1979) [M]

Originally released theatrically in 1979 and directed by Jeff Stein, THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT rockumentary showcases The Who in all their electric, destructive and extremely loud glory. Digitally refined and restored to the original 109-minute version for 2004.  More

On Any Sunday (Director's Special Edition)
(1971) [G]

A documentary following the lives of motorcycle racers and racing enthusiasts, including actor Steve McQueen. First asking the question "Why do they do it?" this film looks at the people who devote (and sometimes risk) their lives to racing on tracks and off-road courses around the world.  More

Catwalk
(1996) [M]

Celebrating that rare breed of supermodel who has turned being beautiful into an art form. CATWALK follows Christy Turlington on an insider tour of the Fashion Collections of Milan, Paris and New York. Accompanied by fellow supermodels Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell and Carla Bruni, and joined on...  More

Michael Palin - Pole To Pole (3 disc set)
(1992) [G]

Michael Palin packs his bags in this sequel to his Round The World In 80 days adventure. This time his journey takes him from the North Pole to the South Pole, in as direct a route as possible, taking him through the eastern part of Africa.  More

Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains The Same
(1976) [PG]

The line forms - and ends - here for the world's greatest, most influential rock band. With Rock and Roll, Stairway to Heaven, Whole Lotta Love and more signature songs, this mesmerising movie built around Led leppelins famed '73 NYC concerts is convincing proof why. Band members supervised the...  More

Super Size Me
(2004) [M]

Documentary maker Morgan Spurlock’s fast food odyssey Super Size Me is the tale of one man’s journey through a culinary wasteland of modern fast food. This is compelling viewing for anyone who’s ever wondered if man could live on fast food alone.  More

Baraka
(1992) [PG]

“Baraka”, an ancient Sufi word with forms in many languages, can simply be translated as a blessing, or as the breath, or essence of life from which the evolutionary process unfolds. Baraka was photographed in 70mm on six continents in 24 countries including such diverse places as Tanzania,...  More

Latcho Drom
(1993)

This documentary follows several wandering bands of Gypsy musicians and dancers as they travel throughout Europe and parts of Asia. Unlike most documentaries, this one has no narration, preferring to let the images and the music speak for themselves. Starting in India, the film follows these...  More

The Private Life Of Plants
(1995) [E]

David Attenborough's study of the world of plants, which demonstrates, with the aid of time-lapse photography, the rich and varied ways in which they flourish.  More

Crumb
(1994) [M]

Terry Zwigoff's funny yet poignant portrait of Robert Crumb has collected rave reviews from around the world. It was the hit of the New York Film Festival and Sundance, where it picked up the Grand Jury prize. Crumb was the archetypal underground artist of the '60s. His work was always vivid,...  More

The Endless Summer 2
(2007)

Bruce Brown, king of surfing documentaries, returns after nearly thirty years to trace the steps of two young surfers to top surfing spots around the world. Along the way we see many of the people and locales Bruce visited during the filming of Endless Summer (1966).  More

Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography
(1993) [PG]

Experience the dazzling st0ry of cinematography as seen through the lenses of the world's greatest filmmakers and captured in classic scenes from over 125 immortal movies. Discover Gordon Willis's secrets of lighting Marlon Brando in "The Godfather" and Greg Toland's contributions to "Citizen...  More

Celluloid Heroes (2 Disc Set)
(1995) [M]

Produced by Film Australia in collaboration with the ABC to celebrate the first century of filmmaking in Australia, this fascinating four-part series details the evolution of Australian cinema from the early silent film-era to the modern ‘renaissance’ in Australian film-making when names like...  More