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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

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

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

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

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

Year Of The Horse
(1997) [M]

This film documents Neil Young and Crazy Horse's 1996 concert tour. Jim Jarmusch interviews the band about their long history, and we see backstage footage from the 1970s and 1980s.  More

Nanook Of The North
(1922) [G]

The key work in the field of documentary film, and one of the most important productions in the history of cinema, Nanook of the North was hailed as a masterpiece on its release in 1922, and became both a critical and commercial success. Nonetheless, the film has its detractors, and controversies...  More

Jazz On A Summer's Day
(1960) [G]

Set at the Newport jazz festival in 1958, this documentary mixes images of water and the town with performers and audience. The film progresses from day to night and from improvisational music to Gospel. It's a concert film that suggests peace and leisure, jazz at a particular time and place.  More

Punk O Rama: The Videos
(2007) [M]

Punk-O-Rama CDs is the biggest selling low-priced punk rock compilation series in the history of the planet. This amazing DVD contains 22 videos and bonus footage from some of the biggest punk bands including: OFFSPRING, RANCID, NOFX, PENNYWISE, BAD RELIGION, MILLENCOLIN, DROPKICK MURPHYS,...  More

Live Forever
(2002) [M]

By the time the mid-nineties came around, British culture rocked! Music, art, fashion and film, if it was British, then it was cool. Even a bright new Labour government joined in the "cool Britannia" phenomenon. Oasis' debut album was typical of the mood. It was a classic, swaggering, epic...  More