Genres: Documentary
Year: 2010
Country: Australia
Director: Hugh Piper
Starring: Hugh Piper
Available Quality: DivX
before there was UNDERBELLY there was....
Genres: Documentary
Year: 2008
Country: USA
Director: Unknown
Starring: Unknown
Available Quality: DivX, iPod, Hi Def
EXTREME is a visually stunning 45-minute journey into the soul of adventure featuring a cast of world champion athletes. Combining incredible extreme sport action with narration from the athletes and an eclectic, contemporary soundtrack, EXTREME explores the paradox of human nature: facing fear from the edge of life. The film takes viewers to the edge of outdoor adventure sports like never before; skiing and snowboarding perilous untouched mountain peaks; climbing vertical frozen waterfalls and red-rock spires; surfing some of the largest waves ever surfed and windsurfing gale force winds.
Genres: Documentary
Year: 2002
Country: Canada
Director: Gary McCartie
Starring: David Hoole
Available Quality: DivX, iPod, Hi Def
Over Beautiful British Columbia is a spectacular aerial tour of one of Canada 's most beautiful regions. With this Special Collector's Edition DVD, shot entirely in widescreen High Definition Television (HDTV), you'll join a thrilling helicopter adventure that explores British Columbia like never before. Fly high above panoramic vistas and soar over mountaintops, dive into valleys and glide above Vancouver's skyline and the sun-drenched Okanagan. It's an aerial adventure you'll never forget. Compatible with Home DVD Players worldwide.
Genres: Adventure, Documentary
Year: 2004
Country: Germany, UK, Japan
Director: Werner Herzog
Starring: Werner Herzog, Graham Dorrington, Götz Dieter Plage, Adrian de Schryver, Annette Scheurich, Marc Anthony Yhap, Dr. Michael Wilk
Available Quality: Hi Def, iPod, Hi Def, Hi Def
THE WHITE DIAMOND is a film about the daring adventure of exploring rainforest canopy with a novel flying device-the Jungle Airship. Airship engineer Dr.Graham Dorrington embarks on a trip to the giant Kaieteur Falls in the heart of Guyana, hoping to fly his helium-filled invention above the tree-tops. But this logistic effort will not be without risk. Twelve years ago, a similar expedition into the unique habitat of the canopy ended in disaster when Dorrington's friend Dieter Plage fell to his death. With the expedition is Werner Herzog, setting out now with a new prototype of the airship into the Lost World of the pristine rain forest of th...
Genres: Sport, Documentary
Year: 2001
Country: USA
Director: Stacy Peralta
Starring: Sean Penn, Tony Alva, Jay Adams, Jeff Ament, Bob Biniak
Available Quality: DivX, Hi Def, iPod, Hi Def
An exuberant documentary account of the rebirth of skateboarding in the early seventies. It seems that a fortuitous combination of newly invented polyurethane wheels and a drought in Southern California-all those drained swimming pools with their curved bottoms and vertical sides-led a bunch of surfer rats in Santa Monica to adapt their crouching, wave-touching moves to the skateboard. As a culture, skateboarding took off from there, and almost thirty years later, the little group of punky pioneers is still proud of what they did. Skate legend Stacy Peralta directed, and the documentary has lots of home movies, stills, and current interviews ...
Genres: Documentary
Year: 2009
Country: USA
Director: David Shadrack Smith
Starring: Elgin James
Available Quality: Hi Def
California's Big Sur coastline is one of the most pristine wildernesses on Earth. This scenic meeting of land and sea boasts more than 200,000 acres of prime wildlife habitat - almost all of it undisturbed by humans. So why has it been only in the last few years that this rare ecosystem has experienced an explosion in wildlife? As we solve the mystery of why Big Sur is the newest beacon for wildlife in the West, we'll soar over, plunge into and crawl through scenes of spectacular beauty.
Genres: Documentary
Year: 2011
Country: USA
Director: Andrew Rossi
Starring: Ian Fisher, Evan Williams, Sarah Ellison, Larry Ingrassia, David Carr, Dennis Crowley, Bruce Headlam
Available Quality: Hi Def
During the most tumultuous time for media in generations, filmmaker Andrew Rossi gains unprecedented access to the newsroom at The New York Times. For a year, he follows journalists on the paper's Media Desk, a department created to cover the transformation of the media industry. Through this prism, a complex view emerges of a media landscape fraught with both peril and opportunity, especially at the Times itself.
Genres: Documentary
Year: 2008
Country: USA
Director: Kyle McCabe
Starring: Kyle McCabe
Available Quality: Hi Def, Hi Def
Following the progress of the Mars Lander mission to Mars with the University of Phoenix.
Genres: Documentary
Year: 1994
Country: UK
Director: Jonathan Stedall
Starring: Tom Wood, Alan Bennett
Available Quality: DivX
Alan Bennett's personal overview of art, filmed in the atmospheric location of a Leeds art gallery.
Genres: Documentary
Year: 2007
Country: UK
Director: Gary Hustwit
Starring: David Carson, Michael Bierut, Neville Brody, Dimitri Bruni, Matthew Carter, Wim Crouwel, Tobias Frere-Jones
Available Quality: Hi Def, iPod, Hi Def, Hi Def
A documentary about typography, graphic design, and global visual culture.
Genres: Documentary
Year: 2010
Country: France
Director: Patrice Pooyard
Starring: Brian Cox
Available Quality: Hi Def
As a long standing fan of ancient history, archaeology, architecture and technology, and with a keen interest in revisionist, or non-orthodox theories; I was very pleased to see this DVD title crop up for review and requested the pleasure of covering it.
Genres: History, Sport, Documentary
Year: 2011
Country: USA, UK, Iceland
Director: Liz Garbus
Starring: Henry Kissinger, Larry Evans, Bobby Fischer, David Edmonds, Anthony Saidy, Susan Polgar, David Shenk
Available Quality: DivX
'Bobby Fischer Against the World' is a documentary feature exploring the tragic and bizarre life of the late chess master Bobby Fischer. The drama of Bobby Fischer's career was undeniable, from his troubled childhood, to his rock star status as World Champion and Cold War icon, to his life as a fugitive on the run. This film explores one of the most infamous and mysterious characters of the 20th century.
Genres: Documentary, Music
Year: 2008
Country: USA
Director: Bruce Hendricks
Starring: Billy Ray Cyrus, Miley Cyrus, Candice Accola, Joe Jonas, Nick Jonas, Kevin Jonas, Jamie Arentzen
Available Quality: Hi Def
Concert film of the 2007 Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus tour.
Genres: Documentary, Short
Year: 2002
Country: USA, Australia
Director: David Flatman
Starring: Alex Scott
Available Quality: Hi Def
A breathtaking journey through the exotic, surreal and dramatic natural environment of Australia.
Genres: Documentary
Year: 1991
Country: USA
Director: George Hickenlooper, Fax Bahr
Starring: Dennis Hopper, Harrison Ford, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Colleen Camp, Laurence Fishburne, Robert De Niro
Available Quality: Hi Def, Hi Def
Documents the sensational events surrounding the making of 'Apocalypse Now' and Francis Ford Coppola's struggle with nature, governments, actors, and self-doubt. Includes footage and sound secretly recorded by Elanor Coppola, wife of Francis.
Genres: Documentary
Year: 2011
Country: USA
Director: Pablo Croce
Starring: Steven Seagal, Anderson Silva, Jose Aldo, Junior Dos Santos, Ramon Lemos, Lyoto Machida, Damaso Pereira
Available Quality: DivX, Hi Def
In the most brutal and often most misunderstood sport in the world, becoming a champion takes more than just blood, sweat, and tears. Like Water follows middleweight Ultimate Fighter Anderson Silva as he prepares to crown his four-year run as the unbeaten king of the sport with a record 12th straight win in the UFC. With intimate access to Silva and his intense training, the surprising and inspiring man behind one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time emerges.
Genres: Documentary
Year: 2012
Country: UK
Director: Bart Layton
Starring: Adam O'Brian, Anna Ruben, Cathy Dresbach, Alan Teichman, Ivan Villanueva, Maria Jesus Hoyos, Anton Marti
Available Quality: DivX, iPod
A documentary centered on a young Frenchman who convinces a grieving Texas family that he is their 16-year-old son who went missing for 3 years.
Genres: Documentary, Reality Show
Year: 2007
Country: Australia
Director: Harvey Norman
Starring: Harvey Norman, Maeve OMeara
Available Quality: DivX, Hi Def, iPod, Hi Def
Food Safari is a visual feast; a foodie's dream. A celebration of the evolving and exciting world of Australian Food. Maeve O'Meara continues her Food Safari with 13 new mouth watering episodes. Featuring the best in food the world has to offer. Food Safari is an enticing blend of exotic food with down to earth practicality. Each episode is a detailed journey into one cuisine with tips on how to source, prepare and cook with authentic results. Over 13 glorious episodes, Maeve meets an array of world class chefs and inspiring hom cooks as they take us through their cuisines while making some mouth-watering dishes. Food Safari also takes us beh...
Genres: Documentary
Year: 2012
Country: USA, Japan
Director: Yohan Blake
Starring: Usain Bolt
Available Quality: Hi Def
Can anyone really catch the fastest man who has ever lived? This follows the fortunes of five athletes, all chasing the dream of winning the 100m at the Olympic Games in London.
Genres: Documentary
Year: 2004
Country: Australia, Ireland
Director: Barrie Dowdall, Gregory Miller
Starring: Peter Fenton
Available Quality: DivX
Australian outlaw Ned Kelly's life has been the subject of many films including the Tony Richardson film starring Mick Jagger, and more recently the Heath Ledger film also staring Geoffrey Rush to be released soon in the UK and North America.