Colin MacCabe Movies
- 1986
Caravaggio
Caravaggio6.11986HD
A retelling of the life of the celebrated 17th-century Baroque painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio through his brilliant, nearly blasphemous...
- 1988
Distant Voices, Still Lives
Distant Voices, Still Lives6.91988HD
Siblings Maisie and Tony, along with their mother, gather for their sister Eileen's wedding. It is a joyous occasion, but through flashbacks, it...
- 1991
Young Soul Rebels
Young Soul Rebels51991HD
Two disc jockeys have a friend's murder to solve in the fringe-group melting pot of 1977 London.
- 1992
The Long Day Closes
The Long Day Closes7.2611992HD
Bud is a lonely and quiet boy whose moments of solace occur when he sits in rapture at the local cinema, watching towering and iconic figures on the...
- 1987
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid5.81987HD
Sammy and Rosie are an unconventional middle-class London married couple. They live in the midst of inner-city chaos, surround themselves with...
- 2000
The American Nightmare
The American Nightmare6.9572000HD
An examination into the nature of 1960's-70's horror films, the involved artists, and how they reflected contemporary society.
- 1995
I Am Curious, Film
I Am Curious, Film3.81995HD
The Scandinavian entry in the BFI's Century of Cinema series of documentaries
- 1996
The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera
The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera6.41996HD
In a documentary about Samuel Fuller, the spectator gets different impressions about the Hollywood director and his films. The film is divided into...
- 1987
Friendship's Death
Friendship's Death6.751987HD
A robot messenger is sent to earth to appeal to humans to live in peace. Originally designed to go to MIT, by mistake she ends up in Amman, Jordan...
- 1989
Melancholia
Melancholia51989HD
Art critic Keller, a German ex-pat living in London, is confronted by his radical 1960s past when he's asked to assassinate a Chilean murderer who is...
- 2004
Murder by Numbers
Murder by Numbers02004HD
A documentary on serial killer films.
- 2017
The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger
The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger5.72017HD
The Ways of Seeing writer is celebrated by Tilda Swinton and her fellow admirers in an unorthodox four-part documentary that visits him at his Alpine...
- 1996
40,000 Years of Dreaming
40,000 Years of Dreaming6.21996HD
Australian-born filmmaker George Miller offers a personal view of Australian films. He suggests that they can be regarded as visual music, public...
- 2002
The Spectre of Hope
The Spectre of Hope62002HD
The Spectre of Hope is based on the latest work of photographer Sebastiao Salgado. Salgado spent 6 years traveling to over 40 countries, taking...
- 1998
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema5.41998HD
An exploration of Chinese cinema and its relationships with gender and sexuality, which the film argues has been more frankly and provocatively...
- 1995
Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill
Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill51995HD
Actor Sam Neill discusses New Zealand film and his own experiences within and without.
- 1989
Play Me Something
Play Me Something51989HD
A group of individuals are stranded at a small island airport when the flight from the mainland is delayed. At that moment, a stranger appears and...
- 2024
The Hexagonal Hive and a Mouse in a Maze
The Hexagonal Hive and a Mouse in a Maze02024HD
A collection of thoughts and journeys. A dialogue between different forms of knowledge. A film about dancing, working, and life itself. The Hexagonal...
- 1999
A Brief History of Errol Morris
A Brief History of Errol Morris6.751999HD
This film tells the fascinating story of one of the most critically acclaimed careers in independent documentary film making in recent cinema...
- 2008
Derek
Derek5.72008HD
Derek, in chronological order, records the work and life that stands at the foot of Derek Jarman's humour and spirit of being an artist. The...