Short documentary exploring the fame and talent of Charlie Chaplin.
Short documentary exploring the fame and talent of Charlie Chaplin.
2008-10-14
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6.7French documentarist Sonia Kronlund follows actor and director Salim Shaheen, an Afghan movie star who produced more than 110 low-budget movies in a country devastated by war.
6.1Lights, camera... chickens! Go behind the scenes with the Aardman team and director Sam Fell during the making of this finely crafted stop-motion sequel.
0.0A cheerful road movie all about Belgian films at Cannes over the past 70 years. Filmmakers from the past converse with those from the present to paint the portrait of a cinema that is both diverse and free. An account of Belgium’s participation in the greatest film festival in the world.
Tells the story of Tucson and the legendary movies that were shot there.
Interview with critic Molly Haskell about Hawks and Red River
Interview with filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich about Red River and the two versions of the film.
0.0About Jösta Hagelbäck (1945-2009), Swedish film director, writer, poet, musician, actor etc. A human bipolar mixture of genius and madman. Invited to Hollywood, had an artistic hit with the film "Kejsaren/The Emperor" (1979) at the Berlin Film Festival.
0.0Interview-based documentary looking back on the making and reception of René Clément's 1952 film "Forbidden Games."
6.8The Characters of Star Wars is a Video Documentary included in the 2004 DVD release of the Star Wars Original Trilogy. It explained the Mythos of many of the "Star Wars" Characters.
0.0Witness never-before-seen footage of the Warren Miller film crew and athletes as they take on the world's most exotic mountains, treacherous terrain and red-hot ski resorts. Listen as they share their untold stories acres-ski. The only way to get closer to the action is to be on skis.
0.0More than just a baseball movie, Academy Award®-nominated "Field of Dreams" is an enduring story of family, resilience and hope. This documentary looks at how the film was made and explores the themes that continue to resonate with audiences 32 years later. Features interviews with actors Timothy Busfield, Frank Whaley, and Dwier Brown, producer Larry Gordon, and FOX Sports' lead MLB play-by-play announcer Joe Buck.
0.0This cinematic portrait shows the Austrian filmmaker Ulrich Seidl at work. The much-discussed ‘Seidl method’ is conveyed here vividly and directly: The camera watches over Seidl’s shoulder during the filming of his new production IM KELLER, and observes him at the rehearsals for his latest theatre production ‘Böse Buben / Fiese Männer’. The film paints the picture of a fascinating and exceptional artist using a combination of extensive interviews and excerpts from earlier works.
5.0Explores the life and death of one of the first onscreen flappers. By the time she appeared in The Flapper, she had completed more than seventeen films, but beneath the glitter of success Olive had her share of tragedy. Her death under mysterious circumstances just before her 26th birthday shocked the world.
4.5A look back at the making of the film "The Big Chill" (1983) with cast and crew.
6.0The 60s was the birth and ascension of the French New Wave. Characterised as an avant-garde film movement and created by directors like Godard and Varda, it give birth to iconic actors such as Bardot and Belmondo.
6.4Cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus relive the creation, rise and fall of their independent film company, Cannon Films. This documentary recounts their many successes and discusses their eventual downfall.
6.3Alternately hilarious and horrifying, Overnight chronicles one man's misadventures of making a Hollywood movie. It starts out as a rags to riches story as Troy Duffy, a Boston-bred bartender, sells his first screenplay for The Boondock Saints.
0.0Following fame-hungry Josie Cunningham. She's occupied the media spotlight by creating as much controversy as she can, but at what cost?
This documentary short subject for DVD gives a look at the making of Cole Porter's MGM classic, "Les Girls". Hosted by Finnish film legend and star of "Les Girls", Taina Elg tells of working with Gene Kelly, Kay Kendall and George Cukor on one of the last great MGM musicals.
A short documentary on Jerome Kern and the making of Till the Clouds Roll By.