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A Decade Under the Influence (2003), The Typewriter, the Rifle and the Movie Camera (1996), Friedkin Uncut (2018), My Voyage to Italy (1999), Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier (1997), A Personal Journey With Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995), Searching for Ingmar Bergman (2018) ... Let's take a look at the following list...
A Decade Under the Influence (2003)
Between the death of the old Hollywood studio system and the rise of the counterculture, the late 1960s and early '70s were a near-revolutionary time in American filmmaking, as detailed in this documentary by Ted Demme and Richard LaGravanese. Equally influenced by the foreign films of art-house cinemas and the cheap B-movies of late-night TV, eager young filmmakers and actors rewrote Hollywood's rules. This film includes interviews with most of the era's leading figures.
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The Typewriter, the Rifle and the Movie Camera (1996)
In a documentary about Samuel Fuller, the spectator gets different impressions about the Hollywood director and his films. The film is divided into the three sections: The Typewriter, the Rifle and the Movie Camera. The first segment covers Fuller's past as a newsman where he began as a copy boy and ended as a reporter. Part two describes Fuller's experiences in World...Read all
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Friedkin Uncut (2018)
In this documentary, the hotshot director of The Exorcist and The French Connection, now 83 years old, is interviewed about his career,and a number of his colleagues and admirers weigh in with reminiscences and tributes.
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My Voyage to Italy (1999)
Martin Scorsese shows excerpts of 30 pre-1961 classic Italian films, explaining their historical significance and how each influenced his work.
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Tranceformer: A Portrait of Lars von Trier (1997)
A portrait of Denmark's most acclaimed and controversial director, Lars von Trier. A meeting with von Trier on a private level as well as with his film universe. Filmmaker Stig Björkman follow von Trier during a period of more than two years, meet him at work, at home and at leisure.
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A Personal Journey With Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995)
This lauded documentary by revered director Martin Scorsese explores the history of American cinema by focusing on the work of a number of highly influential filmmakers. In addition to examining pioneering productions by D.W. Griffith and F.W. Murnau, Scorsese looks at a variety of other key directors, including Charlie Chaplin, John Ford, Vincente Minnelli and Orson Welles, while featuring interviews with Francis Ford Coppola, Kathryn Bigelow and other cinema luminaries.
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Searching for Ingmar Bergman (2018)
Internationally renowned director Margarethe von Trotta takes a closer look at Bergman's life and work and explores his film legacy with Bergman's closest collaborators, both in front and behind the camera, as well as a new generation of filmmakers. The documentary presents key scenes, recurring themes in his films and his life, and journeys to the places at the cente...Read all
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It's All True (1993)
In 1942, fresh off the success of "Citizen Kane," director Orson Welles journeys to Brazil to make a documentary. The unscripted look at bullfighting, the samba and three fisherman making a voyage of protest on the open sea stuns the studio with its daring storytelling and politics. The unfinished film is scuttled, and so is the director's career. The story of the debacle is told through interviews with Welles and others involved in the project, plus rarely viewed scenes from the documentary.
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Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)
A documentary on how Los Angeles has been used and depicted in the movies.
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Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001)
The career and life of Stanley Kubrick is explored through pictures, clips from his films, his old home movies, comments from his colleagues and a narration by Tom Cruise.
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Cameraman: The Life & Work of Jack Cardiff (2010)
In 2001 Jack Cardiff (1914-2009) became the first director of photography in the history of the Academy Awards to win an Honorary Oscar. But the first time he clasped the famous statuette in his hand was a half-century earlier when his Technicolor camerawork was awarded for Powell and Pressburger's Black Narcissus. Beyond John Huston's The African Queen and King Vidor...Read all
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Filmed in Supermarionation (2014)
The definitive documentary about the iconic puppetry technique developed by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, Supermarionation was used in all their programmes throughout the 1960s including Stingray, Captain Scarlet and Thunderbirds.
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Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)
The history of the independent film company, The Cannon Film Group, Inc..
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An Accidental Studio: The Story of HandMade Films (2019)
The early days of HandMade Films from the perspective of the filmmakers, key personnel, and former Beatle George Harrison.
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Something's Gonna Live (2009)
Despite the criticisms leveled against it, the old Hollywood studio system produced many classic films and nurtured the careers of some of moviedom's top artists. Documentarian Daniel Raim turns the camera on several men who spent a lifetime behind it, among them production designer Robert Boyle, cinematographer Haskell Wexler and illustrator Harold Michelson. The group reminisce about their careers and the many well-known and celebrated movies they worked on.
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Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (2003)
Narrated by Sydney Pollack, film critic Richard Schickel's dazzling two-hour plus documentary to one of the towering figures in film: Charles Chaplin. Hardcore Chaplin fans may not find much new material here, but more unfamiliar admirers will gain some valuable information about one of the most famous personalities of the 20th century. Schickel has constructed the do...Read all
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Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography (1993)
Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography, illustrating their points with clips from 100 films, from Birth of a Nation to Do the Right Thing.
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