An intimate conversation between filmmakers, chronicling De Palma’s 55-year career, his life, and his filmmaking process, with revealing anecdotes and, of course, a wealth of film clips.

CzechMate: In Search of Jirí Menzel

2018

Czech

7.5

♡ 4

Shivendra Singh Dungarpur Director

Dusan Dusek as

Ken Loach as

Agnieszka Holland as Self

Milos Forman as Self

An epic exploration of the Czechoslovak New Wave cinema of the 1960s and 70s, structured around a series of conversations with one of its most acclaimed exponents - Closely Observed Trains director Jiří Menzel.

Myth

2020

English

5.1

♡ 1

93%

Brian DiLorenzo Director

Morgan Nichols as Graffiti Man

Matthew Kelly as Officer Brady

Chris Ragni as Officer Burke

Max MacKenzie as Tyler

Lonely college student Alex encounters his favorite filmmaker, JP Smith, stalking around his sleepy town in upstate NY. Together they form a precarious relationship, with Alex becoming the star of JP’s latest flick.

His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th

2009

English

6.9

♡ 10

64%

Daniel Farrands Director

Seth Green as Self

Erich Anderson as Self

Peter Mark Richman as Self

Sean S. Cunningham as Self

A retrospective documentary about the groundbreaking horror series, Friday the 13th, featuring interviews with cast and crew from the twelve films spanning 3 decades.

My Father: Gordon Parks

5.8

Gordon Parks Jr. Director

Gordon Parks Jr. as Narrator

Kyle Johnson as Self

Gordon Parks as Self

Estelle Evans as Self

A documentary made on the set of "The Learning Tree." Narrated by Gordon Parks Jr., and featuring interviews with Gordon Parks Sr. and members of the cast and crew.

Effects

1979

English

5.3

♡ 6

Dusty Nelson Director

John Harrison as Lacey Bickel

Charles Hoyes as Lobo

Jackie Lahane as Murdered Girl

Tom Savini as Nicky

Some crew members of a company shooting a horror film begin to suspect that the "killings" in the movie are real, and that they are actually making a "snuff" film.

All the Colors of Giallo

2019

Italian

6.6

♡ 4

Federico Caddeo Director

Edwige Fenech as Self - Actress

Barbara Bouchet as Self - Actress

Dario Argento as Self - Director

Lamberto Bava as Self - Director / son of Mario Bava

'Giallo' is Italian for 'yellow', the color of the lurid pulp novels that inspired one of the most intense, extreme and influential genres in movie history. In this unprecedented collection, experience the full chronological evolution of giallo with more than 100 rare and classic trailers from such masters as Mario Bava, Dario Argento, Lucio Fulci, Sergio Martino, Antonio Margheriti, Umberto Lenzi and many more. Then slip on black leather gloves and set the mood with a Bonus CD of legendary soundtrack music from composers that include Ennio Morricone, Riz Ortolani, Bruno Nicolai, Stelvio Cipriani and others, along with all-new featurettes that thrust even deeper into the genre. "But be warned," says Gizmodo.com, "Once you start going down the blood- slicked giallo rabbit hole, you may become dangerously obsessed."

QT8: The First Eight

2019

English

7.3

♡ 44

92%

Tara Wood Director

Samuel L. Jackson as Himself

Bruce Willis as Self

Leonardo DiCaprio as Self

Brad Pitt as Self

A detailed account of the life and artistic career of legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, from his early days as a video club manager to the scandalous fall in disgrace of producer Harvey Weinstein. A story about how to shoot eight great movies and become an icon of modern pop culture.

Friedkin Uncut

2018

English

7.1

♡ 6

85%

documentary filmmaking

historical figure

History

semi autobiographical

semi-biographical

Francesco Zippel Director

Matthew McConaughey as Self

Gina Gershon as Self

Juno Temple as Self

Willem Dafoe as Self

An introspective insight into the life and artistic journey of William Friedkin, an extraordinary and offbeat director of cult films such as The French Connection, The Exorcist, Sorcerer, Cruising, To Live and Die in L.A. and Killer Joe. For the first time Friedkin opens up, guiding the audience on a fascinating journey through the themes and the stories that have influenced his life and his artistic career.

Eisenstein in Guanajuato

2015

English

6.3

♡ 3

62%

Peter Greenaway Director

Maya Zapata as Concepción Cañedo

Stelio Savante as Hunter S. Kimbrough

Lisa Owen as Mary Craig Sinclair

Luis Alberti as Palomino Cañedo

In 1931, following the success of the film Battleship Potemkin, Soviet filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein travels to the city of Guanajuato, Mexico, to shoot a new film. Freshly rejected by Hollywood, Eisenstein soon falls under Mexico’s spell. Chaperoned by his guide Palomino Cañedo, the director opens up to his suppressed fears as he embraces a new world of sensual pleasures and possibilities that will shape the future of his art.

Godard Cinema

2022

French

7.0

♡ 4

50%

Cyril Leuthy Director

Macha Méril as

François Truffaut as Self

Michel Piccoli as Self

Mireille Darc as Self

Jean-Luc Godard is synonymous with cinema. With the release of Breathless in 1960, he established himself overnight as a cinematic rebel and symbol for the era's progressive and anti-war youth. Sixty-two years and 140 films later, Godard is among the most renowned artists of all time, taught in every film school yet still shrouded in mystery. One of the founders of the French New Wave, political agitator, revolutionary misanthrope, film theorist and critic, the list of his descriptors goes on and on. Godard Cinema offers an opportunity for film lovers to look back at his career and the subjects and themes that obsessed him, while paying tribute to the ineffable essence of the most revered French director of all time.

Rock'n Roll

2017

French

6.0

♡ 2

67%

Guillaume Canet Director

Ben Foster as Ben

Camille Rowe as Camille

Marion Cotillard as Marion

Pierre Niney as Self

Guillaume Canet is told by a young co-star that he's no longer Rock'n' Roll and can't sell films anymore. He then tries to prove her wrong and gets help from his girlfriend, Marion Cotillard.

Jodorowsky's Dune

2013

English

8.0

♡ 45

97%

Frank Pavich Director

Dolph Lundgren as He-Man

Amanda Lear as Herself

Nicolas Winding Refn as Himself

Frank Langella as Skeletor

In 1974, Chilean-French director Alejandro Jodorowsky embarked on the quixotic project of adapting Frank Herbert's influential novel Dune (1969) for the big screen. After investing two years, and millions of dollars, the gigantic project ended in failure; but the artists Jodorowsky brought together to carry it out continued to work together, and ended up laying the foundations for modern science fiction cinema.

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

2018

English

♡ 47

66%

60%

Action

Adventure

based on novel or book

Terry Gilliam Director

Jorge Calvo as

Olga Kurylenko as Jacqui

Will Keen as Producer

Stellan Skarsgård as The Boss

Toby, a cynical film director finds himself trapped in the outrageous delusions of an old Spanish shoe-maker who believes himself to be Don Quixote. In the course of their comic and increasingly surreal adventures, Toby is forced to confront the tragic repercussions of a film he made in his idealistic youth.

Cobweb

2023

Korean

6.6

♡ 9

75%

Jee-woon Kim Director

Krystal Jung as Han Yu-rim

Hye-ran Yeom as Ho-se's Wife

Kang-ho Song as Kim

Yeo-bin Jeon as Shin Mi-do

In the 1970s, Director Kim is obsessed by the desire to re-shoot the ending of his completed film Cobweb, but chaos and turmoil grip the set with interference from the censorship authorities, and the complaints of actors and producers who can't understand the re-written ending. Will Kim be able to find a way through this chaos to fulfill his artistic ambitions and complete his masterpiece?

Lost in La Mancha

2002

English

7.3

♡ 6

94%

Keith Fulton Director

Jeff Bridges as Narrator

Johnny Depp as Self

Tony Grisoni as Self - Co-Writer

Terry Gilliam as Self - Writer & Director

Fulton and Pepe's 2000 documentary captures Terry Gilliam's attempt to get The Man Who Killed Don Quixote off the ground. Back injuries, freakish storms, and more zoom in to sabotage the project.

Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

2003

English

5.6

♡ 10

22%

Sam Weisman Director

James Arnold Taylor as Additional Voices

Charlene Tilton as Charlene Tilton

Christopher Knight as Christopher Knight

Ian Gomez as Strange Man

TV child star of the '70s, Dickie Roberts is now 35 and parking cars. Craving to regain the spotlight, he auditions for a role of a normal guy, but the director quickly sees he is anything but normal. Desperate to win the part, Dickie hires a family to help him replay his childhood and assume the identity of an average, everyday kid.

The Five Obstructions

2003

Danish

7.4

♡ 17

88%

mentor protégé relationship

third world

Lars von Trier Director

Charlotte Sieling as Naked Woman

Lars von Trier as Self / Obstructor

Alexandra Vandernoot as The Perfect Woman

Stina Ekblad as Woman with Money

In 1967, experimental filmmaker Jorgen Leth created a striking short film, The Perfect Human, starring a man and women sitting in a box while a narrator poses questions about their relationship and humanity. Years later, Danish director Lars von Trier made a deal with Leth to remake his film five times, each under a different set of circumstances and with von Trier's strictly prescribed rules. As Leth completes each challenge, von Trier creates increasingly further elaborate stipulations.

Hitchcock/Truffaut

2015

English

7.3

♡ 11

96%

Kent Jones Director

Vera Miles as Herself

François Truffaut as Himself

Paul Schrader as Himself

David Fincher as Himself

Filmmakers discuss the legacy of Alfred Hitchcock and the book “Hitchcock/Truffaut” (“Le cinéma selon Hitchcock”), written by François Truffaut and published in 1966.

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Radioland Murders

De Palma

CzechMate: In Search of Jirí Menzel

Myth

His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th

My Father: Gordon Parks

Effects

All the Colors of Giallo

QT8: The First Eight

Friedkin Uncut

Eisenstein in Guanajuato

Godard Cinema

Rock'n Roll

Jodorowsky's Dune

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

Cobweb

Lost in La Mancha

Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

The Five Obstructions

Hitchcock/Truffaut