Burden of Dreams
The Amazon rain forest, 1979. The crew of Fitzcarraldo (1982), a film directed by German director Werner Herzog, soon finds itself with problems related to casting, tribal struggles and accidents, among many other setbacks; but nothing compared to dragging a huge steamboat up a mountain, while Herzog embraces the path of a certain madness to make his vision come true.
The Dirtiest Girl I Ever Met
A naive couple leave their small town for success in London's adult entertainment culture.
A Fuller Life
Friends and admirers of iconoclastic film director Sam Fuller read from his memoirs in this unconventional documentary directed by Fuller's only child, Samantha.
The Eyes of Orson Welles
A poetic journey into the visual world of the legendary filmmaker and actor Orson Welles (1915-85) that reveals a new portrait of a unique genius, both of his life and of his monumental work: through his own eyes, drawn by his own hand, painted with his own brush.
Stardust Memories
While attending a retrospect of his work, a filmmaker recalls his life and his loves: the inspirations for his films.
Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy
A second-class horror movie has to be shown at Cannes Film Festival, but, before each screening, the projectionist is killed by a mysterious fellow, with hammer and sickle, just as it happens in the film to be shown.
Bliss
After she gets into a film-production accident that leaves her crippled, successful actress Jane Ciego slowly transitions into madness after experiencing horrors and torture in her own home.
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
A documentary about the rise and fall of the Cannon Film Group, the legendary independent film company helmed by Israeli cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus.
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
The definitive documentary on the history of nudity in feature films from the early silent days to the present, studying the changes in morality that led to the use of nudity in films while emphasizing the political, sociological and artistic changes that shaped that history. Skin will also study the gender inequality in presenting nude images in motion pictures and will follow the revolution that has created nude gender equality in feature films today.
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
For decades, Freddy Krueger has slashed his way through the dreams of countless youngsters, scaring up over half a billion dollars at the box office across eight terrifying, spectacular films.
Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul
An insider's account of Jack Warner, a founding father of the American film industry. This feature length documentary provides the rags to riches story of the man whose studio - Warner Bros - created many of Hollywood's most classic films. Includes extensive interviews with family members and friends, film clips, rare home movies and unique location footage.
Cut
A group of film students set out to finish filming a movie that was never completed after its director was murdered. After they begin filming, they realize they're in for a bit of trouble, not unlike the late director...
Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti
BBC television program exploring Visconti’s mastery of cinema, theater, and opera direction.
Day for Night
A committed film director struggles to complete his movie while coping with a myriad of crises, personal and professional, among the cast and crew.
Jodorowsky's Dune
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.
After the Fox
A criminal mastermind sets up a phony film production as part of a plan to smuggle stolen gold.
An Open Secret
An investigation into accusations of teenagers being sexually abused within the film industry.
Mank
1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane.
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
The next great psycho horror slasher has given a documentary crew exclusive access to his life as he plans his reign of terror over the sleepy town of Glen Echo, all the while deconstructing the conventions and archetypes of the horror genre for them.
Man Bites Dog
The activities of rampaging, indiscriminate serial killer Ben are recorded by a willingly complicit documentary team, who eventually become his accomplices and active participants. Ben provides casual commentary on the nature of his work and arbitrary musings on topics of interest to him, such as music or the conditions of low-income housing, and even goes so far as to introduce the documentary crew to his family. But their reckless indulgences soon get the better of them.
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Les Blank
Director
Jason Robards
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Fitzcarraldo
Claudia Cardinale
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Molly / Self
José Lewgoy
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Self
Robin Askwith
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Joe
Stubby Kaye
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Rod Strangeways
Alec Bregonzi
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Roger
James Franco
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Self - Reader
Mark Hamill
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Self - Reader
Tim Roth
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Self - Reader
Constance Towers
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Self - Reader
Jack Klaff
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Orson Welles
Orson Welles
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Self
Woody Allen
Director
Daniel Stern
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Actor
Roy Brocksmith
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Dick Lobel
Sharon Stone
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Pretty Girl on train
Cynthia Gibb
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Young Girl Fan
Rosanna Arquette
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Herself
Tchéky Karyo
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M. Jacques, le projectionniste #1
Michel Hazanavicius
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Régis
E.A. Rocha
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Casting Director
Cedrick Juan
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Director's Boy
Kate Alejandrino
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Waitress
Mark Hartley
Director
Jean-Claude Van Damme
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Gibson Rickenbacker
Sylvester Stallone
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Lincoln Hawk
Susan Blakely
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Self
Dolph Lundgren
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Self - Actor
Bo Derek
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Self
Morgan Freeman
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Self
Phoebe Cates
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Self
Camille Keaton
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Self: Interviewee
Tom Hanks
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Self
Tom Cruise
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Self
Matt Damon
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Self
Fredd Wayne
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Jack L. Warner
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
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Narrator
William T. Orr
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Self
Pat Buttram
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Self
Tiriel Mora
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Archives Projectionist
Paul Blackwell
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Vanessa's Manager
Molly Ringwald
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Vanessa Turnbill / Chloe
François Truffaut
Director
Jean-Pierre Léaud
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Alphonse
Georges Delerue
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Georges, le compositeur
Jacqueline Bisset
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Julie Baker
Amanda Lear
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Herself
Frank Langella
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Skeletor
Carlo Pisacane
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2nd Judge
Britt Ekland
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Gina Romantica
Martin Balsam
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Harry Granoff
Paolo Stoppa
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Polio
Corey Feldman
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Self
Macaulay Culkin
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Self
Brian Peck
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Self
Corey Haim
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Self
David Fincher
Director
Gary Oldman
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Herman Mankiewicz
Arliss Howard
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Louis B. Mayer
Amanda Seyfried
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Marion Davies
Charles Dance
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William Randolph Hearst
Robert Englund
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Doc Halloran
Scott Wilson
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Eugene
Zelda Rubinstein
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Mrs. Collinwood
Angela Goethals
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Taylor Gentry
Benoît Poelvoorde
Director
Édith Le Merdy
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Nurse
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