Renowned filmmaker John Wilson travels to Africa to direct a new movie, but constantly leaves to hunt elephants and other game, to the dismay of his cast and crew. He eventually becomes obsessed with hunting down and killing one specific elephant.

The Dying Gaul

2005

English

♡ 4

52%

based on play or musical

A grief-stricken screenwriter unknowingly enters a three-way relationship with a woman and her film executive husband - to chilling results.

Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story

2015

English

7.9

♡ 8

97%

Daniel Raim Director

Danny DeVito as Himself

Alfred Hitchcock as Himself

Tom Waits as Himself

Francis Ford Coppola as Himself

Working largely uncredited in the Hollywood system, storyboard artist Harold and film researcher Lillian left an indelible mark on classics by Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg, Mel Brooks, Stanley Kubrick, Roman Polanski and many more.

The Galloping Major

1951

English

6.1

♡ 1

Henry Cornelius Director

Duncan Lamont as 2nd Trainer

Basil Radford as Major Arthur Hill

Sam Kydd as Newspaper Vendor

Janette Scott as Susan Hill

A syndicate is set up to buy a racehorse, but they end up buying the wrong one by mistake. Unfortunately the horse is useless on the flat, so they try entering him as a jumper.

American Grindhouse

2010

English

7.1

♡ 4

75%

Elijah Drenner Director

Denzel Washington as

Karl Malden as

Jayne Mansfield as

Jim Caviezel as

This documentary explores the hidden history of the American Exploitation Film. The movie digs deep into this often overlooked category of U.S. cinema and unearths the shameless and occasionally shocking origins of this popular entertainment.

De Palma

2015

English

7.4

♡ 22

95%

portrait of a filmmaker

Noah Baumbach Director

Mark Hamill as Self

Steven Spielberg as Self Jay Z

Jay Z as Self

Kurt Russell as Self

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.

Special Effects

1984

English

5.4

♡ 15

43%

Larry Cohen Director

Kris Evans as Cosmetician

Larry Cohen as Journalist

H. Richard Greene as Leon Gruskin

Eric Bogosian as Neville

After murdering a young would-be actress, megalomaniacal movie director Chris Neville sets about making a feature based on the murder, casting the dead woman's clueless husband as the patsy, and finding a dead ringer to play the part of the dead actress.

The Big Knife

1955

English

6.8

♡ 9

91%

Robert Aldrich Director

Robert Emhardt as Bit Part

Ida Lupino as Marion Castle

Ilka Chase as Patty Benedict

Bill Walker as Russell

Movie star Charlie Castle draws the ire of Hollywood producer Stanley Hoff when he refuses to sign a new seven-year contract. Castle is sick of the low quality of the studio's films and wants to start a new life. While his estranged wife supports him in the decision, Castle's talent agent urges him to reconsider. When Castle continues to be uncooperative, Hoff resorts to blackmail in order to get his way.

Man of a Thousand Faces

1957

English

7.1

♡ 11

80%

husband wife relationship

movie actor

movie business

pregnancy

Joseph Pevney Director

Kenneth Gibson as Ceremony Guest

William Hudson as David Anderson, Reporter

Forbes Murray as Restaurant Patron

Marjorie Bennett as Vera, Housekeeper

The turbulent life and professional career of vaudeville actor and silent screen horror star Lon Chaney (1883-1930), the man of a thousand faces; bearer of many personal misfortunes that even his great success could not mitigate.

Memory: The Origins of Alien

2019

English

6.8

♡ 68

81%

Alexandre O. Philippe Director

Clarke Wolfe as Herself

Tom Skerritt as Himself

Helen Mirren as Self - Guest on Parkinson

John Hurt as Self - Kane, Alien

The untold origin story behind Ridley Scott's Alien - rooted in Greek and Egyptian mythologies, underground comics, the art of Francis Bacon, and the dark visions of Dan O'Bannon and H.R. Giger. A contemplation on the symbiotic collaborative process of movie-making, the power of myth, and our collective unconscious.

78/52

2017

English

7.3

♡ 20

88%

Alexandre O. Philippe Director

Monica Bellucci as Alex

Sean Bean as Eddard Stark

Elijah Wood as Himself

Lorna Raver as Mrs. Ganush

The most famous murder scene in movie history comprises 78 camera settings and 52 cuts: the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. 78/52 tells the story of the man behind the curtain and his greatest obsession.

Filming 'Othello'

1978

English

7.4

♡ 9

100%

Action

Documentary

movie business

Orson Welles Director

Suzanne Cloutier as Desdemona

Hilton Edwards as Himself / Brabantio

Orson Welles as Host / Othello

Robert Coote as Roderigo

Filming Othello is a 1978 documentary film directed by and starring Orson Welles about the making of his award-winning 1952 production Othello. The film, which was produced for West German television, was the last completed feature film directed by Welles.

21 Years: Richard Linklater

2014

English

6.6

♡ 3

40%

portrait of a filmmaker

portrait of an artist

Tara Wood Director

Jack Black as Self

Ethan Hawke as Self

Keanu Reeves as Self

Zac Efron as Self

A journey through the professional life of innovative film director Richard Linklater: 21 years creating films, carving his signature in pop culture; an analysis of his style and motivations, through the funny and moving testimonies of close friends and collaborators, actors and other filmmakers.

My One and Only

2009

English

6.5

♡ 11

69%

Richard Loncraine Director

Renée Zellweger as Anne Devereaux

Kevin Bacon as Dan Devereaux

Indra Ové as Diner Waitress

Logan Lerman as George Devereaux

A mother takes her two sons on an unusual road trip from New York to Pittsburgh, St. Louis and eventually Hollywood in her quest to find a man to take care of them all.

Redbelt

2008

English

6.7

♡ 14

68%

David Mamet Director

Joe Mantegna as Jerry Weiss

Max Martini as Joe Collins

Matt Malloy as Lawyer

Jose Pablo Cantillo as Snowflake

Is there room for principle in Los Angeles? Mike Terry teaches jujitsu and barely makes ends meet. His Brazilian wife, whose family promotes fights, wants to see Mike in the ring making money, but to him competition is degrading. A woman sideswipes Mike's car and then, after an odd sequence of events, shoots out the studio's window. Later that evening, Mike rescues an action movie star in a fistfight at a bar. In return, the actor befriends Mike, gives him a gift, offers him work on his newest film, and introduces Mike's wife to his own - the women initiate business dealings. Then, things go sour all at once, Mike's debts mount, and going into the ring may be his only option.

Cannes Man

1996

English

5.1

♡ 4

50%

Richard Martini Director

Francesco Quinn as Frank 'Rhino' Rhinoslavsky

Johnny Depp as Johnny Depp

Jon Cryer as Jon Cryer

Seymour Cassel as Sy Lerner

Film producer Sy Lerner makes a bet with a fellow film executive that he can turn any nobody into a star at the Cannes Film Festival. A New York cab driver who is visiting the festival is chosen as the test subject to settle the bet and Sy uses his skills of hype and manipulation to try and turn the cab driver named Frank into the talk of the town. Many celebrities make cameos throughout the film.

The Day of the Locust

1975

English

6.9

♡ 11

63%

75%

Action

actress

based on novel or book

John Schlesinger Director

Billy Barty as Abe

David Ladd as Apprentice

Paul Stewart as Helverston

Norman Leavitt as Mr. Odlesh

Hollywood, 1930s. Tod Hackett, a young painter who tries to make his way as an art director in the lurid world of film industry, gets infatuated with his neighbor Faye Greener, an aspiring actress who prefers the life that Homer Simpson, a lone accountant, can offer her.

The Freshman

1990

English

6.5

♡ 25

94%

Andrew Bergman Director

Matthew Broderick as Clark Kellogg

Kenneth Welsh as Dwight Armstrong BD Wong

BD Wong as Edward

Maximilian Schell as Larry London

After a film student gets his belongings stolen, he meets a mobster bearing a startling resemblance to a certain cinematic godfather. Soon, he finds himself caught up in a caper involving endangered species and fine dining.

Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story

6.8

Keiichi Hara Director

Ryô Kase as Keisuke Kinoshita

Yûko Tanaka as Kinoshita's mother

Mari Hamada as Koman

Rio Yamashita as Sakuyo Kinoshita

Keisuke Kinoshita sits easily alongside Ozu, Kurosawa and Naruse as one of Japan’s most respected legends of cinema. Made to commemorate the centenary of Kinoshita’s birth, this biographical drama chronicles formative hardships and personal encounters to provide a rare glimpse into the life of one of Japan’s most acclaimed screen directors. Includes archival footage from 49 of the films he produced during his career at Shochiku.

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21 Years: Richard Linklater

My One and Only

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