In a series of four documentaries, Marcel Ophuls pays tribute to his father Max, and in this last one discusses his role as an assistant director on "Lola Montès".
Allen Baron, director of "Blast of Silence" visits locations from the film and recalls the production.
American film director John Huston is interviewed in this episode of a Canadian television series.
Documentary about the making of the 1982 film, featuring interviews with the cast and crew.
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.
An exploration of the appeal of horror films, with interviews of many legendary directors in the genre.
Nigeria's film industry, Nollywood, is the third-largest in the world--an unstoppable economic and cultural force that has taken the continent by storm and is now bursting beyond the borders of Africa. "Nollywood Babylon" is a feature documentary detailing the industry's phenomenal success. Propelled by a booming 1970s soundtrack of African underground music, the movie presents an electric vision of a modern African metropolis and a revealing look at the powerhouse that is Nigerian cinema.
This is the making of the Back to the Future Trilogy by acclaimed documentary maker Laurent Bouzereau and appears on the Back to the Future DVD set.
A tribute to the work of Alfred Hitchcock, featuring contemporary filmmakers, writers, performers, and cultural critics.
An account of the professional and personal life of renowned American photographer Annie Leibovitz, from her early artistic endeavors to her international success as a photojournalist, war reporter, and pop culture chronicler.
This historical and critical look at slasher films, which includes dozens of clips, begins with Halloween, Friday the 13th, and Prom Night. The films' directors, writers, producers, and special effects creators comment on the films' making and success. During the Reagan years, the films get gorier, budgets get smaller, and their appeal wanes. Then, Nightmare on Elm Street revives the genre. Jump to the late 90s, when Scream brings humor and TV stars into the mix.
Documentary about the making of director Steven Spielberg's film Empire of the Sun
Documentary about the making of Lars von Trier's 1991 film.
Documentary about the making of Nagisa Oshima's 1976 film.
The intricate history of UFA, a film production company founded in 1917 that has survived the Weimar Republic, the Nazi regime, the Adenauer era and the many and tumultuous events of contemporary Germany, and has always been the epicenter of the German film industry.
Documentary about the Parisian locations for the film by Louis Malle.
Behind-the-scenes documentary about a fundraiser which was staged for Robert Altman's film "The Player" (1992).
An overview of the making of Terrence Malick's The New World (2005).
Documentary about Spanish director Luis García Berlanga's "The Executioner" (1963)
Documentary about Nicholas Ray's film "In a Lonely Place" (1950).