These Amazing Shadows (2011)
The Movies that Make America
ジャンル : ドキュメンタリー
上映時間 : 1時間 28分
演出 : Paul Mariano, Kurt Norton
シノプシス
Tells the history and importance of The National Film Registry, a roll call of American cinema treasures that reflects the diversity of film, and indeed the American experience itself.
1931年、パリ。身寄りのない少年ヒューゴはリヨン駅の時計台の中に隠れ住み、孤独な毎日を送る。そんな彼に大切なのは、亡くなった父親が残した、壊れた“機械人形”。その修理に悪戦苦闘していたヒューゴは駅の構内にあるおもちゃ店で万引きを働き、店主の老人に、人形について書かれた大切な父のノートを取り上げられてしまう。そんなヒューゴだが、老人の養女イザベルと仲良くなり、一緒に機械人形の秘密を探る。
On the verge of bankruptcy and desperate for his big break, aspiring filmmaker Bobby Bowfinger concocts a crazy plan to make his ultimate dream movie. Rallying a ragtag team that includes a starry-eyed ingenue, a has-been diva and a film studio gofer, he sets out to shoot a blockbuster featuring the biggest star in Hollywood, Kit Ramsey -- only without letting Ramsey know he's in the picture.
Teenager Deacon works at a video shop, and his buddies, Fred and Matt, sell the bootleg porno films he acquires. Deacon gets fired, but the pals have the bright idea of filming their own Internet porn flick in order to make money and become more popular at school. Hijinks ensue as they cast and create their movie, but porn industry player Vic Ramalot grows jealous of their burgeoning success and tries to put a stop to the project.
Hrundi V. Bakshi, an accident-prone actor from India, is accidentally put on the guest list for an upcoming party at the home of a Hollywood film producer. Unfortunately, from the moment he arrives, one thing after another goes wrong with compounding effect.
A behind-the-scenes retrospective made for the twenty-fifth anniversary of the classic horror film, The Exorcist. Includes interviews with Linda Blair and the other stars of the film, along with commentary from the director and writer on some of the deeper meanings behind the elements they used to terrify their audiences, and previously unreleased footage including make-up tests and deleted scenes.
Bruce Lee is universally recognized as the pioneer who elevated martial arts in film to an art form, and this documentary will reveal why Bruce Lee's flame burns brighter now than the day he died over three decades ago. The greatest martial artists, athletes, actors, directors, and producers in the entertainment business today will share their feelings about the one who started it all. We will interview the people whose lives, careers, and belief systems were forever altered by the legendary "Father of Martial Arts Cinema". Rarely seen archival footage and classic photos will punctuate the personal testimonials. Prepare to be inspired.
The evolution of adult cinema through the most influential films in history, a journey that begins in the 1970s and ends nowadays. An in-depth analysis of the success of the most prestigious erotic films, their impact on industry and society, and their influence on cinema and contemporary culture.
An honors graduate in literature, Wyman is stuck writing cheap erotic fiction, but somehow ends up starring in an AV film. Suddenly a porn superstar in Japan, he discovers a whole new world fraught with pleasure, pain and more twists and turns than he or the audience expects.
As a filmmaker and his girlfriend return home from his movie premiere, smoldering tensions and painful revelations push them toward a romantic reckoning.
日活の成人映画レーベル「ロマンポルノ」の45周年を記念して日本映画界の第一線で活躍する監督たちが新作ロマンポルノを手掛ける「日活ロマンポルノ・リブート・プロジェクト」で、「冷たい熱帯魚」「ヒミズ」の園子温監督がメガホンをとったアナーキーな1作。小説家兼アーティストとしてブレイクした京子は、極彩色の部屋に籠もり、マネージャーの典子から知らされるスケジュールを分刻みでこなす毎日を送っていた。次第に虚構と現実の境が曖昧になっていく中、京子の意外な過去が暴かれていく。主人公の京子役に「みんな!エスパーだよ!」の冨手麻妙。
Cast, crew and fans explore the 'Back to the Future' time-travel trilogy's resonance throughout our culture—30 years after Marty McFly went back in time.
1980年代初頭、映画学校に通う温室育ちの学生がひとりの男と出会う。教養豊かだが怪しげなその男と親密な関係になるなかで、彼女は撮りたい世界を見いだしてゆく。
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.
Capturing Avatar is a feature length behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of Avatar. It uses footage from the film's development, as well as stock footage from as far back as the production of Titanic in 1995. Also included are numerous interviews with cast, artists, and other crew members. The documentary was released as a bonus feature on the extended collector's edition of Avatar.
The Death of 'Superman Lives': What Happened? feature film documents the process of development of the ill fated "Superman Lives" movie, that was to be directed by Tim Burton and star Nicolas Cage as the man of steel himself, Superman. The project went through years of development before the plug was pulled, and this documentary interviews the major players: Kevin Smith, Tim Burton, Jon Peters, Dan Gilroy, Colleen Atwood, Lorenzo di Bonaventura and many many more.
A multi-dimensional interface between a comic book artist, a novelist, and a film director. Each lives in a separate reality but authors a story about one of the others.
とある自主映画の撮影隊が山奥の廃墟でゾンビ映画を撮影していた。本物を求める監督は中々OKを出さずテイクは42テイクに達する。そんな中、撮影隊に 本物のゾンビが襲いかかる!大喜びで撮影を続ける監督、次々とゾンビ化していく撮影隊の面々。 ”37分ワンシーン・ワンカットで描くノンストップ・ゾンビサバイブムービー!”を撮ったヤツらの話。
Shot in France, England, Switzerland and the United States, this documentary covers director Alejandro Jodorowsky (El Topo, Holy Mountain, Santa Sangre) and his 1974 Quixotic attempt to adapt the seminal sci-fi novel Dune into a feature film. After spending 2 years and millions of dollars, the massive undertaking eventually fell apart, but the artists Jodorowsky assembled for the legendary project continued to work together. This group of artists, or his “warriors” as Jodorowsky named them, went on to define modern sci-fi cinema with such films as Alien, Blade Runner, Star Wars and Total Recall.
The story of Rudy Ray Moore, who created the iconic big screen pimp character Dolemite in the 1970s.
At a remote lake house in the Adirondack Mountains, a couple entertains an out-of-town guest looking for inspiration in her filmmaking. The group quickly falls into a calculated game of desire, manipulation, and jealousy, unaware of how dangerously intertwined their lives will soon become.
Shallow, rich and socially successful Cher is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school's pecking scale. Seeing herself as a matchmaker, Cher first coaxes two teachers into dating each other. Emboldened by her success, she decides to give hopelessly klutzy new student Tai a makeover. When Tai becomes more popular than she is, Cher realizes that her disapproving ex-stepbrother was right about how misguided she was -- and falls for him.
もしも地球に隕石が衝突しなければ、恐竜と人間は同じ時代を生きられたかもしれない…。川に流されて迷子になってしまったアパトサウルスのアーロ。大きいのに弱虫な彼のピンチを助けたのは、小さな人間のやんちゃな男の子スポットだった。すべてが正反対で言葉も通じない2人が奇跡の友情で結ばれた時、忘れられない冒険が始まる。『トイ・ストーリー』や『モンスターズ・インク』のディズニー/ピクサーが贈る、目を見張るような壮大な太古の地球を舞台に描く、感動のアドベンチャー・ファンタジー。
Following a ridiculously awful flight that leads to his pet's death, Nashawn Wade files a lawsuit against the airline, and wins a multimillion-dollar settlement. Determined to create a better flying experience, Nashawn starts his own airline, one that caters to an African-American clientele. Going into business with a tricked-out plane piloted by the smooth Capt. Mack, the airline hits a snag when it has to deal with the family of Elvis Hunkee.
名門のカーバー高校では、生徒会長選挙に学園一の優等生が立候補した。彼女に学校を牛耳られることを恐れた顧問教師は、成績は良くないが人気のあるアメフト部員を立候補させるが……!? ブラックな笑いが渦巻く傑作学園コメディ。
Tim Jenison, a Texas based inventor, attempts to solve one of the greatest mysteries in all art: How did Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer manage to paint so photo-realistically 150 years before the invention of photography? Spanning a decade, Jenison's adventure takes him to Holland, on a pilgrimage to the North coast of Yorkshire to meet artista David Hockney, and eventually even to Buckingham Palace. The epic research project Jenison embarques on is as extraordinary as what he discovers.
Veronica, the new girl in town, is lured into the woods by a group of senior boys looking to make her a victim. But the boys don't know that Veronica's been trained to handle herself in surprisingly lethal ways.
アパッチ族におびえながら荒野を走る駅馬車に、脱獄囚リンゴが同乗、アパッチの追撃をかわしてゆくが……。映画史に残る西部劇の決定版として知られるジョン・ウェイン主演の名作。
A man confesses to an FBI agent his family's story of how his religious fanatic father's visions lead to a series of murders to destroy supposed 'demons'.
雪が降りしきる中で馬を失った賞金稼ぎマーキスは、同業であるジョンと彼が捕らえたデイジーを乗せた駅馬車に同乗する。途中で保安官を名乗るクリスを拾った馬車は、猛吹雪から避難するためにミニーの紳士洋品店へ。メキシコ人の店番ボブや怪しげな絞首刑執行人オズワルドなどの存在にジョンが強い警戒心を抱く中で事件が起こる。