Les Sièges de l'Alcazar (1989)

With a torrid past that haunts him, a movie theatre owner is hired to search for the only existing print of a film so notorious that its single screening caused the viewers to become homicidally insane.

O crítico de cinema Roger Ebert foi um dos nomes mais conhecidos de seu ofício. Vencedor do prêmio Pulitzer, era um rosto popular devido a seu longevo programa de televisão e à criação dos “thumbs up” para classificar um bom filme. Este documentário mostra os últimos meses de vida de Ebert, ao lado de sua esposa Chaz e de sua família, com seu espírito batalhador e seu bom humor, na luta contra um câncer que o impediu de falar.

A series of bizarre and disturbing murders rock the city of Mumbai. Film critics are being killed week after week with the release of every new film. Arvind Mathur, Head of Crime Branch Mumbai, is tasked with solving the case. With the help of Zenobia, a criminal psychologist, he tries to understand the mind of the killer to trap him.

In the midst of a spat, film critic Terry Thorpe accidentally kills his lover. Though Thorpe covers his tracks, he raises the suspicions of a private investigator, who then tries to blackmail him. Thorpe also falls under the watchful eye of Detective Fred Stapelli, a cop who is intent on becoming a screenwriter. Before long, Thorpe's girlfriend, Kit, and Stapelli's wife, Patricia, are roped into the case.

Hell on Earth is an hour-long documentary presented by Mark Kermode. It's about Ken Russell's 1971 film, The Devils which is one of the most controversial films ever made. Kermode chats to Russell as well as two of the films stars Georgina Hale and Murray Melvin. Also included are scenes that were cut from the released film for being too controversial.

O que você faria se sua vida se tornasse um filme que você odeia? Uma divertida comédia argentina. Um crítico exigente de cinema - que odeia romances - não consegue evitar que sua vida se transforme em um filme do gênero ao se apaixonar por uma jovem.

Uma análise profunda sobre a carreira do polêmico crítico espanhol Carlos Boyero e as mudanças vividas pela crítica cinematográfica como gênero na era das redes sociais.

Two obscure film critics host four SF/Horror films: The Thing in the Basement, Illegal Alien, Nightfright, and Dr. Dobermind.

An introduction to the great film critic Raymond Durgnat's appreciation of the nature of cinema.

Starting as an investigation, the film begins with the discovery of a murdered young woman. Gradually we go back in time to realize that this crime is altogether the logical continuation of a philosophy of life where neither sex nor death are taboo, and where a lust for pushing limits meets it ultimate conclusion.

A compelling personal journey with David Stratton, as he relates the fascinating development of our cinema history. David guides us from his boyhood cinema experience of Australia in England, where he saw the first images of this strange and exotic landscape via the medium of film, to his migration to Australia as a ‘ten pound pom’ in 1963 and onto his present day reflections on the iconic themes that run through our cinematic legacy. All of this reflects a passionate engagement in a uniquely Australian medium. Parallel and at the heart of the series is the story of an industry whose growing pains David has witnessed over a lifetime. Alongside David, the protagonists of this history are the giants of Australian cinema – both behind the camera and in front of it.

A prominent film critic writes a scathing review of a new horror film, and is abducted by the film's mentally unstable director, who subjects him to an eye-opening experience.

Óscar Peyrou is a veteran Spanish film critic who writes his reviews according to a very peculiar method: in his opinion, it is not really necessary to watch the films since it is possible to judge them simply by looking at their promotional poster.

Famous Spanish film critic Alfonso Sánchez talks about his personal life, his work and Anouk Aimée. A sentimental tribute to one of the most relevant figures on the Spanish film scene.

The world every movie has gone, the man who translates everything into movies shows up.

a short film about an event that takes place when a director who has been eliminated from the film festival visits the judge.

i also watcha you.

An analysis of Quentin Dupieux's film "Incredible But True" by film critic Elena Lazic.

Guy, film critic of the Cahiers du Cinéma and terminal cinephile, plans to write about the Vittorio Cottafavi retrospective at the Alcazar, his local cinema. One day he notices that Jeanne, film critic of Postif, the rival magazine, seems to be following him. He is intrigued-- is she interested in him, or planning to poach his praise for Cottafavi in her own article?