Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers (2019)

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.

В 1962 году состоялась встреча, определившая судьбу кинематографа. Молодой критик и режиссер французской новой волны Франсуа Трюффо взял серию интервью у своего кумира Альфреда Хичкока. Трюффо был одержим идеей доказать, что Хичкок, многими считавшийся ремесленником, штампующим фильмы «низкого жанра», на самом деле — один из величайших творцов и новаторов, чье филигранное искусство навсегда изменит культуру. По следам Трюффо в запутанный мир мастера саспенса и гениальных киноприемов пускаются современные режиссеры Уэс Андерсон, Мартин Скорсезе, Ричард Линклейтер и другие. Объединенные страстью к работам Хичкока, они пытаются найти ответ на вопрос: в чем секрет его гениальных фильмов, способных ввести в оцепенение любого зрителя?

Документальный фильм исследует историю, и технологический процесс цифрового и фотохимического создания фильма.

Джули — студентка киношколы, девушка из привилегированного класса, которая живёт в богемной квартирке, планирует снять фильм о рабочих, влюбляется в странного парня Энтони из министерства иностранных дел, манипулятора и эстета. Энтони возит её в Венецию и водит в музеи смотреть на старых мастеров, том числе и на вынесенную в заглавие картину Фрагонара «Сувенир». И эти отношения разрушат её планы и жизнь в целом. Зато Джули поймёт, как надо делать кино.

The story of Leon Vitali, who surrendered his promising acting career to become Stanley Kubrick's devoted right-hand man.

Сэнди Бэйтса любит публика и боготворит критика, его фильмы популярны. Но его последняя работа продюсеров разочаровала: Сэнди устал смешить, у него странные отношения с двумя любовницами, он устал от вездесущих поклонников и жизнь все чаще кажется печальной, а не смешной.

Alternately hilarious and horrifying, Overnight chronicles one man's misadventures of making a Hollywood movie. It starts out as a rags to riches story as Troy Duffy, a Boston-bred bartender, sells his first screenplay for The Boondock Saints.

Герой этого фильма задумал снять фильм о якудзе, который поразит зрителей жесткостью и реалистичностью. Но для этого ему приходится близко познакомится с миром японской мафии, а это чревато большими проблемами и для него, и для всей съемочной группы. Теперь молодому режиссеру предстоит пожалеть, что на съемках стало слишком много реализма, а льющаяся рекой кровь – совсем не бутафорская...

Документальный фильм, рассказывающий о съемках «От заката до рассвета» и его создателях.

An exploration of the appeal of horror films, with interviews of many legendary directors in the genre.

Everyone has a skeleton or two in his or her closet, but what about the director behind some of the most successful thrillers ever to hit the silver screen? Could M. Night Shyamalan be hiding a deep, dark secret that drives his macabre cinematic vision? Now viewers will be able to find out firsthand what fuels The Sixth Sense director's seemingly supernatural creativity as filmmakers interview Shyamalan as well as the cast and crew members who have worked most closely with him over the years. Discover the early events that shaped the mind of a future master of suspense in a documentary that is as fascinating as it is revealing.

После рождения ребёнка Филипп покупает себе 8-миллиметровую кинокамеру. Поскольку это первая камера в городе, местный партийный босс берёт его своим официальным фотографом. С повышением по службе растет и слава любителя; только взгляд его на реальность через объектив становится все более неприятным и беспощадным и все менее устраивающим власть предержащих…

NOTFILM is a feature-length experimental essay on FILM -- its author Samuel Beckett, its star Buster Keaton, its production and its philosophical implications -- utilizing additional outtakes, never before heard audio recordings of the production meetings, and other rare archival elements.

An in-depth look at the entire making of Ridley Scott's Gladiator. Consisting of: Tale Of The Scribes: Story Development, The Heat Of Battle: Production Journals, Attire Of The Realm: Costume Design, Shadow And Dust: Resurrecting Proximo, The Glory Of Rome: Visual Effects, Tools Of War: Weapons, Echoes In Eternity: Release And Impact,and final Production Credits.

Superfan David Whiteley celebrates the unsung British heroes behind the first film in the Star Wars’ franchise, 1977’s eponymously titled Star Wars. The Star Wars saga ends with the release of The Rise of Skywalker in December 2019. This documentary celebrates where it all began. It includes previously unheard stories from the people who made one of the most successful movies of all time, with additional interviews and previously unseen behind-the-scenes footage. The presenter, Star Wars superfan David Whiteley, who has his own connection to the original film (he was born on May the 4th), tracks down the often modest British talent who brought the galaxy to life. David explores the contribution of the London Symphony Orchestra and meets Ann Skinner, who was in charge of continuity. As well as seeing her original stills from the set, Ann reveals how she helped Sir Alec Guinness with one of the most famous speeches in Star Wars.

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of “Alien,” the terrifying classic about a spaceship crew trapped with a hideous monster that's hunting them one by one.

Isabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern, and producer Fred Caruso are interviewed for this 68-minute documentary about the making of David Lynch's Blue Velvet

A documentary directed by Winding Refn's wife, Liv Corfixen, and it follows the Danish-born filmmaker during the making of his 2013 film Only God Forgives.

Michele criticizes the film industry and its inhabitants, and is particularly embattled with a Neapolitan director making a musical about the 1968 student demonstrations. At the same time, Michele has a creative block and struggles to finish his film titled "Freud’s Mother." Nanni Moretti’s self-inquiry into filmmaking, political ennui, and men’s relations with their mothers.

A very special encounter between legendary American cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond and young French director Pierre Filmon. A personal journey with the brightest shadowmaker and his friends.

Brooks Wilson is in crisis. He is torn between his wife Selma and two daughters and his mistress Grace, and also between his career as a successful illustrator and his feeling that he might still produce something worthwhile.

To escape the police, the stooges pose as plumbers and are hired to fix a leak in a fancy mansion. They wind up crossing the electrical system with the plumbing and generally ruin the place. One memorable scene has the lady of the house tuning into a television broadcast from Niagara Falls as a torrent of water pours from the set. To escape the wrath of the homeowners the stooges escape through a magicians trap door.