Keyword: cinema history

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

8.4

2011

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A comprehensive history of the medium and art of motion pictures.

Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy

7

2022

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Follows the behind-the-scenes odyssey to get Midnight Cowboy (1969) produced, as well as the tumultuous era in which the movie was released and embraced.

Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror

6.3

2021

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A thorough overview and dissection of the subgenre of folk horror, with contributions from many of the major creators and clips from cinema all over the world.

Becoming Marilyn

7.7

2022

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On the 60th anniversary of Marilyn Monroes passing, this documentary provides a unique portrait of the screen icon from her own perspective. In contrast to the many films made and books written about her, this one offers to give her back her voice, through the interviews she gave, the books she wrote and the fragments she left behind. For the first time, it will be a matter of understanding how Norma Jeane Baker created the iconic Marilyn Monroe. Because Marilyn was not born Marilyn, she became her.

The Pervert's Guide to Ideology

7.6

2012

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Philosopher Slavoj Zizek examines the hidden themes and existential questions asked by world renowned films.

Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno

7.3

2009

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Henri-Georges Clouzots unfinished masterpiece, Inferno (1964), is reconstructed in this film which is part drama and part documentary.

The Méliès Mystery

7.5

2021

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In 1923, facing bankruptcy, film pioneer Georges Méliès burned all the original negatives of his early masterpieces. Almost a century later, dozens of his negatives were discovered in the Library of Congress. How did he do his final trick?

Kung Fu Stuntmen

6.8

2020

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The documentary gathers several best Chinese Kung Fu masters living in film industry, gives a full display of Hong Kong Kung Fu people in more than sixty years and shows their derring-do lives.

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

6.9

2021

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Dickson Hughes and Richard Stapley, two young songwriters and romantic partners, find themselves caught in movie star Gloria Swansons web when she hires them to write a musical version of Sunset Boulevard.

This Filthy World

7.8

2006

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Jeff Garlins documentary on the work of John Waters.

The Blade Runner Phenomenon

6.9

2021

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In 1982 a film came to the cinema that is set in the near future of Los Angeles in 2019 and itself changed the future of cinema as it is one of the most influential science fiction films ever and achieved cult status among cinema buffs around the world. This success was not foreseeable at first, because at the time of its release the film was a flop at the box office. The world of the Blade Runner is oppressively topical today. In his cult film, Ridley Scott conjures up a cold, rain-lashed, neon-glowing big city moloch who plunges into a social, economic and environmental dystopia. Today problems such as climate change, surveillance, overpowering corporations and artificial intelligence are more present than ever and the streets are populated with homeless people between high-rise buildings. Since Fritz Langs Metropolis, there has not been a science fiction film that, thanks to its production design and special effects, has developed such a visual impact as Blade Runner. All the more astonishing were the commercial failure and the press disaster that the film experienced when it opened in theaters. How the film nevertheless managed to become one of the most influential science fiction films of all time, this documentary tells viewers using behind-the-scenes material from various sets, photos, original locations in Los Angeles and illuminating interviewees with those involved in the unforgettable Film production.

Straight to VHS

6

2021

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The story of Act of Violence Upon a Young Journalist, a 1988 Uruguayan cult film created by enigmatic filmmaker Manuel Lamas.

The Pervert's Guide to Cinema

7.9

2006

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Slavoj Zizek examines famous films in a philosophical and a psychoanalytic context.