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Antonioni: Documents and Testimonials(1965)

A behind-the-scenes documentary about director Michelangelo Antonioni as he's shooting his segment of The Three Faces, a vehicle for Soraya, the former empress of Persia. Featuring interviews with Monica Vitti, Tonino Guerra and more.

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The Dawn of Kaiju Eiga(2019)

Japan, 1954. A legend emerges from the ashes of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, devastated by atomic bombs in 1945. The creature's name is Godzilla. The film that tells its story is the first of kaiju eiga, the giant monster movies.

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Olga Kurylenko and the Boat Chase(2009)

The short piece includes statements from Forster, Kurylenko, Powell, and Craig. This one focuses on the new Bond girl and her stunt work.

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Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films(2014)

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.

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The Village Detective: A Song Cycle(2021)

Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Iceland, July 9, 2016. The surprising discovery of a canister —containing four reels of The Village Detective (Деревенский детектив), a 1969 Soviet film—, caught in the nets of an Icelandic trawler, is the first step in a fascinating journey through the artistic life of film and stage actor Mikhail Ivanovich Zharov (1899-1981), icon and star of an entire era of Russian cinema.

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Becoming Marilyn(2022)

The story of how Norma Jeane Mortenson became Marilyn Monroe (1926-62), a lucid path of self-discovery, from anonymity to stardom: the painful birth of a myth.

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Dog Days: The Making of 'Cujo'(2007)

Documentary about the making of the 1983 thriller "Cujo"

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Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing(2004)

A comprehensive 12-part documentary on the making of "Spider-Man 2," covering everything from pre-production to premiere.

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Ermanno Olmi: The Roots of the Tree(1981)

Documentary about Italian film director Ermanno Olmi, with emphasis on "The Tree of Wooden Clogs".

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Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'(1988)

Documentary about the making of the film first presented on the British television series "The South Bank Show".

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Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions(2017)

The greatness, fall and renaissance of Hammer, the flagship company of British popular cinema, mainly from 1955 to 1968. Tortured women and sadistic monsters populated oppressive scenarios in provocative productions that shocked censorship and disgusted critics but fascinated the public. Movies in which horror was shown in offensive colors: dreadful stories, told without prejudices, that offered fear, blood, sex and stunning performances.

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Hong Kong Stories(2003)

A documentary about Hong Kong cinema mythology via Julien Carbon and Laurent Courtiaud’s experience as screenwriters in the HK film industry, working for Wong Kar-wai, Tsui Hark, Daniel Lee and Johnnie To

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Once Upon a Time... 'Tess'(2007)

Television documentary about the making of Roman Polanski's 1979 film "Tess."

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Once Upon a Time... The Umbrellas of Cherbourg(2008)

Television documentary about the making of Jacques Demy's 1964 film "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg".

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The South Bank Show: Terence Davies(1992)

Television documentary about British film director Terence Davies and his film "The Long Day Closes."

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Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut(2003)

Documentary about the making of Sam Peckinpah's 1971 film "Straw Dogs."

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The Blade Runner Phenomenon(2021)

Ridley Scott's cult film Blade Runner, based on a novel by Philip K. Dick and released in 1982, is one of the most influential science fiction films ever made. Its depiction of Los Angeles in the year 2019 is oppressively prophetic: climate catastrophe, increasing public surveillance, powerful monopolistic corporations, highly evolved artificial intelligence; a fantastic vision of the future world that has become a frightening reality.

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Spielberg(2017)

A documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time, Steven Spielberg.

7.6

Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn(2007)

The story of Tasmanian-born actor Errol Flynn whose short & flamboyant life, full of scandals, adventures, loves and excess was largely played out in front of the camera - either making movies or filling the newsreels and gossip magazines. Tragically he was dead from the effects of drugs and alcohol by the time he was only 50 & the myths live on. But there is another side of Flynn that is less well known - his ambitions to be a serious writer and newspaper correspondent, his documentary films and his interest in the Spanish Civil War and Castro's Cuba

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Bond on Location(2012)

Behind the scenes of shooting in various notoriously difficult locations, including interviews with producers and lead actors.

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