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Sexo en el plató(2007)

How are the sex scenes filmed? What tricks are used to fake the desire? How do the interpreters prepare and feel? Spanish actors and directors talk about the most intimate side of acting, about the tricks and work methods when narrating exposed sex. In Spain the general rule is that there are no rules. Each film, each interpreter, faces it in very different ways.

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His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th(2010)

A retrospective documentary about the groundbreaking horror series, Friday the 13th, featuring interviews with cast and crew from the twelve films spanning 3 decades.

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Doc of Chucky(2024)

The story of the cult horror empire through interviews with cast, crew, and horror icons such as Don Mancini, Brad Dourif, Jennifer Tilly, Catherine Hicks, Chris Sarandon, John Waters, Fiona Dourif, Perrey Reeves, Gerrit Graham, David Kirschner, and dozens more.

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Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers(2008)

Documentary about filmmakers of the New German Cinema who were members of the legendary Filmverlag für Autoren (Film Publishing House for Authors). Among them are Werner Herzog, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and Wim Wenders.

6.7

The End of Salò(2008)

Documentary about the making of the film Salò by Pier Paolo Pasolini

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Buñuel: Atheist Thanks to God(2005)

Documentary featuring interviews with several of legendary Spanish director Luis Buñuel’s close friends and collaborators.

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QT8: The First Eight(2019)

A detailed account of the life and artistic career of legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, from his early days as a video club manager to the scandalous fall in disgrace of producer Harvey Weinstein. A story about how to shoot eight great movies and become an icon of modern pop culture.

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Salò: Yesterday and Today(2002)

A thirty-three-minute documentary featuring interviews with director Pier Paolo Pasolini, actor-filmmaker Jean-Claude Biette, and Pasolini friend Ninetto Davoli.

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The Pixar Story(2007)

A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of its East Bay campus, the company's relationship with Disney, and its remarkable initial string of eight hits. The contributions of John Lasseter, Ed Catmull and Steve Jobs are profiled. The decline of two-dimensional animation is chronicled as three-dimensional animation rises. Hard work and creativity seem to share the screen in equal proportions.

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Blow Up of 'Blow-Up'(2016)

Documentary about Michelangelo Antonioni's 1966 film.

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Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer(1990)

Documentary about the life and work of film director Preston Sturges.

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Cinema Now(2022)

A fragmented collection of independent closed cinemas, in London during lockdown, captured on Super 8mm film.

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Making 'The Shining'(1980)

Directed and edited by Stanley Kubrick's daughter Vivian Kubrick, this film offers a look behind the scenes during the making of The Shining.

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The Movie That Wouldn't Die! – The 'Carnival of Souls' Story(1998)

Documentary about the making of the 1962 cult film "Carnival of Souls".

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The Lost Body of Alibech(2005)

Documentary about a lost sequence from Pier Paolo Pasolini's 1971 film "The Decameron".

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Kieslowski: Dialogue(1991)

Documentary featuring a candid interview with Kieślowski and rare behind-the-scenes footage from the set of The Double Life of Véronique

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Pasolini and the Secret Humiliation of Chaucer(2006)

Documentary about the making of Pier Paolo Pasolini's The Canterbury Tales (1972), and particularly focusing on the many edits and cut scenes that were made before the film's release.

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The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio(1985)

Documentary - After starting his career producing religious film shorts, J. Arthur Rank went on to become Britain's first and only movie mogul with his establishment of the legendary Pinewood Studios. Narrated by Michael Caine, THE GOLDEN GONG chronicles Pinewood's rise to success. - Richard Attenborough, Dirk Bogarde, Betty E. Box

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Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of(2012)

Documentary about the work of film director Michael Curtiz.

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Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas(2016)

When looking at Pedro Almodóvar’s filmography, it becomes evident that women are everywhere; in fact, his work revolves around them. His divas are the best to create a real portrait of Almodóvar and evoke the emotional power of his films. These women are the ideal observers of a cinematic career that, from La Mancha to Hollywood, has changed the image of Spain in the world.

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