Movies: Filmmaking

An in-depth look at the highly successful TV series, including a study of the philosophical approach of the program....

The main character has a dream: he wants to become a director. On his way to achieving it, he faces many challenges, and the hardest one is his divorce from his family. But he doesn’t give up and finally reaches his dream. Now, he must win his family...

Video piece, featuring journalist Buzz Bissinger, about trader Harry Goulding's key role in bringing Monument Valley to Hollywood....

Documentary about the making and reception of Carl Th. Dreyer's final movie, "Gertrud."...

An overview of the history of Great Britain's Amicus Films, which was a rival of Hammer Studios in the horror field. Included are interviews with company co-founder Max Rosenberg, cameraman Freddie Francis and director Roy Ward Baker, and clips from ...

In the summer of ’83 a camera crew visited Valkhn Films, an editing house where Style Wars was being painstakingly spliced together. This 25 min piece is a rare glimpse at the process of telling a real story as it’s happening....

Behind-the-scenes tidbits of "The Legend of the Stardust Brothers"....

Emerson and his friend Thacle kidnap Henrique, a famous brazilian filmmaker, in order to get his help in the making of a movie on their home island....

Discussion of the making of the film Summer Stock (1950)....

Tells the story of Tucson and the legendary movies that were shot there....

Andrew, a sound recordist, fuels his obsession with a young actress through nefarious means. When Andrew’s flirtations are turned down by actress Amy, he swiftly takes advantage of his ability to listen in on any conversation in a twisted bid for con...

After leaving his job and suing his boss for discrimination, a tired old man just wants revenge. He sets out to make a movie about his boss with the help of his only friends, a group of IDD artists and a young film student named Dexter....

Anger discusses his Aleister Crowley-inspired theories of art: How he views his camera like a wand and how he casts his films, preferring to consider his actors, not human beings but as elemental spirits. In fact, he reveals that he goes so far as to...

François Truffaut (1932-1984), once the most influential critic of the French New Wave, became a brilliant, prolific, and uncompromising director, creating 25 films in 25 years. Internationally honored and beloved for his poignant, often irresistibly...

A small town is riddled with a series of murders targeting couples at make-out point. The police, the mob, and individuals of Union, Ontario take it upon themselves to try and stop their .44 killer before it's too late....

A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of Barta’s masterpiece....

A fledgling young actor has finally secured a part in a promising production, but disagreements between the director and producer threaten to derail the project—and his career....

Two filmmakers who always fail to market their films, try to find a way to success by doing black magic in their film production....

Interview with critic Molly Haskell about Hawks and Red River...

The Making of It's Always Fair Weather with footage and discussion by historians and participants....