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- DirectorChuck WorkmanStarsChantal AkermanRobert AltmanPeter BogdanovichAmidst a constant stream of hundreds of film clips, dozens of filmmakers voice their opinions on the titular question while primarily looking beyond the Hollywood mainstream to independent, experimental, documentary and avant-garde films.
- DirectorTheodoros AngelopoulosOlivier AssayasBille AugustStarsIsabelle AdjaniPegah AhangaraniAnouk AiméeA collective film of 33 shorts directed by different directors about their feelings about Cinema.
- DirectorJacinto CarvalhoJohan ChiaramonteStarsJohn CarpenterDean CundeyMel GibsonIn the 1980s, Hollywood cinema was revolutionized. Especially the summer of 1982 changed the entertainment cinema with nine grand films forever, as the documentary shows.
- DirectorJulien HamelinWith over 1,500 films released each year, Nigeria has become the world's third most important film producer after the United States (Hollywood) and India (Bollywood). Nollywood's films are shot in no time, with a small budget, and although their quality may be questionable, Nigerians do love them. Rightly so. These are films that are shot by Africans, for Africans. They are sold in the streets, in CD or DVD formats. Their stories unfold in Southern Christian communities or in Northern Muslim regions. They mix action, romance, religion, and sometimes even magic. In short, these films are a sheer reflection of this country. Welcome to Nigeria. Welcome to Nollywood.
- DirectorJean CocteauStarsJean Cocteau
- DirectorJames June SchneiderStarsJean EpsteinMarie EpsteinJean-Yves LeGallA documentary meditation on the French film director stresses the time he spent in Brittany and includes interviews, archive material, extracts of writings and juxtapositions of locations used in the work and their present day equivalents.
- DirectorHugh Munro NeelyStarsLouise BrooksShirley MacLaineDana DelanyDocumentary recounting the life story of Louise Brooks in 5 sections: "Lulu in Toe Shoes"; "Lulu in Hollywood"; "Lulu in Berlin"; "Lulu in Hell"; and "Resurrection". Narrated by Shirley MacLaine and featuring numerous interviews with friends and relatives of the legendary star, it also contains excerpts from many of her films including her first on-screen appearance.
- DirectorJason ConnellStarsTerry BoloGeoffrey GouldCecilia HartfeldA documentary spotlighting movie extras - the indispensable background actors in films.
- DirectorAmanda MicheliStarsJeannie EpperZoë BellLynda CarterDOUBLE DARE is a double-barreled, action-packed documentary about the struggles of two stuntwomen in male-dominated Tinseltown to stay working, stay thin, and stay sane.
- DirectorHugh Munro NeelyStarsCourtney LoveDavid StennBudd SchulbergClara Bow: Discovering the 'It' Girl features scenes from 25 of her films, as well as interviews with family members an acquaintances. Including seven minutes of additional material not seen in the TV version.
- DirectorØyvind Von Doren AsbjørnsenNiels Petter SolbergStarsGreta NissenVera ZorinaGreta GyntNorwegian actresses in international film throughout the silent era and into the 1970's is told in this 4 episode tv series produced for Norwegian television. The women toke part in many of the historic event in 75 years of film history and has surfaced to become actresses to be reckonned with after years of being in the shadow of the biggest Norwegian star of them all, Sonja Henie.
- DirectorMartina KudlácekStarsMiriam ArshamStan BrakhageChao Li ChiDocumentary about the life of avant-garde filmmaker Maya Deren, who led the independent film movement of the 1940s.
- DirectorAlly AckerStarsJodie FosterDede AllenGillian ArmstrongUsing rare footage and exclusive interviews with filmmakers from all over the globe, "Reel Herstory" corrects the historic notion that women behind the scenes in motion pictures held peripheral careers compared with their male counterparts. Ally Acker takes us on a sweeping journey behind the scenes with the female film pioneers from 1896-2014 whose remarkable achievements in cinema transformed movies forever.
- DirectorArthur DongStarsTurhan BeyJoan ChenTsai ChinHollywood Chinese is a captivating look at cinema history through the lens of the Chinese American experience. Directed by triple Sundance award-winning filmmaker, Arthur Dong, this documentary is a voyage through a century of cinematic delights, intrigues and treasures. It weaves together a wondrous portrait of actors, directors, writers, and movie icons who have defined American feature films, from the silent era to the current new wave of Asian American cinema. At once entertaining and enlightening, Hollywood Chinese reveals long-untold stories behind the Asian faces that have graced the silver screen, and weaves a rich and complicated tapestry, one marked by unforgettable performances and groundbreaking films, but also by a tangled history of race and representation.
- CreatorSusan LacyStarsMartin ScorsesePeter BogdanovichTony BennettDocumentary series focusing on great American artists and personalities.
- StarsBarry NormanJonathan RossDavid ThomsonDocumentary series profiling various Hollywood stars of yesteryear and more recent times.
- DirectorChuck WorkmanStarsOrson WellesSimon CallowChristopher WellesA look at the life and work of the great theatre, radio and film artist.
- DirectorJacques RichardStarsHenri AlekanCatherine AllégretJo AmorinLife and work of the founder of the Cinémathèque Française.
- DirectorCraig McCallStarsJack CardiffMartin ScorseseKirk DouglasIn 2001 Jack Cardiff (1914-2009) became the first director of photography in the history of the Academy Awards to win an Honorary Oscar. But the first time he clasped the famous statuette in his hand was a half-century earlier when his Technicolor camerawork was awarded for Powell and Pressburger's Black Narcissus. Beyond John Huston's The African Queen and King Vidor's War and Peace, the films of the British-Hungarian creative duo (The Red Shoes and A Matter of Life and Death too) guaranteed immortality for the renowned cameraman whose career spanned seventy years.
- StarsJohn LithgowMatthew ModineKathleen TurnerThe history of Hollywood and filmmaking comes alive in this spectacular nine hour celebration of movie magic.
- DirectorKevin BurnsStarsJames CoburnJulie AndrewsDavid BrownThe first half century of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation from its beginnings under Hungarian immigrant William Fox to it emergence as a major studio.
- StarsChristopher PlummerDaniel SelznickGregory OrrThe history of Hollywood film from the medium's invention to the birth of the New Hollywood in 1970.
- DirectorDeep SehgalStarsSanjeev BhaskarJaved AkhtarShabana AzmiThe British-based actor and comedy writer addresses an audience about his personal awakening into Indian cinema, inter-cut with interviews and insightful clips.
- DirectorPaul JoyceChris RodleyStarsRobert AltmanAllison AndersPaul BartelDocumentary on the American independent film scene.
- 1995–19983h 45m8.5 (5.1K)TV EpisodeDirectorMartin ScorseseMichael Henry WilsonStarsMartin ScorseseAllison AndersKathryn BigelowMartin Scorsese describes his initial and growing obsession with films from the 1940s and 50s as the art form developed and grew with clips from classics and cult classics.
- DirectorDavid StrohmaierStarsLowell ThomasFred WallerJim MorrisonA nostalgic and compelling look into the legendary three camera, three projector process that revolutionized motion pictures and led the industry into the widescreen era. Through actual Cinerama clips, rare behind the scenes footage and new interviews, CINERAMA ADVENTURE takes the viewer back to a lost era of movie showmanship, placing this American cinema phenomenon into historical perspective.
- DirectorRüdiger SuchslandStarsRüdiger SuchslandHans Henrik WöhlerFritz LangFocuses on the Weimar Republic (1918-1933) and its 'collective spirit' in cinema. The purpose of film as a cultural tool is examined. Based on celebrated sociologist Siegfried Kracauer's seminal book 'From Caligari to Hitler' (1947).
- DirectorKent HagenStarsEddie AlbertJed AllanDayton AllenTrace the history of television and its impact on American culture with clips, newsreels, and exclusive interviews from television greats like Walter Cronkite, Carol Burnett, and Jay Leno.
- StarsDick Van DykePhyllis DillerBetty WhiteA documentary series focusing on the legends that helped launched TV and left lasting impression on sitcoms, talk shows, variety shows and game shows in television's early years.
- DirectorAnne ImbertStarsAleksandr SokurovInterview with the Russian filmmaker Alexander Sokurov. Shot in different places of St. Petersburg, among its ghosts and lights.
- StarsKetty KonstadinouEvangelia AdreadakiEleni CollinsMythical theaters all around the world. Cinemas with a story so strong that it is sometimes related to the very story of their country. A 6x52' film Collection.
- DirectorLefteris Xanthopoulos
- DirectorAnne AndreuStarsGabriel AxelLaurent BénéguiJean-Claude CarrièreWhy are meal scenes so often central in cinema?
- DirectorGilles AdesStarsHenri AlekanJean DelannoyMax DouyA century of the Technical Cinematographic Industries and their technicians.
- DirectorFérid BoughedirA look at 20 years of African Cinema. The Featured extracts are: 'Les Bicots-Negres'(d. Med Hondo) 'Borom Serret' (d. Sembene Ousmane)1966 'La Noire de...' [Black Girl] (d. Sembene Ousmane)1966 'Soleil O' [Sun O] (d. Med Hondo) (Mauritania)1969 'Saitane' (d. Oumarou Gonda) (Niger)1973 'The Money Order'1968 'Amanie' (d. Gnoan M'Bala) (Ivory Coast) 'Ceddo' (d. Sembene Ousmane)1977 'Touki Bouki' (d. Djibril Diop-Mambety) (Senegal)1973 'Muna Moto' (d. Dikongue-Pipa) (Cameroun)1975 'News from the Village' (d. Safi Faye) (Senegal)1975 'XALA' (d. Sembene Ousmane)1975 'Baara' (d. Souleymane Cisse) (Mali)1978 'The Chapel' (d. J.M. Tchissoukou) (Congo)1980 'L'Exile' [The Exile] (d. Oumarou Ganda)1980 'Ajani Ogun' (d. Ola Balogun) (Nigeria)1976 'Djeli' (d. Fadika Kramo Lancine) (Ivory Coast)1981 'Wend Kuuni' (d. Gaston Kabore) (Upper Volta)1981 'Fenye' [The Wind] (d. Souleymane Cisse) (Mali)1982
- DirectorYacine BaddayAlexandre HilaireStarsJean AurenchePhilippe AurenchePierre BostThe life and work of Jean Aurenche, a famous french screenwriter who wrote or co-wrote around 100 movies for noted filmmakers like Claude Autant-Lara, René Clément, Sidney Lumet.
- DirectorJean-Pierre LimosinStarsJean-Pierre DardenneLuc DardenneThe cinematic word of the Dardenne brothers, printed on incandescent Super 8 in Seraing, their adolescence hometown. Decorating the film, a town that was actually incandescent before the shutdown of the local metallurgical industry.
- DirectorBernard LouargantStarsStig BjörkmanLena EndreGunnar FischerRarely in the history of the cinema, a company films productions will have marked the history and the culture of its country like ''Svensk Filmindustri''. Since its creation in 1919 by Charles Magnusson, Svensk Filmindustri have produced 1200 films including the major works of Mauritz Stiller, Victor Sjöström and Ingmar Bergman. The uncontested talent of the actresses Greta Garbo and Ingrid Bergman have given Swedish cinema a world recognition, a cinema that celebrates the power of the forces of nature, and where the inner life of its characters remains in our memories.
- DirectorMaria Silvia BazzoliChristian LelongStarsMoustapha AlassaneFreddy DenaësMariama HimaMoustapha Alassane is a living legend in African cinema. His adventures take us to the era of "pre-cinema", to the times of magical lantern and Chinese shadows. He is the first director of Nigerien cinema and animation films in Africa. He tells very old stories with current technology, but he also narrates the most current events with the most archaic means. This documentary not only tells the adventure of a human being and an extraordinary professional, but the memories of a generation, the history of a country, Niger in its golden age of cinema.