Film On Film
Film on Film is all about making movies. Who makes them, how they make them, who's in them...and how did all this crazy light fantastic get started?
This is a great section for anyone interested film, it's beginnings, it's personalities, it's ups and downs and it's future. Look behind the red velvet curtain and discover the machine behind the screen.
Pictured: The tumultous life of film maker Ed Wood is explored in 'Ed Wood: Look Back in Angora'
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (2011)
7.5/10
Director: Gilles Penso
Starring: Peter Jackson, Terry Gilliam, James Cameron, Joe Dante, John Landis, Ray Harryha...
The remarkable career of the movie industry's most admired and influential special-effects auteur, the legendary Ray Harryhausen, is the subject of th... Read more
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (Blu-ray) (2011)
7.6/10
Director: Gilles Penso
Starring: Peter Jackson, Terry Gilliam, James Cameron, Joe Dante, John Landis, Ray Harryha...
The remarkable career of the movie industry's most admired and influential special-effects auteur, the legendary Ray Harryhausen, is the subject of th... Read more
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (2005)
7.8/10
A true film industry pioneer, Ray Harryhausen took stop-motion animation to an entirely new level and revolutionized the special effects industry. Thi... Read more
Rebirth of a Nation (2007)
7.2/10
Director: Paul D (DJ Spooky) Miller
DJ Spooky's provocative 'remix' of D.W. Griffith's infamous 1915 masterpiece, "The Birth of a Nation". Originally commissioned as a live multimedia pe... Read more
Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt (2003)
6.7/10
Director: Paul A Kaufman
Starring: Adam West, Burt Ward, Jack Brewer, Jason Marsden, Lyle Waggoner, Lee Meriwether,...
Holy Reunion Movie, Batman! When the original Batmobile is stolen, there's no time to call the police. This is a job for actors! Thirty-five years aft... Read more
Ringers: Lord of the Fans (2005)
6.3/10
Director: Carlene Cordova
Starring: Peter Jackson, Dominic Monaghan, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom, Da...
Essential viewing for any true Tolkein fan, this smart, entertaining documentary explores the influence of 'The Lord of The Rings' on society and pop... Read more
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008)
7.3/10
Director: Marina Zenovich
Roman Polanski's life has been marked by tragedy. His mother was killed by the Nazis during the Holocaust and his fairy-tale love affair with his wife... Read more
Searching for Debra Winger (2002)
6.3/10
Director: Rosanna Arquette
Starring: Debra Winger, Diane Lane, Gwyneth Paltrow, Martha Plimpton, Salma Hayek, Whoopi...
Rosanna Arquette directed this highly entertaining, insightful documentary on how over-30 actresses, in and away from Hollywood, deal with aging and t... Read more
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2002)
6.3/10
Director: Kevin Burns, Steve Smith
From "The Seven Year Itch" to "The Graduate", and from "Midnight Cowboy" to "Unfaithful" - the most sensual moments in the history of cinema are revea... Read more
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn (2009)
7.7/10
Director: Josh Whiteman
Starring: Anton Corbijn
Internationally renowned artist and filmmaker Anton Corbijn has created some of his generation's seminal rock images. Photographing musicians as diver... Read more