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'
The James Dean Story / The Bells of Cockaigne (1953)
Director: Robert Altman
Starring: James Dean, Gene Lockhart, Donalee Taylor
Along with Robert Altman's seminal documentary is the hour-long telefilm 'The Bells of Cockaigne' featuring a rare glimpse of a young pre-stardom Jame... Read more
The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
7.4/10
Director: Brett Morgen, Nanette Burstein
Starring: Robert Evans
Rules are made to be broken. And Robert Evans has broken them all. He was the first actor to ever run a major Hollywood studio, Paramount Pictures. In... Read more
The Magic of Audrey Hepburn (2008)
Starring: Audrey Hepburn
She was the fairest of them all and people loved her dearly, enchanted by her beauty, grace and kindness. So powerful a spell did she cast that it did... Read more
The Magnificent Tati (2009)
6.9/10
Director: Michael House
Starring: Jacques Tati
Director Michael House explores the life and work of the magnificent Tati through clips and interviews with those who know his work best. Tati is foll... Read more
The Matrix Revisited (2001)
7.4/10
Director: Josh Oreck
Experience the nuts, the bolts, the creative thunder of the cyber-thriller that thrust moviemaking into an astonishing new dimension with never-before... Read more
The Ocean's 11 Story (2002)
Starring: Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr, Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop, Henry Si...
"The kings of cool... filming all day...partying all night". The Ocean's 11 Story documents the production of the 1960 caper movie that starred Frank... Read more
The Peddler (2010)
7.7/10
Director: Eduardo de la Serna
This sweet little documentary tells the story of Daniel Burmeister who is a filmmaker like no other. Travelling from village to village around Argenti... Read more
The People vs George Lucas (2010)
6.7/10
Director: Alexandre O Philippe
Few filmmakers have experienced the extreme levels of both adoration and animosity that George Lucas has. This funny and fascinating documentary uses... Read more
The Peter Sellers Story ...As He Filmed It (2004)
Director: Peter Lydon, Anthony Wall
Starring: Peter Sellers
Using a unique collection of his own home movies shot between 1948 and 1977 and discovered years after his death, this film presents an intriguing and... Read more
The Real Bruce Lee (1973)
5.2/10
Director: Jim Markovic
Starring: Bruce Lee
A rare find sure to delight fans of the legendary martial arts star, this program features clips from four films the young Lee made in China ("The Lit... Read more