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'
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs - The Story of Movie Westerns (2005)
Starring: Tom Mix, Gary Cooper, John Wayne, William Boyd, George Gabby Hayes, Smiley Burne...
This is the story of the early Western movie pioneers. The 'Old West' flicks were predominantly 'Cowboys and Indians', the white hats against the blac... Read more
McKellen: Playing the Part (2017)
8.9/10
Director: Joe Stephenson
Starring: Ian McKellen
Feature documentary on the life and work of Sir Ian McKellen. Read more
East Side Story (1996)
6.7/10
Director: Dana Ranga
Starring: Chris Doerk, Erich Gusko, Helmet Hanke
This fascinating and fun, though not campy, documentary focuses on Soviet musicals, which were made to distract audiences from the oppressive politica... Read more
Pleasures and Dangers (1991)
Director: Shirley Horrocks
Profiling six contemporary female artists, internationally successful in their fields of painting, photography, filmmaking and sculpture, this documen... Read more
Silent Britain (2006)
7.5/10
Starring: Presented By, Matthew Sweet
In this pioneering BBC documentary, Matthew Sweet takes us on a journey through the the first three decades of British cinema. This enlightening docum... Read more
Inside the Actors Studio: Robert De Niro and Al Pacino (2007)
8.7/10
Starring: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino
Continuing in the tradition of legendary acting coach Constantin Stanislavski, 'Inside the Actors Studio' invites great filmmakers to discuss and stud... Read more
Entertaining the Troops (2006)
8.3/10
Starring: Bob Hope, Rita Hayworth, Dorothy Lamour, Mel Blanc, Humphrey Bogart, Marlene Die...
A star-studded document of army entertainers during World War Two. As men and women were stationed in far-off lands for years at a time during the '30... Read more
Inside the Actors Studio: Robin Williams (2008)
8.7/10
Starring: Robin Williams
Robin Williams almost single handedly paved the way for comedians who wanted to take their comedic timing and successfully turn it towards the world o... 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
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide (2013)
8.3/10
Starring: Colin Baker, Paul McGann, Peter Davison, Sylvester McCoy, David Tennant, Katy Ma...
Matt Smith and Jenna Coleman celebrate the 50th anniversary of the space-travelling Time Lord and take an in-depth look at of one of the most intrigui... Read more