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'
Monster Road (2004)
7.7/10
Director: Brett Ingram
Starring: Bruce Bickford, George Bickford
The life of legendary eccentric clay animator Bruce Bickford is illuminated in this fascinating documentary. From his Cold War childhood to his work... Read more
Henri Langlois: Phantom of the Cinematheque (2005)
Director: Jaques Richard
This charming offering celebrates the man who cultivated cinema's future by protecting its past. A legendary film programmer and archivist Henri Langl... Read more
Tell Them Who You Are (2005)
6.9/10
Director: Mark S Wexler
Starring: Haskell Wexler, Billy Crystal, Jane Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Paul Newman, Sidney Po...
Director Mark Wexler presents this fascinating documentary focusing on his famed cinematographer father, Haskell. As both men explore their complex re... Read more
How To Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (And Enjoy It) (2005)
7.4/10
Director: Joe Angio
Starring: Melvin Van Peebles, Mario Van Peebles, Spike Lee, etc ...
The remarkable life and career of filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles is laid bare in this warts and all insight into a man whose life path has veered from t... 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
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror (2006)
7.7/10
Director: Stefan Hutchinson
Celebrate a quarter-century of scares with this revealing retrospective on one of horror cinema's most beloved and successful franchises. Narrated by... Read more
Two in the Wave (2009)
6.7/10
Director: Emmanuel Laurent
Starring: Jean-Luc Godard, Francois Truffaut
The two are Jean-Luc Godard and Francois Truffaut, friends and writers for the magazine Cahiers du Cinema, whose films "Breathless" and "The 400 Blows... Read more
This Is Elvis (1981)
7.5/10
Director: Andrew Solt, Malcolm Leo
Starring: David Scott, Paul Boensh Iii, Johnny Harra
Unusual documentary combines actual footage along with actors playing Elvis at various parts of his life. Includes both the original 1981 theatrical... 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
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