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 Robert Epstein Collection: The Celluloid Closet / Common Threads / Paragraph 175 / The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
Director: Jeffrey Friedman, Rob Epstein
A collection of four documentaries from queer filmmaker Robert Epstein. "The Celluloid Closet" (1995) - This entertaining and often hilarious look at... Read more
Heart of an Empire (2007)
8.9/10
Director: Jay Thompson
In 1997, Albin Johnson took his obsession with the "Star Wars" trilogy to another level by founding the Fighting 501st Legion, a fanboy army who don e... Read more
Barry Barclay - The Camera on the Shore (2009)
Director: Graeme Tuckett
The late Barry Barclay [Ngati Apa] was one of New Zealand's most respected filmmakers. Before his death in February 2008, Barclay was interviewed for... Read more
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)
8.7/10
Starring: Heather Langenkamp
This four hour "shockumentary", narrated by and starring Heather Langenkamp (star of Nightmare I, III and Wes Craven's New Nightmare), features exclus... Read more
Stanley Kubrick: A Life In Pictures (2001)
8/10
Director: Jan Harlan
Starring: Narrated by, Tom Cruise
Stanley Kubrick's long-time producer, and brother-in-law, Jan Harlan has crafted this loving and definitive tribute (with the full cooperation of Kubr... Read more
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens (2000)
6.7/10
Director: Margaret Selby
Starring: Chuck Jones
An entertaining career retrospective of one of the most innovative and revered animators of all time, Chuck Jones. Join Whoopi Goldberg, Matt Groening... Read more
Beyond the Golden Compass: The Magic of Philip Pullman (2007)
7.1/10
Director: Jean-Pierre Isbouts
In the lead-up to the release of summer blockbuster 'The Golden Compass', this documentary attempts to unlock the astonishing truths and hidden meanin... Read more
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)
7.4/10
Director: Mark Hartley
Electric Boogaloo is a documentary about Israeli filmmakers Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus who, having produced the biggest Israeli box office hit eve... Read more
A Constant Forge: The Life and Art of John Cassavetes (2000)
7.4/10
Director: Charles Kiselyak
Starring: John Cassavetes
Charles Kiselyak's detailed journey through the career of one of film's greatest pioneers and iconoclasts. Assembled from candid interviews with Cassa... Read more
My Best Fiend (1999)
7.9/10
Director: Werner Herzog
Starring: Klaus Kinski, Werner Herzog, Claudia Cardinale, Eva Mattes, Beat Presser
This wonderfully incisive documentary tells of the bizarre collaberation between actor Klaus Kinski and filmmaker Werner Herzog. This strange actor-di... Read more