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'
My Voyage to Italy (1999)
8.3/10
Director: Martin Scorsese
Aka "Il Mio Viaggio in Italia". Martin Scorsese, one of the most acclaimed directors of our time, directs and narrates this remarkable in-depth look a... 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
American Movie (1999)
7.9/10
Director: Chris Smith
Starring: Mark Borchardt, Mike Schank
A funny, acclaimed documentary focusing on Wisconsin filmmaker Mark Borchardt, a Hollywood wannabe who will do anything to finish his latest no-budget... Read more
Divine Trash (1998)
7.8/10
Director: Steve Yeager
Starring: Divine, Jim Jarmusch, Mink Stole, Steve Buscemi, John Waters, Paul Morrissey
Get the lowdown (and we mean low down!) on one of the most infamous films of all time, John Waters' 1972 cult classic "Pink Flamingos", in this acclai... Read more
Hollywood Rocks 'n' Rolls in the 50s (1998)
Starring: Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Pat Boone, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Rich...
A wonderful collection of performance clips that demonstrate how Hollywood helped rock & roll become one of America's favourite forms of entertainment... Read more
Wadd: The Life and Times of John C. Holmes (1998)
6.8/10
Director: Alan Smithee, Cass Paley
Porn has had its fair share of superstars but none were bigger in every sense than John Holmes. He was in Los Angeles in 1969 when the censorship wall... Read more
Full-Tilt Boogie (1998)
6.5/10
Director: Sarah Kelly
Starring: Robert Rodriguez, Harvey Keitel, Quentin Tarantino
Chronicles 10 weeks in the life of a film cast and crew on and off the set of the wild and crazy blood and guts vampire romp "From Dusk until Dawn". D... Read more
Trekkies (1997)
7/10
Director: Roger Nygard
Starring: Denise Crosby, Leonard Nimoy, Brent Spiner
This documentary boldy goes where no film has gone before, focusing on the most extreme fans in the universe: "Star Trek" fans. Host Denise Crosby int... Read more
Melies the Magician (1997)
Director: Jacques Meny
A documentary on pioneering French filmmaker Georges Melies along with fifteen of his rarely seen restored films from 1898-1905. Included are the leg... 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