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'
Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill (1995)
7.1/10
Director: Judy Rymer, Sam Neill
Starring: Sam Neill
Sam Neill looks at our national cinema using dozens of film clips to explore the dark undercurrent beneath the seemingly uneventful surface of New Zea... Read more
Wim Wenders on Film: Lightning Over Water / The State of Things / A Trick of the Light (1995)
Director: Wim Wenders
Three overlooked gems from the iconic German filmmaker. 'Lightning Over Water (Nick's Movie)' is a heart-wrenching document of the last days of Wende... Read more
The Celluloid Closet (1995)
7.8/10
Director: Jeffrey Friedman, Rob Epstein
Starring: Narrated by, Lily Tomlin
Illustrated by movie clips and on-screen interviews with actors, directors, producers and writers, we take a fascinating look at the way Hollywood has... Read more
The Beatles: The Making of A Hard Day's Night (1994)
7.3/10
Starring: Phil Collins, The Beatles
On March 2, 1964, shooting began on a film starring four boys who many, including the studio, thought would soon be forgotten. The film was "A Hard Da... Read more
Shaolin Kung Fu (1994)
5.9/10
Starring: Jet Li
Shaolin Kung Fu is the quintessence of Chinese martial arts. This documentary features martial arts superstar Jet Li as he talks about his early caree... Read more
Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made (1994)
6.8/10
Director: Mika Kaurismaki
Starring: Samuel Fuller, Jim Jarmusch
This acclaimed documentary chronicles the aborted efforts of director Sam Fuller to make an action film in the Brazilian rain forest in 1954. Forty ye... Read more
Cinema of Vengeance: Martial Arts and the Movies (1994)
6.3/10
Director: Toby Russell
Starring: Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Chow Yun-Fat, Jean-Claude Van Damme, John Woo
'Cinema of Vengeance' is the essential history of Martial Arts and The Movies, covering fifty years of Chinese action cinema from the late forties thr... Read more
Death By Misadventure: The Mysterious Life Of Bruce Lee (1994)
7/10
Director: Toby Russell
Starring: Bruce Lee, Joe Lewis, Leo Fong, George Lazenby
An in-depth exploration of the life and death of Bruce Lee, featuring rare footage from his early films. There are numerous television clips of Lee, i... Read more
Top Fighter (1994)
6.6/10
Director: Toby Russell
Starring: Jet Li, Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Ron Van Cleef
An action-packed study of some of the top exponents of the martial arts on screen. Through exclusive interviews, the secret of Bruce Lee's art of Jeet... Read more
Jurassic Park Boxset (1993)
Director: Joe Johnston, Steven Spielberg
Starring: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Richard Attenborough, Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Tea...
'Jurassic Park' - Michael Crichton re-invented his earlier 'Westworld' story by adding dinosaurs to the mix. The result is a thrill ride that became o... Read more