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'
Champion (2005)
7.2/10
Director: Joe Eckardt
Starring: Danny Trejo
This multiple award winning documentary chronicles actor Danny Trejo's life through raw and candid conversations about everything from trying heroin a... Read more
This Film is Not Yet Rated (2005)
7.5/10
Director: Kirby Dick
Starring: Kevin Smith, Matt Stone, John Waters, Kimberly Peirce
In a rare and refreshing reversal of roles, filmmakers put the powerful Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA for short) under the microscope fo... Read more
Gangland - Bullets Over Hollywood (2005)
Director: Elaina B Archer
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Edward G Robinson, Pau...
Documentary about Hollywood's depiction of the gangster. Since the beginning of cinema, Hollywood has always had a strong fascination with gangsters a... Read more
H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds: An Historical Perspective (2005)
Director: Rod Pyle
H.G. Wells' classic tale of interplanetary invaders landing on Earth has enthralled audiences around the world for decades. This intriguing two-part d... Read more
Garbo (2005)
8.3/10
Director: Kevin Brownlow, Christopher Bird
Starring: Narrated by, Julie Christie
Greta Garbo is almost as famous for her reclusiveness a she is for starring in such enduring classics as 'Grand Hotel', 'Anna Christie', and 'Ninotchk... 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
Alias Nick and Nora (2005)
Starring: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Narrated by, Kevin Kline, Kathleen Turner
Features two documentary tributes to the couple who portrayed the ultimate 1930s dandies in the Thin Man film series. 'William Powell: A True Gentlem... Read more
How William Shatner Changed the World (2005)
7.5/10
Starring: William Shatner
William Shatner takes a tongue-in-cheek look at how the 'Trek' phenomenon has influenced and inspired modern technologies such as cell phones, MP3 pla... Read more
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream (2005)
7.4/10
Director: Stuart Samuels
Starring: David Lynch, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Richard O'Brien, John Waters, Roger Ebert, Ti...
Based on the best selling book by director Stuart Samuels, this intriguing documentary offers a rare insight into the explosion of cult cinema and the... 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