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The Making Of...Vol. I
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A playlist dedicated to Documentaries that discuss the making of movies and tv shows that I like. As well as documentaries about Actors, Actresses & Directors whom I am a fan of too.


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Movie: Joker: Put on A Happy Face (Short 2020)
Featuring interviews with filmmakers and industry legends, discover the origins and evolution of The Joker, and learn why The Clown Prince of Crime is universally hailed as the greatest comic-book supervillain of all time.
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TV Show: RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop ( 2023 )
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop takes an in-depth look into the ground breaking franchise and features new interviews with cast and crew, including Hollywood icons such as Peter Weller, Diane Robin, Ronny Cox, Nancy Allen, Ray Wise, director Paul Verhoeven & more.
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Movie: Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star ( 2023 )
From "Top Gun" to the "Mission: Impossible" franchise, Tom Cruise becomes the world's biggest movie star by risking life and limb to perform death-defying stunts.
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TV Show: Icons Unearthed: Marvel ( 2023 )
Cast, crew, and experts will reveal never-before-heard stories about the most iconic film and television series.
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Movie: Clerk ( 2021 )
A documentary on the career and life of filmmaker and raconteur Kevin Smith.
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TV Show: The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek ( 2021 )
The Center Seat: 55 Years Of Star Trek is a multi-episode documentary series that takes viewers on the definitive in-depth journey behind the scenes of one of the greatest landmark franchises of all time: Star Trek. Celebrating the show's 55th anniversary, each episode focuses on a different chapter in the groundbreaking program's history, starting with its inception at Lucille Ball's legendary production company Desilu. Interviews with the cast, crew and experts reveal never-before-heard backstage stories and offer fresh insights. No stone is left unturned, including lesser-known aspects of the franchise like The Animated Series and Phase II. Additionally, The Center Seat features one of Leonard Nimoy's final in-depth Trek interviews. Star Trek is the most iconic television science-fiction saga of all time and remains more popular than ever. The Center Seat details how it began, where it's been, and how it's boldly going where no television series has gone before!
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Movie: Attack of the Hollywood Cliches! (TV Special 2021) ( 2021 )
A special featuring some of the most famous films along with Screenwriters, Academics and Critics as they guide through the funny, weird and controversial clichés which appear on the screens.
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Movie: Being James Bond: The Daniel Craig Story ( 2021 )
In this special 45 minute retrospective, Daniel Craig candidly reflects on his 15 year tenure as James Bond. Including never-before-seen archival footage spanning from 'Casino Royale' to 'No Time To Die', Craig shares his personal memories in conversation with 007 producers, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, in the lead up to his final performance as the iconic secret agent.
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Movie: Val ( 2021 )
Val Kilmer, one of Hollywood's most mercurial actors, has been documenting his life and craft through film. He has amassed thousands of hours of footage, from home movies made with his brothers, to time spent in iconic roles for blockbuster films like Top Gun and Batman. This raw and wildly original documentary reveals a life lived to extremes and a heart-filled look at what it means to be an artist.
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Movie: Phenomenon Blade Runner ( 2021 )
In 1982 a film came to the cinema that is set in the near future of Los Angeles in 2019 and itself changed the future of cinema as it is one of the most influential science fiction films ever and achieved cult status among cinema buffs around the world. This success was not foreseeable at first, because at the time of its release the film was a flop at the box office. The world of the Blade Runner is oppressively topical today. In his cult film, Ridley Scott conjures up a cold, rain-lashed, neon-glowing big city moloch who plunges into a social, economic and environmental dystopia. Today problems such as climate change, surveillance, overpowering corporations and artificial intelligence are more present than ever and the streets are populated with homeless people between high-rise buildings. Since Fritz Lang's "Metropolis", there has not been a science fiction film that, thanks to its production design and special effects, has developed such a visual impact as "Blade Runner". All the more astonishing were the commercial failure and the press disaster that the film experienced when it opened in theaters. How the film nevertheless managed to become one of the most influential science fiction films of all time, this documentary tells viewers using behind-the-scenes material from various sets, photos, original locations in Los Angeles and illuminating interviewees with those involved in the unforgettable Film production.
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TV Show: Marvel Studios: Assembled ( 2021 )
Marvel Studios: Assembled is a comprehensive documentary series streaming on Disney+ that chronicles the creation of Marvel Studios' thrilling new shows and theatrical releases. Journey behind-the-scenes of productions such as WandaVision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and Loki via exclusive on-set footage. Assembled is an immersive, and in-depth examination of the next phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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Movie: Marvel's Behind the Mask ( 2021 )
Meet the writers and artists behind characters like Black Panther, Miles Morales, Ms. Marvel, Luke Cage, the X-Men, Captain Marvel, and many other characters in the Marvel Universe, highlighting their impact on pop culture and media.
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Movie: Leonardo DiCaprio: Most Wanted! ( 2021 )
From his juvenile roles to his darker mature roles, a portrait of American actor Leonardo DiCaprio.
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Movie: Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business ( 2021 )
Navigating the current film business is more difficult than ever before. Rapidly-changing technology, and a greatly over-crowded marketplace have lead to an industry in which anyone can make a film now, but few can make a living. CLAPBOARD JUNGLE is a documentary intended to serve as a survival guide for the modern independent filmmaker. Featuring interviews with dozens of directors, producers, writers, actors, distributors, festival programmers, publicity persons and much more, while following one filmmaker's personal journey, this is a film created to help people stay afloat in a risky business.
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TV Show: Marvel's 616 ( 2020 )
Marvel's 616 is an anthological documentary series exploring the intersection between Marvel's rich legacy of stories, characters, and creators and the world outside your window. Told through the lens of a diverse group of filmmakers, each documentary will dive into the rich historical, cultural and societal context that has become inseparable from stories of the Marvel Universe.
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Movie: Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on the Exorcist ( 2020 )
A lyrical and spiritual cinematic essay on The Exorcist, LEAP OF FAITH explores the uncharted depths of William Friedkin's mind's eye, the nuances of his filmmaking process, and the mysteries of faith and fate that have shaped his life and filmography.
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TV Show: Inside Pixar ( 2020 )
Inside Pixar is a documentary series of personal and cinematic stories that provide an inside look into the people, artistry, and culture of Pixar Animation Studios. 
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Movie: Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story ( 2020 )
An action-documentary about the evolution of stunt women from The Perils of Pauline (1914) and beyond.
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TV Show: Women Make Film ( 2020 )
This epic, five years in the making, is made up of 14 episodes narrated by Tilda Swinton, Jane Fonda, Adjoa Andoh, Sharmila Tagore, Kerry Fox, Thandie Newton and Debra Winger. Women Make Film follows in the footsteps of Mark Cousins' The Story of Film: An Odyssey, to give us a guided tour of the art and craft of the movies. Using almost a thousand film extracts from thirteen decades and five continents, Cousins asks how films are made, shot and edited; how stories are shaped and how movies depict life, love, politics, humour and death, all through the compelling lens of some of the world's greatest directors – all of them women.
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Movie: Making the Witcher ( 2020 )
Journey into the extraordinary world of «The Witcher» -- from casting the roles to Jaskier's catchy song -- in this behind-the-scenes look at the series.
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Movie: 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic (Short 2020) ( 2020 )
In 1976, a low budget movie written by an unknown actor was released, inspiring audiences around the world to go the distance. Rocky (1976) became the ultimate underdog film. Over forty years later, Sylvester Stallone recounts the making of the beloved classic through rare home movies provided by Director John G. Avildsen and Production Manager Lloyd Kaufman.
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Movie: You Don't Nomi ( 2020 )
Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls (1995) was met by critics and audiences with near-universal derision. "You Don't Nomi" traces the film's redemptive journey from notorious flop to cult classic, and maybe even masterpiece.
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Movie: Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time- Vol. 2 Horror and Sci-Fi ( 2020 )
The greatest cult horror and science fiction films of all-time are studied in vivid detail in the second volume of Time Warp. Includes groundbreaking classics like "Night of the Living Dead," and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," and sci-fi gems such as "Blade Runner," and "A Clockwork Orange."
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Movie: The Happy Days of Garry Marshall (TV Special 2020) ( 2020 )
Stars of some of Marshall's most iconic series and films, sharing their favorite memories of Marshall.
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Movie: Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind ( 2020 )
Exploring Natalie Wood's life and career through the unique perspective of her daughter, Natasha Gregson Wagner, and others who knew her best.
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TV Show: Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian ( 2020 )
In Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian, executive producer Jon Favreau invites the cast and crew to share an unprecedented look at the making of the series that quickly became a pop culture phenomenon after premiering last November. Each chapter explores a different facet of the first live-action Star Wars television show through interviews, never-before-seen footage, and roundtable conversations hosted by Favreau himself.
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TV Show: Prop Culture ( 2020 )
Prop Culture is an anthology series that takes a unique look at beloved films through the props & costumes (now modern ‘artifacts') that made them unique – from the craftspeople who created them, the actors who interacted with them, and the collectors / archives who own and cherish them. The show will be hosted by film historian/collector Dan Lanigan. Among the films featured in the first eight episodes are "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl," "Mary Poppins," "The Muppet Movie," "Tron" and "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?".
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Movie: Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time- Vol. 1 Midnight Madness ( 2020 )
From "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" to "The Big Lebowski" and everything in between, this fascinating deep-dive documentary begins its celebration of the greatest cult movies of all-time discussing the birth of the midnight movie.
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Movie: Kubrick by Kubrick ( 2020 )
A rare and transcendent journey into the life and films of the legendary Stanley Kubrick like we've never seen before, featuring a treasure trove of unearthed interview recordings from the master himself.
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TV Show: Cursed Films ( 2020 )
Cursed Films examining the facts, myths and mysteries around iconic films and franchises whose casts and crew have been struck by misfortune and tragedy, including The Exorcist, Poltergeist and The Omen, among others.The series will reveal the events that haunted these productions through interviews with experts, witnesses and the cast, directors and producers who lived through the real-life events. Were these films really cursed, as many believe, or just the victims of bad luck and bizarre circumstances?
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TV Show: Disney Insider ( 2020 )
Disney Insider peels back the curtain of The Walt Disney Company like never before. Tune in each week as the series takes fans behind movies, theme parks, destinations, music, toys, and more. Each episode offers three unique stories that capture the magical moments and heartfelt storytelling that is Disney. We will be there first, to share our amazing stories, and through unrivaled access fans will see the true magic behind all things Disney. 
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Movie: Millennium After the Millennium ( 2020 )
In 1996 Chris Carter followed up The X-Files with the darker, arguably more sophisticated series, Millennium, a gothic horror show that pit actor Lance Henriksen against a thousand points of darkness. The series ended abruptly in 1999, but the darkness remains. Fans yearning for Frank Black's heroic return can revisit past nightmares and see glimpses of a hopeful future in this documentary.
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Movie: Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini ( 2019 )
A documentary about the life of Tom Savini. The film covers his early days in Pittsburgh, and his rise to stardom as Hollywood's most sought after special effects wizard.
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Movie: VHS Nasty ( 2019 )
VHS Nasty is part 3 in the infamous cult VHS doc series "VHS Lives". In the early 80's, VCR players were in every house, but a legendary cult following developed during the VHS era like no other, those that loved The Video Nasty! With video stores on every corner during the VHS boom, they were flooded with an array of horror the likes of which we will never see again. The sleeve art was awesome and these unregulated horror, gore and sexploitation films rocked before they were eventually banned in the UK and the hysteria started to spread across the globe! VHS Nasty delves deep into the cult classic satanic panic that is the video nasties, taking an in-depth look at censorship within horror films specifically the video nasty scandal that shook not only Britain in the early 80's, but shook the world into a frenzy of panic! Talking about cult video nasties such as Faces of Death, Cannibal Holocaust, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Driller Killer and many more. Brought to you by Tony Newton the creator and producer of VHS Lives series, 60 Seconds to Die, 1000 Zombies and the Grindsploitation film series.
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Movie: QT8: The First Eight ( 2019 )
A documentary that focuses on the first 21 years of Quentin Tarantino's career and includes interviews with his frequent collaborators.
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Movie: Direct to Video: Straight to Video Horror of the 90s ( 2019 )
The documentary contains exclusive interviews with 20 Directors, Actors, Writers and Special FX artists from the 90s Direct To Video scene such as Clint Howard, Lloyd Kaufman, Kelli Maroney, Jeff Burr, Jim Wynorski, Brinke Stevens, Fred Olen Ray and Kenneth J. Hall.
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Movie: Memory: The Origins of Alien ( 2019 )
The untold origin story behind Ridley Scott's Alien - rooted in Greek and Egyptian mythologies, underground comics, the art of Francis Bacon, and the dark visions of Dan O'Bannon and H.R. Giger. A contemplation on the symbiotic collaborative process of movie-making, the power of myth, and our collective unconscious.
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Movie: Love, Antosha ( 2019 )
A portrait of the extraordinary life and career of actor Anton Yelchin.
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Movie: Game of Thrones: The Last Watch ( 2019 )
Chronicling the creation of Game of Thrones (2011)'s final season, its most ambitious and complicated one.
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Movie: What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ( 2019 )
Ira Steven Behr explores the legacy of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993).
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Movie: The Projectionist ( 2019 )
The film director converses with the proprietor of a Cinema complex in Queens about the 1970s era of film making and exhibition in New York City, when things were edgier and sleazier than they are in today's cleaned up scene.
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Movie: Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street ( 2019 )
A retrospective look at A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) and the life of its lead actor, Mark Patton.
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Movie: Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film ( 2019 )
The story of the makeup artists behind one of the most ground breaking and beloved science fiction franchise of all time, Planet of the Apes.
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TV Show: Elvis Goes There ( 2019 )
Follow renowned journalist Elvis Mitchell as he travels with A-list filmmakers and actors to places of inspiration around the world with unprecedented access, exploring how each location shaped their work and identity.
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Movie: Platoon: Brothers in Arms ( 2018 )
Charlie Sheen narrates, as cast and crew share their personal experiences making the Academy Award winning film, Platoon. This non-union, low budget, independent film was cast almost exclusively with young, unknown actors making their first film. Together they share their first hand accounts of the grueling boot camp, Oliver Stone's "unique" directing style, and the brutal filming conditions that together forged their eternal brotherhood.
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Movie: King Cohen ( 2018 )
A feature length documentary on the acclaimed work and eclectic career of maverick filmmaker Larry Cohen.
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Movie: Too Macabre: The Making of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark ( 2018 )
This documentary fills in the backstories of the making of Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988), as well as much of Cassandra Peterson's career. It also provides a lot of insight into the workings of Hollywood production.
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Movie: The Director and the Jedi ( 2018 )
An intimate documentary delving into Rian Johnson's process as he comes in as a director new to the Star Wars universe.
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Movie: Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros Years ( 2018 )
The untold story of Hammer at Warner Bros, and the relationship that produced some of the British company's finest films.
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Movie: Chris Claremont's X-Men ( 2018 )
Chris Claremont came to Marvel as a young man, and was assigned a book that no one else wanted, a book on the brink of cancellation: X-Men. Over the next 17 years, his work on the title turned it into the biggest franchise in comic book history. Forty years later, his work has been adapted into 10 films, three TV series, countless video games and become a part of our cultural mythology.
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Movie: I Am Heath Ledger ( 2017 )
Friends and family of the late actor Heath Ledger remember his life and career.
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TV Show: The Hollywood Masters ( 2017 )
Top Hollywood stars and directors open up about their dreams, struggles and lifelong obsessions in interviews filmed in front of a live audience.
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Movie: You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night ( 2016 )
An extensive look at the making of Fright Night (1985) and Fright Night Part 2 (1988) featuring exclusive interviews with cast and crew members, rare photographs, behind-the-scenes footage and more.
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Movie: Mifune: The Last Samurai ( 2016 )
A feature-length documentary about the life and films of legendary actor Toshiro Mifune, weaving together film clips, archival stills, and interviews with such luminaries as Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese. Narrated by Keanu Reeves.
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Movie: By Sidney Lumet ( 2016 )
In BY SIDNEY LUMET, film legend Sidney Lumet (1924-2011) tells his own story in a never-before-seen interview shot in 2008 produced by the late filmmaker Daniel Anker. With candor, humor and grace, Lumet reveals what matters to him as an artist and as a human being. The documentary film features clips from Lumet's films - 44 films made in 50 years - including 12 ANGRY MEN (1957), THE FUGITIVE KIND (1960), SERPICO (1973), DOG DAY AFTERNOON (1975), THE VERDICT (1982), to name only a very few. Filmmaker Nancy Buirski (Afternoon of a Faun, The Loving Story) combines these elements to create a portrait of the work and life of one of the most accomplished and influential directors in the history of cinema. BY SIDNEY LUMET illustrates the spiritual and ethical lessons at the core of his work. First and foremost a storyteller, Lumet's strongly moral tales capture the dilemmas and concerns of a society struggling with essentials: how does one behave to others and to oneself?
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Movie: De Palma ( 2016 )
A documentary about writer and director Brian De Palma.
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Movie: 50 Years of Star Trek ( 2016 )
The cast , crew , creators & critics discuss the impact of Star Trek from its creation by Gene Roddenberry to the present into today and the future. Showing clips from the original unaired pilot featuring Jeffery Hunter from 1965 to 9/8/1966 the 1st show aired. 50 years of dialog, the movies and what we can expect next.
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Movie: The Bandit ( 2016 )
Burt Reynolds and other crew members from the 1977 classic "Smokey and the Bandit" share their experiences with the late director and stuntman Hal Needham.
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Movie: Elstree 1976 ( 2016 )
Actors and extras reminisce about their time on the set of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) and how making the film affected their lives.
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Movie: Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You ( 2016 )
A look at the life, work and political activism of one of the most successful television producers of all time, Norman Lear.
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Movie: They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé ( 2016 )
Savage. Sadistic. Thrill hungry. When it came to independent filmmaking in the sunshine state, William Grefé was the wildest of the wild. Now, the untold story of Florida's most daring moviemaker comes to the screen.
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Movie: Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey ( 2016 )
An inside look at the making of the movie Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015), featuring footage and exclusive interviews with the actors and filmmakers.
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Movie: Hitchcock/Truffaut ( 2016 )
Filmmakers discuss how Francois Truffaut's 1966 book "Cinema According to Hitchcock" influenced their work.
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Movie: The Worlds of Philip K. Dick ( 2016 )
In this documentary film, viewers learn about the life of Philip K. Dick including his early work as a pulp fiction novelist, his successful career with Hollywood, and his obsession with artificial intelligence. Friends and experts remember the man, his importance in the literary world, and the psychoses that drove his work. Hear excerpts of Dick talking about his own work.
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Movie: Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD ( 2015 )
Documentary covering the highs and lows of 2000AD's history, from its inception after the demise of Action to the present day.
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Movie: Creature Designers - The Frankenstein Complex ( 2015 )
From King Kong to Avatar, from Star Wars to The Lord of the Rings, movie creatures have never been more popular as they are today. Yet the art of creating monsters for the big screen is as old as cinema itself.
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Movie: Back in Time ( 2015 )
An amazing look at the immense cultural impact of the Back to the Future trilogy 30 years after McFly and Brown went on an epic adventure.
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Movie: Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words ( 2015 )
A captivating look behind the scenes of the remarkable life of a young Swedish girl who became one of the most celebrated actresses of American and World cinema.
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Movie: Listen to Me Marlon ( 2015 )
A documentary that utilizes hundreds of hours of audio that Marlon Brando recorded over the course of his life to tell the screen legend's story.
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Movie: The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened? ( 2015 )
A documentary about the proposed 1998 Superman Lives feature film that would have starred Nicolas Cage.
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Movie: Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II ( 2015 )
A documentary uncovering the history and the making of Clive Barker's Hellraiser (1987) and Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988) films.
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Movie: Kingsman: The Secret Service Revealed ( 2015 )
A documentary on Kingsman: The Secret Service.
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Movie: Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film ( 2015 )
A documentary on the short-lived craze of Italian cannibal films in the '70s and '80s,
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TV Show: Behind the Story with the Paley Center ( 2015 )
Dedicated to examining the relationship between society and the media, The Paley Center for Media presents in-depth, candid discussions with the stars, writers and producers of some of today's most popular and acclaimed TV series. Amy Poehler, Jim Parsons and Jon Hamm are among panelists who reveal the inner dynamics, the on-set antics, the camaraderie, and the struggles behind creating successful TV stories. Lead actors and top showrunners from "The Mindy Project", "Orange Is the New Black" and "Masters of Sex" also appear. Journalists and industry insiders serve as moderators on Behind the Story with the Paley Center.
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Movie: Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire ( 2014 )
An intimate portrait of the life, times and struggles of one of the most iconic actors in the history of cinema.
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Movie: Kubrick Remembered ( 2014 )
Kubrick Remembered is one of the supplementary bonus documentaries included in Stanley Kubrick: The Masterpiece Collection. This box set of eight Kubrick classics has films, from the 1962 Lolita to his final film, Eyes Wide Shut (1999). In addition to the eight discs (films), there are two more discs, making this a ten-disc set. It does include the previously-released supplements on each film, plus it features two new-to-disc documentaries and one new feature length film, along with a 78-page book of stills, storyboards, production art, script pages, and other production paraphernalia from the featured films. Part of this collection is the aforementioned bonus documentary, which is with the feature-length documentary Kubrick Remembered. Kubrick's widow opened up the Kubrick archives for this documentary, allowing all of us a closer glimpse into his methods.
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Movie: Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed ( 2014 )
Scream Queens: Horror Heroines Exposed features, in a change of pace for horror documentaries, an all-female line-up, discussing horror movies from their perspective.
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Movie: Creature Feature: 60 Years of the Gill-Man ( 2014 )
This movie documents the era surrounding the creation, marketing and distribution of the influential horror film, "Creature From the Black Lagoon," and the two sequels that followed. Flash forward 60 years later, and we see how the legion of fans continue to grow for this classic horror character, and how the movie is still relevant today.
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Movie: Life Itself ( 2014 )
The life and career of the renowned film critic and social commentator, Roger Ebert.
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Movie: Invasion of the Scream Queens ( 2014 )
Women who have made a career out of starring in the B horror and science fiction genres are interviewed, and clips and trailers from their films are shown.
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Movie: Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe ( 2014 )
A look at the story behind Marvel Studios and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, featuring interviews and behind-the-scenes footage from all of the Marvel films, the Marvel One-Shots and "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
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Movie: That Guy Dick Miller ( 2014 )
Dick Miller is the last of the great American character actors. Whether sharing the screen with Nicholson, DeNiro, Schwarzenegger or The Ramones, Dick has been stealing scenes since his screen debut in 1955. He has worked with some of the great directors: Scorsese, Corman, Fuller, Dante, Cameron, Demme and more. Every moviegoer knows his face, but few know his name and even fewer know his story - an aspiring writer turned accidental actor. For the first time, Dick Miller has allowed filmmakers incredible access to his life and home for this funny and unexpected story. Joining him are the directors, producers, co-stars and friends who have helped make him Hollywood's leading "that guy".
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Movie: Jodorowsky's Dune ( 2014 )
The story of cult film director Alejandro Jodorowsky's ambitious but ultimately doomed film adaptation of the seminal science fiction novel.
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Movie: Milius ( 2014 )
A look at the life of filmmaker John Milius.
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Movie: Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS ( 2013 )
Tales from the TARDIS brings you the real life stories of making the iconic series across the last fifty years by the people who were there, from filming the very first episodes, right up to the backstage stories of the 50th anniversary special. The actors who played the Doctor tell us what it was really like to be the Doctor, how they got the job and how it changed their lives while the actors who have played companions across the eras reflect on their experiences of the show.
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Movie: Birth of the Living Dead ( 2013 )
A documentary that shows how George A. Romero gathered an unlikely team of Pittsburghers to shoot his seminal film: Night of the Living Dead (1968).
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Movie: Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th ( 2013 )
Inspired by the critically-acclaimed book, Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th takes viewers behind the mask on an epic journey into the making of the landmark horror series, from its humble beginnings in 1980 at a New Jersey summer camp, to the blockbuster release of its 2009 "reboot." Combining hundreds of rare and never-before-seen photographs, film clips, outtakes, archival documents, conceptual art, and behind-the-scenes footage, and featuring interviews with more than 150 cast and crew members spanning all twelve films and the television series, Crystal Lake Memories is the ultimate tribute to one of horror's most iconic and enduring series.
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Movie: Nazithon: Decadence and Destruction ( 2013 )
Sinful sexpot, Michelle "Bombshell" McGee takes you on a whirlwind march through a collection of absurd film clips and trailers from Nazi grindhouse cinema.
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Movie: Starring Adam West ( 2013 )
Whether you know him from his iconic role as Batman in the 1966 television series or from his bizarre portrayal of the Mayor on Fox's Family Guy, Adam West is sure to have made an impression. But few people know the man behind the mask. Documentary filmmaker James Tooley spent three years following the legendary actor, meeting his legions of fans, and trying to understand what keeps the 85 year old actor as passionate as ever. Starring Adam West is a fan funded documentary about the creative and turbulent life of Adam West and the fan supported quest to recognize the beloved actor with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Movie: Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking ( 2012 )
A look at Tarantino's career from the beginning, with interviews from co-workers, critics, stars and master filmmakers alike as well as a tribute to his greatest collaborator, Sally Menke.
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Movie: Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever ( 2012 )
A celebration of slasher cinema - from PSYCHO to the present day, with a focus on highlighting many of the genre's forgotten cult classics, deconstructing how to survive a slice and dice movie and meditating upon why it is almost always a final girl and rarely a final guy... this is a documentary which is designed for both the biggest fan of "mad maniac" movies and the person who may only have seen HALLOWEEN and SCREAM. Either way, this is a documentary that proves the SLASHER FILM is truly FOREVER!
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Movie: Everything or Nothing ( 2012 )
A history of the James Bond films.
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Movie: Liv & Ingmar ( 2012 )
The 42 year long relationship between legendary actress Liv Ullmann and master filmmaker Ingmar Bergman.
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Movie: Trek Nation ( 2011 )
The son of the creator of "Star Trek" explores his father's famous creation and how it has affected people.
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TV Show: Prophets of Science Fiction ( 2011 )
An auteur of science fiction himself, Scott goes from behind the camera to on-air guide to explore the relationship between genre and the constantly-evolving worlds of science and technology. From Isaac Asimov, to Jules Verne, to Robert Heinlein, to George Lucas, the dreams of storytellers often become the inspiration for researchers seeking mankind's next transformative discovery.
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Movie: More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead ( 2011 )
Retrospective documentary about the making of the horror cult classic "The Return of the Living Dead."
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TV Show: The Story of Film: An Odyssey ( 2011 )
Award-winning film-maker Mark Cousins provides a worldwide guided tour of the greatest movies ever made and tells the story of international cinema through the history of cinematic innovation.
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Movie: Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective ( 2011 )
A year in the making, Still Screaming is the definitive documentary on the making of the iconic Scream movies. Dive into the fascinating success story of the classic trilogy with on-set footage and photos, and dozens of brand new interviews with cast and crew from all the films including Wes Craven, Neve Campbell, Liev Schreiber, Henry Winkler, Matthew Lillard, Jamie ...Read all