Peter Bogdanovich

Peter Bogdanovich

Birthday: 1939-07-30

Place of Birth: Kingston, New York, USA

Biography: Peter Bogdanovich ComSE (July 30, 1939 – January 6, 2022) was an American director, writer, actor, producer, critic, and film historian. He started his career as a film critic for Film Culture and Esquire before becoming a prominent filmmaker as part of the New Hollywood movement. He received accolades including a BAFTA Award and Grammy Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. Bogdanovich worked as a film journalist until he was hired to work on Roger Corman's The Wild Angels (1966). His credited feature film debut came with Targets (1968), before his career breakthrough with the drama The Last Picture Show (1971) which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay, and the acclaimed films What's Up, Doc? (1972) and Paper Moon (1973). Other films include Saint Jack (1979), They All Laughed (1981), Mask (1985), Noises Off (1992), The Cat's Meow (2001), and She's Funny That Way (2014). As an actor, he was known for his roles in HBO series The Sopranos and Orson Welles's last film The Other Side of the Wind (2018), which he also helped finish. He received a Grammy Award for Best Music Film for directing the Tom Petty documentary Runnin' Down a Dream (2007). Bogdanovich directed documentaries such as Directed by John Ford (1971) and The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018). He also published numerous books, some of which include in-depth interviews with friends Howard Hawks, Alfred Hitchcock, and Orson Welles. Bogdanovich's works have been cited as important influences by many major filmmakers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Bogdanovich, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

Boasting an amazing selection of the most watched, most influential and most highly acclaimed progra...

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Pieces of Time: Bogdanovich on the Movies
Pieces of Time: Bogdanovich on the Movies

A Paul Joyce documentary with Peter Bogdanovich...

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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

The chronicle of the mind-blowing journey that was Hollywood during the seventies; the true and grip...

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Cult of Terror
Cult of Terror

A journey of years through many countries and film festivals; a nostalgic, adrenaline-fueled and roc...

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The Wild One
The Wild One

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Infamous
Infamous

While researching his book In Cold Blood, writer Truman Capote develops a close relationship with co...

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The Fifth Patient
The Fifth Patient

John Reilly wakes up in an African Hospital with only fragments of his memory intact. An officer of ...

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Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood
Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood

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The Doorman
The Doorman

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Rated X
Rated X

Based on the true story of Jim and Artie Mitchell, two brothers who entered the porn industry in the...

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Scene Stealers
Scene Stealers

Billy Bottomsly, a struggling artist, is plagiarised by a Hollywood mogul. He involves his "typecast...

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Hollywood Legenden
Hollywood Legenden

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Humboldt County
Humboldt County

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Dean Martin: King of Cool
Dean Martin: King of Cool

Dean Martin had a laid-back charm that made him successful in everything from big-screen comedies to...

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Silent Hollywood: Cult, Stars, Scandals
Silent Hollywood: Cult, Stars, Scandals

Documentary about Hollywood during the silent film era....

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Hollywood Gangster
Hollywood Gangster

Documentary about American gangster movies....

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Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved
Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved

Documentary about Marilyn Monroe....

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Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten

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Highball
Highball

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Abandoned
Abandoned

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The Dukes
The Dukes

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Love in Hollywood
Love in Hollywood

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Queen of the Lot
Queen of the Lot

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Reborn
Reborn

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Targets
Targets

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Hollywood Scandals
Hollywood Scandals

TV review of a litany of Hollywood impropriety....

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Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave

An intimate window into one of the great movements in film history that brought about an evolution i...

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Mr. Jealousy
Mr. Jealousy

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John Wayne Standing Tall
John Wayne Standing Tall

Profile of one of the world's most popular motion picture stars, told through interviews with some o...

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Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies

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The Informer: Out of the Fog
The Informer: Out of the Fog

This is a special feature included on the DVD for "The Informer"--a film John Ford made for RKO and ...

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It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')
It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')

A documentary behind the scenes of Peter Bogdanovich's 'The Cat's Meow' (2001)....

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On Cukor
On Cukor

Widely thought of as “a woman’s director,” legendary film director George Cukor is profiled with the...

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Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema

Documentary on the life of legendary filmmaker Roger Corman, often referred to as the "Pope of Pop C...

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No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

The artistry, triumph and lifelong friendship of the great cinematographers Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos...

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Festival in Cannes
Festival in Cannes

Cannes, 1999. Alice, an actress, wants to direct an indie picture. Kaz, a talkative (and maybe bogus...

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Hawks on Hawks
Hawks on Hawks

This ten-minute segment, heralded as part of a new shorts program, is composed of excerpts from a 19...

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Barry Norman in Celebrity City
Barry Norman in Celebrity City

Hollywood is still the home of the American Dream - the place where fame and fortune can be achieved...

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Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That

Documentary about filmmaker Budd Boetticher....

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All About 'The Birds'
All About 'The Birds'

A wonderfully informative 80-minute documentary combining current interviews with archival materials...

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Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?

A documentary about the making of Peter Bogdanovich's screwball comedy "What's Up Doc?" starring Bar...

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By Bogdanovich
By Bogdanovich

Feature-length documentary chronicling the career of acclaimed filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich....

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Don't Let Me Go
Don't Let Me Go

An ailing father, who is about to undergo a potentially life-threatening surgery, takes his teenage ...

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New York at the Movies
New York at the Movies

Meryl Streep conducts us to a trip to New York City as presented in many films during the 20th Centu...

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'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic
'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic

A documentary about Alfred Hitchcock's classic 1954 film Rear Window....

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Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

Ekchart Schmidt examines the machinery behind the dream factory; the Hollywood myth is unmasked. How...

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Cold Turkey
Cold Turkey

Thanksgiving get-together for the eccentric Turner clan goes from bad to worse when estranged daught...

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Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film

A short documentary about the Making Of Hitchcock's "Shadow of a Doubt" (1943)....

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Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten
Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten

A documentary about Jerry Lewis directed by Eckhart Schmidt....

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Tomorrow, Yesterday, and Today
Tomorrow, Yesterday, and Today

Director Peter Bogdanovich discusses the career of director/writer Leo McCarey. Included in The Crit...

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Heavy Rain
Heavy Rain

A powerful short documentary inspired by the launch of the genre breaking PlayStation 3 title HEAVY ...

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Orson Welles in the Land of Don Quixote
Orson Welles in the Land of Don Quixote

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Cary Grant: A Class Apart
Cary Grant: A Class Apart

Documentary that explores the life and career of leading man Cary Grant through film clips and inter...

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'Mask' Revealed: A Conversation with Peter Bogdanovich
'Mask' Revealed: A Conversation with Peter Bogdanovich

A conversation with Peter Bogdanovich about Mask....

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It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

A 60-minute salute to American International Pictures. Entertainment lawyer Samuel Z. Arkoff founded...

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John Ford Goes to War
John Ford Goes to War

When World War II broke out, John Ford, in his forties, commissioned in the Naval Reserve, was put i...

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Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock Classic
Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock Classic

A retrospective look at Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train....

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John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons
John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons

John Wayne was a legendary actor and an embodiment of America itself. While he played men who always...

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Dreaming with Scissors: Hitchcock, Surrealism & Salvador Dali
Dreaming with Scissors: Hitchcock, Surrealism & Salvador Dali

A documentary analyzing the surrealist elements of the film Spellbound, and the work made by Salvado...

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Commemoration: Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo'
Commemoration: Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo'

An appreciation of Howard Hawks' "Rio Bravo" (1959) by filmmakers and historians....

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Edge of Outside
Edge of Outside

An hour-long documentary designed to celebrate the spirit of the independent filmmaker from D.W. Gri...

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Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen

Documentary on the life and work of B-movie filmmaker Edgar G. Ulmer, spanning from his early life t...

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Durant's Never Closes
Durant's Never Closes

The story of Jack Durant, notorious restaurateur and ladies man whose connections to the mafia remai...

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Are You Here
Are You Here

When Steve Dallas, a womanizing local weatherman, hears that his off-the-grid best friend Ben Baker ...

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The Other Side of the Wind
The Other Side of the Wind

Surrounded by fans and sceptics, grizzled director J.J. "Jake" Hannaford returns from years abroad i...

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Wanderlust
Wanderlust

A look at the mystique of road movies, combining interviews, film clips, music, photography, literat...

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Fragments of Paradise
Fragments of Paradise

For over 70 years, Jonas Mekas, internationally known as the "godfather" of avant-garde cinema, docu...

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The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth

7-part documentary on John Ford's 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance' ] Changing of the Guard The I...

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The Battle Over Citizen Kane
The Battle Over Citizen Kane

Documentary about the battle between Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst over Welles' Citizen K...

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Bacall on Bogart
Bacall on Bogart

Lauren Bacall tells the story of her late husband Humphrey Bogart, presenting clips from his movies ...

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What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

Pauline Kael (1919–2001) was undoubtedly one of the greatest names in film criticism. A Californian ...

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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

The extraordinary life of Orson Welles (1915-85), an enigma of Hollywood, an irreducible independent...

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Stagecoach: A Story of Redemption
Stagecoach: A Story of Redemption

Short documentary about the making of the John Ford/John Wayne film "Stagecoach"....

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Picture This
Picture This

A visceral deconstruction of Academy Award nominated Peter Bogdanovich and the nervous breakdown he ...

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This Is Orson Welles
This Is Orson Welles

Misunderstood genius, superstar, Hollywood’s fallen angel... Orson Welles left his indelible mark o...

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Out of the Blue and Into the Black
Out of the Blue and Into the Black

Paul Joyce’s Out of the Blue and Into the Black is an insightful documentary surveying American inde...

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One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film
One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film

The grim woes that surrounded famed director Peter Bogdanovich and his film, "They All Laughed."...

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Pearly Gates
Pearly Gates

Pearly Gates is a story about wanting to be remembered, and knowing that long after death, a person ...

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Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II
Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II

Part one of a BBC documentary about Jean Renoir....

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John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man
John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man

Dreaming the Quiet Man’ includes interviews with aficionados of Ford like, Martin, Scorsese, Peter B...

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78/52
78/52

The most famous murder scene in movie history comprises 78 camera settings and 52 cuts: the shower s...

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Lost, Lost, Lost
Lost, Lost, Lost

Drawn from footage shot between 1949 and 1963, Jonas Mekas’s autobiographical diary film chronicles ...

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Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius

This documentary is a fascinating look at the cinematic genius of Alfred Hitchcock. Briefly covering...

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On the tracks of a filmmaker
On the tracks of a filmmaker

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The Tell-Tale Heart
The Tell-Tale Heart

A haunting account of a tormented man, haunted by the heart of a man he murdered, who continually re...

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Between Us
Between Us

Longtime couple Henry and Dianne are afraid that if they finally tie the knot it would mean the end ...

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BBStory: An American Film Renaissance
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance

This 2009 documentary features directors Bob Rafelson, Peter Bogdanovich, and Henry Jaglom, actor-di...

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Die letzte Vorstellung: Ein Rückblick
Die letzte Vorstellung: Ein Rückblick

This hour-long 1999 documentary by Laurent Bouzereau features interviews with director Peter Bogdano...

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The Independent
The Independent

A notorious B-movie director tries for a comeback by seeking out the film rights to the life story o...

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Hollywood Confidential - Les égouts du paradis
Hollywood Confidential - Les égouts du paradis

How, from the 1920s to the present day, the dream factory, through its private excesses and cinemati...

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365 Day Project
365 Day Project

This exhibition focuses on Jonas Mekas’ 365 Day Project, a succession of films and videos in calenda...

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Arena - John Cassavetes
Arena - John Cassavetes

Tribute to actor and director John Cassavetes who died in February 1989. Friends, associates and fel...

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Willie and Me
Willie and Me

Trapped in a stagnant marriage, German housewife Greta finds solace in Willie Nelson's music. When h...

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Directed by John Ford
Directed by John Ford

A documentary about the life and films of director John Ford....

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Corman's World
Corman's World

A chronicle of the long career of American filmmaker Roger Corman, the most tenacious and ingenious ...

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Lick the Star
Lick the Star

A clique of school girls devise a secret plan that they code-name "Lick the Star"....

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The Story of 'Frenzy'
The Story of 'Frenzy'

Documentary about the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Frenzy'....

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Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

Paying homage to two of Hollywood's central icons, the film creates an unparalleled portrait of two ...

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Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

The life and career of the hailed Hollywood movie star and underappreciated genius inventor, Hedy La...

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Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock
Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock

A documentary on Alfred Hitchcock's 1941 film, "Suspicion"....

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Vittorio D.
Vittorio D.

A documentary about Vittorio de Sica with clips of his films and testimonials from friends and famil...

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We Blew It
We Blew It

How did America change from Easy Rider into Donald Trump? What became of the dreams and utopias of t...

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The Definition of Insanity
The Definition of Insanity

Co-director Robert Margolis stars as Robert, an actor who may or may not be himself in this intense ...

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Morning Has Broken
Morning Has Broken

A young runaway girl moves in with a seemingly harmless, elderly, Academy Award-winning songwriter. ...

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Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at I Confess
Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at I Confess

Documentary short focusing on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 1953 film I Confess....

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With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film
With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film

A two-and-a-half hour documentary retrospective on the career of Orson Welles....

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A Constant Forge
A Constant Forge

One of the great mavericks of cinema, John Cassavetes has earned a reputation as the godfather of Am...

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Hitchcock/Truffaut
Hitchcock/Truffaut

Filmmakers discuss the legacy of Alfred Hitchcock and the book “Hitchcock/Truffaut” (“Le cinéma selo...

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Hitchcock and Dial M
Hitchcock and Dial M

A retrospective look at the brilliance of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Dial M for Murder.'...

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Bella Mafia
Bella Mafia

Following the brutal murder of her husband and male kin, Sophia unites with her mother-in-law and si...

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Ruhm in der Niederlage - John Ford und der Zweite Weltkrieg
Ruhm in der Niederlage - John Ford und der Zweite Weltkrieg

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The Great Buster: A Celebration
The Great Buster: A Celebration

A celebration of the life and career of one of America's most influential and celebrated filmmakers ...

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Saint Jack
Saint Jack

Jack Flowers is an American hustler trying to make his fortune in 1970s Singapore in small time pimp...

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3D: A Brief History
3D: A Brief History

A look at how Dial M for Murder (1954) was produced for 3-D viewing....

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Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man'
Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man'

Documentary on the making of Alfred Hitchcock’s "The Wrong Man."...

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The Sound of Silence: The Making of 'The Lodger'
The Sound of Silence: The Making of 'The Lodger'

A "The Making of..." documentary about Alfred Hitchcock's 'The Lodger (1927)'....

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Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster
Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster

Documentary on Alfred Hitchcock and early spy and espionage films....

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The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious'
The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious'

Documentary on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Notorious' (1946)....

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Guilt by Association: Psychoanalyzing 'Spellbound'
Guilt by Association: Psychoanalyzing 'Spellbound'

Documentary on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Spellbound' that looks deeply at the films presenta...

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A Final Cut for Orson: 40 Years in the Making
A Final Cut for Orson: 40 Years in the Making

A glimpse behind the scenes into the complicated process of recovering and completing Orson Welles' ...

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Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'
Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'

Documentary about the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 1946 film "Notorious."...

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They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

As his life comes to its end, famous Hollywood director Orson Welles puts it all on the line at the ...

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The Wild Angels
The Wild Angels

A motorcycle gang arrives in a small town in search of a motorcycle that has been stolen by a rival ...

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Working with Orson Welles
Working with Orson Welles

"Working with Orson Welles" is a low-budget production put together by Gary Graver, who worked as a ...

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F for Fake
F for Fake

Documents the lives of infamous fakers Elmyr de Hory and Clifford Irving. De Hory, who later committ...

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Hollywood Mavericks
Hollywood Mavericks

A documentary focusing on seventeen maverick directors who were not afraid to break the rules of fil...

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The Making of 'Rebecca'
The Making of 'Rebecca'

Documentary on Alfred Hitchcock's 1941 film "Rebecca" and the working relationship of Hitchcock and ...

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100 Jahre Hollywood - Die Carl Laemmle Story
100 Jahre Hollywood - Die Carl Laemmle Story

Red carpet, flashbulbs, tuxedos and evening gowns: Hollywood celebrates its birthday. For a hundred ...

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Notes on the New York Film Festival
Notes on the New York Film Festival

An interview with Peter Bogdanovich and Henry Jaglom who were presenting films at the ninth New York...

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A Discussion with Filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich
A Discussion with Filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich

A Q&A with the director with an emphasis on THE LAST PICTURE SHOW...

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The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

An appreciation and the story of the making of the 1941 film "The Maltese Falcon."...

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The Next Picture Show
The Next Picture Show

Peter Bogdanovich recalls how Tatum O'Neal was chosen to play Addie, and discusses Alvin Sargent's s...

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Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

This documentary, hosted by actor Burgess Meredith, explores the life and career of movie director O...

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Opening Night
Opening Night

Actress Myrtle Gordon is a functioning alcoholic who is a few days from the opening night of her lat...

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Lions Love
Lions Love

Three actors in Hollywood live and love together. A director comes from New York to make a movie abo...

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Carl Laemmle
Carl Laemmle

A documentary about the life of Carl Laemmle, early cinema pioneer and founder of Universal Studios,...

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Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths
Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths

Short documentary on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's Mr. & Mrs. Smith....

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Hitchcock and 'Stage Fright'
Hitchcock and 'Stage Fright'

Documentary about film....

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The Creatress
The Creatress

Young, bestselling author Eryn Bellow concludes her bookstore tour with her agent selling film right...

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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Documentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life....

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It Chapter Two
It Chapter Two

27 years after overcoming the malevolent supernatural entity Pennywise, the former members of the Lo...

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Jenseits von Hollywood – Das Kino des Otto Preminger
Jenseits von Hollywood – Das Kino des Otto Preminger

German Documentary about the Austrian-American Movie Director Otto Preminger....

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Los Angeles Overnight
Los Angeles Overnight

A struggling actress inherits a bevy of colorful villains after desperation (with a touch of femme f...

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Dedication
Dedication

A modern love story in which a misanthropic, emotionally complex author of a hit children's book is ...

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America Lost and Found: The BBS Story
America Lost and Found: The BBS Story

Documentary on the BBS company who released some of the best films of the 1970s....

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Tesla Nation
Tesla Nation

We are all one. People are interconnected by invisible forces. Creative documentary about the histor...

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Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow!
Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow!

This documentary celebrates the ridiculous stunts used by Hollywood over the years to market its wor...

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Il falso bugiardo
Il falso bugiardo

Based upon Vincenzoni's biography, "Pane e cinema", the documentary traces the story of the screen p...

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Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

Documentary about how the creative energies of Darryl F. Zanuck and John Ford combined to forge an e...

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Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

From "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" to "The Big Lebowski" and everything in between, this fascinati...

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Broken English
Broken English

Nora Wilder is freaking out. Everyone around her is either in a relationship, married, or has childr...

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Godard Made in USA
Godard Made in USA

Documentary by Luc Lagier exploring Godard's career as a filmmaker, the production of Breathless and...

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Howard Hawks: American Artist
Howard Hawks: American Artist

A tribute of Howard Hawks by the British Film Institute....

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Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

The definitive documentary on the history of nudity in feature films from the early silent days to t...

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Searching for Orson
Searching for Orson

Narrated by Peter Bogdanovich, this biography of Orson Welles includes the emotional memoirs of actr...

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Coming Soon
Coming Soon

Privileged teenage friends Jenny, Nell and Stream spend their senior year on a quest to rid Stream o...

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Getting the Moon
Getting the Moon

The third featurette on the PAPER MOON EUREKA The Masters of Cinema Blu-Ray...

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I Am Burt Reynolds
I Am Burt Reynolds

Friends and family of the late actor Burt Reynolds remember his life and career, accompanied by clip...

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Audrey
Audrey

An unprecedented and intimate look at the life, work and enduring legacy of British actress Audrey H...

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The Lady from Shanghai: A Discussion with Peter Bogdanovich
The Lady from Shanghai: A Discussion with Peter Bogdanovich

Director Peter Bogdanovich sitting down to discuss Orson Welles' cult classic The Lady from Shanghai...

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While We're Young
While We're Young

An uptight documentary filmmaker and his wife find their lives loosened up a bit after befriending a...

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The Trip
The Trip

After his wife leaves him, a disillusioned director dives into the drug scene, trying anything his f...

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The Trouble with 'Marnie'
The Trouble with 'Marnie'

This hour long documentary on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's "Marnie" incorporates the usual melan...

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Claire Makes It Big
Claire Makes It Big

Claire Makes It Big, Jeremy Workman's award- winning short comedy, follows the travails of a talente...

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Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Who Is Henry Jaglom?

Hailed by some as a cinematic genius, a feminist voice and a true maverick of American cinema, dismi...

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Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story
Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story

This documentary presents the story of Dorothy Stratten, who was Playboy magazine’s Playmate of the ...

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54
54

Shane O'Shea, a Jersey boy with big dreams, crosses the river in hopes of finding another, more exci...

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The Last Picture Show
The Last Picture Show

High school seniors and best friends, Sonny and Duane, live in a dying Texas town. The handsome Duan...

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Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women
Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women

Astronauts crash-land on Venus and find themselves in trouble when they kill a monster that is worsh...

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They All Laughed
They All Laughed

New York's Odyssey Detective Agency is hired by two different clients to follow two women suspected ...

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Six L.A. Love Stories
Six L.A. Love Stories

Over the course of one afternoon, in six different parts of Los Angeles, six couples connect, reconn...

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Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
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