Peter Bogdanovich
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.
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| Known For | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 2.3722 |
| Birthday | 1939-07-30 |
| Place of Birth | Kingston, New York, USA |
| Also Known As | Derek Thomas, |
2007
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
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The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
1987
Pieces of Time: Bogdanovich on the Movies
0/0
A Paul Joyce documentary with Peter Bogdanovich
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Pieces of Time: Bogdanovich on the Movies
2003
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
7.143/63
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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2017
Cult of Terror
6.8/5
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Cult of Terror
2023
The Wild One
6/6
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2006
Infamous
6.477/235
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Infamous
2007
The Fifth Patient
6.286/14
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The Fifth Patient
2009
Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood
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2008
The Doorman
3/1
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The Doorman
2004
Scene Stealers
7/1
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Scene Stealers
2000
Rated X
5.478/68
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2004
Hollywood Legenden
4.5/2
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Hollywood Legenden
2008
Humboldt County
5.667/42
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Dean Martin: King of Cool
7.4/15
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2005
Silent Hollywood: Cult, Stars, Scandals
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Silent Hollywood: Cult, Stars, Scandals
2008
Hollywood Gangster
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2010
Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved
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Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved
2013
Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten
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Documentary about Hollywood.
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2002
Highball
4.7/22
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Highball
2010
Abandoned
5.066/174
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2007
The Dukes
5.143/7
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1996
Love in Hollywood
10/1
Various Hollywood people talk about love.
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Love in Hollywood
2010
Queen of the Lot
2.65/6
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2018
Reborn
6.31/63
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1968
Targets
7.1/246
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Targets
2011
Hollywood Scandals
0/0
TV review of a litany of Hollywood impropriety.
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1992
Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
3.3/3
An intimate window into one of the great movements in film history that brought about an evolution in the art of cinema. The documentary portrays the...
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Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
1998
Mr. Jealousy
5.865/48
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Mr. Jealousy
1989
John Wayne Standing Tall
6/1
Profile of one of the world's most popular motion picture stars, told through interviews with some of the artists who worked with him, family, friends...
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John Wayne Standing Tall
2001
Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
6.9/16
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Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies
2006
The Informer: Out of the Fog
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The Informer: Out of the Fog
2002
It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')
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A documentary behind the scenes of Peter Bogdanovich's 'The Cat's Meow' (2001).
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It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')
2000
On Cukor
7/1
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2021
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema
7/2
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2009
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
5.615/13
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No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
2001
Festival in Cannes
5.25/4
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2017
Hawks on Hawks
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1982
Barry Norman in Celebrity City
0/0
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Barry Norman in Celebrity City
2005
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
7/7
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Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
2000
All About 'The Birds'
7.214/14
A wonderfully informative 80-minute documentary combining current interviews with archival materials and scenes from the film. Hitchcock's daughter Pa...
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1972
Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?
5/1
A documentary about the making of Peter Bogdanovich's screwball comedy "What's Up Doc?" starring Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal.
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Screwball Comedies... Remember Them?
2011
By Bogdanovich
0/0
Feature-length documentary chronicling the career of acclaimed filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich.
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By Bogdanovich
2013
Don't Let Me Go
2.7/3
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Don't Let Me Go
2002
New York at the Movies
9/3
Meryl Streep conducts us to a trip to New York City as presented in many films during the 20th Century, and how its cultural importance and impact are...
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New York at the Movies
2001
'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic
7.5/11
A documentary about Alfred Hitchcock's classic 1954 film Rear Window.
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1998
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
3/1
Ekchart Schmidt examines the machinery behind the dream factory; the Hollywood myth is unmasked. How does the studio industry work? What role does mar...
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Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
2013
Cold Turkey
3/4
Thanksgiving get-together for the eccentric Turner clan goes from bad to worse when estranged daughter Nina makes a surprise visit home for the first...
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Cold Turkey
2000
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
7.25/4
A short documentary about the Making Of Hitchcock's "Shadow of a Doubt" (1943).
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2006
Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten
6/1
A documentary about Jerry Lewis directed by Eckhart Schmidt.
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Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten
2010
Tomorrow, Yesterday, and Today
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Director Peter Bogdanovich discusses the career of director/writer Leo McCarey. Included in The Criterion Collection's 2010 DVD release of the Leo McC...
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2010
Heavy Rain
5.5/2
A powerful short documentary inspired by the launch of the genre breaking PlayStation 3 title HEAVY RAIN.
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Heavy Rain
2000
Orson Welles in the Land of Don Quixote
6.333/3
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2004
Cary Grant: A Class Apart
7.1/10
Documentary that explores the life and career of leading man Cary Grant through film clips and interviews. Produced as S18E03 of the long running seri...
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Cary Grant: A Class Apart
2004
'Mask' Revealed: A Conversation with Peter Bogdanovich
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A conversation with Peter Bogdanovich about Mask.
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'Mask' Revealed: A Conversation with Peter Bogdanovich
2001
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
7.375/4
A 60-minute salute to American International Pictures. Entertainment lawyer Samuel Z. Arkoff founded AIP (then called American Releasing Corporation)...
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It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
2002
John Ford Goes to War
5.5/8
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John Ford Goes to War
2004
Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock Classic
8.5/2
A retrospective look at Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train.
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Strangers on a Train: A Hitchcock Classic
2023
John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons
0/0
John Wayne was a legendary actor and an embodiment of America itself. While he played men who always do the right thing on camera his real life is far...
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John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons
2008
Dreaming with Scissors: Hitchcock, Surrealism & Salvador Dali
0/0
A documentary analyzing the surrealist elements of the film Spellbound, and the work made by Salvador Dalí in that film.
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Dreaming with Scissors: Hitchcock, Surrealism & Salvador Dali
2007
Commemoration: Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo'
0/0
An appreciation of Howard Hawks' "Rio Bravo" (1959) by filmmakers and historians.
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Commemoration: Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo'
2006
Edge of Outside
5.8/4
An hour-long documentary designed to celebrate the spirit of the independent filmmaker from D.W. Griffith to Quentin Tarantino. Interview footage and...
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Edge of Outside
2004
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
6.5/6
Documentary on the life and work of B-movie filmmaker Edgar G. Ulmer, spanning from his early life to his last film.
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Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
2016
Durant's Never Closes
8/2
The story of Jack Durant, notorious restaurateur and ladies man whose connections to the mafia remain a mystery. Direced by Travis Mills.
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Durant's Never Closes
2013
Are You Here
5.1/305
When Steve Dallas, a womanizing local weatherman, hears that his off-the-grid best friend Ben Baker has lost his estranged father, the two return to B...
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Are You Here
2018
The Other Side of the Wind
6.698/240
At a media-swamped party to celebrate his seventieth birthday and screen his avant-garde film-in-progress, a legendary but jaded Hollywood director is...
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The Other Side of the Wind
2006
Wanderlust
5.857/7
A look at the mystique of road movies, combining interviews, film clips, music, photography, literature and a narrative storyline featuring Paul Rudd...
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Wanderlust
2022
Fragments of Paradise
6.5/4
For over 70 years, Jonas Mekas, internationally known as the "godfather" of avant-garde cinema, documented his life in what came to be known as his di...
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Fragments of Paradise
2009
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
0/0
7-part documentary on John Ford's 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance' ] Changing of the Guard The Irascible Poet The Hero Doesn't Win, The Winner Is...
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The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
1996
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
7.4/29
Documentary about the battle between Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst over Welles' Citizen Kane (1941). Features interviews with Welles' and H...
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The Battle Over Citizen Kane
1988
Bacall on Bogart
6.222/9
Lauren Bacall tells the story of her late husband Humphrey Bogart, presenting clips from his movies and interview clips with his peers.
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Bacall on Bogart
2019
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
6.7/16
Pauline Kael (1919–2001) was undoubtedly one of the greatest names in film criticism. A Californian native, she wrote her first review in 1953 and joi...
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What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
2014
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
6.5/37
The extraordinary life of Orson Welles (1915-85), an enigma of Hollywood, an irreducible independent creator: a musical prodigy, an excellent painter,...
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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2006
Stagecoach: A Story of Redemption
0/0
Short documentary about the making of the John Ford/John Wayne film "Stagecoach".
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Stagecoach: A Story of Redemption
1991
Picture This
9.5/2
A visceral deconstruction of Academy Award nominated Peter Bogdanovich and the nervous breakdown he nearly had while shooting THE LAST PICTURE SHOW.
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Picture This
2015
This Is Orson Welles
6.917/12
Misunderstood genius, superstar, Hollywood’s fallen angel... Orson Welles left his indelible mark on the 20th century.
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This Is Orson Welles
1987
Out of the Blue and Into the Black
0/0
Paul Joyce’s Out of the Blue and Into the Black is an insightful documentary surveying American independent film production post-Easy Rider and includ...
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Out of the Blue and Into the Black
2014
One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film
6.7/10
The grim woes that surrounded famed director Peter Bogdanovich and his film, "They All Laughed."
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One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film
2015
Pearly Gates
4/2
Pearly Gates is a story about wanting to be remembered, and knowing that long after death, a person can live on through the memories of family, friend...
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Pearly Gates
1993
Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II
8.5/2
Part one of a BBC documentary about Jean Renoir.
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Jean Renoir: Part One - From La Belle Époque to World War II
2012
John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man
7.8/3
Dreaming the Quiet Man’ includes interviews with aficionados of Ford like, Martin, Scorsese, Peter Bogdanovicz, Jim Sheridan, William Dowling, and Jo...
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John Ford: Dreaming the Quiet Man
2017
78/52
7.141/152
The most famous murder scene in movie history comprises 78 camera settings and 52 cuts: the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. 78/52 tells the...
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78/52
1976
Lost, Lost, Lost
7.1/24
Drawn from footage shot between 1949 and 1963, Jonas Mekas’s autobiographical diary film chronicles his early years in exile, capturing the struggle t...
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Lost, Lost, Lost
1999
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
8.5/6
This documentary is a fascinating look at the cinematic genius of Alfred Hitchcock. Briefly covering much of his early British works, the film primari...
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Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
1988
On the tracks of a filmmaker
0/0
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On the tracks of a filmmaker
2016
The Tell-Tale Heart
5.2/9
A man's sanity is a point of contention as he confesses to murdering an elderly man, driven by the victim's pale blue 'vulture eye', culminating in gu...
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The Tell-Tale Heart
2016
Between Us
5.125/24
Longtime couple Henry and Dianne are afraid that if they finally tie the knot it would mean the end of their days as free-spirited urbanites. But a wh...
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Between Us
2010
BBStory: An American Film Renaissance
0/0
This 2009 documentary features directors Bob Rafelson, Peter Bogdanovich, and Henry Jaglom, actor-director Jack Nicholson, and actresses Karen Black a...
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BBStory: An American Film Renaissance
1999
The Last Picture Show: A Look Back
7.714/7
This hour-long 1999 documentary by Laurent Bouzereau features interviews with director Peter Bogdanovich, actors Cybil Shepherd, Timothy Bottoms, Jeff...
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The Last Picture Show: A Look Back
2000
The Independent
5.55/20
A notorious B-movie director tries for a comeback by seeking out the film rights to the life story of a serial killer who wants his biography film to...
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The Independent
2016
Hollywood Confidential - Les égouts du paradis
6.3/5
How, from the 1920s to the present day, the dream factory, through its private excesses and cinematic audacity, has provoked censorship and outwitted...
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Hollywood Confidential - Les égouts du paradis
2007
365 Day Project
10/1
This exhibition focuses on Jonas Mekas’ 365 Day Project, a succession of films and videos in calendar form. Every day as of January 1st, 2007 and for...
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365 Day Project
1989
Arena - John Cassavetes
0/0
Tribute to actor and director John Cassavetes who died in February 1989. Friends, associates and fellow directors remember the man and his work.
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Arena - John Cassavetes
2024
Willie and Me
6.286/7
Trapped in a stagnant marriage, German housewife Greta finds solace in Willie Nelson's music. When he announces his farewell concert, she embarks on a...
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Willie and Me
1971
Directed by John Ford
7/42
A documentary about the life and films of director John Ford.
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Directed by John Ford
2011
Corman's World
7.028/88
A chronicle of the long career of American filmmaker Roger Corman, the most tenacious and ingenious low-budget producer and director in the US film in...
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Corman's World
1998
Lick the Star
5.863/91
Kate has been absent from high school for a week due to a fractured foot. Upon returning, she discovers that her clique of friends has devised a new,...
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Lick the Star
2001
The Story of 'Frenzy'
6/6
Documentary about the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Frenzy'.
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The Story of 'Frenzy'
1999
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
7.8/6
Paying homage to two of Hollywood's central icons, the film creates an unparalleled portrait of two very different personalities amidst the demise of...
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2018
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
6.9/115
The life and career of the hailed Hollywood movie star and underappreciated genius inventor, Hedy Lamarr.
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Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
2004
Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock
8.5/2
A documentary on Alfred Hitchcock's 1941 film, "Suspicion".
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Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock
2009
Vittorio D.
6.3/10
A documentary about Vittorio de Sica with clips of his films and testimonials from friends and family.
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Vittorio D.
2017
We Blew It
5.15/10
How did America change from Easy Rider into Donald Trump? What became of the dreams and utopias of the 1960's and 1970's? What do the people who lived...
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We Blew It
2005
The Definition of Insanity
9.5/2
Co-director Robert Margolis stars as Robert, an actor who may or may not be himself in this intense and often hilarious film about acting, aging and t...
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The Definition of Insanity
2020
Morning Has Broken
0/0
A young runaway girl moves in with a seemingly harmless, elderly, Academy Award-winning songwriter. It all seems perfectly normal, until his dark side...
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Morning Has Broken
2004
Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at I Confess
7/7
Documentary short focusing on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 1953 film I Confess.
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Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at I Confess
1990
With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film
7/1
A two-and-a-half hour documentary retrospective on the career of Orson Welles.
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With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film
2000
A Constant Forge
6.833/15
One of the great mavericks of cinema, John Cassavetes has earned a reputation as the godfather of American independent movies. The actor-turned-filmma...
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A Constant Forge
2015
Hitchcock/Truffaut
7.226/257
Filmmakers discuss the legacy of Alfred Hitchcock and the book “Hitchcock/Truffaut” (“Le cinéma selon Hitchcock”), written by François Truffaut and pu...
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Hitchcock/Truffaut
2004
Hitchcock and Dial M
6.4/8
A retrospective look at the brilliance of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Dial M for Murder.'
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Hitchcock and Dial M
1997
Bella Mafia
6.603/29
Following the brutal murder of her husband and male kin, Sophia unites with her mother-in-law and sisters-in-law, in a fierce quest for vengeance agai...
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Bella Mafia
1998
Ruhm in der Niederlage - John Ford und der Zweite Weltkrieg
0/0
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2018
The Great Buster: A Celebration
7.2/72
A celebration of the life and career of one of America's most influential and celebrated filmmakers and comedians—Buster Keaton—whose singular style a...
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The Great Buster: A Celebration
1979
Saint Jack
6.643/56
Jack Flowers is an American hustler trying to make his fortune in 1970s Singapore in small time pimping. His dreams of building a fortune by running a...
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Saint Jack
2004
3D: A Brief History
6.25/4
A look at how Dial M for Murder (1954) was produced for 3-D viewing.
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3D: A Brief History
2004
Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man'
7.333/3
Documentary on the making of Alfred Hitchcock’s "The Wrong Man."
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Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man'
2008
The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious'
0/0
Documentary on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Notorious' (1946).
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The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious'
2008
Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster
0/0
Documentary on Alfred Hitchcock and early spy and espionage films.
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Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster
2008
The Sound of Silence: The Making of 'The Lodger'
0/0
A "The Making of..." documentary about Alfred Hitchcock's 'The Lodger (1927)'.
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The Sound of Silence: The Making of 'The Lodger'
2008
Guilt by Association: Psychoanalyzing 'Spellbound'
0/0
Documentary on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Spellbound' that looks deeply at the films presentation of psychoanalysis and of what is now called P...
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2018
A Final Cut for Orson: 40 Years in the Making
6.8/11
A glimpse behind the scenes into the complicated process of recovering and completing Orson Welles' final film The Other Side of the Wind.
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2009
Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'
0/0
Documentary about the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 1946 film "Notorious."
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Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'
2018
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
7.123/150
As his life comes to its end, famous Hollywood director Orson Welles puts it all on the line at the chance for renewed success with the film The Other...
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They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
1966
The Wild Angels
5.457/82
A motorcycle gang arrives in a small town in search of a motorcycle that has been stolen by a rival gang; but, pursued by the police, one of its membe...
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The Wild Angels
1993
Working with Orson Welles
5.8/5
"Working with Orson Welles" is a low-budget production put together by Gary Graver, who worked as a cameraman for Welles in the last 15 years of his l...
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1973
F for Fake
7.387/376
Documents the lives of infamous fakers Elmyr de Hory and Clifford Irving. De Hory, who later committed suicide to avoid more prison time, made his nam...
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F for Fake
1990
Hollywood Mavericks
7.333/3
A documentary focusing on seventeen maverick directors who were not afraid to break the rules of filmmaking to advance their art. Among the classic di...
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Hollywood Mavericks
2008
The Making of 'Rebecca'
0/0
Documentary on Alfred Hitchcock's 1941 film "Rebecca" and the working relationship of Hitchcock and producer David O. Selznick.
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The Making of 'Rebecca'
2011
100 Jahre Hollywood - Die Carl Laemmle Story
9/1
Red carpet, flashbulbs, tuxedos and evening gowns: Hollywood celebrates its birthday. For a hundred years, this has been the place where films and the...
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100 Jahre Hollywood - Die Carl Laemmle Story
1971
Notes on the New York Film Festival
5/1
An interview with Peter Bogdanovich and Henry Jaglom who were presenting films at the ninth New York Film Festival (1971). The documentary was first p...
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Notes on the New York Film Festival
2009
A Discussion with Filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich
0/0
A Q&A with the director with an emphasis on THE LAST PICTURE SHOW
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A Discussion with Filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich
2006
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
7.8/6
An appreciation and the story of the making of the 1941 film "The Maltese Falcon."
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The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
8/7
This documentary, hosted by actor Burgess Meredith, explores the life and career of movie director Otto Preminger, whose body of work includes such me...
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Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
2003
The Next Picture Show
0/0
Peter Bogdanovich recalls how Tatum O'Neal was chosen to play Addie, and discusses Alvin Sargent's script, the shooting of select sequences in Kansas,...
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The Next Picture Show
1977
Opening Night
7.6/267
Actress Myrtle Gordon is a functioning alcoholic who is a few days from the opening night of her latest play, concerning a woman distraught about agin...
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Opening Night
1969
Lions Love
5.857/49
Three actors in Hollywood live and love together. A director comes from New York to make a movie about actors and Hollywood.
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Lions Love
2019
Carl Laemmle
4/5
A documentary about the life of Carl Laemmle, early cinema pioneer and founder of Universal Studios, documenting his life in Hollywood and his efforts...
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Carl Laemmle
2004
Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths
7.333/3
Short documentary on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's Mr. & Mrs. Smith.
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Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths
2004
Hitchcock and 'Stage Fright'
7.333/3
Documentary about film.
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Hitchcock and 'Stage Fright'
2019
The Creatress
6.2/10
Young, bestselling author Eryn Bellow concludes her bookstore tour with her agent selling film rights and closing a six figure advance for her follow-...
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The Creatress
1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
6.5/2
Documentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life.
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James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
2019
It Chapter Two
6.83/9824
27 years after overcoming the malevolent supernatural entity Pennywise, the former members of the Losers' Club, who have grown up and moved away from...
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It Chapter Two
2006
Jenseits von Hollywood – Das Kino des Otto Preminger
0/0
German Documentary about the Austrian-American Movie Director Otto Preminger.
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Jenseits von Hollywood – Das Kino des Otto Preminger
2018
Los Angeles Overnight
4.2/4
A struggling actress inherits a bevy of colorful villains after desperation (with a touch of femme fatale) drives her and her gullible boyfriend to st...
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Los Angeles Overnight
2007
Dedication
6.375/108
A modern love story in which a misanthropic, emotionally complex author of a hit children's book is forced to team with a beautiful illustrator after...
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Dedication
2010
America Lost and Found: The BBS Story
0/1
Documentary on the BBS company who released some of the best films of the 1970s.
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America Lost and Found: The BBS Story
2018
Tesla Nation
0/0
We are all one. People are interconnected by invisible forces. Creative documentary about the history of Serbian immigration to the USA. Road movie th...
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Tesla Nation
1996
Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow!
0/0
This documentary celebrates the ridiculous stunts used by Hollywood over the years to market its worst movies. These include the ’50s drive-in where m...
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Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow!
2008
Il falso bugiardo
0/0
Based upon Vincenzoni's biography, "Pane e cinema", the documentary traces the story of the screen play writer who invented many stories that became b...
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Il falso bugiardo
2000
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
0/0
Documentary about how the creative energies of Darryl F. Zanuck and John Ford combined to forge an enduring masterpiece despite the challenges of wart...
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Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
2020
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
6/6
From "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" to "The Big Lebowski" and everything in between, this fascinating deep-dive documentary begins its celebration of...
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Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2007
Broken English
5.938/80
Nora Wilder is freaking out. Everyone around her is either in a relationship, married, or has children, while she's in her thirties, alone with job sh...
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Broken English
2010
Godard Made in USA
0/0
Documentary by Luc Lagier exploring Godard's career as a filmmaker, the production of Breathless and his influence and his relationship with American...
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Godard Made in USA
1997
Howard Hawks: American Artist
6.2/5
A tribute of Howard Hawks by the British Film Institute.
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Howard Hawks: American Artist
2020
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
6.483/59
The definitive documentary on the history of nudity in feature films from the early silent days to the present, studying the changes in morality that...
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Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
2006
Searching for Orson
5.5/2
Narrated by Peter Bogdanovich, this biography of Orson Welles includes the emotional memoirs of actress Oja Kodar and interviews with Steven Spielberg...
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Searching for Orson
2003
Getting the Moon
0/0
The third featurette on the PAPER MOON EUREKA The Masters of Cinema Blu-Ray
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Getting the Moon
1999
Coming Soon
5.551/39
Privileged teenage friends Jenny, Nell and Stream spend their senior year on a quest to rid Stream of her virginity. However, Stream wants more than j...
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Coming Soon
2020
I Am Burt Reynolds
6.9/13
Friends and family of the late actor Burt Reynolds remember his life and career, accompanied by clips of his most beloved films.
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I Am Burt Reynolds
2020
Audrey
7.123/65
An unprecedented and intimate look at the life, work and enduring legacy of British actress Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993).
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Audrey
2000
The Lady from Shanghai: A Discussion with Peter Bogdanovich
8.5/2
Director Peter Bogdanovich sitting down to discuss Orson Welles' cult classic "The Lady from Shanghai."
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The Lady from Shanghai: A Discussion with Peter Bogdanovich
2015
While We're Young
6.007/1220
An uptight documentary filmmaker and his wife find their lives loosened up a bit after befriending a free-spirited younger couple.
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While We're Young
1967
The Trip
5.779/113
After his wife leaves him, a disillusioned director dives into the drug scene, trying anything his friend suggests.
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The Trip
2000
The Trouble with 'Marnie'
7.833/6
This hour long documentary on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's "Marnie" incorporates the usual melange of contemporary interviews with surviving parti...
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The Trouble with 'Marnie'
1985
Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story
10/1
This documentary presents the story of Dorothy Stratten, who was Playboy magazine’s Playmate of the Year in 1980. Stratten was murdered by her husband...
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Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story
1999
Claire Makes It Big
10/1
Claire Makes It Big, Jeremy Workman's award- winning short comedy, follows the travails of a talented overweight actress and her difficulties landing...
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Claire Makes It Big
1997
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
6.833/6
Hailed by some as a cinematic genius, a feminist voice and a true maverick of American cinema, dismissed by others as a voyeuristic fraud and the "wor...
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Who Is Henry Jaglom?
1998
54
5.855/551
When the mastermind behind New York's infamous Studio 54 disco plucks young Shane from the sea of faces clamoring to get inside his club, he not only...
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54
1968
Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women
3.2/55
Astronauts crash-land on Venus and find themselves in trouble when they kill a monster that is worshipped by a group of Venusian women. Re-edited vers...
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Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women
1971
The Last Picture Show
7.611/797
High school seniors and best friends, Sonny and Duane, live in a dying Texas town. The handsome Duane is dating a local beauty, while Sonny is having...
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The Last Picture Show
1981
They All Laughed
5.9/61
New York's Odyssey Detective Agency is hired by two different clients to follow two women suspected of infidelity. Ladies' man John Russo trails Angel...
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They All Laughed
2011
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
6.7/3
American Masters takes a look at the career of Jeff Bridges as his friends and family discuss why he's so special and why he's become one of the more...
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Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
2016
Six L.A. Love Stories
5/4
Over the course of one afternoon, in six different parts of Los Angeles, six couples connect, reconnect, or fall apart. Marked by nimble shifts in ton...
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Six L.A. Love Stories
2014
The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh
7.3/3
This is the first feature-length documentary on legendary director Raoul Walsh. In this 'memoir,' Walsh 'recounts' his career from the silent film era...
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The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh
2012
Casting By
6.864/44
This essential new documentary pays tribute to the legacy of the late, legendary casting director Marion Dougherty and shines a light on one of the mo...
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Casting By
2006
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
6.5/2
Hollywoods biggest talents explore what is the recipe for blockbuster, flops, and how absolute happenstance and controlled luck can make movie magic.
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Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
2017
The Fabulous Allan Carr
5/7
Armed with a limitless Rolodex and a Benedict Canyon enclave with its own disco, Allan Carr threw the Hollywood parties that defined the 1970s. A prod...
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The Fabulous Allan Carr
2021
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
6.286/7
Beginning just before his debut as Frankenstein’s creation, this documentary compellingly explores the life and legacy of a cinema legend, presenting...
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Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2003
A Decade Under the Influence
7.922/45
A documentary examining the decade of the 1970s as a turning point in American cinema. Some of today's best filmmakers interview the influential direc...
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A Decade Under the Influence
1994
Hitchcock: Alfred the Great
7/2
Documentary the career of Alfred Hitchcock with Tippi Hedren bringing up allegations against the director.
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Hitchcock: Alfred the Great
2002
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
7.667/3
A look at one hundred years of romance in American cinema.
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AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2022
The Lost Print: The Making of Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons
0/0
A documentary film detailing the hunt for the holy grail of cinema: the legendary lost director's cut of Orson Welles' The Magnificent Ambersons.
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The Lost Print: The Making of Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons
1989
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
0/0
A study of the Group Theatre, a company that changed the face of American drama. The Group was founded in 1931 by Cheryl Crawford, Harold Clurman and...
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Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
2010
An Appreciation of Stageocach with Peter Bogdanovich
0/0
An appreciation of Stagecoach, with director and Ford biographer Peter Bogdanovich.
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An Appreciation of Stageocach with Peter Bogdanovich
2014
A Film of Firsts: Peter Bogdanovich on Red River
0/0
Interview with filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich about Red River and the two versions of the film.
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A Film of Firsts: Peter Bogdanovich on Red River
2019
The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story 20/20
0/0
The story of Dorothy Stratten (1960-1980), the 1980 Playboy "Playmate of the Year", who was murdered by her estranged husband, just as her entertainme...
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The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story 20/20
1995
The Death of Playboy Playmate
0/0
Have you heard of the famous playmate Dorothy Stratten? A pretty and innocent face exploited. Stratten was born in a Salvation Army hospital in Vanco...
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The Death of Playboy Playmate
1999
F.
0/0
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1994
Picture Windows: Song of Songs
8/1
Part of the anthology series "Picture Windows," Peter Bogdanovich’s "Song of Songs" reimagines Botticelli’s Primavera as a suburban love story, where...
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Picture Windows: Song of Songs
1982
The Orson Welles Story
8.5/2
Profile of Orson Welles, looking at his life and career in theatre, radio and particularly film.
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The Orson Welles Story
2024
Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze
0/0
The following video essay, written and narrated for the Criterion Collection by Peter Bogdanovich biographer Peter Tonguette, considers Moze and Addie...
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Keep Your Sunny Side Up: The Ballad of Addie and Moze
Invisible Women
10/1
Documentary feature on amazing women film editors
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Invisible Women
Horrifying Hollywood Murders
0/0
The 20 most brutal murders of Hollywood are discussed.
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Horrifying Hollywood Murders
1977
Johnny, weil Du Geburtstag hast
0/0
German TV documentary about John Wayne from 1977.
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Johnny, weil Du Geburtstag hast
1991
The Complete 'Citizen Kane'
0/0
Documentary looking at Orson Welles and the production of the film CITIZEN KANE fifty years ago, considering the furore that accompanied it and the re...
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The Complete 'Citizen Kane'
1995
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
6.688/16
Orson Welles' archives of unfinished/never released movies and the last years of his life from the perspective of Oja Kodar (life and artistic partner...
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Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
2015
She's Funny That Way
5.945/722
On the set of a playwright's new project, a love triangle forms between his wife, her ex-lover, and the call girl-turned-actress cast in the productio...
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