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Two seedy producers work to make a star out of a former stag-film actress while an aging rival conspires to ruin her.

Promoter "Smoothie" King helps a pair of phonies con their way into a movie company. As Wanda heads toward stardom, she turns more and more from King...

In 1967, Canadian documentarian James Beveridge traveled to Kolkata to film director Satyajit Ray at work. The resulting program, produced for the...

Documentary about master director Roberto Rossellini, who tells details of his life and childhood and visits the places where he has lived and shot...

In 1966, German film critic Theodor Kotulla — who would go on to become one of the New German Cinema's most uncompromising filmmakers —...

A funny walk through the life story of Billy Wilder (1906-2002), a cinematic genius; a portrait of a filmmaker who never was a boring man, a superb...

A documentary on Fellini’s lost alternate ending for 8½

A thirty-three-minute documentary featuring interviews with director Pier Paolo Pasolini, actor-filmmaker Jean-Claude Biette, and Pasolini friend...

In this short film, an elderly cameraman and his camera reminisce about their days shooting silent films and news stories.

Short documentary revealing how the sound effects were created for Maddin's film "Brand Upon the Brain".

TV documentary about American film director Wes Anderson.

The story of the adventures and entanglements of the son of a famous film producer who is forced to study law.

A documentary about James Bond in the Bahamas.

Documentary about the making of Derek Jarman's 1979 film "Jubilee".

Actor/director Sidney Poitier discusses his life and career. He tells of his upbringing in Jamaica; the difficulties he encountered in New York City...

More than anyone in the cynical film industry, legendary artist Robert Redford embodies the United States' brightest side: perseverance,...

A documentary about the making of 1976's "Obsession" featuring interviews with director Brian De Palma, stars Cliff Robertson and Genevieve Bujold...

When the silent cinema learned to speak, the audience was surprised not only by the voices of the actors and the sound effects, but also by a new...

A walk through the career of French filmmaker André Téchiné, from his own point of view and that of those who worked with him:...

An overview of the iconic actresses' legendary careers, as well as the rivalry that colored "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?"