Ambientada a Los Angeles durant els anys 20, explica una història d'ambició i excessos desmesurats que recorre l'ascensió i caiguda de múltiples personatges durant una època de desenfrenada decadència i depravació a les albors de Hollywood.
Los Angeles, 1969. L'estrella de televisió Rick Dalton, un actor en hores baixes especialitzat en westerns, i el doble d'acció Cliff Booth, el seu millor amic, intenten sobreviure a una indústria cinematogràfica en canvi constant. Dalton és veí de la jove i prometedora actriu i model Sharon Tate, que acaba de casar-se amb el prestigiós director polonès Roman Polanski…
Quatre joves documentalistes s'endinsen a la selva amazònica (Amèrica del Sud) per fer un reportatge sobre les tribus que habiten en aquesta regió, de les quals es diu que encara practiquen el canibalisme. A causa de la desaparició dels reporters, dos mesos després un grup de rescat és enviat per esbrinar què n'ha estat; l'únic que troben és el material filmat sobre la seva terrible fi.
A París als anys 30, un nen orfe anomenat Hugo viu dins els murs d'una estació de ferrocarrils.
En créixer a l'era d'Arizona posterior a la Segona Guerra Mundial, un nen anomenat Sammy Fabelman descobreix un secret familiar devastador i explora com el poder de les pel·lícules pot ajudar-lo a veure la veritat. Pel·lícula semiautobiogràfica sobre la infància i joventut de Steven Spielberg.
Hollywood 1927. George Valentin és una gran estrella del cinema mut a qui la vida somriu. Però l'arribada del cinema sonor us conduirà a l'oblit. Per la seva banda Peppy Miller, una jove actriu, veurà impulsada la seva carrera al capdamunt, al firmament de les estrelles.
Hrundi V. Bakshi és un patós actor d'origen hindú que es troba rodant una pel·lícula al desert. Les seves contínues ficades de pota el porten a ser acomiadat del rodatge. Curiosament rep la invitació a una festa organitzada pel productor de la seva darrera pel·lícula. A la festa tots semblen feliços, però Hrundi no coneix ningú i davant tanta sofisticació social, es començaran a succeir curioses situacions.
Al Hollywood dels anys 50, un dels grans estudis pretén fer una gran superproducció de romans protagonitzada per una gran estrella (Clooney), però l'actor és segrestat durant el rodatge.
Bobby Bowfinger, director fracassat de Hollywood, es disposa a produir el guió que ha escrit un amic. Està tan convençut de la seva qualitat que acull l'esperança de recuperar així la fama perduda. Tot i això, vendre'l no resultarà gens fàcil. Per fi, un famós productor ho accepta però amb una condició: Kit Ramsey, l'estrella de moda, ha de participar a la pel·lícula.
The crew of an unloved franchise movie fight for their place in a savage and unruly cinematic universe. The series shines a light on the secret chaos inside the world of superhero moviemaking, to ask the question — how exactly does the cinematic sausage get made? Because every f*ck-up has an origin story.
Anthology series of famous feuds with the first season based on the legendary rivalry between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford which began early on their careers, climaxed on the set of "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" and evolved into an Oscar vendetta.
Oscar-winning producer Al Ruddy’s never before revealed experiences of making the iconic 1972 film The Godfather that Francis Ford Coppola directed and adapted with Mario Puzo.
An inside look at the creative process behind some of our most popular and beloved movies and television shows. All episodes feature recorded conversations between acclaimed and award-winning screenwriters, TV creators, and filmmakers from the Austin Film Festival's annual conference and year round events.
A filmmaker heads to Hollywood in the early ’90s to make her movie but tumbles down a hallucinatory rabbit hole of sex, magic, revenge — and kittens.
A journey through the world of classic and contemporary cinema.
Eight school friends travel to a vacation house in the middle of a forest to bid farewell to Jin, one of their group who is going to study abroad. The trip allows them all to go back and reminisce over the memories of their high school days. However, a series of disturbing events cause tension and unrest in the gang, who begin to suspect there is a ninth person hiding somewhere in the house. When things take on a sinister turn, and they try to unravel the mystery, dark secrets from the past come back to haunt everyone. They realize that if they want to survive, they must quickly find out who is behind the deadly and bloody occurrences.
A portrait of celebrated filmmaker David Chase: his life, his career and his groundbreaking work on the HBO original series The Sopranos.
"La Course destination monde" is a Canadian reality television series, which aired on Télévision de Radio-Canada from 1988 to 1999. The series was a filmmaking competition which sent young, emerging filmmakers from Quebec around the world to make short films about their destinations, with prizes awarded at the conclusion of each season to the best films coming out of the competition. The show premiered in 1988 as "La Course des Amériques", sending filmmakers to destinations in North and South America. The second season, "La Course Amérique-Afrique", continued to highlight destinations in the Americas as well as opening to destinations in Africa, while the third season, "La Course Europe-Asie", centred on destinations in Europe and Asia. From the fourth season onward, the show was titled "La Course destination monde", and permitted filmmakers to travel to anywhere in the world.
Film lovers examine the cinematic moments that thrilled, perplexed, challenged and forever changed them in this collection of visual essays.
An in-depth look into the ground breaking franchise and features new interviews with cast and crew.
J.K. Rowling’s orphan boy wizard took the world by storm, but before the first book was even published Warner Brothers had their eye on a franchise. But how to make it soar? In a leaky shed in the UK, these cinematic wizards build a whole new world and changed filmmaking forever. Through a revolving door of directors, an assortment of magical creatures, increasing demand for visual effects, and a cast that is growing up, the Harry Potter series continued to fascinate audiences. Get behind the wand to hear the secrets of the trials, threats, and near-death experiences from the people who made the magic happen on Icons Unearthed: Harry Potter.
Documentary series dealing with every aspect of special effects in movies, from low-budget make-up to multi-million-dollar computer-generated graphics. The clear presentation includes descriptions of the creation and technical problems of the effects, and interviews with effects technicians, directors, stars and other crew. Each episode deals with one topic, effect or technician (eg theme park rides, CGI, Stan Winston), concentrating on one or more current or recent films.
Contestants compete in a series of challenges designed to highlight their creativity and filmmaking skills in an effort to become the next big internet star.
Ian Nathan explores the many layers of the world of filmmaking, discussing each episode with filmmakers, cultural commentators, historians, authors and critics; what defines these stories, how they came to be, and who were the creative forces behind them.
A chronicle of the creative process of the legendary Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, a passionate artisan, a steadfast trailblazer, and a father butting heads with his son…
You think you know Kong? Think again. Explore the wonders of Skull Island with over 30 interviews compiled by director Tom Grove. With a run time of 250 minutes, this docu-series goes into detail about every aspect of Kong’s cinematic history.
Movie critic Ian Nathan goes in search of the cinematically sublime and explores the ingredients that went into making a classic. With each episode devoted to a single film, their story will be told with detail, affection, looking for the truth behind the myth, and all the trials and triumphs that went into forging the classic.
Acclaimed profiles of eight great American film directors. Produced and directed by Richard Schickel and narrated by Cliff Robertson, with solid interviews and film clips, the series reviews the careers of Raoul Walsh, Frank Capra, Howard Hawks, King Vidor, George Cukor, William A. Wellman, Alfred Hitchcock and Vincente Minnelli.
As told through clips from 183 female directors, this epic history of the cinema focuses on women’s integral role in the development of film art. Using almost a thousand film extracts from thirteen decades and five continents, Mark 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 filmmakers – all of them women.
