Biography: John Landis (born August 3, 1950) is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and producer. He is known for his comedies, his horror films, and his music videos with singer Michael Jackson.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: August 03, 1950
Deathday: N/A
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1980-06-16
Overview: Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.
Genres: Music Comedy Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-06-16
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2021-09-17
Overview: Beginning just before his debut as Frankenstein’s creation, this documentary compellingly explores the life and legacy of a cinema legend, presenting a perceptive history of the genre he personified. Karloff's films were long derided as hokum and attacked by censors, but his phenomenal popularity and pervasive influence endures, inspiring some of our greatest actors and directors into the 21st Century – among them Guillermo Del Toro, Ron Perlman, Roger Corman, and John Landis, all of whom and many more contribute their personal insights and anecdotes.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-09-17
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1994-03-11
Overview: The federal agent Joe Dee Foster is currently investigating a serial killer, helped by doctor Animal who is isolated in a maximum security jail.
Genres: Thriller Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-03-11
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1985-02-22
Overview: Ed Okin used to have a boring life. He used to have trouble getting to sleep. Then one night, he met Diana. Now, Ed's having trouble staying alive.
Genres: Thriller Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-02-22
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1997-06-19
Overview: A roller-coaster ride through the history of American exploitation films, ranging from Roger Corman's sci-fi and horror monster movies, 1960s beach movies, H.G. Lewis' gore-fests, William Castle's schlocky theatrical gimmicks, to 1970s blaxploitation, pre-"Deep Throat" sex tease films, Russ Meyer's bosom-heavy masterpieces, etc, etc. Over 25 interviews of the greatest purveyors of weird films of all kind from 1940 to 1975. Illustrated with dozens of films clips, trailers, extra footage, etc. This documentary as a shorter companion piece focusing on exploitation king David F. Friedman.
Genres: Documentary Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-06-19
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1977-08-10
Overview: A series of loosely connected skits that spoof news programs, commercials, porno films, kung-fu films, disaster films, blaxploitation films, spy films, mafia films, and the fear that somebody is watching you on the other side of the TV.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-08-10
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2013-07-18
Overview: Thieving Spring Breakers steal an ancient relic that unleashes a disastrous curse upon Las Vegas.
Genres: Fantasy Thriller Action Adventure TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-07-18
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1970-06-22
Overview: A misfit group of World War II American soldiers goes AWOL to rob a bank behind German lines.
Genres: Adventure Comedy War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-06-22
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1973-06-15
Overview: The fifth and final episode in the Planet of the Apes series. After the collapse of human civilization, a community of intelligent apes led by Caesar lives in harmony with a group of humans. Gorilla General Aldo tries to cause an ape civil war and a community of human mutants who live beneath a destroyed city try to conquer those whom they perceive as enemies. All leading to the finale.
Genres: Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-06-15
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1971-09-15
Overview: In 1870, Japanese ambassador Sakaguchi and his entourage travel by train to Washington to deliver a valuable sword to the President of the United States, a gift from the Emperor of Japan. On board the same train are two robbers, Link and Gauche, ready to make their move…
Genres: Western
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1971-09-15
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1981-08-21
Overview: American tourists David and Jack are savaged by an unidentified vicious animal whilst hiking on the Yorkshire Moors. Retiring to the home of a beautiful nurse to recuperate, David soon experiences disturbing changes to his mind and body.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-08-21
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1997-03-08
Overview: A law student is seduced by a beautiful woman he doesn't know, and after a one night stand with her, his roommate warns him to be careful because he suspects she may have other motives. Years later, she returns and hires him as her lawyer to defend against a charge of murdering her husband. A web of intrigue ensues as the lawyer begins his hunt to find the killer and also confront the demons of his past.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-03-08
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2021-11-08
Overview: Explore the independent horror film scene that Florida has been vigorously pumping out since the invention of film. Jam-packed with Interviews, exploitation, never-before-seen footage and cinema madness. Watch and learn about films new and old in this exclusive documentary made for cult horror fans.
Genres: Documentary Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-11-08
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1984-06-27
Overview: When the Muppets graduate from Danhurst College, they take their song-filled senior revue to New York City, only to learn that it isn't easy to find a producer who's willing to back a show starring a frog and a pig. Of course, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy won't take no for an answer, launching a search for someone to take them to Broadway.
Genres: Romance Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-06-27
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1990-08-24
Overview: Dr. Peyton Westlake is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when his laboratory is destroyed by gangsters. Having been burned beyond recognition and forever altered by an experimental medical procedure, Westlake becomes known as Darkman, assuming alternate identities in his quest for revenge and a new life with a former love.
Genres: Action Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-08-24
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1975-04-30
Overview: In a boorish future, the government sponsors a popular, but bloody, cross-country race in which points are scored by mowing down pedestrians. Five teams, each comprised of a male and female, compete using cars equipped with deadly weapons. Frankenstein, the mysterious returning champion, has become America's hero, but this time he has a passenger from the underground resistance.
Genres: Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-04-30
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1990-11-10
Overview: When he hears talk radio host Fran Ambrose discussing the topic of matricide, Norman calls in under a false name to tell his story.
Genres: Horror Mystery Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-11-10
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2010-02-02
Overview: A documentary produced for Universal about their early Wolf Man film(s)
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-02-02
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1982-03-24
Overview: A relatively boring Los Angeles couple discover a bizarre, if not murderous way to get funding for opening a restaurant.
Genres: Comedy Crime Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-03-24
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Overview: A scientist with nefarious intentions seeks to dominate the world using his vast expertise in robotics.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
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2009-09-14
Overview: Host Paul Davis takes a trip through some of the iconic backdrops of John Landis' 1981 werewolf classic An American Werewolf In London. The original cast and crew tell the story of how the film was made over a quarter of a century ago featuring rare footage and never before seen photos.
Genres: Documentary Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-09-14
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2008-10-07
Overview: This documentary delves into the art of make-up effects with industry legends Dick Smith, Rob Bottin, Tom Savini, John Landis, Frank Darabont, Joe Dante and many others with a strong focus on Greg Nicotero and Howard Berger of KNB Make-Up EFX. Written by Kevin VanHook
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-07
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1990-02-23
Overview: A young man finds out that his parents had been used in an atomic-weapons experiment shortly before he was born, and that the results have had some unexpected effects on him.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-02-23
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2008-10-17
Overview: Laura Baxter is a young woman, literally a "sleeping beauty," who suffers from a medical condition called "parasomnia." A childhood accident victim, she is actually sleeping her life away, awakening briefly on rare occasions. Art student Danny Sloan falls in love with her, unaware that her hospital neighbor, a terrifying mass murderer and mesmerist named Byron Volpe has other, more sinister plans.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-17
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2010-10-15
Overview: In the final decades of the 20th century, the Philippines was a country where low-budget exploitation-film producers were free to make nearly any kind of movie they wanted, any way they pleased. It was a country with extremely lax labor regulations and a very permissive attitude towards cultural expression. As a result, it became a hotbed for the production of cheapie movies. Their history and the genre itself are detailed in this breezy, nostalgic documentary.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-10-15
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2011-02-04
Overview: This documentary explores the hidden history of the American Exploitation Film. The movie digs deep into this often overlooked category of U.S. cinema and unearths the shameless and occasionally shocking origins of this popular entertainment.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-02-04
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1973-03-01
Overview: A quiet suburb in Southern California is terrorized by a mysterious murderous monster living in a cave. As the bodies pile up -- with incriminating banana peels always near by the crime scene -- a group of teens stumble on the guilty party: a 20-million-year-old Schlockthropus, an ape-like creature with a sense of the absurd.
Genres: Comedy Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-03-01
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2006-04-27
Overview: Legendary all-stars of cinema bring to life the evolution of science-fiction and special effects films from the wild and funny days of B-movies to blockbusters that have captured the world's imagination. This is the story of the Sci-Fi Boys, who started out as kids making amateur movies inspired by Forrest J Ackerman's FAMOUS MONSTERS magazine and grew up to take Hollywood by storm, inventing the art and technology for filming anything the mind can dream.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-04-27
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1987-07-17
Overview: In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy into an armed confrontation with crime lord Boddicker so they can use his body to support their untested RoboCop prototype. But when RoboCop learns of the company's nefarious plans, he turns on his masters.
Genres: Action Thriller Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-07-17
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2011-12-17
Overview: It will surprise few to discover that star of stage and screen Jerry Lewis has sought to amuse others since he was five years old. Since that early age, audiences split their sides watching his wacky antics, whilst wannabe comics aspired to his prolific career, from his solo work to his double act with Dean Martin. Indeed, many of his famous fans share stories of affection and admiration for the now 86-year-old performer and filmmaker in Gregg Barson’s documentary. Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino, Eddie Murphy and Jerry Seinfeld are among those waxing lyrical about Lewis’ particular brand of genius, and his place in the annals of history. Including a cavalcade of hilarious clips from eight decades in the spotlight, Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis examines the icon and his influence, and is essential viewing for aficionados of the man and his legacy.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-12-17
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2008-03-03
Overview: A look at the forces that shaped Pre-Code Hollywood and brought about the strict enforcement of the Hays Code in 1934.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-03-03
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2005-10-04
Overview: Documentary about the great 1940s horror movie producer Val Lewton, featured on the 2005 DVD release "The Val Lewton Horror Collection."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-10-04
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2012-09-29
Overview: There’s only one person who so accurately personifies movie magic in the history of film, and that man is special effects maestro Ray Harryhausen. Focusing on the man behind the landmark effects on films like Clash Of The Titans, One Million Years B.C., Jason And The Argonauts and many more, this in-depth film features interviews with the great man himself, and with an array of animators and directors influenced by his work including Guillermo del Toro, Peter Jackson, Nick Park, Terry Gilliam, James Cameron and Steven Spielberg. The film also features unseen footage of tests and experiments recently uncovered.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-09-29
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1983-12-15
Overview: Featuring interviews with director John Landis, make-up artist Rick Baker, and the King of Pop himself, Making Michael Jackson's Thriller takes you on a behind-the-scenes journey from pre-production to shooting on the ghoulish graveyard set of Michael Jackson's legendary music video and short film.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-12-15
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2006-03-21
Overview: Short documentary about the Great Depression's impact on film, specifically Berkeley musicals.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-03-21
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1999-01-01
Overview: Starting with "The Wolf Man" (in 1941), Universal Studios made five movies featuring The Wolf Man, a character portrayed by Lon Chaney, Jr. Monster by Moonlight! explores these movies. Rick Baker explains how the make-up was done on Chaney's character. Screenwriter Curtis Siodmak took very little from earlier werewolf legends, providing his own story for some of the films. This documentary displays clips from several other movies, including "Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein" (1948) and "House of Dracula" (1945).
Genres: Documentary Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-01-01
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1992-04-10
Overview: Dean is a maverick American film director surprised that his most recent film has been chosen as the Official U.S. Entry at the Venice Film Festival. A beautiful French journalist arrives at the festival with the apparent intention of interviewing the unique and eccentric filmmaker. In the midst of all the festival madness, she is forced to confront the wide divergence between things as they really are and things as they seem to be - both on screen and off. And so, finally, are we. Shot half in Venice, Italy and half in Venice, California, "Venice/Venice" looks at the profound effect movies have had - and continue to have - on our lives, our loves and on our dreams of romance.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-04-10
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2007-10-26
Overview: The sound of flapping bat wings, an empty coffin, glistening fangs, tiny punctures on the neck, the sensual taste of blood, a blank reflection, fear of the cross, and death from daylight. These are the creatures of the night, and as legendary (but fictional) vampire hunter Abraham Van Helsing exclaimed: "Gentlemen, we are dealing with the undead!" Perhaps the most enduring film genre of all time, vampire films continue to haunt us on the big screen. Why are we fascinated with the myth of these immortal souls? Could it be the living forever part, or perhaps the fact that they have an unearthly sexual attraction to both males and females? Whatever it is, audiences around the world can't seem to get enough of them.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-10-26
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2009-06-08
Overview: Get to know some of Hollywood's most talented character actors, who have supported leading roles in films for decades. Some have even gone on to become stars in their own right. They proudly stand in the shadows of the "stars" of the movies, content to play the roles that lend flavor and depth to the films, with their unique brands of humor, intensity and charisma, leaving lasting impressions on all of us in movie after movie.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-06-08
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2002-12-05
Overview: This is a history of the England's Ealing Film Studios, from its beginnings in 1902. It follows the studio's successes through the 1930's, World War II dramas, the well-known 'Ealing comedies' with Alec Guinness, and the BBC's television productions
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-12-05
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2024-08-09
Overview: Aristocratic Italian roots, a close family connection to James Bond novelist Ian Fleming, wartime experiences in the British and Finnish military, post-war Nazi-hunting adventures and a side career as a heavy metal rock singer. And one of the most iconic actors of all time.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-08-09
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1978-07-28
Overview: At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-07-28
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2011-10-27
Overview: The story of how one Pittsburgh boy’s fascination with monsters drove him to the very top of the Hollywood food chain. In 1989, Greg Nicotero, much to his parents’ chagrin, quit medical school and headed for Hollywood to pursue a dream of making monsters. Together with gore masters Howard Berger and Robert Kurtzman, Nicotero went on to create KNB EFX Group, one of the most prolific makeup effects studios in the world. After twenty years as the “go to guy” for the world’s most successful horror/sci-fi films, Greg Nicotero is the first one directors like Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez call.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-10-27
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2009-08-09
Overview: Prestonburg, KY is a small blue-collar town with hunting, fishing, coal mining, and two of the biggest names in online horror talk radio: Wes Vance and Aaron Frye (aka "The Creepy Kentuckian" and "Uncle Bill") The two self-proclaimed "redneck geeks" bonded at a young age while their weekends devouring horror films. They now use their extensive horror knowledge to record a weekly podcast on DEADPIT.com and have found a worldwide audience through their candid conversation, quick wit, and lots of swearing. What started as an outlet to express their love for horror films has evolved into an online industry with millions of followers and the ability to talk to their childhood heroes. But what happens when your childhood pursuits start to collide with your adult aspirations? Can Deadpit survive it's own success?
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-08-09
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2006-03-21
Overview: Making-of documentary about the 1933 musical, 42nd Street.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-03-21
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2019-10-29
Overview: A newly filmed interview with John Landis in which he reflects on his time working in Britain and British cinema.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-10-29
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Overview: High school student Matt Allen collapses into a mental psychosis, shoots his teacher, the high school principal, hunts his girlfriend down at work and shoots her too, and then he escapes in a school bus with three young children inside of it.
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Original Language: en
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2010-02-02
Overview: A short documentary about the classic Universal Monster actor, Lon Chaney, Jr.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-02-02
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2023-11-17
Overview: Mr. T is an office worker with a passion. After work he copes by doing side gigs on film sets. Matching deadlines for one job with the agenda of the other is not always easy, especially when unforeseen events and misunderstandings happen along the way. While the end of the day seems distant, he does not lose his heart as eventually he remembers the reason for all those efforts.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2023-11-17
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2007-05-16
Overview: Famous Monster takes a fast-paced, colorful look at the life of science fiction's greatest fan - Forrest J. Ackerman, whose 85 year love affair with the genre helped bring it into the mainstream and shape the way we view science fiction today.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-05-16
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2004-09-04
Overview: Documentary on the life and work of B-movie filmmaker Edgar G. Ulmer, spanning from his early life to his last film.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-09-04
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2023-12-02
Overview: Forty years after the release of Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller,’ the best-selling album of all-time, director Nelson George takes fans back in time to the making of a pop masterpiece, featuring never-before-seen footage and candid interviews.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-12-02
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2014-08-23
Overview: A documentary exploring the importance of revival cinema and 35mm exhibition - seen through the lens of the patrons of the New Beverly Cinema - a unique and independent revival cinema in Los Angeles.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-08-23
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2005-08-30
Overview: A look at Dan and John's partnership and the music
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-08-30
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2010-10-07
Overview: King of Horror, legendary actor, scriptwriter and director, Paul Naschy is regarded as the Spanish Lon Chaney and the most prolific filmmaker dedicated to the fantastic cinema in Spain.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2010-10-07
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2009-09-30
Overview: Teen movies have had a great impact on the movie industry - especially in the 80s. This documentary takes a closer look at the genre's origins and the impact it has made up till today.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-09-30
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2000-09-11
Overview: An examination into the nature of 1960's-70's horror films, the involved artists, and how they reflected contemporary society.
Genres: Documentary Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-09-11
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2015-10-16
Overview: Ten stories from horror's top directors. Ghosts, ghouls, monsters, and the devil delight in terrorizing unsuspecting residents of a suburban neighborhood on Halloween night. This creepy anthology combines classic Halloween tales with the stuff of nightmares.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-10-16
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1996-09-28
Overview: Dark, mysterious and sensual, Vampirella (Talisa Soto) is a princess from the Planet Drakulon. Like all vampires, she needs blood to live, but she will not kill to get it - a synthetic substitute keeps her alive. After journeying across space and time seeking vengeance for her father's brutal murder, she now finds herself on Earth, in Las Vegas, where her enemy Vlad (Roger Daltry) has disguised himself as a rock star. In order to stop Vlad's doomsday plan for world domination, Vampirella must make a dangerous alliance with a group of hi-tech vampire hunters. It's a race to stop the apocalypse of humanity and our fate is in the hands of the fiery, dangerous and beautiful Vampirella.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-09-28
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2004-06-25
Overview: Peter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he decides to shelve his superhero alter ego, which leaves the city suffering in the wake of carnage left by the evil Doc Ock. In the meantime, Parker still can't act on his feelings for Mary Jane Watson, a girl he's loved since childhood. A certain anger begins to brew in his best friend Harry Osborn as well...
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-06-25
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2015-09-15
Overview: The film follows Henson’s career from his first work with his Muppets in the early 1950’s during television’s Golden Age up to his sudden and shocking death in 1990, as he transcended puppetry to become one of the most creative, prolific and influential artists of his time. Key events include his early television work with the Muppets while still a student at the University of Maryland, his commercial work and network appearances in the late 1950s and early 1960’s, his breakthrough with Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and his groundbreaking fantasy films, Dark Crystal and Labyrinth. Among those interviewed for the Jim Henson episode are his children, Lisa, Cheryl, Brian and Heather Henson, actors Neil Patrick Harris and Candice Bergen, Willard Scott, director John Landis, former Disney CEO Michael Eisner, and Sesame Street cast members Bob McGrath and Carroll Spinney.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-09-15
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2007-07-11
Overview: A look at the horror movies of the 1980's.
Genres: Horror Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-07-11
Popularity:
2004-04-01
Overview: A documentary feature that reveals the creative process of Chicago moviemakers. Using the city's famous river as a location, directors are placed in a variety of boats and share stories of how Chicago has influenced their careers.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-04-01
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1999-12-10
Overview: Mystery about an ex-prizefighter who embarks on a journey to find 13 missing diamonds
Genres: Comedy Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-12-10
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1992-08-05
Overview: A man is torn between two women and his own violent self, borne of child abuse.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-08-05
Popularity:
2016-03-11
Overview: An intimate look at the lives and legacies of piano player Pinetop Perkins, drummer Willie 'Big Eyes' Smith and guitarist Hubert Sumlin, all Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf sidemen. The film captures some of the last interviews and their final live performances together, before their deaths in 2011. The historic live shows are accompanied by performances and personal insights from many of the blues and rock stars these legendary sidemen inspired including; Bonnie Raitt, Gregg Allman, Derek Trucks, Shemekia Copeland, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Joe Perry, Joe Bonamassa and Johnny Winter.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-03-11
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2015-11-18
Overview: The Frankenstein Complex takes a historical as well as a creative perspective, with a mix of fascinating scenes behind the camera, film clips, and dozens of interviews with all the big names in the industry. In addition to the many wonderful anecdotes, the film also offers a wealth of beautiful test material, while along the way showing how the art of filmmaking has changed over the years. An affectionate ode to monster makers throughout history.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2015-11-18
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2015-01-25
Overview: A look at the history of the American comedy publication and production company, National Lampoon, from its beginning in the 1970s to 2010, featuring rare and never before seen footage, this is the mind boggling story of The National Lampoon from its subversive and electrifying beginnings, to rebirth as an unlikely Hollywood heavyweight, and beyond. A humour empire like no other, the impact of the magazines irreverent, often shocking, sensibility was nothing short of seismic: this is an institution whose (drunk stoned brilliant) alumni left their fingerprints all over popular culture. Both insanely great and breathtakingly innovative, The National Lampoon created the foundation of modern comic sensibility by setting the bar in comedy impossibly high.
Genres: History Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-01-25
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1996-04-29
Overview: A biography of comedian duo Bud Abbott & Lou Costello
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-04-29
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1982-01-01
Overview: Mick Garris hosts this look at horror films with John Carpenter, John Landis and David Cronenberg all discussing their favorite scare films as well as what they think makes them work.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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2005-09-30
Overview: A popular and beautiful politician plans to expose the evil-doings of a multinational corporation. Hoping to silence her, the corporation's top executives decide to hire the most incompetent detective they can find to act as her bodyguard.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2005-09-30
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2004-10-30
Overview: Elvira hosts this humorous look at movie monsters and facts about the real animals on which they're based. Included: clips from films; and interviews with scientists and various showbiz types, including directors John Carpenter and John Landis, and actors Jeff Goldblum and Roy Scheider.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-30
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2006-03-21
Overview: A featurette about Busby Berkeley.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-03-21
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2006-03-21
Overview: A featurette about the distinctive film work of Busby Berkeley.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-03-21
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2006-03-21
Overview: A featurette about 'Footlight Parade'.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-03-21
Popularity:
1989-01-01
Overview: This horror documentary is not the same as the 1986 TV special Stephen King's World of Horror nor the 1988 VHS release of the same name, which runs 45 minutes, was distributed by Front Row Entertainment and is about King himself. Instead, This Is Horror (copyright 1989) was a TV special which ran in four 60 minute increments. This new special used some framing footage from the original 'World of Horror' but is primarily newer interviews and behind-the-scenes footage about what was hot in horror in the late 80s. Here in the U.S., a condensed 90-minute version made its way onto video courtesy of Goodtimes in 1990. Elsewhere, the entire special was released as 2 different tapes running 90 minutes apiece. In the UK these were titled This is Horror: A Video Encyclopedia of Horror (Volumes 1 and 2) and in Germany they were called Best of Stephen King's World of Horror (Parts 1 & 2).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-01-01
Popularity:
2018-07-07
Overview: A feature-length documentary focusing on the acclaimed work and eclectic career of maverick filmmaker Larry Cohen, writer-director of "Black Caesar," "It's Alive," "God Told Me To," "Q," "The Stuff," and many more.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-07-07
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1997-05-13
Overview: Aaron Quicksilver is a mysterious storyteller whose listeners invariably end up as the subjects of his gruesome, grisly tales. He tells a new bride stranded on a desert highway a horrifying account of a set of carnivorous toy teeth, then entrains a pickpocket with the spine chilling story of an army of murderous, disembodied hands.
Genres: Horror Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-05-13
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2007-10-13
Overview: The documentary consists of tape of Don's show (never been filmed before), interviews with Don's contemporaries, (Steve Lawrence, Bob Newhart, Debbie Reynolds, etc.), established comedians (Billy Crystal, Rosanna Barr, Robin Williams, Chris Rock, etc.) and young comedians (Jeff Atoll, Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah Silverman, etc.).
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-10-13
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1997-11-07
Overview: A misguided museum guard who loses his job and then tries to get it back at gunpoint is thrown into the fierce world of ratings-driven TV gone mad.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-11-07
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2009-09-17
Overview: A documentary about Vittorio de Sica with clips of his films and testimonials from friends and family.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-09-17
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2004-04-30
Overview: Mario Bava Operazione Paura", hosted by Joe Dante, is an hommage of the Master of the Terror, the italian director Mario Bava
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-04-30
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2010-01-01
Overview: Most famous for his alter-ego, the ostentatious, androgynous "Ziggy Stardust", Bowie has continually reinvented his music and image. He has had numerous top ten hits in the US & UK, most notably China Girl, Space Oddity, Under Pressure and more. Told through archive interviews (originally thought lost) and rare and unseen footage, this DVD is a worthy addition to any Bowie collection. Items genuinely unseen and never before appeared on DVD including film from the ITN archive. Includes lost and now restored TV interviews from the past and rare film of the singer talking about his career.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-01-01
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1998-01-04
Overview: Television documentary about the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London, England.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-04
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2013-08-28
Overview: In the sixties, Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) built a house on the remote island of Fårö, located in the Baltic Sea, and left Stockholm to live there. When he died, the house was preserved. A group of very special film buffs, came from all over the world, travel to Fårö in search of the genius and his legacy. (An abridged version of Bergman's Video, 2012.)
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-08-28
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1985-01-01
Overview: A short documentary about B.B. King and his time working on the score for the 1985 movie "Into the Night" starring Jeff Goldblum and Michelle Pfeiffer.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-01-01
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1994-01-01
Overview: Rudy Ray Moore tells all as only he can in this all-new retrospective legendary career. From his humble beginnings to his crowning as "King of the Party Records," Rudy Ray guides us through his struggles and triumphs in the film and music industries.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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2002-11-06
Overview: Documentary showcasing the work of prominent film directors in the horror genre. Featuring interviews with the directors, behind the scenes footage and clips from popular horror films, and hosted by Bruce Campbell, star of The Evil Dead (1981).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-11-06
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1992-01-01
Overview: Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis were the hottest act in America in the 1950's & the highest paid comedy team in show business. They starred in nightclubs, radio, television & movies. Martin & Lewis were a unique team. Both were talented entertainers & good friends on & off stage. Thru rare TV appearances, film clips, movie highlights & newsreels, follow their career from the beginning to their break-up.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-01-01
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2007-11-08
Overview: Chronicles the last great American showman, filmmaker William Castle, a master of ballyhoo who became a brand name in movie horror with his outrageous audience participation gimmicks.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-11-08
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2019-01-18
Overview: Nick Pearson is a life-long bachelor who is finally settling down. On the brink of his wedding he is surprised to find he has a 13 year old son who has come to find his him through the help of a psychic. The problem is Nick can't stand kids and would happily send the boy back to live with his biological mother, except that no one has any clue who that might be. Having nowhere to turn Nick must hit the road with the boy and the neurotic, inept psychic to track down dozens of his disgraced ex-flings to whom he must ask the awkward question - with very mixed results.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-01-18
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2005-03-02
Overview: A chemist loses his job to outsourcing. Two years later and still jobless, he hits on a solution: to genuinely eliminate his competition.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2005-03-02
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2002-02-08
Overview: A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Americans in film over the last century. Vanessa Williams traces the struggles and triumphs of the superstars of music and film. Among the many artists featured are: Whitney Houston, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Cab Calloway, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Ella Fitzgerald, and Little Richard, Also included are today's contemporary superstars: Snoop Dogg, Ice T, Quincy Jones, Spike Lee, Russell Simmons, and many, more! 80 minutes plus DVD bonus features.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-02-08
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2005-09-30
Overview: A popular and beautiful politician plans to expose the evil-doings of a multinational corporation. Hoping to silence her, the corporation's top executives decide to hire the most incompetent detective they can find to act as her bodyguard.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2005-09-30
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2019-10-28
Overview: A newly produced, feature-length documentary by filmmaker Daniel Griffith, featuring interviews with John Landis, David Naughton, Joe Dante and more
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-10-28
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2003-04-24
Overview:
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-04-24
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1992-04-10
Overview: Charles Brady and his mother, Mary, are the last of a dying breed whose needs are not of this world. They are Sleepwalkers - able to stay alive only by feeding on the life-force of the innocent, but destined to roam the earth, avoiding discovery while searching for their next victim. That search takes them to the sleepy little town of Travis, Indiana, where beautiful teenager Tanya Robertson is about to become an unwilling pawn in their nightmarish fight for survival.
Genres: Horror Fantasy Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-04-10
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2018-09-21
Overview: In Los Angeles, on Halloween night, a hitman tries to transport a corpse in plain sight, but people he stumbles upon on the street, believing that his sophisticated appearance is a magnificent disguise, constantly stand in his way to congratulate him.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-09-21
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2012-08-25
Overview: Aspiring college cheerleader, Cassie Stratford consumes an experimental drug that grants her beauty and enough athletic ability to make the cheer squad. The drug has an unforeseen side effect — Cassie starts to grow and grow and grow!
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-08-25
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1998-09-08
Overview: The Stories Behind the Making of The Blues Brothers is an hour- long documentary featuring every participant from the film. Star and co-writer Dan Aykroyd explains how a joke that he and best friend John Belushi shared with friends evolved from a Saturday Night Live skit to a best-selling album and then to a film. Director John Landis covers the difficult production, from the outrageous stunts to Belushi's disappearances from the set.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-09-08
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1983-06-07
Overview: A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-06-07
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2014-02-24
Overview: Retrospective documentary on the British horror anthology classic Dead of Night (1945).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-02-24
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1998-10-13
Overview: This documentary, created for the Animal House (1978) collector's edition DVD, is composed of a collection of new interviews with the cast and crew behind the making of the film. There's even some archive footage of John Belushi, and many hilarious behind the scenes stories are told. Its evident that they had a great time creating this classic, and memorable comedic landmark of a film.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-10-13
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2003-08-26
Overview: A hilarious John Landis-created 'mockumentary' that provides updates on what became of Faber College's most notorious alums. Features original cast members.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-08-26
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1979-06-22
Overview: A Hollywood agent persuades Kermit the Frog to leave the swamp to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there, he meets a bear, a pig, a whatever – his future muppet crew – while being chased by the desperate owner of a frog-leg restaurant!
Genres: Adventure Music Family Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-06-22
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1994-11-23
Overview: In this episode of PBS' Great Performances, the history and legacy of puppeteer Jim Henson is explored, from his six-second commercial beginnings to a five-season run on ABC of The Muppet Show to several theatrically released films, including five Muppet movies, The Dark Crystal, and Labyrinth.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-11-23
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2004-01-01
Overview: Documentary about the late cult film-maker, Russ Meyer, with a penchant for strong, curvaceous women.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-01-01
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2009-04-24
Overview: The troubled fraternal relationship between songwriters Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, the Oscar and Grammy-winning Sherman Brothers, famous for the iconic hits they wrote for Disney.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-04-24
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1979-12-14
Overview: In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.
Genres: Comedy War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-12-14
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2008-08-13
Overview: Documentary about the making of Animal House
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-08-13
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2020-10-14
Overview: Using previously unheard audiotapes recorded shortly after John Belushi’s death, director R.J. Cutler’s documentary feature examines the too-short life of the once-in-a-generation talent who captured the hearts and funny bones of devoted audiences.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-10-14
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2006-11-14
Overview: A documentary about the making of, and legacy of, the Forbidden Planet movie.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-11-14
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2005-10-29
Overview: A documentary looking at the various conventions and scare techniques of the horror genre.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-10-29
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2012-08-23
Overview: Bob Wilkins (April 11, 1932 – January 7, 2009) was a beloved Northern California television personality best known for his long run as a horror host. His singularly unique approach to the films and his hosting style was a simple extension of his wit and charming personality. This film covers the dates and titles of his weekly horror shows on KCRA 3, KTXL 40, and KTVU 2 with vintage interviews of Bob Wilkins, clips from his shows, film trailers, commercials, stills, and audio recordings. A video scrapbook, you definitely will not catch it all on a single viewing.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-08-23
Popularity:
2021-05-02
Overview: Interviews and archival footage weave together to tell the story of the Master of Suspense, one of the most influential and studied filmmakers in the history of cinema.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-05-02
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1997-07-08
Overview: 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 "world's worst director," Henry Jaglom obsessively confuses and abuses the line between life and art. Featuring scores of interviews (including Orson Welles, Dennis Hopper, Milos Forman and Peter Bogdanovich) and rare behind-the-scenes footage, this hilarious documentary explores the fascinating question of Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-07-08
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2018-08-15
Overview: To escape his life of crime, a Paris drug dealer takes on one last job involving Spain, unhinged gangsters, his longtime crush and his scheming mother.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2018-08-15
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2009-08-31
Overview: Someone is killing beautiful young Hipsters in East L.A. Charlie is a crime scene cleaner working for Aftershocks Inc. with a penchant for Sherlock Holmes type deduction. Wallace is an out-of-luck filmmaker working as a crime scene videographer. The detectives covering the murders are apathetic at best but with good names (Henry and Carlita, particularly Carlita). Good names, bad attitudes.
Genres: Comedy Thriller Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-08-31
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2011-11-25
Overview: Join some of the most talented legends of the Horror Film genre for discussion of what scared us before, and what's going to scare us next! The film is a dissection of the various sub-genres of horror, and where new creative scares might emerge.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-11-25
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2024-10-31
Overview: A look at Hammer’s progression from a back off in London’s Regent Street to its iconic status within the horror film genre. The company, started by comedian and businessman William Hinds in 1934, made films such as The Curse of Frankenstein, Dracula, and The Quartermass Xperiment during the period for which it is best known, making stars out of the likes of Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-10-31
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2000-05-13
Overview: A twisted teenage prostitute and an equally deranged vicious killer manage to escape from the pen and embark on a non-stop orgy of violence and debauchery, all while hoping to make it across the border into Mexico in order to seek refuge with the mysterious Sister Gomez.
Genres: Comedy Crime Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-05-13
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2018-07-12
Overview: The year 1957 was one of the most prolific for the Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman: he shot two films, released two of his most celebrated films and produced four plays and a TV movie while juggling with a complicated private life.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 2018-07-12
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