Neil Jordan
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Biography: Neil Patrick Jordan (born 25 February 1950) is an Irish filmmaker and novelist. He won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Crying Game (1992). Description above from the Wikipedia article Neil Jordan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Directing
Place of Birth: Sligo, Ireland
Birthday: February 25, 1950
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Gender: Male
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A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa
Overview: The documentary examines Frank Zappa and his music through archive footage, including unique video excerpts from Austrian television archives featuring interviews with Zappa and backstage scenes from the 1970s and 1980s. The entire film is divided into chapters discussing the most important themes in Zappa's life and work.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-01
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In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire
Overview: A behind-the-scenes documentary of the 1994 film, Interview with the Vampire.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-01-01
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A Look Through His Lens
Overview: Oscar-winning cinematographer Philippe Rousselot offers a master class in image making, with insightful examples from his work on Diva, Hope and Glory, A River Runs Through It, Dangerous Liaisons, Interview with the Vampire and many more in this cineaste's delight.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-01-06
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A Film with Me in It
Overview: A dissolute scriptwriter and a dejected actor become unwittingly drawn into a labyrinthine mess when several people experience bizarre accidental deaths in their flat. Though the men didn't deliberately cause any of the incidents, they fear that they will be unfairly pegged as murderers if they relay information to the cops, and promptly set about disposing of the corpses in gruesome ways.
Genres: Comedy Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-17
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Lumière & Company
Overview: 40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière Brothers, working under conditions similar to those of 1895. There were three rules: (1) The film could be no longer than 52 seconds, (2) no synchronized sound was permitted, and (3) no more than three takes.
Genres: Drama Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1995-12-20
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Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk
Overview: A documentary celebrating the work of Walerian Borowczyk, a director of unparalleled sensitivity, revered in the 1970s, who was later labeled as a maker of erotic movies.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 2018-05-18
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Hooray For Holyrood
Overview: Scottish Television's film on the 40th Edinburgh International Film Festival in 1986, starring Robbie Coltrane (a former EIFF chauffeur) and featuring interviews with Bill Forsyth, Samuel Fuller and Barry Norman, among many others.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-08-13
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An Accidental Studio
Overview: Charts the early years of HandMade Films seen through the eyes of the filmmakers, key personnel, and the man who started it all: former Beatle George Harrison.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-07-12
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Shooting from the Heart: Chris Menges, Cameraman
Overview: A look at the career of Oscar-winning cameraman Chris Menges. Filmed on location of 'Comfort and Joy'. Chris Menges discusses his early career in television and film. Featuring interviews with Bill Forsyth, Bill Paterson, Ken Loach, Neil Jordan, and Jeremy Isaacs.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-12-31
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Imagining Ulysses
Overview: This documentary film, with its innovative style and content, looks at the masterpiece that is Ulysses and like the original book takes the form of 18 different episodes. Each of these is designed to have it's own distinctive theme and style. Narrated by Oscar-winning actress Brenda Fricker, with Patrick Bergin as the voice of Joyce, the film shows Ulysses in and imaginative, accessible and original way.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-06-16
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Excalibur: Behind the Movie
Overview: This retrospective documentary looks back on the making of director John Boorman's 1981 movie, Excalibur. Self-described as the toughest film he ever made, Excalibur told the tale of King Arthur and the Sword in the Stone and helped start the careers of actors Liam Neeson, Gabriel Byrne, Helen Mirren and Patrick Stewart. In this one hour film, they join other cast and crew to share their memories from the filming of this Arthurian masterpiece. Documentary originally released in 2013 with the title Behind The Sword In The Stone; a later, renamed version with updated biographical information on the actors involved was then released in 2016. The 2016 version has since been shown on various on-demand channels.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-12-20
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