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  • 2015
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    Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
    Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'

    6.5 2015 HD

    Martin Scali, who was Wes Anderson's assistant on "Fantastic Mr. Fox", shot this short documentary in Newport, Rhode Island, during the filming of...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Martin Scali

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  • 2022
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    Making of Drive My Car
    Making of Drive My Car

    0 2022 HD

    Program about the making of the film, featuring behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with actors Reika Kirishima, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Masaki...

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    Cast: Reika Kirishima

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  • 2013
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    Living 'Lord of the Flies'
    Living 'Lord of the Flies'

    0 2013 HD

    Actor Tom Gaman (Simon) narrates some 8mm movies shot during the film's three-month production and shares memories of working on the movie during his...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Tom Gaman

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  • 2019
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    Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’
    Sniffing Out ‘Polyester’

    0 2019 HD

    Featurette on the making of John Waters' "Polyester."

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Tab Hunter

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  • 2013
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    Functions of Film Sound
    Functions of Film Sound

    0 2013 HD

    This visual essay sets clips from Robert Bresson's "A Man Escaped" to a reading of "Functions of Film Sound," a chapter from David Bordwell and...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Dan Stewart

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  • 2020
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    Making 'The Irishman'
    Making 'The Irishman'

    7 2020 HD

    Join legendary director Martin Scorsese, and acting icons Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Al Pacino going behind the scenes of their universally...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Martin Scorsese

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  • 2004
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    Vitellonismo
    Vitellonismo

    7 2004 HD

    A look at the making of Federico Fellini's "I Vitelloni".

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Vittorio Boarini

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  • 2012
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    Revolutions Per Second
    Revolutions Per Second

    0 2012 HD

    A 25-minute visual essay by Kent Jones about Jean-Luc Godard and his film 'Weekend'.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Kent Jones

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  • 2019
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    In Full Swing
    In Full Swing

    0 2019 HD

    A documentary on the making of the 1936 film Swing Time, featuring interviews with jazz and film critic Gary Giddens, dance critic Brian Seibert, and...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Gary Giddins

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  • 2016
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    Blood Simple: A Conversation with Dave Eggers
    Blood Simple: A Conversation with Dave Eggers

    0 2016 HD

    A new conversation between author Dave Eggers and the Coen Brothers about the production, from inception to release, of 'Blood Simple'.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Joel Coen

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  • 2018
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    Weimar on the Pacific
    Weimar on the Pacific

    0 2018 HD

    In this documentary, film scholars Gerd Germünden and Noah Isenberg discuss the artistic origins of Marlene Dietrich in the cabarets of Weimar...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Gerd Germünden

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  • 2002
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    An Interview with Milos Forman
    An Interview with Milos Forman

    0 2002 HD

    “This video interview with director Milos Forman was conducted in New York City in 2001.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Miloš Forman

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  • 2007
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    Working with De Sica
    Working with De Sica

    0 2007 HD

    This short documentary features interviews with film scholar Callisto Cosulich, BICYCLE THIEVES coscreenwriter Suso Cecchi d’Amico, and actor...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Suso Cecchi d'Amico

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  • 2013
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    The Making of 'Nashville'
    The Making of 'Nashville'

    0 2013 HD

    Retrospective documentary on the making of Robert Altman's Nashville (1975).

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Ronee Blakley

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  • 2006
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    Men of Mystery
    Men of Mystery

    0 2006 HD

    Orson Welles Biographer Simon Callow discusses the making of "Mr. Arkadin" (aka "Confidential Report.")

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Simon Callow

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  • 2020
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    'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
    'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

    0 2020 HD

    Film critic J. Hoberman discusses the best-selling 1962 novel by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler on which "Fail-Safe" is based, along with the...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: J. Hoberman

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  • 2006
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    Fellini's Homecoming
    Fellini's Homecoming

    0 2006 HD

    A documentary created by the Criterion Collection for their release of Italian film director Federico Fellini's Amarcord about his relationship with...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Luigi 'Titta' Benzi

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  • 2008
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    Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad
    Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad

    7 2008 HD

    Documentary about the technical achievements of the 1940 film classic The Thief of Bagdad.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Ray Harryhausen

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  • 2018
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    Homay King on 'Shanghai Express'
    Homay King on 'Shanghai Express'

    0 2018 HD

    Film scholar Homay King discusses director Josef von Sternberg's cinematic China and the role of star Anna May Wong in 'Shanghai Express'.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Homay King

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  • 2015
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    A Physical History of 'M'
    A Physical History of 'M'

    0 2015 HD

    This documentary traces the "physical history" of Fritz Lang’s M, from its production and original distribution to the digital restoration used...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Peter Lorre

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