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- A silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.
- In 1926 the tragic and untimely death of a silent screen actor caused female moviegoers to riot in the streets and in some cases to commit suicide.
- If you are destined to find love, then you will find it at the most unlikely place. You might live in one small town all your life and somebody might just travel a whole world to come and fall in love with you. 'Jutti' is a story about, how deep rooted cultural influences affect our behavior.It is a story of 20 year old Gujrati girl Ami, who has come for a darshan at a famous temple in a small town and ends up in a modest shoe shop with broken sandals. The shoe shop is run by an over smart Punjabi boy, Harry. What happens is what makes for a sweet love story called, "Jutti".
- Filmmakers discuss how Francois Truffaut's 1966 book "Cinema According to Hitchcock" influenced their work.
- A documentary about how English actor Leon Vitali came to work as an assistant to American filmmaker Stanley Kubrick for over 30 years.
- A trip through the idiosyncrasies and difficulties of making one of the most tormented movies ever filmed.
- The life story of actress, dancer and performer Lesley Ann Warren from her first role in the live musical Cinderella to her later both personal and career ups and downs.
- Fredo just inherited his uncle's company but it bores him. Then he meets Angelo, a French movie director that introduces to the magical world of feature films. Suddenly, Fredo sees himself in different films. Soon, Fredo discovers that Angelo has a hidden agenda...
- The story behind the Adams family and the making of "The Last Confederate: The Story of Robert Adams." Weston Adams and his son, Julian, tell the tale of making a feature film about their Confederate ancestor Captain Robert Adams, his wartime struggles and love for Eveline McCord, his beloved from the north.
- The history of the major Golden Age of Hollywood film company, RKO Pictures.
- A chronological look at films by, for, or about (or 'by, for, and about') gays and lesbians in the United States, from 1947 to 2005, from Kenneth Anger's "Fireworks" to Ang Lee's "Brokeback Mountain." Talking heads, anchored by critic and scholar B. Ruby Rich, are interspersed with an advancing timeline and with clips from two dozen films. The narrative groups the pictures around various firsts, movements, and triumphs: experimental films, indie films, sex on screen, outlaw culture and bad guys, lesbian lovers, films about AIDS and dying, emergence of romantic comedy, transsexual films, films about diversity and various cultures, and then mainstream Hollywood drama. What might come next?
- A documentary about the making and restoration of Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece "Vertigo". Narrated by Roddy McDowall, with behind-the-scenes talk from Barbara Bel Geddes, Henry Bumstead, Robert A. Harris, Patricia Hitchcock, James C. Katz, Kim Novak, Peggy Robertson and Martin Scorsese. Brings fresh perspective, not just to the film and the director, but to the Fifties Hollywood as well.
- This 'making of...' documentary's subject is the remake of The Blue Lagoon (1980). The plot synopsis has two children marooned on a deserted island where they grow up into young adults. Despite the simple story and small primary cast, director Randal Kleiser has logistical challenges in location shooting on a remote island in Fiji. He decided to remake the movie after reading the original source material, a 1918 novel. The process of casting the two young lead actors Christopher Atkins and Brooke Shields is discussed, they who compare their own growing up experiences to that of their characters. Location filming afforded the use of native Fijians, both in playing native characters on screen, as well as providing lessons on island life such as that the characters go through. But the location also provides a quick escape for some fun and relaxation while not filming.
- Veteran actor Tony Curtis shares his reminiscences on the filming of Billy Wilder's classic comedy "Some Like it Hot", starring himself, Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon. He is interviewed by film critic Leonard Maltin, on a famous diner located near the film set.
- This documentary takes a look about in the behind-the-scenes of the movie, "The Sweetest Things," which tells about a girl who tries to woo the opposite sex with the help of her friends, until she finds "Mr. Right".
- Production history of Haskell Wexler's ground-breaking 1969 feature Medium Cool.
- Documentary about the making of Baz Luhrmann's musical, Moulin Rouge.
- Documentary on the making of the film Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001).
- A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the 1998 movie "Out of Sight".
- Mandy Moore presents this featurette which looks at the thrills and experiences of shooting a film in Europe.