Elokuvantekijä tyttöystävineen palaa kotiin elokuvansa ensi-illasta. Tunnelma kiristyy, ja kipeät paljastukset ajavat pariskunnan setvimään suhdettaan.
Säveltäjä ja kapellimestari Fred lomailee Sveitsin Alpeilla hyvän ystävänsä, ohjaajaveteraani Mickin seurassa. Fred on jättänyt uransa jo taakseen, eikä hänellä ole aikomustakaan palata sen pariin. On kuitenkin eräs, joka ei suostu hyväksymään kieltävää vastausta: Englannin kuningatar Elisabeth II. Mick työstää elokuvakäsikirjoitusta, josta on kenties tuleva hänen viimeinen ja tärkein teoksensa. Päänvaivaa tuottavat elokuvan loppu ja sen vastahakoinen tähti. Miehet seuraavat mielenkiinnolla ja hellyydellä omien lastensa ja hotellin muiden vieraiden elämää. Fredin tytär käy läpi aviokriisiä. Salaperäinen näyttelijä valmistautuu poikkeukselliseen rooliin. Tyylilleen uskollisena ohjaaja Paolo Sorrentino kuvaa heidän elämäänsä huikein visuaalisin kuvin ja vinon huumorin säestyksellä.
A series of mysterious crimes threatens the existence of a new radio network.
In the 1970s, Director Kim is obsessed by the desire to re-shoot the ending of his completed film Cobweb, but chaos and turmoil grip the set with interference from the censorship authorities, and the complaints of actors and producers who can't understand the re-written ending. Will Kim be able to find a way through this chaos to fulfill his artistic ambitions and complete his masterpiece?
Shot in France, England, Switzerland and the United States, this documentary covers director Alejandro Jodorowsky (El Topo, Holy Mountain, Santa Sangre) and his 1974 Quixotic attempt to adapt the seminal sci-fi novel Dune into a feature film. After spending 2 years and millions of dollars, the massive undertaking eventually fell apart, but the artists Jodorowsky assembled for the legendary project continued to work together. This group of artists, or his “warriors” as Jodorowsky named them, went on to define modern sci-fi cinema with such films as Alien, Blade Runner, Star Wars and Total Recall.
A retrospective documentary about the groundbreaking horror series, Friday the 13th, featuring interviews with cast and crew from the twelve films spanning 3 decades.
An intimate conversation between filmmakers, chronicling De Palma’s 55-year career, his life, and his filmmaking process, with revealing anecdotes and, of course, a wealth of film clips.
TV child star of the '70s, Dickie Roberts is now 35 and parking cars. Craving to regain the spotlight, he auditions for a role of a normal guy, but the director quickly sees he is anything but normal. Desperate to win the part, Dickie hires a family to help him replay his childhood and assume the identity of an average, everyday kid.
Surrounded by fans and skeptics, grizzled director J.J. "Jake" Hannaford returns from years abroad in Europe to a changed Hollywood, where he attempts to make his innovative comeback film. This film was started in 1970 but never completed during Welles lifetime.
A producer puts on what may be his last Broadway show, and at the last moment a chorus girl has to replace the star.
Terry Gilliamin ikuisuusprojekti on vihdoin valmis! Monty Python -jäsen sekä elokuvien Brazil - tämän hetken tuolla puolen ja 12 apinaa ohjaaja on saanut viimeisimmän aikamatkaseikkailunsa valmiiksi 20 vuoden odotuksen jälkeen. Elokuva on moderni tulkinta Cervantesin manchalaisen ritarin tarinasta. Sen pääosissa nähdään Adam Driver, Stellan Skarsgård, Jonathan Pryce ja Olga Kurylenko.
Filmmakers discuss the legacy of Alfred Hitchcock and the book “Hitchcock/Truffaut” (“Le cinéma selon Hitchcock”), written by François Truffaut and published in 1966.
Lars von Trier challenges his mentor, filmmaker Jørgen Leth, to remake Leth’s 1967 short film The Perfect Human five times, each with a different set of bizarre and challenging rules.
Iconic writer, director, actor, comedian and musician Woody Allen allowed his life and creative process to be documented on-camera for the first time. With this unprecedented access, Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Robert B. Weide followed the notoriously private film legend over a year and a half to create the ultimate film biography. "Woody Allen: A Documentary" chronicles Allen's career - from teen writer to Sid Caesar's TV scribe, from stand-up comedian to award-winning writer-director averaging one film-per-year for more than 40 years. Exploring Allen's writing habits, casting, directing, and relationship with his actors first-hand, new interviews with A-listers, writing partners, family and friends provide insight and backstory to the usually inscrutable filmmaker.
A film director, in bad standing with his studio, tries to turn a local carnival dancer into a "French" movie star and pass her off as his big new discovery.
Martin Scorsese celebrates American movies from the silent classics to the Hollywood of the seventies.
Guillaume Canet is told by a young co-star that he's no longer Rock'n' Roll and can't sell films anymore. He then tries to prove her wrong and gets help from his girlfriend, Marion Cotillard.
A con artist poses as a film director in a village with the intention of executing a caper with the unwitting help of the villagers.
The life story of Colin McKenzie, a forgotten pioneer of international cinema who was born in rural New Zealand in 1888.
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.