Against the Grain
Nov 24, 2023 | IMDB 5.5
78 min Watch NowDocumentary
A glimpse at how genre film-focused home video companies have taken the charge in preserving, restoring, and releasing so many works which otherwise might have been lost to time.
Documentary
A glimpse at how genre film-focused home video companies have taken the charge in preserving, restoring, and releasing so many works which otherwise might have been lost to time.
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Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
IMDB 7.5 | Jun , 2006
The history of the comic book superhero, Superman, in his various media incarnations.Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary
IMDB 7.4 | Nov , 2019
A feature-length documentary about the film Galaxy Quest and its legacy, celebrating its milestone 20th anniversary.My Journey Through French Cinema
IMDB 7.5 | Oct , 2016
Famous French director Tavernier tells us about his fantastic voyage through the cinema of his country.The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
IMDB 7.7 | Nov , 2002
The history of Frankenstein's journey from novel to stage to screen to icon.Penélope Cruz: Diva in the Mirror
IMDB 6.9 | Jul , 2022
An account of the life and work of Spanish actress Penélope Cruz: a long journey that began in the working-class neighborhoods of Madrid and ended in the hills of Hollywood.You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
IMDB 8.5 | May , 2008
Jack L. Warner, Harry Warner, Albert Warner and Sam Warner were siblings who were born in Poland and emigrated to Canada near the turn of the century. In 1903, the brothers entered the budding motion picture business. In time, the Warner Brothers moved into film production and would open their own studio in 1923.The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?
IMDB 6.7 | May , 2015
The Death of 'Superman Lives': What Happened? feature film documents the process of development of the ill fated "Superman Lives" movie, that was to be directed by Tim Burton and star Nicolas Cage as the man of steel himself, Superman. The project went through years of development before the plug was pulled, and this documentary interviews the major filmmakers: Kevin Smith, Tim Burton, Jon Peters, Dan Gilroy, Colleen Atwood, Lorenzo di Bonaventura and many many more.Viva o Cinema! Uma História da Mostra de São Paulo
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2024
The series tells the story of the São Paulo International Film Festival, one of the most traditional cultural events in Latin America. For 48 years, the festival has showcased hundreds of films from all over the world, bringing vibrancy to the city. Filmmaker Marina Person provides an irreverent perspective, highlighting the exciting and unusual stories that have marked the festival’s journey of resistance. The series reveals the individuals who have embraced the challenge of organizing this significant cultural event in Brazil every year, despite often challenging conditions. We also delves into how the Mostra has grown to become one of the main festivals globally, shedding light on the changes in cinema, Brazil, and the world over the years.Lost in La Mancha
IMDB 7 | Feb , 2002
Fulton and Pepe's 2000 documentary captures Terry Gilliam's attempt to get The Man Who Killed Don Quixote off the ground. Back injuries, freakish storms, and more zoom in to sabotage the project.The Complete Story of Film
IMDB 8 | Aug , 2023
At 18 hours and 43 minutes long, 'The Complete Story of Film' collects two epic documentaries by Mark Cousins into a stunningly expansive global journey through film history from the birth of cinema to today. The Story of Film: An Odyssey is an inclusive and ground-breaking journey through the history of world cinema and a treat for movie lovers around the globe. Guided by filmmaker and historian Mark Cousins, this wonderfully insightful 15-hour love letter to the movies begins with the invention of motion pictures at the end of the 19th century, continuing through the entire 20th century of moviemaking and concluding with the globalized digital industry of the 21st. In The Story of Film: A New Generation, Cousins picks up where Odyssey left off, returning with a new epic and hopeful tale of modern cinematic innovation in the new millennium, exploring how movies and moviegoing have evolved and will continue to transform to our collective joy and wonder.Altman
IMDB 6.5 | Aug , 2014
Robert Altman's life and career contained multitudes. This father of American independent cinema left an indelible mark, not merely on the evolution of his art form, but also on the western zeitgeist. With its use of rare interviews, representative film clips, archival images, and musings from his family and most recognizable collaborators, Altman is a dynamic and heartfelt mediation on an artist whose expression, passion and appetite knew few bounds.His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th
IMDB 6.8 | Apr , 2010
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IMDB 7 | Apr , 2024
In Spain, a poor country ruined by the recent Civil War (1936-39), and in the midst of Franco's dictatorship, a film school was created in Madrid in 1947, which became, almost unintentionally, a space of freedom and pure experimentation until its closure in 1976.Fellinopolis
IMDB 6.5 | Jun , 2021
Ferruccio Castronuovo was the only authorized eye, between 1976 and 1986, to film the brilliant Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini (1920-1993) in his personal and creative intimacy, to capture the gears of his great circus, his fantastic lies and his crazy inventions.The One, the Only, the Real Tarzan
IMDB 7.2 | Aug , 2004
The glorious and tragic story of American athlete and actor Johnny Weissmuller (1904-84), Olympic swimmer, water polo player and the only true Tarzan, an archetypal character and myth of cinema, that of the original Hollywood blockbusters (1932-48).Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
IMDB 6.8 | Jan , 2019
Fifty years after its release, the special effects makeup team behind Planet of the Apes reflect on making the iconic film.Cinema in Russia
IMDB 4 | Aug , 1979
Documentary film about early years of Russian cinema: its first directors, cameramen, producers and actors. Includes rare fragments of pre-revolutionary feature films, newsreels and Starewicz's animation.A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner
IMDB 8.5 | Feb , 2021
Born in Berlin in 1896, Lotte Eisner became famous for her passionate involvement in the world of both German and French cinema. In 1936, together with Henri Langlois, she founded the Cinémathèque Française with the goal of saving from destruction films, costumes, sets, posters, and other treasures of the 7th Art. A Jew exiled in Paris, she became a pillar of the capital's cultural scene, where she promoted German cinema.The Memory of Cinema: A Film About Fernando Méndez-Leite
IMDB 6.4 | Nov , 2023
A look at the life and work of Spanish filmmaker and film critic Fernando Méndez-Leite, as he writes his memoirs and a novel with autobiographical resonances.Straight to VHS
IMDB 6.6 | Mar , 2021
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