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Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film 2001
Documentary
With commentary from Hollywood stars, outtakes from his movies and footage from his youth, this documentary looks at Stanley Kubrick's life and films. Director Jan Harlan, Kubrick's brother-in-law and sometime collaborator, interviews heavyweights like Jack Nicholson, Woody Allen and Sydney Pollack, who explain the influence of Kubrick classics like "Dr. Strangelove" and "2001: A Space Odyssey," and how he absorbed visual clues from disposable culture such as television commercials.
The sides of Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film
- Stanley Kubrick's life and films
- Interviews with Jack Nicholson and others who worked with him
- Home footage from his family
Good for you if
- you love Dr. Strangelove, 2001 and the films around them.
- you want to know the man behind the legend from people who knew him.
- you care about how every Kubrick frame was built.
Bad for you if
- you can't sit through almost two and a half hours of documentary.
- you need a story, not a career told in interviews.
About: obsession · creation · cinema

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button 2009
Documentary
A documentary about the making of David Fincher's 2008 film THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON. Virtually every element in the evolution of the Fincher's film is documented here, from the project's attachment to numerous other directors during the 1990s, to its shoot in 2006 and 2007 in New Orleans, to its complex, CGI-intensive postproduction process.
The sides of The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
- David Fincher shooting in New Orleans
- Brad Pitt's aging face built in CGI
- A project passed between directors for years
Good for you if
- you loved Benjamin Button on the big screen and want to see it built set by set.
- you want to see how Brad Pitt's acting ended up on an old man's face built in CGI.
- you like details that change how you see the film next time.
Bad for you if
- nearly three hours on the making of a film is too much for you.
- you need momentum, and this follows the work step by step.
About: filmmaking · craft · technology
78/52 2017
Documentary
The most famous murder scene in movie history comprises 78 camera settings and 52 cuts: the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. 78/52 tells the story of the man behind the curtain and his greatest obsession.
The sides of 78/52
- The shower scene of Psycho
- 78 camera setups and 52 cuts
- Filmmakers and editors on Hitchcock
Good for you if
- you like learning how one scene from 1960 changed horror films.
- you like seeing how a single scene is built shot by shot.
- you like details you only catch frame by frame.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch the same stabbing scene over and over.
- you want a story with people, not one scene taken apart.
About: filmmaking · fear · craft

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing 2004
Documentary
Documentary about the art of film editing. Clips are shown from many groundbreaking films with innovative editing styles.
The sides of The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
- Film editors talking about their craft
- Clips from a century of movies
- The cut that changes a scene
Good for you if
- you like seeing how silent films and classics were put together.
- you like hearing real editors like Thelma Schoonmaker explain cuts you never noticed.
- you like going back to your favorite films to spot the cuts.
Bad for you if
- you want a documentary that grips like a thriller.
- you want to follow one person's story, not a parade of interviews.
About: filmmaking · craft · invisible work
The Pervert's Guide to Cinema 2006
Documentary
A hilarious introduction, using as examples some of the best films ever made, to some of Slovenian philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj Žižek's most exciting ideas on personal subjectivity, fantasy and reality, desire and sexuality.
The sides of The Pervert's Guide to Cinema
- Slavoj Žižek talking through famous films
- Rebuilt sets from Hitchcock and Lynch films
- Psychoanalysis applied to desire and fantasy
Good for you if
- you like an excited philosopher talking nonstop about movies.
- you like strange readings of Psycho, The Birds and Blue Velvet.
- you love classic Hollywood and want to see it with new eyes.
Bad for you if
- two and a half hours of lecture is too much for you.
- you need a story with people to follow, not one man talking over film clips.
About: desire · fantasy · cinema
Side by Side 2012
Documentary
Since the invention of cinema, the standard format for recording moving images has been film. Over the past two decades, a new form of digital filmmaking has emerged, creating a groundbreaking evolution in the medium. Keanu Reeves explores the development of cinema and the impact of digital filmmaking via in-depth interviews with Hollywood masters, such as James Cameron, David Fincher, David Lynch, Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, George Lucas, Steven Soderbergh, and many more.
The sides of Side by Side
- Keanu Reeves interviewing directors
- Film stock against digital cameras
- Nolan, Lynch and Cameron on how they shoot
Good for you if
- you care about how every frame is shot.
- you like hearing Nolan, Lynch and Scorsese argue film versus digital.
- you want to know how cinema changed when the cameras did.
Bad for you if
- you need things to happen, not an hour and a half of camera talk.
- you want people and their story, not a debate about sensors.
About: craft · change · cinema
Memory: The Origins of Alien 2019
Documentary
The untold origin story behind Ridley Scott's Alien - rooted in Greek and Egyptian mythologies, underground comics, the art of Francis Bacon, and the dark visions of Dan O'Bannon and H.R. Giger. A contemplation on the symbiotic collaborative process of movie-making, the power of myth, and our collective unconscious.
The sides of Memory: The Origins of Alien
- The making of Ridley Scott's Alien
- H.R. Giger's dark art
- Dan O'Bannon's script and old myths
Good for you if
- you like studying the art of H.R. Giger and Francis Bacon.
- you want to know how the chestburster scene came to be.
- you like digging into myths and nightmares behind a monster.
Bad for you if
- you'd rather watch Alien itself than an essay about it.
- you want a light, fun behind the scenes film.
About: creation · myth · fear
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound 2019
Documentary
The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers and visionary filmmakers.
The sides of Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
- The sound designers behind Star Wars and Apocalypse Now
- Directors like Spielberg and Lucas talking about sound
- How a film's sound is built layer by layer
Good for you if
- you love the big-screen feeling and want to know where the sound comes from.
- you like a tour of cinema history from the first talkies onward.
- you like learning what to listen for the next time you rewatch a film.
Bad for you if
- you need one personal story, not a series of interviews.
- you find clips from silent films and early talkies dated.
About: craft · cinema · listening
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy 2010
Documentary
For decades, Freddy Krueger has slashed his way through the dreams of countless youngsters, scaring up over half a billion dollars at the box office across eight terrifying, spectacular films.
The sides of Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
- The Nightmare on Elm Street films one by one
- The actors and crews of each film
- How Freddy Krueger's effects were made
Good for you if
- you like hearing the people who made a horror series tell how it happened.
- you want four hours on Freddy Krueger.
- you like details you'll spot when you watch the films again.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand gory clips, even out of context.
- you can't watch horror, even in clips.
About: filmmaking · horror · show business
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy 2004
Documentary
From the earliest versions of the script to the blockbuster debuts, explore the creation of the Star Wars Trilogy.
The sides of Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
- George Lucas's early scripts
- Auditions for Luke, Leia and Han
- An effects team inventing as it went
Good for you if
- you like hearing George Lucas and his cast tell how Star Wars was made.
- you like seeing 1970s Hollywood take a risk on a space movie.
- you like George Lucas fighting to keep control of his sequels and toys while Fox doubted him.
Bad for you if
- you find two and a half hours of making-of too long.
- you want space battles, not interviews.
About: ambition · creativity · risk
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World 2016
Documentary
Werner Herzog's exploration of the Internet and the connected world.
The sides of Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
- Werner Herzog asking what the internet is doing to us
- The first message sent between two computers
- Robots, hackers and dreams of Mars
Good for you if
- you like hearing the people who built the internet tell how it began.
- you like Herzog asking whether the internet dreams of itself.
- you like odd detours to people who flee all radio waves.
Bad for you if
- you can't face a family harassed online after their daughter's death.
- you need momentum more than ten loose chapters of musing.
About: technology · the future · human connection
Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora 2010
Documentary
The Making-of James Cameron's Avatar. It shows interesting parts of the work on the set.
The sides of Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora
- James Cameron on the set of Avatar
- Motion capture suits and virtual cameras
- How Pandora was designed
Good for you if
- you loved Avatar on the big screen and want to see how it was built.
- you like seeing how an image is made, layer by layer.
- you want a quick 23 minute look behind the scenes of Avatar.
Bad for you if
- you want a story about people, not about rigs and cameras.
- you want a long, patient look at the craft, not a quick tour.
About: filmmaking · technology · invention
Room 237 2012
Documentary
A subjective documentary that explores various theories about hidden meanings in Stanley Kubrick's classic film The Shining. Five very different points of view are illuminated through voice over, film clips, animation and dramatic reenactments.
The sides of Room 237
- Five fans and their theories about The Shining
- Voices over clips from Kubrick's film
- Minotaurs, moon landings and hidden messages
Good for you if
- you like hunting for hidden meanings in a film you thought you knew.
- you want to watch The Shining again right after.
- you enjoy theories that get stranger the longer they go.
Bad for you if
- you need every theory to hold up against the evidence.
- you want to see the people talking, not only hear their voices.
About: obsession · interpretation · cinema
The Five Obstructions 2003
Documentary
In 1967, experimental filmmaker Jorgen Leth created a striking short film, The Perfect Human, starring a man and women sitting in a box while a narrator poses questions about their relationship and humanity. Years later, Danish director Lars von Trier made a deal with Leth to remake his film five times, each under a different set of circumstances and with von Trier's strictly prescribed rules. As Leth completes each challenge, von Trier creates increasingly further elaborate stipulations.
The sides of The Five Obstructions
- Jørgen Leth remaking his own short film
- Lars von Trier inventing the rules
- One remake made as a cartoon
Good for you if
- you like a game between two directors that keeps getting stranger.
- you're fascinated by Lars von Trier trying to break his mentor.
- you enjoy two filmmakers sparring across a table.
Bad for you if
- you won't read subtitles for the Danish parts.
- you need to know at the end who won the game between the two men.
About: creativity · constraints · mentorship
The Pervert's Guide to Ideology 2012
Documentary
A journey into the labyrinthine heart of ideology, which shapes and justifies both collective and personal beliefs and practices: with an infectious zeal and voracious appetite for popular culture, Slovenian philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj Žižek analyzes several of the most important films in the history of cinema to explain how cinematic narrative helps to reinforce prevailing ethics and political ideas.
The sides of The Pervert's Guide to Ideology
- Slavoj Žižek standing inside scenes from famous films
- Ideology read through Hollywood
- Psychoanalysis applied to pop culture
Good for you if
- you like a philosopher talking nonstop about films you know.
- you like ideas you have to work to follow.
- you want to see how films quietly sell you politics.
Bad for you if
- you can't sit through more than two hours of one man talking.
- you want a story with people, not a lecture.
About: ideology · cinema · belief
In Search of Darkness 2019
Documentary
An exploration of '80s horror movies through the perspective of the actors, directors, producers and SFX craftspeople who made them, and their impact on contemporary cinema.
The sides of In Search of Darkness
- Horror filmmakers looking back on the 1980s
- Makeup and gore effects explained
- A year by year tour of the decade
Good for you if
- you grew up on 80s horror tapes.
- you like hearing how the gore effects were made.
- you like stories from the actors and crews themselves.
Bad for you if
- you find over four hours too much for one sitting.
- you want to be scared, not hear people talk about it.
About: horror · nostalgia · craft
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine 2015
Documentary
When Steve Jobs died the world wept. But what accounted for the grief of millions of people who didn’t know him? This evocative film navigates Jobs' path from a small house in the suburbs, to zen temples in Japan, to the CEO's office of the world's richest company, exploring how Jobs’ life and work shaped our relationship with the computer. The Man in the Machine is a provocative and sometimes startling re-evaluation of the legacy of an icon.
The sides of Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
- Steve Jobs from the suburbs to Apple
- Former colleagues speaking on camera
- The grief of millions who never met him
Good for you if
- you like a documentary that questions the legend of Steve Jobs.
- you like seeing how one man ran the world's richest company.
- you like a portrait of a man full of contradictions.
Bad for you if
- you'd rather not hear about worker suicides at the factories that build iPhones.
- you can't spend two hours with a man who denied his own daughter.
About: ambition · technology · legacy
Back in Time 2015
Documentary
Cast, crew and fans explore the "Back to the Future" time-travel trilogy's resonance throughout our culture, thirty years after Marty McFly went back in time.
The sides of Back in Time
- The cast and crew of Back to the Future
- Fans who rebuilt their own DeLorean
- Thirty years of a time travel trilogy
Good for you if
- you want a warm evening of nostalgia for Back to the Future.
- you like hearing how Marty McFly and Doc Brown were made.
- you like fans who found each other through one trilogy.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at fans gushing over a film.
- you need chases and a DeLorean in motion, not talking heads.
About: nostalgia · fandom · cinema
Spielberg 2017
Documentary
A documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time, Steven Spielberg.
The sides of Spielberg
- Steven Spielberg telling his own story
- From Jaws to Lincoln
- His parents and his childhood
Good for you if
- you want Steven Spielberg telling his own story, film by film.
- you like hearing how his parents' divorce runs through his films.
- you like fifty years of Hollywood seen through one career.
Bad for you if
- you find two and a half hours of interviews too much.
- you roll your eyes at filmmakers praising each other.
About: childhood · ambition · cinema
De Palma 2016
Documentary
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.
The sides of De Palma
- Brian De Palma talking to the camera
- Clips from Carrie to Mission: Impossible
- Stories from Hollywood sets
Good for you if
- you like a director telling candid stories about his own films.
- you like a portrait of Brian De Palma the man, his family, his friends and his battles with studios.
- you like the thrillers of the 1970s and 1980s.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand the bloody clips from his films.
- you can't sit through two hours of one man talking.
About: filmmaking · ambition · Hollywood