Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion

Black Hollywood

December 1997 •German

Documentary by Eckhart Schmidt.

Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

January 1998 •German

Ekchart Schmidt examines the machinery behind the dream factory; the Hollywood myth is unmasked. How does the studio industry work? What role does marketing and the hype surrounding the stars play?

Hollywood Boulevard - Die Hauptstraße der Traumfabrik

January 2000 •German

Documentary about Hollywood Boulevard and Hollywood itself.

Not Your Average Joe

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A documentary about the career of legendary production designer Joe Alves and his four decades in Hollywood.

PoliWood

July 2009 •English

An in-depth look at the Democratic and Republican national conventions held during the 2008 U.S. Presidential election year.

Der Weg des Ruhms - Hollywoods Walk of Fame

October 2011 •German

Documentary about Hollywood.

Back in Time

October 2015 •English

Cast, crew and fans explore the 'Back to the Future' time-travel trilogy's resonance throughout our culture—30 years after Marty McFly went back in time.

Gut Knows What Mind Does Not Understand

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By letting go of the urge to control and embracing the unexpected, the creative process finds a new pulse. Thus, Gut Knows What Mind Does Not Understand aims to celebrate what emerges when we trust our intuition and the experiences the world offers us.

Jánošík ’21

January 1971 •Slovak

Absentia: A Retrospective

July 2014 •English

Documentary film on the making of Mike Flanagan's Absentia. Interviews with cast and crew and behind-the-scenes.

Tab Hunter Confidential

March 2015 •English

Throughout the 1950s, Tab Hunter reigned as Hollywood’s ultimate male heartthrob. But throughout his years of stardom, Tab had a secret. Tab Hunter was gay, and spent his Hollywood years in a precarious closet that repeatedly threatened to implode and destroy him. Tab Hunter himself shares first hand, for the first time, what it was like to be a studio manufactured movie star during the Golden Age of Hollywood and the consequences of being someone totally different from his studio manufactured image.

X-Rated: The Greatest Adult Movies of All Time

February 2015 •English

The evolution of adult cinema through the most influential films in history, a journey that begins in the 1970s and ends nowadays. An in-depth analysis of the success of the most prestigious erotic films, their impact on industry and society, and their influence on cinema and contemporary culture.

Dream on Silly Dreamer

August 2005 •English

Disney animator Dan Lund documents the studio's decision to shut down its hand-drawn animation department and focus instead on computer-generated animation.

Blank City

April 2011 •English

In the years before Ronald Reagan took office, Manhattan was in ruins. But true art has never come from comfort, and it was precisely those dire circumstances that inspired artists like Jim Jarmusch, Lizzy Borden, and Amos Poe to produce some of their best works. Taking their cues from punk rock and new wave music, these young maverick filmmakers confronted viewers with a stark reality that stood in powerful contrast to the escapist product being churned out by Hollywood.

Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made

March 2015 •English

In 1982, three 11 year-olds in Mississippi set out to remake their favorite film: Raiders of the Lost Ark. It took seven turbulent years that tested the limits of their friendship and nearly burned down their mother's house. By the end, they had completed every scene except one... the explosive airplane scene. 30 years later, they attempt to finally realize their childhood dream by building a replica of the 75 foot "Flying Wing" plane from Raiders in a mud pit in the backwoods of Mississippi... and then blow it up! This is the story behind the making of what is known as "the greatest fan film ever made."

His Way

March 2011 •English

A look at the professional, political and personal life of legendary movie producer Jerry Weintraub featuring interviews with friends, family and colleagues.

Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey

February 2003 •English

Nearly every major element of making the 1991 film Thelma & Louise is examined here from how the script was written to how Ridley Scott got involved, to how the big tanker explosion was pulled off. Some funny stories are shared and some great trivia as to what was improvised on set and actually left in the film.

Silent Hollywood: Cult, Stars, Scandals

January 2005 •English

Documentary about Hollywood during the silent film era.

I Don't Know Jack

April 2002 •English

The life of actor Jack Nance, whose rise to prominence after starring in David Lynch's 1977 cult classic Eraserhead led to involvement in various further projects with Lynch.

Camp Hollywood

November 2004 •English

A porn star, a bank robber and a Shakespearean actor are some of the subjects of Camp Hollywood, a feature documentary about the residents of a legendary Hollywood hotel. Seen through the eyes of a Canadian comic who's come out to L.A. for the first time, Camp Hollywood is an intimate portrait of the actors, musicians and other transients he meets during his two-month stay.