A documentary on the life and career of filmmaker Edward D. Wood Jr., with clips from his films and interviews with the cast and crews of some of his films.
On the Trail of Ed Wood is of 0 hour(s) and 56 minute(s). It is Produced By: . It was released on 1990-01-01. It has the tagline: Hosted By Conrad Brooks
Genres: Documentary
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A breathtaking investigation into blockbusters, a film genre that enjoys worldwide success yet keeps its secret weapon well hidden backstage in Hollywood. The blockbuster appeals to a very wide audience, from 7 to 77 years and from Paris to Beijing. These films, which have boosted the film industry, started out with "Jaws" and "Star Wars" and are still prospering with Avatar or Alice in Wonderland. To succeed, the films must meet a few precise criteria, one of them being their cost - at 100 million dollars minimum. But in Hollywood, the films' ingredients are a well-kept secret; perhaps for fear of discovering that the studios' house rules are not as rosy as in certain fruitful happy endings? The pressure and the stakes are colossal. This fascinating documentary reviews the numerous professions affiliated with the blockbuster, via interviews with producers of the major studios ...
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
Honing his craft as an indie filmmaker in Germany in the early 90s, Uwe Boll never could have imagined the life that lay before him. From working with Oscar-winning actors and making films with US$60million budgets to having actors publicly disparage him and online petitions demanding he stop making films, Boll continued to work; he has a filmography of 32 features, a career that has led to his new life as a successful high-end restauranteur. Already a cult legend, he will be remembered forever in the film world; for some, as a modern-day Ed Wood, who made films so bad, they're good, while for others, a prolific filmmaker who came from a small town in Germany and never compromised his integrity while forging his own unique Hollywood trajectory.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
Aspiring directors Lev Zaretski and Ruslan Romanov will show you how to properly write a screenplay; cast actors; do a film shoot; and answer questions from annoying film festival attendees.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
Alternately hilarious and horrifying, Overnight chronicles one man's misadventures of making a Hollywood movie. It starts out as a rags to riches story as Troy Duffy, a Boston-bred bartender, sells his first screenplay for The Boondock Saints.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
Documentary about Buster Keaton's The 'High Sign' and Keaton's developing style.
Short documentary on the making of Buster Keaton's One Week.
The evolution of The Scarecrow is discussed in this documentary.
Documentary about the development of Buster Keaton's The Haunted House .
Documentary about the Buster Keaton short Hard Luck .
A short documentary on the works of Buster Keaton.
The special effects in The Play House are discussed.
Ben Model discusses scoring music for silent movies.
The actors in My Wife's Relations are discussed in this documentary.
Bruce Lawton discusses Buster Keaton's The Blacksmith , a film that Keaton had dismissed as a "lesser" work.
A short documentary on Buster Keaton's The Frozen North , regarding how the events of Fatty Arbuckle's trial and William S. Hart's quick condemnation of Arbuckle, were reflected in the film.
Documentary on Day Dreams , a Buster Keaton silent comedy.
This visual essay by John Bengtson, author of Silent Echoes: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Buster Keaton, reveals the locations where Keaton's 1923 comedy feature Three Ages was filmed in Hollywood, USC, and Los Angeles.
This visual essay by John Bengtson, author of Silent Echoes: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Buster Keaton, reveals the locations where Keaton's 1924 comedy feature Sherlock Jr. was filmed in Hollywood and Orange County.
In this visual essay John Bengtson, author of Silent Echoes: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Buster Keaton, pinpoints the locations used in the filming of The General and offers glimpses of how they look today.
Her story is well-known — the lonely child who yearned for affection and approval which she finally seemed to find as Hollywood's greatest love goddess. But even though she scaled heights few could even dream of, she was one of the loneliest of stars.
It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.
