Offbeat documentarian Chris Smith provides a behind-the-scenes look at how Jim Carrey adopted the persona of idiosyncratic comedian Andy Kaufman on the set of Man on the Moon.
Casts Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito, Miloš Forman, Judd Hirsch, Peter Bonerz, Randall Carver, Andy Dick, Paul Giamatti, Hugh Hefner, Elton John
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Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature
The Unknown Peter Sellers
A Very English Exploitation: Inseminoid and the Shock Cinema of Norman J. Warren
Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story
The Party
Cantinflas
Webseries: The Movie
Peeping Tom
The Five Obstructions
Hellborn
Naked Ambition 3D
The Movie Movie
Friend of the World
Young Mother
Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson
Not Quite Hollywood
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema
Clash of Egos
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
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Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature
IMDB 8 | May , 2025
A documentary that focuses on Hayao Miyazaki’s deep connection to nature and the environmental themes expressed through his films.The Unknown Peter Sellers
IMDB 8 | Apr , 2000
Documentary about the life and career of a comic genius, Peter Sellers.A Very English Exploitation: Inseminoid and the Shock Cinema of Norman J. Warren
IMDB 0 | Mar , 2020
A documentary on the life and career of the legendary British exploitation film director Norman J. Warren, who gained a name for himself in the sexploitation business in the late 1960s before moving into low budget horror pictures in the 1970s and 1980s. Produced for the American release of "Inseminoid", which debuted on Blu-Ray in the USA on March, 10th 2020, this extensive documentary draws on hours of footage of Warren and also some of his best known collaborators such as the screenwriter David McGillivray.Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story
IMDB 7.2 | Jan , 2021
In 1981, a film about the misadventures of a German U-boat crew in 1941 becomes a worldwide hit almost four decades after the end of the World War II. Millions of viewers worldwide make Das Boot the most internationally successful German film of all time. But due to disputes over the script, accidents on the set, and voices accusing the makers of glorifying the war, the project was many times on the verge of being cancelled.The Party
IMDB 7.3 | Apr , 1968
Hrundi V. Bakshi, an accident-prone actor from India, is accidentally put on the guest list for an upcoming party at the home of a Hollywood film producer. Unfortunately, from the moment he arrives, one thing after another goes wrong with compounding effect.Cantinflas
IMDB 6.6 | Aug , 2014
Mike Todd is a Broadway producer struggling to produce the film. Around the World in 80 Days. In Mexico, Mario Moreno, a young entertainer is struggling to get some respect, and he manages to become a star. A twist of faith makes them partners. Together they won the Oscar for Best Picture.Webseries: The Movie
IMDB 7.3 | Jun , 2019
In 2019, a group of four "filmmakers" set out to make a world-changing web series.Peeping Tom
IMDB 7.4 | Apr , 1960
Loner Mark Lewis works at a film studio during the day and, at night, takes racy photographs of women. Also he's making a documentary on fear, which involves recording the reactions of victims as he murders them. He befriends Helen, the daughter of the family living in the apartment below his, and he tells her vaguely about the movie he is making.The Five Obstructions
IMDB 6.9 | Nov , 2003
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.Hellborn
IMDB 6 | Jan , 1993
Conrad Brooks discusses "Hellborn," his unfinished movie with Ed Wood, and other projectsNaked Ambition 3D
IMDB 5 | Mar , 2014
An honors graduate in literature, Wyman is stuck writing cheap erotic fiction, but somehow ends up starring in an AV film. Suddenly a porn superstar in Japan, he discovers a whole new world fraught with pleasure, pain and more twists and turns than he or the audience expects.The Movie Movie
IMDB 0 | Jun , 1986
The Movie Movie shows how the camera, editing techniques, make-up and sound can be used in film and video to deliberately manipulate our perceptions and emotions. Drama, action and slapstick humour are combined in a simple, family-oriented plot. There is no dialogue, but there is an explanatory song. Behind-the-scenes vignettes highlight the message that in a movie everything is not quite as it seems.Friend of the World
IMDB 3.7 | Aug , 2020
After a catastrophic global war, a young filmmaker awakens in the carnage and seeks refuge in the only other survivor: an eccentric, ideologically opposed figure of the United States military. Together, they brave the toxic landscape in search of safety... and answers.Young Mother
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2019
A teenage girl roams the streets trying to buy alcohol. Then she gets desperate...Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson
IMDB 6.8 | Aug , 2019
Brought to life through archival material and the reflections of over 40 colleagues, friends and fans, BLOOD & FLESH is much more than the story of a moviemaking life most unusual. It beautifully captures the worlds of outsider filmmaker communities that existed in California in the ’70s, and the weird ways they intersected with Hollywood mainstream and union indies. On Adamson shoots, regular Orson Welles crew and cinematographers like Gary Graver, Vilmos Szigmond and Lazlo Kovaks worked alongside Bud Cardos — and at one point, Charles Manson! Director David Gregory (founder of Severin Films, director of LOST SOUL: THE DOOMED JOURNEY OF RICHARD STANLEY’S ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU) spent years making this film, speaking to everyone down to the cops who investigated Adamson’s murder, vividly encapsulating both a bold life and tragic demise, with alien conspiracies, go-go dancers and Colonel Sanders coming in along the way. If you’ve got even a passing interest in cinema, you want to see thisNot Quite Hollywood
IMDB 6.8 | Aug , 2008
As Australian cinema broke through to international audiences in the 1970s through respected art house films like Peter Weir's "Picnic At Hanging Rock," a new underground of low-budget exploitation filmmakers were turning out considerably less highbrow fare. Documentary filmmaker Mark Hartley explores this unbridled era of sex and violence, complete with clips from some of the scene's most outrageous flicks and interviews with the renegade filmmakers themselves.In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema
IMDB 6.5 | Sep , 2007
This documentary captures the sounds and images of a nearly forgotten era in film history when African American filmmakers and studios created “race movies” exclusively for black audiences. The best of these films attempted to counter the demeaning stereotypes of black Americans prevalent in the popular culture of the day. About 500 films were produced, yet only about 100 still exist. Filmmaking pioneers like Oscar Micheaux, the Noble brothers, and Spencer Williams, Jr. left a lasting influence on black filmmakers, and inspired generations of audiences who finally saw their own lives reflected on the silver screen.Clash of Egos
IMDB 5.6 | Aug , 2006
Tony has recently been released from a sentence for violent behaviour. He promises to improve his ways and is finally granted a few hours alone with his two children. They celebrate the reunion by going to the movies to see a new film by the famous, critically acclaimed Danish director Claus Volter. But the film is not the masterpiece it is said to be on the poster; the children are crying and Tony cannot get the money back he spent on tickets and candy. Tony does not give up; he seeks out Claus Volter in order to get an explanation and a refund. It is however easier said than done to get money out of a world-renowned filmmaker.This Film Is Not Yet Rated
IMDB 7.1 | Jan , 2006
Kirby Dick's provocative documentary investigates the secretive and inconsistent process by which the Motion Picture Association of America rates films, revealing the organization's underhanded efforts to control culture. Dick questions whether certain studios get preferential treatment and exposes the discrepancies in how the MPAA views sex and violence.Filmmaker
IMDB 0 | Dec , 2025
Three years after graduating, George, a broke young filmmaker, struggles to fund his first feature film: an ambitious survival story set during the Vietnam War, to be shot in the jungle.