Documentaries about Cinema, Directors and Actors

A documentary that utilizes hundreds of hours of audio that Marlon Brando recorded over the course of his life to tell the screen legend's story.

The career and life of Stanley Kubrick is explored through pictures, clips from his films, his old home movies, comments from his colleagues and a narration by Tom Cruise.

Filmmakers discuss how Francois Truffaut's 1966 book "Cinema According to Hitchcock" influenced their work.

The story of the Disney Renaissance, an incredibly prolific, successful and prestigious decade lasting from 1984 to 1994 that saw the fallen Walt Disney Animation Studios' unexpected progressive triumphant return to excellence.

The love-hate relationship between Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski, the deep trust between the director and the actor, and their independently and simultaneously hatched plans to murder one another.

Philosopher Slavoj Zizek examines the hidden themes and existential questions asked by world renowned films.

Martin Scorsese describes his initial and growing obsession with films from the 1940s and 50s as the art form developed and grew with clips from classics and cult classics.

The story of cult film director Alejandro Jodorowsky's ambitious but ultimately doomed film adaptation of the seminal science fiction novel.

Terry Gilliam's doomed attempt to get his film, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018), off the ground.

A documentary about the proposed 1998 Superman Lives feature film that would have starred Nicolas Cage.

An exploration of various interpretations of Stanley Kubrick's horror film, The Shining (1980).

American director William Friedkin interviewed Austrian director Fritz Lang on February 21st and 24th, 1975.

A one of a kind conversation between Lang and Godard, captured a year after the release of the film they had worked on together, Contempt.

During the filming of Arabian Nights (1974), Pier Paolo Pasolini talks about his passion for protecting the complete form of ancient cities and shows us Orte and Sabaudia.

The documentary investigates the history, process and workflow of both digital and photochemical film creation.

Moved by the work of director Yasujirô Ozu, Wim Wenders travels to Japan in search of the Tokyo seen in Ozu's films.

A behind the scenes chronicle of how clash of vision, bad creative decisions, lack of interest and really bad weather plagued the disastrous production of the infamous The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996).

The life and career of the renowned film critic and social commentator, Roger Ebert.

A documentary on the life and career of Joan Rivers, made as the comedienne turns 75 years old.

Revolutionary French New Wave director Jean-Luc Godard conducts a twenty-five minute interview with influential and acclaimed American director Woody Allen on the cultural radiation, the ubiquity and significance of Television, and how Television compares with cinema as a medium and form of expression.

A documentary about Roman Polanski, the man and filmmaker. Roman Polanski speaks about his eventful life story and career in conversation with Andrew Braunsberg, his former business partner, producer, and friend of many years.

Documentary about the art of film editing. Clips are shown from many groundbreaking films with innovative editing styles.

A look behind the scenes during the making of The Shining (1980).

Follows the routines of those employed at Studio Ghibli, including filmmakers Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, and Toshio Suzuki as they work to release two films simultaneously, The Wind Rises and The Tale of the Princess Kaguya.

About film star Lee Marvin (1924-1987). Before Lee Marvin became an actor, he was a Marine during the Second World War with impressive military achievements. But when the war was over, he decided to travel to Hollywood and become an actor.