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Post by mortsahlfan on Feb 17, 2019 23:06:17 GMT
I'm surprised there isn't one on De Sica...
P.S. - If you can speak multiple languages, there are MANY videos on YouTube (interviews, etc) that allow for someone who submit subtitles.
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Post by ck100 on Feb 17, 2019 23:10:24 GMT
I know De Palma had an acclaimed one from a year or so ago.
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Post by ck100 on Feb 17, 2019 23:15:45 GMT
Spielberg had that HBO documentary from a year or so ago.
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Post by mortsahlfan on Feb 18, 2019 1:14:27 GMT
The Life and Times of Luchino Visconti is really good!
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Post by Archelaus on Feb 18, 2019 4:23:39 GMT
Billy Wilder Speaks A Letter to Elia Directed by John Ford They'll Love Me When I'm Dead American Masters: "Woody Allen: A Documentary" Fritz Lang Interviewed by William Friedkin Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky Altman Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
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Post by lowtacks86 on Feb 18, 2019 4:39:23 GMT
Not a "documentary", but Ed Wood is my favorite Tim Burton film
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Post by mortsahlfan on Feb 18, 2019 18:55:23 GMT
John Cassavetes: A Constant Forge
(4 hrs long, and its all great!)
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Post by mortsahlfan on Feb 19, 2019 23:14:06 GMT
"A Decade Under the Influence" is really good!
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Post by mortsahlfan on Feb 20, 2019 13:35:45 GMT
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Post by mortsahlfan on Jul 18, 2020 18:06:03 GMT
Antonioni
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Post by claudius on Jul 18, 2020 18:35:38 GMT
Unknown Chaplin AMERICAN MASTERS Directed by William Wyler George Stevens: A Personal Journey
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Post by mortsahlfan on Jul 18, 2020 20:11:42 GMT
Unknown Chaplin AMERICAN MASTERS Directed by William Wyler George Stevens: A Personal Journey Those "American Masters" have a lot of good stuff.
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Post by shannondegroot on Jul 19, 2020 2:54:38 GMT
Forgotten Silver (1995)
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Post by mortsahlfan on Jul 19, 2020 11:11:09 GMT
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Post by mikef6 on Jul 19, 2020 20:37:00 GMT
The Kid Stays In The Picture / Nanette Burstein and Brett Morgan (2002) Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How The Sex, Drugs, And Rock ‘N’ Roll Generation Saved Hollywood / Kenneth Bowser (2003) Roman Polanski: Wanted And Desired / Marina Zenovich (2008) Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel / Alex Stapleton (2011) Milius / Joey Figueroa and Zak Knutson (2013) Altman / Ron Mann (2014) Hitchcock/Truffaut / Kent Jones (2015) 78/52 / Alexandre O. Philippe (2017)
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Post by Prime etc. on Jul 20, 2020 1:46:23 GMT
There was a Canadian documentary on Cronenberg from the mid 80s. It had "flesh" in the title. Stephen King and Martin Scorsese were interviewed.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2020 2:16:08 GMT
Not sure about any documentaries but any interviews with William Friedkin are always worth a watch.
He is both the most boring man in terms of his tastes and the most interesting man in terms of his personality. This one gives you an idea of how he is, if you aren't familiar:
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Post by mortsahlfan on Jul 20, 2020 13:58:09 GMT
Not sure about any documentaries but any interviews with William Friedkin are always worth a watch. He is both the most boring man in terms of his tastes and the most interesting man in terms of his personality. This one gives you an idea of how he is, if you aren't familiar:
I just saw an episode with him on Cavett, and noticed years ago that although I'm not a fan of his, he IS an interesting guy. I should probably watch some more.
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Post by mortsahlfan on Jul 21, 2020 18:51:06 GMT
Vittorio D - 10/10 I just saw a perfect example of how a documentary should be... And it's a documentary on my very favorite director - Vittorio De Sica. I was watching this with pride as if I were his son. I've searched for one in the past, but somehow I ran into this while browsing Amazon Prime, which I know many have, and should check out. I never heard De Sica speaking English, so there are limitations on knowing everything you can about the man, but his movies speak on his poetic yet realistic humanity.... I liked how it divided into segment... You had "The Director", "The Actor", "The Man", "The Gambler", "The Father", etc. You don't see any young "flavor of the month" directors or actors, not because they don't know him, but because whoever produced it made sure he got the best of the best.. Featured in this documentary -Clint Eastwood -Woody Allen -Sophia Loren -Federic Fellini -Ken Loach -Mike Leigh -Shirley MacLaine -Ettore Scola (great Italian director) -Mario Monicello -Paul Mazursky (who told De Sica that he was stealing "Umberto D" to make (my favorite movie), "Harry and Tonto" -Dino DeLaurentis (great producer) and many others, including his friends. 
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Post by phantomparticle on Jul 22, 2020 7:03:07 GMT
Has anyone done a documentary on the most underrated director in Hollywood history: Michael Curtiz, who gave us more great movies than almost anyone else.
Between 1912 and 1961, he directed 178 films.
Doctor X 20,000 Years in Sing Sing Mystery of the Wax Museum Black Fury Captain Blood Anthony Adverse The Charge of the Light Brigade Black Legion The Adventures of Robin Hood Four Daughters Angels With Dirty Faces Dodge City The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex The Sea Hawk The Sea Wolf Yankee Doodle Dandy Casablanca Mildred Pierce Life With Father
He crossed every genre and worked with every great star in Hollywood, including Elvis Presley and, according to all the stories told about him, never spoke a single word that anyone could understand.
My favorite Curtiz story is the day he demanded, "Get me a poodle." The next morning someone showed up with a dog and Curtiz went ballistic. He wanted a puddle of water. I don't know if it is true, but it should be.
TCM did a short bio as one of their extras, but he really needs an in depth documentary.
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