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Lumiere and CompanyLumiere and Company (1995)
Dir. Various
Fitting homage to those pioneers of filmmaking, the Lumiere Brothers, made on Cinema’s Centennial celebrations in 1995. Forty directors were asked…
Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My BusinessCarmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business (1994) Recommended
Dir. Helena Solberg
Catch fever Brazilia (followed by a dose of true story reality) in this all–you–need–to–know expose of the exuberant Samba…
Ed Wood: Look Back in AngoraEd Wood: Look Back in Angora (1994)
Doco on the B–movie director, that reveals the man beneath the pink cardy. Covering the time of Tim Burton's biopic and beyond, through to the…
Flesh and Blood - The Hammer Heritage of HorrorFlesh and Blood - The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994)
Dir. Ted Newsom
A tour through the history of horror film specialists Hammer Studios, whose rise in the 1950s ushered in a new era for the genre. Narrated by Peter…
Last Bolshevik, TheLast Bolshevik, The (1993)
Dir. Chris Marker
Chris Marker's video essay celebrates the life and work of little known film pioneer Aleksandr Medvedkin to reflect on the legacy of Soviet…
Luck, Trust and KetchupLuck, Trust and Ketchup (1993)
Dir. Mike Kaplan, John Dorr
Director Robert Altman is observed while at work on 'Short Cuts'. Includes many interviews with cast and crew, including Tess Gallagher (the late…
Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl, TheWonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl, The (1993) Recommended
Dir. Ray Muller
Regarded both as great filmmaker and Nazi Party propagandist, Leni Reifenstahl, the maker of TRIUMPH OF THE WILL and OLYMPIAD, will always be a…
MGM - When the Lion RoarsMGM - When the Lion Roars (1992) Recommended
The story of "super–studio" Metro–Goldwyn–Meyer from its origins in 1924 to become one of the largest production companies in…
Rock Hudson's Home MoviesRock Hudson's Home Movies (1992)
Dir. Mark Rappaport
An irreverent deconstruction of the films of Rock Hudson with an amusing conceit; that Rock never concealed his homosexuality, it was all up there on…
Silent Feminists, TheSilent Feminists, The (1992)
Dir. Anthony Slide, Jeffrey Goodman
A factual study of the silent movie era that tributes the pioneering women behind Hollywood's cameras. Features rare film clips,…

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