Showing posts with label documentary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label documentary. Show all posts

Monday, June 23, 2025

On this day in movie history - Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time. Vol 3: Comedy & Camp - June 23, 2020.


Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time. Vol 3: Comedy & Camp

documentary directed by Danny Wolf,
was released in the United States on June 23, 2020.

Cast:

Diedrich Bader, John Cleese, David Cross, Joe Dante, Illeana Douglas, Peter Farrelly, Jim Gaffigan, Gina Gershon, Amy Heckerling, Jon Heder, Mike Judge, Ron Livingston, Tina Majorino, Michael McKean, John Cameron Mitchell, Kevin Pollak, Kevin Smith, John Waters, Fred Willard, Mary Woronov.

Saturday, June 21, 2025

On this day in movie history - Document of the Dead (1980):


Document of the Dead

directed and written by Roy Frumkes,
was released in Germany on June 21, 1981.
Documentary on the making of Dawn of the Dead (1978),
directed by George A. Romero.
Narrated by Susan Tyrrell and Nicole Potter.
Music by
Rick Ulfik.


Cast:

Susan Tyrrell, Nicole Potter, George A. Romero, Richard P. Rubinstein, Michael Gornick, Carl Augenstein, Tom Savini, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger, David Emge, John Amplas, Roy Frumkes, Christine Forrest, Gahan Wilson, Steve Bissette, Joe Kane, Gregory Lamberson, Ben Barenholtz, Dave Bartholomew, Pasquale Buba, Butchie   Butchie, Diane Donati, Jimmy 'Killer' Evans, George Haeck, Dave Hawkins, 'Sidecar' John Helbig, Jeanie Jefferies, Tom Kapusta, Katherine Kolbert, Leonard Lies, Doug Mertz, Sukey Raphael, Rudy Ricci, John Rice, Cindy Roman, Lenny Roman, Gaylen Ross, Donna Siegel, Nick Tallo, Danny Vail, Larry Vaira, Sara Venable, Susan Vermazen.

Friday, June 20, 2025

On this day in movie history - Stanley Kubrick: The Invisible Man (1996):


Stanley Kubrick: The Invisible Man

documentary directed and written by Paul Joyce,
was released in the United Kingdom on June 20, 1996.

Cast:

Ken Adam, Garrett Brown, Arthur C. Clarke, Shelley Duvall, R. Lee Ermey, James B. Harris, Michael Herr, Diane Johnson, Stanley Kubrick, Malcolm McDowell, Matthew Modine, Jonathan Pryce, Leonard Rosenman, Kate Sheldon, Bryan Singer, David Thomson.

Saturday, June 7, 2025

On this day in movie history - American Cinema (1995–1996):


American Cinema

13-episode documentary series that ran from June 7, 1995 – August 22, 1996.

Episode titles: The Hollywood Style; The Studio System; The Star; The Western; Romantic Comedy; The Combat Film; Film Noir; Film in the Television Age; The Film School Generation; The Edge of Hollywood; Film Language; Writing and Thinking about Film; Classic Hollywood Style Today.

Friday, June 6, 2025

On this day in movie history - Back to the Drive-in (2022):


Back to the Drive-in

documentary directed and written by April Wright,
was released in the United States on June 6, 2022.

On this day in movie history - Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the American Drive-in Movie (2013):


Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the American Drive-in Movie

documentary directed and written by April Wright,
was released in the United States on June 6, 2013.
Music by Dave Glover, Kate Houle and Rob Houle.

Cast:

Charles Bruss, Riley Cooke, Roger Corman, Dennis Cozzalio, Bob Deutsch, Matt Dillon, Barry Floyd, Barb Frankhouser, Bill Frankhouser, Paul Geissinger, Patricia King Hanson, Richard M. Hollingshead III, David Hudzik, Jennifer Sherer Janisch, Sam Kirkland, Jim Kopp, Megan Kopp, Mark Lovato, Robbie Mack, Wes Neal, Teri Oldknow, Karen Sternheimer, Ed Szurek, Tony Troidl, D. Edward Vogel.

On this day in movie history - Jaws: The Inside Story (2010):


Jaws: The Inside Story

documentary directed and written by Rob Goldberg,
released in the United States on June 6, 2010.
Music by Richard Fiocca.

Cast:

Richard Dreyfuss, Steven Spielberg, David Fear, Sid Sheinberg, Alison Bailes, John Milius, Calvin Joe Acord/Cal Acord, James-Michael Roddy, Robert Shaw, Murray Hamilton, Richard D. Zanuck, Wendy Benchley, David Brown, Helen Gurley Brown, William S. Gilmore, Joe Alves, Edith Blake, Carl Gottlieb, Jeffrey Kramer, Lorraine Gary, Susan Backlinie, Roy Arbogast, Kevin Pike, Richard O. Helmer/Richie Helmer, Michael Chapman, Bill Butler, Jonathan Filley, Jeffrey Voorhees, Lee Fierro, Roy Scheider, Harlan Twible, Mike Kuryla, John Williams, Mike New.

Friday, May 23, 2025

On this day in movie history - Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story (2015):


Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story

a documentary directed and written by Daniel Raim,
was released at the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 23, 2015.
Music by David Lebolt.


Cast:

Lillian Michelson, Harold Michelson, Bill Krohn, Stuart Cornfeld, Mel Brooks, Danny DeVito, Jim Bissell, Norman Newberry, Rick Carter, Francis Ford Coppola, Gene Allen, Alfred Hitchcock, Gabriel Hardman, Marc Wanamaker, Thomas A. Walsh, Alan Michelson, Anahid Nazarian, Tom Waits, Richard Sylbert, Patrick Mate, Tish Hicks, Will Vought, Dennis Michelson.

Monday, May 19, 2025

On this day in movie history - Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time. Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi (2020):


Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time. Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

documentary directed by Danny Wolf,
was released in the United States on May 19, 2020.

Cast:

Bruce Campbell, Roger Corman, Joe Dante, Illeana Douglas, Jeff Goldblum, Malcolm Mcdowell, Joe Morton, Ed Neil, Kevin Pollak, John Sayles, Anthony Timpone, John Waters, Mary Woronov, Sean Young, Rob Zombie.

On this day in movie history - Filmworker (2017):


Filmworker

documentary directed by Tony Zierra,
was released at the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 19, 2017.
Music by David Ben Shannon.

Cast:

Leon Vitali, Ryan O'Neal, Brian Capron, Mike Alfreds, Nick Redman, Brian Jamieson, Danny Lloyd, Stanley Kubrick, Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey, Tim Colceri, Julian Senior, Colin Mossman, Warren Lieberfarb, Lisa Leone, Steve Southgate, Phil Rosenthal, Jacob Rosenberg, Max Vitali, Vera Vitali, Masha Vitali, Stellan Skarsgård, Pernilla August, Beverly Wood, Tim Vitali, Maria Hayward, Chris Vitali, Marie Richardson, Treva Etienne, Margaret Adams, Ned Price, Chris Jenkins, Janet Wilson, Adam Baldwin, Marisa Berenson, David Bowie, Scatman Crothers, Tom Cruise, Kirk Douglas, Keir Dullea, Shelley Duvall, Michael Gambon, George Harrison, Arliss Howard, Mick Jagger, John Lennon, James Mason, Paul McCartney, Malcolm McDowell, Jack Nicholson, Slim Pickens, Gordon Ramsay, Peter Sellers, Martin Sheen, Rita Wilson, Shelley Winters.

Sunday, May 18, 2025

On this day in television history - Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss (2023):


Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss

documentary directed by Niharika Desai,
written by Eric Weiner,
based on the book by Eric Weiner,
was released in the United States on May 18, 2023.

Cast:

Rainn Wilson, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Ari Meyers, Jón Gnarr, Georgi Gospodinov, Ivo Dimchev, Hreimur Örn Heimisson, Margaret Liefsdóttir, Tinna Thorlacius, Jewells Chambers.

Friday, May 16, 2025

On this day in television history - American Epic (2017):


American Epic

documentary series directed by Bernard MacMahon,
written by Duke Erikson, Bernard MacMahon, Allison McGourty, Bill Morgan and Elijah Wald,
was released in the United States on May 16, 2017.
Music by Bernard MacMahon, Duke Erikson, Allison McGourty and Patrick Ferris.
Narrated by Robert Redford.

On this day in movie history - Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004):


Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

documentary directed by Xan Cassavetes,
was released at the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 16, 2004.
Music by Steven Hufsteter.  

Cast:

Robert Altman, Vera Carlisle Anderson, C.L. Batten, Jacqueline Bisset, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Champlin, David Chasman, Stuart Cooper, F.X. Feeney, James B. Harris, Jerry Harvey, William Holden, Don Hyde, Henry Jaglom, Jim Jarmusch, Charles H. Joffe, Kris Kristofferson, John McNally, Bill Mechanic, Ned Nalle, Alexander Payne, Sam Peckinpah, Doreen Ringer Ross, Chuck Ross, Alan Rudolph, Theresa Russell, Timothy Ryerson, Jeff Schwager, Penelope Spheeris, Bob Strock, Quentin Tarantino, Kevin Thomas, Jonathan Turell, Douglas Venturelli, Paul Verhoeven, James Woods, Vilmos Zsigmond.

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

On this day in movie history - James Ellroy's Feast of Death (2001):


James Ellroy's Feast of Death

documentary directed by Vikram Jayanti,
was released in the United Kingdom on May 6, 2001.
Music by Rob Lane.


Cast:

James Ellroy, Rick Jackson, Brian M. Carr, Mike Berchem, Eric J. Mosher, Tim Marcia, David Lambkin, Paul W. Coulter, William Stoner, Ray Peavy, Frank Merriman, Rey Verdugo, Louis D. Danoff, Nick Nolte, Helen Knode, Larry Harnisch, Karen Hilliker, Janet T. Klock, M. Brian Klock, Mindy Klock, Elizabeth Short, Ron Riekki.

Monday, May 5, 2025

On this day in movie history - Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010):


Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

documentary directed by Craig McCall,
was released in the United Kingdom on May 5, 2010.
Music by Mark Sayer-Wade.

Cast:

Jack Cardiff, Martin Scorsese, Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, Charlton Heston, Kim Hunter, John Mills, Alan Parker, Thelma Schoonmaker, Freddie Francis, Raffaella De Laurentiis, Richard Fleischer, Peter Yates, Kathleen Byron, Christopher Challis, Kevin McClory, Ian Christie, Moira Shearer, Peter Handford, George E. Turner, Michel Ciment, Michael Powell, Marlene Dietrich, Henry Hathaway, Orson Welles, John Wayne, Sophia Loren, Errol Flynn, Leslie Caron, Ava Gardner, John Huston, Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Edmond O'Brien, Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Laurence Olivier, Sylvester Stallone, Niki Cardiff, Tony Curtis, Dustin Hoffman, Deborah Kerr, Craig McCall.

Monday, April 21, 2025

On this day in movie history - Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time. Vol. 1: Midnight Madness (2020):


Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time. Vol. 1: Midnight Madness,
documentary directed by Danny Wolf,
was released in the United States on April 21, 2020.

Cast:

Peter Bogdanovich, Barry Bostwick, Jeff Bridges, Gary Busey, Joe Dante, Illeana Douglas, Fran Drescher, Jeff Goldblum, Pam Grier, Michael McKean, Kevin Pollak, Rob Reiner, Penelope Spheeris, Anthony Timpone, John Turturro, John Waters.

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

On this day in movie history - Deep Blues: A Musical Pilgrimage to the Crossroads (1992):


Deep Blues: A Musical Pilgrimage to the Crossroads

documentary directed by Robert Mugge,
written by Robert Palmer,
was released in the United States on April 1, 1992.

Cast:

Robert Palmer, David A. Stewart, Abraham Schwab, Booker T. Laury, R.L. Burnside, Jessie Mae Hemphill, Abe Young, Napoleon Strickland, Junior Kimbrough, Joe Ayers, Calvin Jackson, Roosevelt Barnes, Frank Self, Wade Walton, Big Jack Johnson, Jack Owens, Early Wright, Bud Spires, Lonnie Pitchford.

Friday, March 28, 2025

On this day in movie history - Film is Dead. Long Live Film! (2024):


Film is Dead. Long Live Film!

documentary directed by Peter Flynn,
was released in the United States on March 28, 2024.

Cast:

Louis DiCrescenzo, Stan Taffel, Geoffrey Curtis, Ray Faiola, Stu Fink, Bob Furmanek, Ira Gallen, Michael Lattavo.

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

On this day in movie history - James Ellroy: Demon Dog of American Crime Fiction (1993):


James Ellroy: Demon Dog of American Crime Fiction

documentary directed by Reinhard Jud,
written by Reinhard Jud and Wolfgang Lehner,
filmed in 1993,
was released in the United States on March 25, 1998.
Music by Sam Auinger and Deedee Neidhart.

Cast:

James Ellroy, Elizabeth Short.

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

On this day in television history - The Ordinary Madness of Charles Bukowski (1995):


The Ordinary Madness of Charles Bukowski

documentary directed and produced by Vanessa Engle,
an episode from the Bookmark documentary series,
was released in the United Kingdom on March 18, 1995.

Cast:

Charles Bukowski, Linda, Bukowski, Sean Penn.