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  • 2004
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    Vitellonismo

    Vitellonismo

    7.00 2004 HD

    A look at the making of Federico Fellini's "I Vitelloni".

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  • 2013
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    Living 'Lord of the Flies'

    Living 'Lord of the Flies'

    1 2013 HD

    Actor Tom Gaman (Simon) narrates some 8mm movies shot during the film's three-month production and shares memories of working on the movie during his...

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  • 2020
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    'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

    'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

    1 2020 HD

    Film critic J. Hoberman discusses the best-selling 1962 novel by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler on which "Fail-Safe" is based, along with the...

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  • 2015
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    Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'

    Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'

    6.50 2015 HD

    Martin Scali, who was Wes Anderson's assistant on "Fantastic Mr. Fox", shot this short documentary in Newport, Rhode Island, during the filming of...

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  • 2008
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    Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad

    Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad

    7.00 2008 HD

    Documentary about the technical achievements of the 1940 film classic The Thief of Bagdad.

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  • 2020
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    Time Travelers: Uncovering Old LA in Keaton Comedies

    Time Travelers: Uncovering Old LA in Keaton Comedies

    8.00 2020 HD

    Time Travelers, a new documentary by Daniel Raim featuring interviews with John Bengtson and film historian Marc Wanamaker, reveals newly discovered...

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  • 2013
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    The Making of 'Nashville'

    The Making of 'Nashville'

    1 2013 HD

    Retrospective documentary on the making of Robert Altman's Nashville (1975).

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  • 2013
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    Functions of Film Sound

    Functions of Film Sound

    1 2013 HD

    This visual essay sets clips from Robert Bresson's "A Man Escaped" to a reading of "Functions of Film Sound," a chapter from David Bordwell and...

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  • 2006
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    Building the Inferno: Nobuo Nakagawa and the Making of 'Jigoku'

    Building the Inferno: Nobuo Nakagawa and the Making of 'Jigoku'

    6.00 2006 HD

    A new documentary on director Nobuo Nakagawa and the making of the film, Jigoku. Featuring exclusive interview with Nakagawa collaborators.

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  • 2012
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    Revolutions Per Second

    Revolutions Per Second

    1 2012 HD

    A 25-minute visual essay by Kent Jones about Jean-Luc Godard and his film 'Weekend'.

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  • 2006
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    The Making of 'Harlan County U.S.A.'

    The Making of 'Harlan County U.S.A.'

    6.00 2006 HD

    This documentary features new interviews with producer-director Barbara Kopple, cinematographers Hart Perry and Kevin Keating, associate director...

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  • 2018
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    Weimar on the Pacific

    Weimar on the Pacific

    1 2018 HD

    In this documentary, film scholars Gerd Germünden and Noah Isenberg discuss the artistic origins of Marlene Dietrich in the cabarets of Weimar...

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  • 2020
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    Making 'The Irishman'

    Making 'The Irishman'

    7.20 2020 HD

    Join legendary director Martin Scorsese, and acting icons Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Al Pacino going behind the scenes of their universally...

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  • 2018
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    Homay King on 'Shanghai Express'

    Homay King on 'Shanghai Express'

    1 2018 HD

    Film scholar Homay King discusses director Josef von Sternberg's cinematic China and the role of star Anna May Wong in 'Shanghai Express'.

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  • 2017
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    Women in Love: Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau on Desert Hearts

    Women in Love: Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau on Desert Hearts

    1 2017 HD

    DESERT HEARTS depended on the connection between its two lead actors, Patricia Charbonneau and Helen Shaver, and on their trust in director Donna...

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  • 2004
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    The Restoration of John Cassavetes' 'Shadows'

    The Restoration of John Cassavetes' 'Shadows'

    1 2004 HD

    Documentary short chronicling the process of restoring John Cassavetes' debut feature, Shadows (1959)

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  • 2017
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    Remembering Reno: Reflections on the Making of Desert Hearts

    Remembering Reno: Reflections on the Making of Desert Hearts

    1 2017 HD

    Filmed in Los Angeles in August 2017, director Donna Deitch, cinematographer Robert Elswit and production designer Jeannine Oppewall discuss their...

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  • 2018
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    Strange Magic

    Strange Magic

    1 2018 HD

    Writer and Rookie editor in chief Tavi Gevinson explores THE VIRGIN SUICIDES through the lens of adolescence, suicide, and memory. It features...

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  • 2019
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    Ron Briley on 'A Face in the Crowd'

    Ron Briley on 'A Face in the Crowd'

    1 2019 HD

    In this interview, shot by the Criterion Collection in 2018, Ron Briley, author of 'The Ambivalent Legacy of Elia Kazan: The Politics of the...

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  • 2010
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    Underworld: How it Came to Be

    Underworld: How it Came to Be

    1 2010 HD

    Documentary on the making of Josef von Sternberg's 'Underworld,' which launched the American gangster genre as we know it.

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