Silent Echoes (2011)

(0) based on 0 votes
Four visual essays by Silent Echoes author John Bengtson identifying Buster Keaton's shooting locations for his many short films produced between 1920-1923, many in the streets surrounding his former Hollywood studio, the same studio where, a few years earlier, Charlie Chaplin had made his brilliant series of Mutual shorts. Written by Anonymous
Directors
Release Date
Jul 12, 2011
Runtime
00h 16m
Actors
Genre
Available in streaming on

Four visual essays by Silent Echoes author John Bengtson identifying Buster Keaton's shooting locations for his many short films produced between 1920-1923, many in the streets surrounding his former Hollywood studio, the same studio where, a few years earlier, Charlie Chaplin had made his brilliant series of Mutual shorts. Written by Anonymous

Movies like Silent Echoes

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

The documentary that tells us the full story from where it all started through to the future of the "Ghostbusters" franchise.
Search similar movies
6.8
Cleanin%27+Up+the+Town%3A+Remembering+Ghostbusters
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

2020

Search similar movies
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

The definitive documentary on the history of nudity in feature films from the early silent days to the present, studying the changes in morality that led to the use of nudity in films while emphasizing the political, sociological and artistic changes that shaped that history. Skin will also study the gender inequality in presenting nude images in motion pictures and will follow the revolution that has created nude gender equality in feature films today.
Search similar movies
6.6
Skin%3A+A+History+of+Nudity+in+the+Movies
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

2020

Search similar movies
The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh

This is the first feature-length documentary on legendary director Raoul Walsh. In this 'memoir,' Walsh 'recounts' his career from the silent film era to the tumultuous 1960s. The documentary makes stunning use of rare, personal and production photos and footage, revealing Walsh's extraordinary, adventurous life on and off the set. From his apprenticeship with D.W. Griffith to his discovery of John Wayne and Rock Hudson, from the innovative 'The Thief of Bagdad' (1924) to the widescreen 'The Big Trail' (1930), from his classic work with Cagney, Bogart and Flynn to his mastery of every genre (musicals, comedies, Westerns, gangster, war), Walsh made Hollywood history. His life is nothing less than the story of Hollywood itself. Here's a full-bodied account of one of Hollywood's greatest legends.
Search similar movies
7.3
The+True+Adventures+of+Raoul+Walsh
The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh

2014

Search similar movies
Notes on an American Film Director at Work

Filmmaker Jonas Mekas follows his friend, film director Martin Scorsese, and his cast and crew, through various locations during the shooting of his film The Departed, released in 2006.
Search similar movies
5.8
Notes+on+an+American+Film+Director+at+Work
Notes on an American Film Director at Work

2008

Search similar movies
Dream World

Dan and Rhiannon Humes are filmmakers who craft their fans' dreams and fantasies into personalized, custom videos. The husband and wife team shoot the scripts their fans write and commission. Some are silly, some are sexual, and some are deeply personal experiences the fans want to recreate. Dan and Rhiannon's world is changed forever when they receive an unusual request they can’t refuse.
Search similar movies
7.0
Dream+World
Dream World

2021

Search similar movies
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster

The history of Frankenstein's journey from novel to stage to screen to icon.
Search similar movies
7.9
The+%27Frankenstein%27+Files%3A+How+Hollywood+Made+a+Monster
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster

2002

Search similar movies
Sex and Buttered Popcorn

Actor Ned Beatty hosts a look at the genre known as "exploitation" films. Interviews with some of the producers and directors of these films are shown, along with scenes from and trailers for some of these films.
Search similar movies
4.3
Sex+and+Buttered+Popcorn
Sex and Buttered Popcorn

1989

Search similar movies
Bienvenido Mr. Heston

Spain, 1961. Life in the small village of Torrelobatón, in the province of Valladolid, was turned upside down when the cinematic magic circus of a future Hollywood blockbuster, produced by Samuel Bronston, the rogue mogul of his own film empire, came to town: its inhabitants became participants and witnesses of the shooting of “El Cid,” a film directed by Anthony Mann, starring mythical actors Charlton Heston and Sophia Loren. Those days, legends came alive.
Search similar movies
Bienvenido+Mr.+Heston
Bienvenido Mr. Heston

2016

Search similar movies
Making of House of Flying Daggers

Main Characters/Performers: 1. Xiao Mei - first appearing as new star dancer in lavish Peony Pavilion brothel, Mei is believed to be the blind daughter of a rebel group's recently assassinated leader- played by Zhang Ziyi . 2. Jin - police captain in the ruling Tang emperor's service, enlisted by his superior Leo to play the role of double agent by helping Mei escape and getting her to lead him - and government troops - to the rebel stronghold - played by Takeshi Kaneshiro. 3. Leo - introduced as a high ranking policeman in the Tang emperor's service, Leo turns out to a mole planted years earlier by the rebels working to overthrow the corrupt ruling Tang government - played by Andy Lau.
Search similar movies
7.0
Making+of+House+of+Flying+Daggers
Making of House of Flying Daggers

2004

Search similar movies
Memory: The Origins of Alien

The untold origin story behind Ridley Scott's Alien - rooted in Greek and Egyptian mythologies, underground comics, the art of Francis Bacon, and the dark visions of Dan O'Bannon and H.R. Giger. A contemplation on the symbiotic collaborative process of movie-making, the power of myth, and our collective unconscious.
Search similar movies
6.2
Memory%3A+The+Origins+of+Alien
Memory: The Origins of Alien

2019

Search similar movies
Director Z, el vendedor de ilusiones

A documentary film about cult director José María Zabalza. How he made pictures with very little money and was granted little recognition.
Search similar movies
Director+Z%2C+el+vendedor+de+ilusiones
Director Z, el vendedor de ilusiones

2018

Search similar movies
Floyd Norman: An Animated Life

Animator. Storyman. Troublemaker. At 80 years old, see how Disney Legend Floyd Norman, the first African-American animator at Disney, continues to impact animation and stir up "trouble" after the company forced him to retire at age 65.
Search similar movies
7.3
Floyd+Norman%3A+An+Animated+Life
Floyd Norman: An Animated Life

2016

Search similar movies
More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead

Retrospective documentary about the making of the horror cult classic "The Return of the Living Dead."
Search similar movies
7.6
More+Brains%21+A+Return+to+the+Living+Dead
More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead

2011

Search similar movies
Renouer avec le vivant

Plot unavailable
Search similar movies
8.3
Renouer+avec+le+vivant
Renouer avec le vivant

2023

Search similar movies
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

A retrospective of the films of Britain's Hammer Studios, renowned for making stylish horror films in the 1950s, '60s and '70s. Included are clips from Hammer productions and interviews with actors, actresses, directors and producers who worked on these films.
Search similar movies
6.4
Hammer%3A+The+Studio+That+Dripped+Blood
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood

1987

Search similar movies
Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary

A feature-length documentary about the film Galaxy Quest and its legacy, celebrating its milestone 20th anniversary.
Search similar movies
7.4
Never+Surrender%3A+A+Galaxy+Quest+Documentary
Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary

2019

Search similar movies
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

Film Noir burrows into the mind; it's disorienting, intriguing and enthralling. Noir brings us into a gritty underworld of lush morbidity, providing intimate peeks at its tough, scheming dames, mischievous misfits and flawed men - all caught in the wicked web of a twisted fate.
Search similar movies
7.1
Film+Noir%3A+Bringing+Darkness+to+Light
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

2006

Search similar movies
Satan's Blood: recuerdos de «Escalofrío»

The story of the shooting of Satan's Blood (Escalofrío), a film directed by Carlos Puerto in 1978.
Search similar movies
6.0
Satan%27s+Blood%3A+recuerdos+de+%C2%ABEscalofr%C3%ADo%C2%BB
Satan's Blood: recuerdos de «Escalofrío»

2016

Search similar movies
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

From the earliest versions of the script to the blockbuster debuts, explore the creation of the Star Wars Trilogy.
Search similar movies
7.7
Empire+of+Dreams%3A+The+Story+of+the+Star+Wars+Trilogy
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

2004

Search similar movies
Fellinopolis

Ferruccio Castronuovo was the only authorized eye, between 1976 and 1986, to film the brilliant Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini (1920-1993) in his personal and creative intimacy, to capture the gears of his great circus, his fantastic lies and his crazy inventions.
Search similar movies
6.8
Fellinopolis
Fellinopolis

2021

Search similar movies
Tales from the Lumber Yard: The Making of Galaxy of Terror

Behind the scenes of Roger Corman's Galaxy of Terror.
Search similar movies
8.3
Tales+from+the+Lumber+Yard%3A+The+Making+of+Galaxy+of+Terror
Tales from the Lumber Yard: The Making of Galaxy of Terror

2010

Search similar movies
The Secret Life of Brian

A documentary about the making of the controversial Life of Brian and the surrounding accusations of blasphemy.
Search similar movies
7.7
The+Secret+Life+of+Brian
The Secret Life of Brian

2007

Search similar movies
Olive Thomas: The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

Explores the life and death of one of the first onscreen flappers. By the time she appeared in The Flapper, she had completed more than seventeen films, but beneath the glitter of success Olive had her share of tragedy. Her death under mysterious circumstances just before her 26th birthday shocked the world.
Search similar movies
5.0
Olive+Thomas%3A+The+Most+Beautiful+Girl+in+the+World
Olive Thomas: The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

2003

Search similar movies
Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction

Since its release in 1968, Planet of the Apes, the masterful film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring Charlton Heston, and its subsequent sequels have asked its viewers challenging questions about contemporary society under the guise of a bold science fiction saga: a fascinating look at a hugely successful pop culture phenomenon.
Search similar movies
7.8
Planet+of+the+Apes%3A+A+Milestone+of+Science+Fiction
Planet of the Apes: A Milestone of Science Fiction

2024

Search similar movies
These Amazing Shadows

Tells the history and importance of The National Film Registry, a roll call of American cinema treasures that reflects the diversity of film, and indeed the American experience itself.
Search similar movies
7.4
These+Amazing+Shadows
These Amazing Shadows

2011

Search similar movies
Projections of America

Academy Award-winning screenwriter Robert Riskin headed up a secret film unit that sought to redefine America in the eyes of the world during the darkest days of World War II. The filmmakers created powerful short documentaries that showed America's strength not through images of tanks, but in portraits of farmers, school children and window washers. The "Projections of America" films were brilliant, moving portraits of America that were unlike any films ever made before, but seventy years later they are forgotten, hidden away in government archives.
Search similar movies
5.0
Projections+of+America
Projections of America

2015

Search similar movies
Room 237

A subjective documentary that explores various theories about hidden meanings in Stanley Kubrick's classic film The Shining. Five very different points of view are illuminated through voice over, film clips, animation and dramatic reenactments.
Search similar movies
6.2
Room+237
I Am Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee is universally recognized as the pioneer who elevated martial arts in film to an art form, and this documentary will reveal why Bruce Lee's flame burns brighter now than the day he died over three decades ago. The greatest martial artists, athletes, actors, directors, and producers in the entertainment business today will share their feelings about the one who started it all. We will interview the people whose lives, careers, and belief systems were forever altered by the legendary "Father of Martial Arts Cinema". Rarely seen archival footage and classic photos will punctuate the personal testimonials. Prepare to be inspired.
Search similar movies
7.7
I+Am+Bruce+Lee
I Am Bruce Lee

2012

Search similar movies
The Making of 'The Frighteners'

Documentary about the making of the 1996 horror-comedy.
Search similar movies
8.8
The+Making+of+%27The+Frighteners%27
The Making of 'The Frighteners'

1998

Search similar movies
X-Rated: The Greatest Adult Movies of All Time

The evolution of adult cinema through the most influential films in history, a journey that begins in the 1970s and ends nowadays. An in-depth analysis of the success of the most prestigious erotic films, their impact on industry and society, and their influence on cinema and contemporary culture.
Search similar movies
6.4
X-Rated%3A+The+Greatest+Adult+Movies+of+All+Time
X-Rated: The Greatest Adult Movies of All Time

2015

Search similar movies
Cinema Komunisto

This eye-opening and bittersweet chronicle of the Yugoslavian film industry recounts how the cinema was used—often with direct intervention from President Josip Broz Tito—to create and recreate the young nation’s history, replete with heroes and myths that didn’t always hew closely to reality.
Search similar movies
7.1
Cinema+Komunisto
Cinema Komunisto

2010

Search similar movies
King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries

Academy Award - winning filmmaker Peter Jackson invites you behind the scenes of his latest movie to witness the birth of King Kong.
Search similar movies
7.5
King+Kong%3A+Peter+Jackson%27s+Production+Diaries
King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries

2005

Search similar movies
Remake, Remix, Rip-Off: About Copy Culture & Turkish Pop Cinema

Turkey in the 1960s and 1970s was one of the biggest producers of film in the world. In order to keep up with the demand, screenwriters and directors were copying scripts and remaking movies from all over the world. This documentary visits the fastest working directors, the most practical cameramen and the most hardheaded actors to have a closer look into the country's tumultuous history of movie making.
Search similar movies
6.7
Remake%2C+Remix%2C+Rip-Off%3A+About+Copy+Culture+%26+Turkish+Pop+Cinema
Remake, Remix, Rip-Off: About Copy Culture & Turkish Pop Cinema

2019

Search similar movies
A Gray State

In 2010 David Crowley, an Iraq veteran, aspiring filmmaker and charismatic up-and-coming voice in fringe politics, began production on his film Gray State. Set in a dystopian near-future where civil liberties are trampled by an unrestrained federal government, the film’s crowd funded trailer was enthusiastically received by the burgeoning online community of libertarians, Tea Party activists and members of the nascent alt-right. In January of 2015, Crowley was found dead with his family in their suburban Minnesota home. Their shocking deaths quickly become a cause célèbre for conspiracy theorists who speculate that Crowley was assassinated by a shadowy government concerned about a film and filmmaker that was getting too close to the truth about their aims.
Search similar movies
6.3
A+Gray+State
A Gray State

2017

Search similar movies
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

With Taiwan remaining in the grip of martial law in 1982, a group of filmmakers from that country set out to establish a cultural identity through cinema and to share it with the world. This engaging documentary looks at the movement's legacy.
Search similar movies
7.1
Flowers+of+Taipei%3A+Taiwan+New+Cinema
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

2014

Search similar movies
Milestone No. 2

A documentary showcasing a family as they pack up their home of twelve years and begin looking towards the future.
Search similar movies
10.0
Milestone+No.+2
Milestone No. 2

2020

Search similar movies
Fake Blood

Rob Grant and Mike Kovac receive a disturbing fan video inspired by their previous horror movie Mon Ami, motivating them to investigate the responsibility of filmmakers in portraying violence in movies. In their pursuit of the truth they are unwittingly introduced to the real world of violent criminals and their victims.
Search similar movies
5.1
Fake+Blood
Fake Blood

2017

Search similar movies
Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers

Documentary following the history of America's first cinematographers.
Search similar movies
8.4
Image+Makers%3A+The+Adventures+of+America%27s+Pioneer+Cinematographers
Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers

2019

Search similar movies
The Beast Within: Making Alien

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of “Alien,” the terrifying classic about a spaceship crew trapped with a hideous monster that's hunting them one by one.
Search similar movies
8.2
The+Beast+Within%3A+Making+Alien
The Beast Within: Making Alien

2003

Search similar movies
Taste of Shirin

A short documentary about the making of Abbas Kiarostami's 'Shirin'.
Search similar movies
Taste+of+Shirin
Taste of Shirin

2008

Search similar movies
The Other Side of Porcupine Lake

The Other Side of Porcupine Lake follows Ingrid Veninger as she makes her sixth feature film, Porcupine Lake. From writing and casting through production and post, this documentary utilizes an observational style to reveal the intimate process of making an original female-driven feature film
Search similar movies
The+Other+Side+of+Porcupine+Lake
The Other Side of Porcupine Lake

2017

Search similar movies
Centauro

Plot unavailable
Search similar movies
Centauro
Woody Allen: A Life in Film

An account of the life and work of US filmmaker Woody Allen as told by himself.
Search similar movies
5.0
Woody+Allen%3A+A+Life+in+Film
Woody Allen: A Life in Film

2002

Search similar movies