Documentary portrays the saga of how Italian Americans went from being outsiders who were stereotyped as gangsters in American movies to insiders in Hollywood who took control of their own stories. Interviews, film clips and home movies from Italian American filmmakers highlight personal experiences and comment on Hollywood's politics and cultural impact.
Not as great as Resnais' earlier documentaries, perhaps, but very very rare! Gershwin fans will love it for sure, and for Resnais admirers it's a must too. Resnais relies more on talking heads and traditional techniques of television, differntiating this storngly from the likes of Night and Fog. but the interviews are enmeshed in a graphic style that makes the film into somethi...
Martin Scorsese and other contemporary filmmakers reveal the impact The Third Man had on their careers and why the film is still so relevant today.
The Documentary "Dante Ferretti - Production Designer" retraces the life and the career of Dante Ferretti, the famous Italian Artist and Production Designer, who won two Academy Awards (The "Aviator" by Martin Scorsese and "Sweeny Todd" by Tim Burton) and BAFTA. Here we detail Dante's life, from the origin of his career in Macerata, to his arrival in Cinecittà and finally his i...
Gene Tierney's life story would perfectly lend itself to a screenplay for a successful Hollywood movie with herself starring in it. She grew up in a well-to-do middle class family and began to write poetry at an early age. On a trip to Los Angeles she was taken on a tour through the Warner Studios. When Anatole Litvak spotted her, he said to her mother : she ought to be in pict...
The legendary cast of SCTV are reunited, recounting stories from the famed 70's and 80's sketch comedy show. Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.
