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Soap Life (2013)
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about television
Actors Lexi Ainsworth, Bradford Anderson, Rick Hearst, Carolyn Hennesy, Crystal Hunt, Bobbie Eakes
The Soap Opera has been a staple of American television programming for over 50 years. However, in the late 2000s a number of these daytime dramas began to face major budget cuts and cancellations. Producer Matthew D'Amato and his crew sat with actors, producers, writers, and fans in over 70 interviews to provide an insider view of the world of soap operas as told by the people who live it in an attempt to uncover the reasons behind the sudden decline of the daytime soaps.
Peeping Tom (1960)
, 1h41Directed by Michael Powell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Slasher
Themes Films about films, Snuff films in fiction, Films about television, Serial killer films
Actors Karlheinz Böhm, Moira Shearer, Anna Massey, Maxine Audley, Shirley Anne Field, Pamela Green
Mark Lewis meets Dora, a prostitute, covertly filming her with a camera hidden under his coat. Shown from the point of view of the camera viewfinder, tension builds as he follows the woman into her home, murders her and later watches the film in his den as the credits roll on the screen.
Pas vu pas pris (1998)
, 1h30Directed by Pierre Carles
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about television, Documentaire sur les médias
Actors Karl Zéro, Patrick Poivre d'Arvor, Pierre Carles
Le 6 juin 1994, une conversation privée de 8 minutes entre François Léotard (ministre de la Défense) et Étienne Mougeotte (directeur des programmes de TF1) est enregistrée avant une retransmission en direct d'un journal de télévision. Cette conversation montre clairement leur amicale complicité. La transmission de cette vidéo – jamais diffusée par TF1 – est piratée. Cette vidéo est alors revendue illégalement et Le Canard enchaîné et Entrevue en publient des extraits.
Show People (1928)
, 1h23Directed by King Vidor
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about films, Films about television
Actors William Haines, Marion Davies, Dell Henderson, Polly Moran, Tenen Holtz, Harry Gribbon
Young Peggy Pepper (Marion Davies) wants to be in motion pictures, so her father (Dell Henderson) drives her across the country from their home in Georgia to Hollywood. After some initial disillusionment, she meets Billy Boone (William Haines) in a studio commissary; he tells her to show up at his set if she wants work. Peggy goes, gets sprayed with seltzer water at her first entrance, and is at first shocked and dismayed to find she is doing slapstick comedy in low-budget "Comet" productions, but she decides to "take it on the chin" and, with Billy's loving support, becomes a success.
The Cruise (1998)
, 1h16Directed by Bennett Miller
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about television, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about cities
, 2h2Directed by Alexandra Cassavetes
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Historical
Themes Films about films, Films about television, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentary films about cities, Documentary films about films
Actors Robert Altman, Jacqueline Bisset, Jim Jarmusch, Theresa Russell, Quentin Tarantino, Paul Verhoeven
Un documentaire sur Z Channel, l'une des premières chaînes câblées payantes des États-Unis, et son responsable de la programmation, Jerry Harvey. Lancée en 1974, cette chaîne basée à Los Angeles a proposé une programmation éclectique de films qui est devenue un exemple parfait de la puissance inexploitée de la télévision par câble.
This Is Elvis (1981)
, 2h24Directed by Andrew Solt
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about television, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films
Actors Elvis Presley, Johnny Harra, Linda Diane Thompson, Priscilla Presley, Frank Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra
Ce docu-film relate la vie du King, alternant images d'archives et scènes rejouées par des acteurs, le tout illuminé par ses meilleures chansons. Un voyage inoubliable dans les coulisses d'un phénomène musical incomparable et intemporel…
Marlene (1984)
, 1h31Directed by Maximilian Schell
Origin German
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about films, Films about television, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Marlene Dietrich, Maximilian Schell, David Hemmings
Jackie Chan: My Stunts (1999)
, 1h34Directed by Jackie Chan
Origin Hong kong
Genres Martial arts, Documentary, Martial arts
Themes Films about music and musicians, Sports films, Films about television, Martial arts films, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films, Kung fu films
Actors Jackie Chan, Jackie Chan Stunt Team, Ken Lo, Yuen Biao, Brad Allan, Mars
Jackie Chan : My Stunts est un film documentaire hongkongais réalisé par Jackie Chan, sorti en 1999. Ce documentaire nous montre Jackie Chan et son équipe de cascadeurs expliquant ce qu'ils font dans les films lors des grandes cascades.
My Big Break (2009)
Directed by Tony Zierra
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about television, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about cities
Actors Wes Bentley, Brad Rowe, Chad Lindberg, Greg Fawcett, Tony Zierra
Filmed over ten years, this controversial documentary follows five roommates trying to make it in Hollywood who face the unexpected consequences of fame.
The New Watchdogs (2012)
, 1h44Directed by Yannick Kergoat
Origin France
Genres Documentary
Themes Politique, Films about television, Documentaire sur les médias, Documentary films about politics, Political films
Les médias modernes aiment à se proclamer « contre-pouvoir », et se vanter de leur « indépendance », se constituant en rempart de la liberté de parole et de pensée. Pourtant, la grande majorité des journaux, des radios et des chaînes de télévision appartiennent à des groupes industriels ou financiers intimement liés au pouvoir économique et politique. Au sein d’un périmètre idéologique minuscule se multiplient les informations pré-mâchées, les intervenants permanents, les notoriétés indues, les affrontements factices et les renvois d’ascenseur.
Directed by Stephen Hillenburg, Patrick Creadon
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about television, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the visual arts, Documentary films about the film industry, Musical films
Actors Tom Kenny, Alec Baldwin, Bill Fagerbakke, Rodger Bumpass, Ernest Borgnine, Clancy Brown
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants focuses on the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants and its immersion into global popular culture. The film documents the show's early inspirations, and its origins. Among the millions of fans are celebrities such as LeBron James and Ricky Gervais, who express their insights for the show and its title character, SpongeBob. It also features the series' impact on the US President Barack Obama, the inmates of San Quentin State Prison, and children around the world.
Chaplin (1992)
, 2h23Directed by Richard Attenborough
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about films, Films about television
Actors Robert Downey Jr., Anthony Hopkins, Geraldine Chaplin, Moira Kelly, Dan Aykroyd, Penelope Ann Miller
The film is structured around lengthy flashbacks as the elderly Charlie Chaplin (Robert Downey, Jr.) (now living in Switzerland) recollects moments from his life during a conversation with fictional character George Hayden (Anthony Hopkins), the editor of his autobiography. Chaplin's recollections begin with his childhood of extreme poverty, from which he escapes by immersing himself in the world of the London music halls, after which he relocates to the United States.
, 1h28Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Origin Espagne
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Feminist films, Medical-themed films, Films about suicide, Films about television, Films about terrorism, Films about psychiatry, Political films
Actors Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas, Rossy de Palma, Julieta Serrano, María Barranco, Chus Lampreave
The film plot takes its starting point from the French play The Human Voice (La Voix humaine, 1930) by Jean Cocteau where a desperate woman tries to avoid being dumped by her lover through a series of phone calls. In the film TV actress Pepa Marcos (Carmen Maura) is depressed and taking sleeping pills because her boyfriend Iván (Fernando Guillén) has just left her. Both she and Iván work as voice-over actors who dub foreign films, notably Johnny Guitar with Joan Crawford and Sterling Hayden. The voice he uses to sweet-talk her (and many other women) is the same one he uses in his work. He is about to leave on a trip and has asked Pepa to pack his things in a suitcase that he will pick up later.
Withnail & I (1987)
, 1h43Directed by Bruce Robinson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Black comedy
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films about sexuality, Films about television, LGBT-related films, Buddy films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Paul McGann, Richard E. Grant, Richard Griffiths, Ralph Brown, Michael Elphick, Daragh O'Malley
The film depicts the lives and misadventures of two "resting" (struggling and unemployed) young actor friends in late-1969 London. They are the flamboyant alcoholic Withnail and "I" (named "Marwood" in the published screenplay but not in the credits) as his more level-headed, anxiety-prone, and ennui-crippled friend and the film's narrator. Withnail is filled with indignation over life’s injustices, despite his privileged background. He rages against the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune all the more because he blames others for the adverse consequences of his exuberant arrogance, flagrant narcissism and habitual lying, alcoholism, and drug use. Withnail sets the tone for the friendship, with Marwood going along with whatever Withnail wants to do. They live in a filthy Georgian flat in Camden Town. While they wait for a part, daily life revolves around getting coins to use in the meters that provide gas or electricity, going to collect benefits, and waiting for the pubs to open so they can drink and be somewhere with heating. Their only other company at the flat besides each other is the local drug dealer, Danny; a somewhat distasteful man with far out, often bizarre viewpoints on the current state of affairs and a knack for irritating Withnail.