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   Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!

   Film · 2021 · also documentary

   One-man armies, meet-cutes, casual strolls away from huge explosions — stars and industry insiders toast and roast these cinematic chestnuts and more.

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   A Decade Under the Influence

   Film · 2003 · also documentary

   A documentary examining the decade of the 1970s as a turning point in American cinema. Some of today's best filmmakers interview the influential directors of that time.

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   The Celluloid Closet

   Film · 1996 · also documentary and history

   Exuberant, eye-opening movie that serves up a dazzling hundred-year history of the role of gay men and lesbians have had on the silver screen. Film contains fabulous foot...

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   Come See Me in the Good Light

   Film · 2025 · also documentary

   In an intimate and joyful story of love in the face of loss, celebrated poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley find strength—and unexpected hilarity—in what might be their...

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   Room 237

   Film · 2012 · also documentary

   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 illumi...

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   Corman's World

   Film · 2011 · also documentary

   A chronicle of the long career of American filmmaker Roger Corman, the most tenacious and ingenious low-budget producer and director in the US film industry, a pioneer of...

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   Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me

   Film · 2023 · also documentary

   From the heights of her modeling fame to her tragic death, this documentary reveals Anna Nicole Smith through the eyes of the people closest to her.

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   Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

   Film · 2014 · also documentary

   A documentary about the rise and fall of the Cannon Film Group, the legendary independent film company helmed by Israeli cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus.

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   Friedkin Uncut

   Film · 2018 · also documentary

   An introspective insight into the life and artistic journey of William Friedkin, an extraordinary and offbeat director of cult films such as The French Connection, The Ex...

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    They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

    Film · 2018 · also documentary

    As his life comes to its end, famous Hollywood director Orson Welles puts it all on the line at the chance for renewed success with the film The Other Side of the Wind.

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