Made in Hollywood: The World of Budd Boetticher 2017
Documentary about the director Budd Boetticher.
Documentary about the director Budd Boetticher.
A documentary about director Budd Boetticher.
Documentary about the American author Hubert Selby Jr.
Ekchart Schmidt examines the machinery behind the dream factory; the Hollywood myth is unmasked. How does the studio industry work? What role does marketing and the hype surrounding the stars play?
Peter Kraus talks about his career.
Film noir, which enjoyed particular success in the 1930s and 1940s, is probably the most profound genre of classic Hollywood cinema. Eckhart Schmidt tries to show the background and developments and speaks, among others, with directors such as Richard Fleischer and Robert Wise as well as with "femme fatale" actresses. Filmmakers of the following generations explain how the style and themes of noir continue to shape cinema today.
Elke Sommer talks about her career in the film and music business.
A variation of 'Der Fan'.
Documentary about Hollywood during the silent film era.
First part of Eckhart Schmidt's TreCamerone-trilogy.
Female fans are flocking to pop star Nik's feet. But when he announces that he is madly in love with Sarah and wants to marry her, there is an outcry from his fans. In view of Nik's popularity rating, the record company fears a slump in sales. So they stage a "meet your star" contest in which three ladies want to do everything they can to get the superstar away from Sarah. Can Nik remain faithful...?
Documentary about the American actor Rod Steiger.
Budd Boetticher talks about the Ranown Cycle, a collection of low-budget westerns of the late 1950s.
The German director Percy Adlon talks about his career.
Documentary about Ray Bradbury
Documentary about Marilyn Monroe: 1962: America loses its blonde icon. Marilyn Monroe dies under mysterious circumstances. How did she die? The police report states: probable suicide. But there are many things that point to murder: a corpse draped too beautifully, an investigation that was cut short, evidence that disappeared. Plus Marilyn's affairs with the then US President John F. Kennedy and his brother Bobby. What really happened on that fateful summer night? After her housekeeper discovers the body, six hours pass before the police are called. She finds a beautifully draped corpse, sleeping pills in the blood but no pill residue in the stomach, witnesses who seem uncertain. The first investigator thinks about murder - and is taken off the case. Today no police files can be found.
Starting out as e-mail pen pals, Daniel and Laura soon fall in love. Only problem is that she lives in Germany and he lives in Los Angeles. When they finally arrange to meet in person, they discover that there is no chemistry between them.
In "La vita nova" Dante writes about his love he experienced with Beatrice, his muse. He never talked to her, he never kissed her. Here is the story out of her perspective.
TV review of a litany of Hollywood impropriety.
Documentary about Italian cinema.