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Tag: movie business

  • Full Tilt Boogie

    A documentary about the production of From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) and the people who made it.

  • Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen’s

    In 1995, Chasen’s closed its doors after 60 years of serving chili to movie stars and visiting dignitaries, Presidents and the Pope. During its two final weeks, Chasen regulars (actors and producers), staff, and management sat for interviews. There’s an Oscar party for 1500, footage and photos of famous diners, and time with Tommy Gallagher, the ebullient head waiter until retirement in 1994, his son Patrick, catering head Raymond Bilbool, general manager Ronnie Clint, hat check girl Val Schwab, ladies’ room attendant Onetta Johnson, and foreign- born waiters, including Jaime. When he started in 1970, like other Latins, he wasn’t allowed out of the kitchen. It’s a family farewell.

  • Gods and Monsters

    It’s 1957, and James Whale’s heyday as the director of “Frankenstein,” “Bride of Frankenstein” and “The Invisible Man” is long behind him. Retired and a semi-recluse, he lives his days accompanied only by images from his past. When his dour housekeeper, Hannah, hires a handsome young gardener, the flamboyant director and simple yard man develop an unlikely friendship, which will change them forever.

  • Hollywood Ending

    Woody Allen stars as Val Waxman, a two-time Oscar winner turned washed-up, neurotic director in desperate need of a comeback. When it comes, Waxman finds himself backed into a corner: Work for his ex-wife Ellie or forfeit his last shot. Is Val blinded by love when he opts for the reconnect? Is love blind when it comes to Ellie’s staunch support? Literally and figuratively, the proof is the picture.

  • Behind the Scenes of ‘Y Tu Mamá También’

    On-set documentary about the making of the film “Y tu mamá también.”

  • Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

    Documentary about the making of 20th Century Fox’s 1963 film “Cleopatra,” then the most expensive film of all time.

  • America’s Sweethearts

    In the midst of a nasty public breakup of married movie stars, a studio publicist scrambles to put a cap on the escalating situation as the couple’s latest film has found it’s only print kidnapped by the director.

  • Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

    When Jay and Silent Bob learn that their comic-book alter egos, Bluntman and Chronic, have been sold to Hollywood as part of a big-screen movie that leaves them out of any royalties, the pair travels to Tinseltown to sabotage the production.

  • Sex Is Comedy

    A director struggles with a difficult sex scene between a young actor and actress who can’t stand one another. Aided by her loyal assistant, she is hell-bent on getting the scene right without compromise.

  • S1m0ne

    The career of a disillusioned producer, who is desperate for a hit, is endangered when his star walks off the film set. Forced to think fast, the producer decides to digitally create an actress “Simone” to sub for the star — the first totally believable synthetic actress.