The Beginning: Making ‘Episode I’ (2001)
The entire process of making Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) is shown here in this documentary. From pre-production through post-production, we get to see visual effects meetings, John Williams’ music sessions, and even the storm that wiped out the pod-racers & props.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Jon Shenk
Actors: Ahmed Best, Ewan McGregor, George Lucas, Ian McDiarmid, Jake Lloyd, Natalie Portman, Pernilla August, Ray Park, Rick McCallum, Steven Spielberg
Everything Is Copy (2015)
Jacob Bernstein’s extremely entertaining film is a tribute to his mother Nora Ephron: Hollywood-raised daughter of screenwriters who grew up to be an ace reporter turned piercingly funny essayist turned…
Battle of Kings: Bannockburn (2014)
By 1314, through effort and intrigue, Scottish King Robert Bruce had captured every major English-held castle except Stirling. Now English King Edward II would try to stop him – and…
Pandora Peaks (2001)
Documentary on famed erotic icon Pandora Peaks. Last film directed by Russ Meyer.
Bridegroom (2013)
A documentary that tells the emotional journey of Shane and Tom, two young men in a loving and committed relationship — a relationship that was cut tragically short by a…
Fassbinder in Hollywood (2002)
Though he never actually worked in Hollywood, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, who died in 1982 at the age of 36, was influenced greatly by Amercian studio films of the 1950s and…
How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin (2009)
In August 1962, director Leslie Woodhead made a two-minute film in Liverpool’s Cavern Club with a raw and unrecorded group of rockers called the Beatles. He arranged their first live…
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word (2018)
Pope Francis responds to questions from around the world, discussing topics including ecology, immigration, consumerism and social justice.
The King (2018)
A cultural portrait of the American dream at a critical time in the nation’s history. Set against the 2016 American election, The King takes a musical road trip across the…
Black Holes: The Edge of All We Know (2020)
Black holes stand at the limit of what we can know. To explore that edge of knowledge, the Event Horizon Telescope links observatories across the world to simulate an earth-sized…
Welcome to Macintosh (2008)
“Welcome to Macintosh” is a documentary that mixes history, criticism and an unapologetic revelry of all things Apple. Whether a long time Mac fanatic or new to computers, Welcome to…
Forbidden Games: The Justin Fashanu Story (2017)
Rich archive and emotional interviews are at the core of this telling of the turbulent life of British footballer Justin Fashanu. His coming out in an age of widespread homophobia…
Fittest in Dubai (2019)
“Fittest in Dubai” is a 60 min documentary film of the first CrossFit Sanctional event in the world. First place male and female competitors qualify for a position to the…