Peter Bogdanovich — Actor (35)
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Who Is Henry Jaglom? (1997) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
director: Jeremy Workman / Henry Alex Rubin actor: Henry Jaglom / Candice Bergen …
Hailed by some as a cinematic genius, a feminist voice and a true maverick of American cinema, dismissed by others as a voyeuristic fraud and the "world's worst director," Henry Jaglom obsessively confuses and abuses the line between life and art. Featuring scores of interviews (including Orson Welles, Dennis Hopper, Milos Forman and Peter Bogdanovich) and rare behind-the-scenes footage, this hilarious documentary explores the fascinating question of Who Is Henry Jaglom?
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Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness (2020) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
director: Danny Wolf actor: Jeff Bridges / Gary Busey …
From "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" to "The Big Lebowski" and everything in between, this fascinating deep-dive documentary begins its celebration of the greatest cult movies of all-time discussing the birth of the midnight movie.
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Festival in Cannes (2001) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Festival in Cannes
director: Henry Jaglom actor: Anouk Aimée / Greta Scacchi …
other title: Festival de Cannes
Cannes, 1999. Alice, an actress, wants to direct an indie picture. Kaz, a talkative (and maybe bogus) deal maker, promises $3 million if she'll use Millie, an aging French star. But, Rick, a big producer, needs Millie for a small part in a fall movie or he loses his star, Tom Hanks. Is Kaz for real? Can Rick sweet-talk Alice and sabotage Kaz to keep Millie from taking that deal? Millie consults with Victor, her ex, about which picture to make, Rick needs money, an ingenue named Blue is discovered, Kaz hits on Victor's new love, and Rick's factotum connects with Blue. Knives go in various backs. Wheels spin. Which deals - and pairings - will be consummated?
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They All Laughed (1981) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
They All Laughed
director: Peter Bogdanovich actor: Audrey Hepburn / Ben Gazzara …
other title: ...e tutti risero / Muito Riso e Muita Alegria …
New York's Odyssey Detective Agency is hired by two different clients to follow two women suspected of infidelity. Ladies' man John Russo trails Angela Niotes, the elegant wife of a wealthy Italian industrialist, while Charles Rutledge and Arthur Brodsky follow Dolores Martin, the beautiful young wife of a jealous husband. Their respective cases are complicated when John falls for Angela, and Charles falls for Dolores.
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Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
director: Valerie A. Robins actor: Otto Preminger / Burgess Meredith …
This documentary, hosted by actor Burgess Meredith, explores the life and career of movie director Otto Preminger, whose body of work includes such memorable films as Anatomy of a Murder, Exodus, Laura, Forever Amber, Advise and Consent, In Harm's Way, The Moon Is Blue, The Man with the Golden Arm, and many other movies made from the '30s through the '70s. Interviews with actors Frank Sinatra, Vincent Price, James Stewart, Michael Caine, and others who worked with the flamboyant and sometimes control-obsessed director add information and insight to the story.
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Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster (2021) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
director: Thomas Hamilton actor: Boris Karloff / Sara Karloff …
Beginning just before his debut as Frankenstein’s creation, this documentary compellingly explores the life and legacy of a cinema legend, presenting a perceptive history of the genre he personified. Karloff's films were long derided as hokum and attacked by censors, but his phenomenal popularity and pervasive influence endures, inspiring some of our greatest actors and directors into the 21st Century – among them Guillermo Del Toro, Ron Perlman, Roger Corman, and John Landis, all of whom and many more contribute their personal insights and anecdotes.
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Saint Jack (1979) [Movie] IMDb Skybridge TMDB WikiData
Saint Jack
director: Peter Bogdanovich actor: Ben Gazzara / Denholm Elliott …
other title: O Tatuado / Jack le Magnifique …
Jack Flowers is an American hustler trying to make his fortune in 1970s Singapore in small time pimping. His dreams of building a fortune by running a brothel himself and returning to the States is materialized when he is offered the opportunity by the CIA to run a brothel for the R&R activities of U.S. soldiers on leave in Singapore.
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Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women (1968) [Movie] WikiData TMDB IMDb
Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women
director: Peter Bogdanovich actor: Mamie Van Doren / Mary Marr …
other title: Viaje al planeta de las mujeres prehistóricas / Planet der Stürme
Astronauts crash-land on Venus and find themselves in trouble when they kill a monster that is worshipped by a group of Venusian women. Re-edited version of Soviet sci-fi Planet of Storms (1962) by Pavel Klushantsev, dubbed into English with additional scenes.
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The Wild Angels (1966) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
The Wild Angels
director: Roger Corman actor: Peter Fonda / Nancy Sinatra …
other title: I selvaggi / De vilde engle …
A motorcycle gang arrives in a small town in search of a motorcycle that has been stolen by a rival gang; but, pursued by the police, one of its members is injured, an event that will cause an orgy of violence and destruction.
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54 (1998) [Movie] IMDb NeoDB TMDB Douban Skybridge WikiData
54
director: Mark Christopher actor: Ryan Phillippe / Michael John Myers …
other title: Studio 54 / 54 (Studio 54) …
Shane O'Shea, a Jersey boy with big dreams, crosses the river in hopes of finding another, more exciting life at Studio 54. When Steve Rubell, the mastermind behind the infamous disco plucks Shane from the sea of faces clamoring to get inside his club, Shane not only gets his foot in the door, but lands a coveted job behind the bar - and a front-row ticket to the most legendary party on the planet.
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The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
The Great Buster: A Celebration
director: Peter Bogdanovich actor: Peter Bogdanovich / Buster Keaton …
other title: The Great Buster / Den store Buster Keaton …
A celebration of the life and career of one of America's most influential and celebrated filmmakers and comedians—Buster Keaton—whose singular style and fertile output during the silent era created his legacy as a true cinematic visionary.