Alexandre O. Philippe — Director (12)
The Spot (2008) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Spot
November 22, 1963. A day that America and the world will never forget. Four decades later, as the rest of Dallas makes strides as a 21st century city, the spot where President Kennedy was shockingly assassinated remains eerily and forever frozen in time. A reflection on the melancholy and exploitation of a place forever branded in the American psyche, this impressionistic and voyeuristic film exposes the bizarre happenings taking place every day around Dealey Plaza--a prosaic site, made significant by the event that has come to define it.
Earthlings: Ugly Bags of Mostly Water (2004) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Earthlings: Ugly Bags of Mostly Water
Earthlings boldly goes where no documentary has gone before and investigates one of the most intriguing groups of individuals on this, or any other planet: the Klingons and Star Trek fans. Featuring Worf (aka Michael Dorn), this film was released to coincide with the 40th anniversary of Star Trek
(There Is No) Cure (2022) [Movie] TMDB
(There Is No) Cure
In this new video essay, filmmaker Alexandre O. Philippe delves into the dread-inducing mood and tone of Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s modern horror classic Cure, deploying a dizzying range of cinematic references to unravel the film’s eerie magic.
The Taking (2021) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
The Taking
Following his acclaimed documentaries on Psycho, Alien and The Exorcist, Alexandre O Philippe turns to Monument Valley for his latest inspiration.
William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill (2024) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill
other title: Chiamami pure Bill / You Can Call Me Bill
Captain Kirk. T.J. Hooker. Denny Crane. Big Giant Head. Alexander the Great. Henry V. Priceline’s Negotiator. These are but a handful of the innumerable masks worn by William Shatner over seven extraordinary decades onstage and in front of the camera. A peerless maverick thespian, electrifying performer, and international cultural treasure, Bill (as he prefers to be called), now 91 years young, is the living embodiment of his classic line “to boldly go where no man has gone before.” In unprecedented fashion, You Can Call Me Bill strips away all the masks he has worn to embody countless characters, revealing the man behind it all.
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist (2019) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
other title: Leap of Faith: Friedkin über sein Horror-Meisterwerk „Der Exorzist“ / L’Exorciste selon William Friedkin
A lyrical and spiritual cinematic essay on The Exorcist, the last film of Alexandre O. Philippe explores the uncharted depths of William Friedkin’s mind’s eye, the nuances of his filmmaking process, and the mysteries of faith and fate that have shaped his life and filmography.
Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData Skybridge
Memory: The Origins of Alien
other title: Memory - Über die Entstehung von Alien / Memory : The Origins of Alien
The untold origin story behind Ridley Scott's Alien - rooted in Greek and Egyptian mythologies, underground comics, the art of Francis Bacon, and the dark visions of Dan O'Bannon and H.R. Giger. A contemplation on the symbiotic collaborative process of movie-making, the power of myth, and our collective unconscious.
Lynch/Oz (2023) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Lynch/Oz
director: Alexandre O. Philippe actor: Amy Nicholson / Rodney Ascher
other title: Lynch & Oz
Victor Fleming’s 1939 film The Wizard of Oz is one of David Lynch’s most enduring obsessions. This documentary goes over the rainbow to explore this Technicolor through-line in Lynch’s work.
The People vs. George Lucas (2010) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
The People vs. George Lucas
director: Alexandre O. Philippe actor: George Lucas / Mark A. Altman
other title: El pueblo contra George Lucas
The passion the original Star Wars trilogy inspires in its fans is unparalleled; but when it comes to George Lucas himself, many have found their ardor has cooled into a complicated love-hate relationship. This hilarious, heartfelt documentary delves deep into Lucas’s cultural legacy, asking all the tough questions. Has Lucas betrayed his masterwork? Should he just have left the original trilogy alone? Is The Phantom Menace so bad it should carry a health warning? Utilizing interviews taken from over 600 hours of footage, and peppered with extraordinary Star Wars and Indiana Jones recreations lovingly immortalized in song, needlepoint, Lego, claymation, puppets and paper-mâché, above all this film asks the question: who truly owns that galaxy far, far away—the man who created it, or the fans who worship it?
78/52 (2017) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb Douban TMDB WikiData
78/52
other title: 78-52 : Les Derniers Secrets de Psychose / 78/52: La escena que cambió el cine
The most famous murder scene in movie history comprises 78 camera settings and 52 cuts: the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. 78/52 tells the story of the man behind the curtain and his greatest obsession.