Joe Dante — Actor (29)
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The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee (2024)
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Jon Spira actor: Christopher Lee / Joe Dante …
other title: Vida y muertes de Christopher Lee
Aristocratic Italian roots, a close family connection to James Bond novelist Ian Fleming, wartime experiences in the British and Finnish military, post-war Nazi-hunting adventures and a side career as a heavy metal rock singer. And one of the most iconic actors of all time.
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Creadores de criaturas: El complejo Frankenstein (2015)
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Gilles Penso / Alexandre Poncet actor: Alec Gillis / Chris Walas …
other title: Amabili mostri - 100 anni di effetti speciali / Le complexe de Frankenstein …
Desde sus orígenes a la revolución digital, el cine siempre ha creado monstruos. Le Complexe de Frankenstein es un viaje a lo largo de un siglo de imaginación. Con suculentas entrevistas y con material exclusivo de películas como Gremlins o Parque Jurásico, el documental explora el inquebrantable vínculo entre las criaturas y sus creadores, auténticos doctores Frankenstein del séptimo arte.
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Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters (2024)
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Benjamin Field actor: Charles Dance / Tim Burton …
other title: Hammer: Heroes, leyendas y monstruos
A look at Hammer’s progression from a back office in London’s Regent Street to its iconic status within the horror film genre. The company, started by comedian and businessman William Hinds in 1934, made films such as The Curse of Frankenstein, Dracula, and The Quatermass Xperiment during the period for which it is best known, making stars out of the likes of Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing.
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Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp (2020)
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Danny Wolf actor: Joe Dante / John Waters …
The final volume of Time Warp digs deep into what makes us laugh over and over again as we reveal the greatest cult comedies and campy classics of all-time. From "Fast Time at Ridgemont High" and "Office Space" to "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," and "Showgirls."
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Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi (2020)
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Danny Wolf actor: Joe Dante / Kevin Pollak …
The greatest cult horror and science fiction films of all-time are studied in vivid detail in the second volume of Time Warp. Includes groundbreaking classics like "Night of the Living Dead," and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," and sci-fi gems such as "Blade Runner," and "A Clockwork Orange."
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Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster (2021)
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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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Machete Maidens Unleashed! (2010)
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Mark Hartley actor: Roger Corman / Colleen Camp …
other title: Hollywood Se Déchaine À Manille / ¡Doncellas del machete desatadas!
In the final decades of the 20th century, the Philippines was a country where low-budget exploitation-film producers were free to make nearly any kind of movie they wanted, any way they pleased. It was a country with extremely lax labor regulations and a very permissive attitude towards cultural expression. As a result, it became a hotbed for the production of cheapie movies. Their history and the genre itself are detailed in this breezy, nostalgic documentary.
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A Fuller Life (2013)
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Samantha Fuller actor: Samuel Fuller / James Franco …
Friends and admirers of iconoclastic film director Sam Fuller read from his memoirs in this unconventional documentary directed by Fuller's only child, Samantha.
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Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion (1992)
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Mark Patrick Carducci actor: Forrest J. Ackerman / Carl Anthony …
other title: Flying Saucers over Hollywood
A documentary detailing the making of the cult favorite "Plan 9 from Outer Space," featuring interviews with cast members and prominent filmmakers about the film, its lasting legacy, and its creator, Edward D. Wood Jr.
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Eating Raoul (1982)
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Paul Bartel actor: Paul Bartel / Mary Woronov …
other title: Tudo por Dinheiro / ¿Y si nos comemos a Raúl? …
A prudish married couple feel put upon by the swingers living in their apartment building. One night, by accident, they discover a way to both rid themselves of the “perverts” down the hall and simultaneously realize their dream of opening a restaurant.
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Oscar (1991)
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John Landis actor: Sylvester Stallone / Marisa Tomei …
other title: Oscar - Un fidanzato per due figlie / Oscar - A Mala das Trapalhadas …
Angelo "Snaps" Provolone made his dying father a promise on his deathbed: he would leave the world of crime and become an honest businessman. Despite having no experience in making money in a legal fashion, Snaps sets about to keep his promise.
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Love, Antosha (2019)
Love, Antosha
Garret Price actor: Anton Yelchin / Viktor Yelchin …
other title: Con amore, Antosha
From a prolific career in film and television, Anton Yelchin left an indelible legacy as an actor. Through his journals and other writings, his photography, the original music he wrote, and interviews with his family, friends, and colleagues, this film looks not just at Anton's impressive career, but at a broader portrait of the man.