Filmmaking
Filmmaking and the filmmaking process has been a favourite topic of writers and directors since the early days of this craft. Sometimes reverent, but more often irreverent, of the industry they work in, often resulting in bristling insider humour not found in rank and file productions...
Right: John Turturro stars in the Coen Brothers' brilliant 'Barton Fink'.
Silent Movie (1976)
6.7/10
Director: Mel Brooks
Starring: Mel Brooks, Marty Feldman, Dom DeLuise, Sid Caesar
Mel Brooks' romp about director Mel Funn, a washed up alcoholic whose comeback is hinged on his ability to solicit stars Paul Newman, Liza Minnelli an... Read more
Simone (2002)
5.7/10
Director: Andrew Niccol
Starring: Al Pacino, Catherine Keener, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Jay Mohr, Rachel Roberts (2)
When a temperamental actress storms off the set of his unfinished film, desperate director Al Pacino turns for help to an engineer who's created a pro... Read more
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
8.3/10
Director: Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen
Starring: Millard Mitchell, Jean Hagen, Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Cyd...
Silent movies are giving way to Talking Pictures and a hoofer-turned-matinee idol (Gene Kelly) is caught in that bumpy transition, as well as his budd... Read more
Slipstream (2007)
5.1/10
Director: Anthony Hopkins
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Christian Slater, John Turturro, Stella Arroyave, Michael Clark...
Anthony Hopkins directed, wrote and stars in this Lynch-ian, stream-of-consciousness drama about a screenwriter whose reality and imagination are abou... Read more
Son of Rambow (2008)
7.2/10
Director: Garth Jennings
Starring: Bill Milner, Will Poulter, Neil Dudgeon, Jessica Stevenson, Anna Wing, Tallulah...
The love of Sly Stallone brings two unlikely lads together during a long, hot English summer in the early '80s. Will Proudfoot is from a religious fam... Read more
Son of Rambow (Blu-ray) (2008)
7.2/10
Director: Garth Jennings
Starring: Bill Milner, Will Poulter, Neil Dudgeon, Jessica Stevenson, Anna Wing, Tallulah...
The love of Sly Stallone brings two unlikely lads together during a long, hot English summer in the early '80s. Will Proudfoot is from a religious fam... Read more
Stardust Memories (1980)
7.4/10
Director: Woody Allen
Starring: Woody Allen, Charlotte Rampling, Jessica Harper
Woody Allen plays a troubled filmmaker attending a film seminar weekend where space aliens confide that they enjoyed his earlier, funnier movies. He a... Read more
Stardust Memories (Blu-ray) (1980)
7.2/10
Director: Woody Allen
Starring: Woody Allen, Charlotte Rampling, Jessica Harper
Woody Allen plays a troubled filmmaker attending a film seminar weekend where space aliens confide that they enjoyed his earlier, funnier movies. He a... Read more
State and Main (2000)
6.8/10
Director: David Mamet
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Sarah Jessica Parker, Philip Seymour Hoffman, William H Macy, Davi...
When a big-budget film crew takes over a small town, they shoot first...and ask questions later. Director Walt Price (William H Macy) has his work cut... Read more
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
8.1/10
Director: Preston Sturges
Starring: Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Robert Warwick, William Demarest
Joel McCrea plays successful Hollywood director John L Sullivan, an idealist who believes you can't accurately direct a screen tragedy unless you live... Read more