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The Horse's Mouth - Criterion CollectionThe Horse's Mouth - Criterion Collection
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"Don't be an artist!" shouts Alec Guiness in this brilliant comedy about a obsessive painter. The DVD picture quality is beautiful. Guiness also wrote the screenplay.
Day for NightDay for Night
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A movie about the making of a movie. The real director plays the role of the director in the film. Very clever. Great special features on this DVD.
CrumbCrumb
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Documentary about how underground cartoonist R. Crumb's life and family have influenced his work.
The Line King - The Al Hirschfeld StoryThe Line King - The Al Hirschfeld Story
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Documentary about New York illustrator, Al Hirschfeld. After watching this, you'll notice his drawings wherever you go.
I Shot Andy WarholI Shot Andy Warhol
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A nasty little film about an unpleasant bit of history. Very informative for anyone who wasn't alive at the time.
BasquiatBasquiat
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Speaking of Andy Warhol- Famed graffitti artist, Basquait was a good friend of his who collaborated with him on some later paintings.
Camille ClaudelCamille Claudel
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Camille expresses her madness through her sculptures after getting involved with Auguste Rodin.
PollockPollock
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Great film about painting, frustration, success and failure
Chuck Jones - Extremes and In-Betweens, a Life in AnimationChuck Jones - Extremes and In-Betweens, a Life in Animation
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'Animators are actors who won't go on stage.' Animator, Chuck Jones doesn't seem half as looney as his cartoons. Where does it come from?
New York StoriesNew York Stories
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Features a short film about a New York painter whos artistic process is dependant on a muse.
The Commitments (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)The Commitments (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
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Great story about the difficulties involved in assembling a great band.
Wag the Dog (New Line Platinum Series)Wag the Dog (New Line Platinum Series)
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Dustin Hoffman plays a director creating his masterpiece: A film so convincing, the American public accepts it as reality.
KurosawaKurosawa
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Documentary about Japan's most famous film director.
Amadeus - Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition)Amadeus - Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition)
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Historically inaccurate (I'm told), but still a great tale about a musical genius.
Bullets Over BroadwayBullets Over Broadway
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Struggling playwright discovers talent in an unlikely place.
Andy Goldsworthy's Rivers & TidesAndy Goldsworthy's Rivers & Tides
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Beautiful documentary that follows Andy Goldsworthy as he travels the world, sculpting with bits of nature. Goldsworthy shows what can be done with time as a medium.
ComedianComedian
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Explores the craft of stand-up comedy. Don't miss the deleted scene 'DNA'. Seinfeld talks about the genesis of ideas.
How to Draw a BunnyHow to Draw a Bunny
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Ray Johnson was one of the lesser known artists to hang around with Andy Warhol. This documentary centers around his mysterious suicide in 1995.
Lost in La ManchaLost in La Mancha
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Some projects just weren't meant to happen. Take a first hand look as Director Terry Gilliam struggles to keep his production on track while everything that can go wrong, does.