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[downthetubes]

“The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee” offers fascinating take on the actor’s incredible life

"The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee" airs on Sky Arts this week - a new documentary directed by Jon Spira, combines interviews, animation and puppetry to tell the story of the much-admired actor

Coming up on Sky Arts this week is The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee, a new documentary directed by Jon Spira, that combines interviews, animation and puppetry to tell the story of the much-admired actor, whose legacy lives on, long after his passing in 2015. Produced by Canal Cat Films in association with the BFI, its production was supported through a Kickstarter campaign, which raised…

“The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee” offers fascinating take on the actor’s incredible life

[haverwood]

The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee Jon Spira UK, 2024

I think the filmmakers were trying to match Lee's life's many intricacies and adventures and ups and downs using quite a variety of styles, which not always work. But it's a nice idea and the approach is welcome.

Also, was that some kind of hastily upscaled video or straight-up AI-generated bullshit? Shame on you, guys.

The good:

any Christopher Lee is good Christopher Lee

Joe Dante ♥

the puppet wearing that jacket

the obvious love and care put on the production

The bad:

the aforementioned embarrassing "footage" of dubious origin

Landis

too many Depp sightings

[thepeoplesmovies]

Watch UK Trailer For Doc Hollywood Bulldogs

Watch UK Trailer For Doc Hollywood Bulldogs

BritBox today have unveiled the official trailer for Hollywood Bulldogs documentary narrated by Ray Winstone. The story of the British stunt performers who went on to dominate Hollywood in the 1970s and 80s. Hollywood Bulldogs tells the rough-and-tumble story of the small community of British stunt performers who went on to dominate Hollywood in the 1970s and 80s. They created and performed the…

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Elstree 1976 https://bit.ly/37UpTvb   The Kickstarter-funded Elstree 1976 looks like it’s going to be about Star Wars, not least because of the packaging and that being the year that the studio to the north of London was booked out by George Lucas to make his epic space adventure. It is, tangentially, but in fact it’s more a meditation […]

[jersonordavid]

365 Films Part 5: 133/365

Elstree 1976

[bluecollarfilm]

Elstree 1976 (2016)

Elstree 1976 is the new feature length documentary from the makers of Anyone Can Play Guitar. Director Jon Spira once again puts centre stage a group of people who were intimately involved with a pop culture phenomenon. This time, he takes a look at the community of British character actors who donned the costumes and uniforms in the original Star Wars trilogy.

These people came from a wide variety of backgrounds and went on to have unique careers and lives. This is resolutely not a ‘Making of Star Wars’ documentary. Star Wars is merely the common ground shared by these people and just a starting point for collecting the experiences of this generation of performers. It tells the story of six decades of British theatre, cinema and movie conventions from the perspective of working actors whose characters’ fame often seems to eclipse their own. The film explores the industry, the craft and the acting life. It reflects on what makes and sustains a pop culture phenomenon, how it feels and what it means to be a part of that legacy. Most importantly, it forms a portrait of a generation of performers and the British film industry, which facilitated the rise of the Hollywood blockbuster.

Directed by:   Jon Spira

Release date:   2016

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Come To The 'Doc' Side In Elsetree 1976 Trailer

Come To The ‘Doc’ Side In Elsetree 1976 Trailer

Luke Skywalker could feel the force 38 years ago, 1 year previously North of London the magic of Star Wars was developing, Elsetree 1976.The Works have released the official trailer of upcoming Star Wars documentary hoping to put a face or voice behind real people behind Boba Fett, Greedo, Darth Vader. Feel The ‘Doc Side’!

In 1976,…

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SOPA is causing all sorts of trouble on the Internets, but the best way to fight movie piracy (in my opinion) is letters like these. Ti West made 2009's remarkableHouse of the Devil and has The Innkeepers coming out this month on VOD. He wrote a direct appeal to those who would steal his film, explaining how it hurts the independent artist the most. Matt Singer puts it all into perspective in the piece linked above, even working Louis CK into it all.

Bonus links:

Independent Filmmaker Jon Spira makes a similar appeal: http://www.acpgthemovie.com/uncategorized/shiver-me-timbers/

Ti West's original post: http://www.glasseyepix.com/html/PiratesOfTheCaribbean.html