Vilmos Zsigmond

No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

James Chressanthis

Vilmos Zsigmond, Dennis Hopper

The artistry, triumph and lifelong friendship of the great cinematographers Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond. With film school equipment, they shoot the Soviet crackdown of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. As refugees they struggle in Hollywood, finally breaking into the mainstream with their pivotal contribution to the "American New Wave."

Imagining Images

Greg Carson

Robert Altman, Vilmos Zsigmond

A made for DVD extras documentary about the making of Robert Altman’s film Images.

Spielberg

Susan Lacy

Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese

A documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time, Steven Spielberg.

Visions of Light

Stuart Samuels, Arnold Glassman

Vilmos Zsigmond, Sven Nykvist

Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the "DP" (the director of photography), illustrating their points with clips from 100 films, from Birth of a Nation to Do the Right Thing. Themes: the DP tells people where to look; changes in movies (the arrival of sound, color, and wide screens) required creative responses from DPs; and, these artisans constantly invent new equipment and try new things, with wonderful results. The narration takes us through the identifiable studio styles of the 30s, the emergence of noir, the New York look, and the impact of Europeans. Citizen Kane, The Conformist, and Gordon Willis get special attention.

Um Filme de Cinema

Walter Carvalho

Ariano Suassuna, Ruy Guerra

An abandoned tumbledown theater in the outback of Paraíba state is the initial setting of a film about cinema, which explores the testimonials of the novelist and playwright Ariano Suassuna and other filmmakers such as Ruy Guerra, Julio Bressane, Ken Loach, Andrzej Wajda, Karim Ainouz, José Padilha, Hector Babenco, Vilmos Zsigmond, Béla Tarr, Gus Van Sant and Jia Zhangke. They all respond to two basic questions: why do they make movies and why do they serve the seventh art. The filmmakers share their thoughts about time, narrative, rhythm, light, movement, the meaning of tragedy, the audience‘s desires and the boundaries with other forms of art.

Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate

Michael Epstein

Kris Kristofferson, Jeff Bridges

Michael Cimino's "Heaven's Gate" stands as one of the most influential and important films of all time; one that changed the movie industry in ways nobody ever expected. "Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate" is a captivating, cutting, and thorough look at the long production and crushing failure of the epic film that destroyed a great motion picture studio.

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

Xan Cassavetes

Quentin Tarantino, Robert Altman

A documentary on the Z Channel, one of the first pay cable stations in the US, and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974, the LA-based channel's eclectic slate of movies became a prime example of the untapped power of cable television.

Side by Side

Christopher Kenneally

Киану Ривз, Martin Scorsese

Since the invention of cinema, the standard format for recording moving images has been film. Over the past two decades, a new form of digital filmmaking has emerged, creating a groundbreaking evolution in the medium. Keanu Reeves explores the development of cinema and the impact of digital filmmaking via in-depth interviews with Hollywood masters, such as James Cameron, David Fincher, David Lynch, Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, George Lucas, Steven Soderbergh, and many more.

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

Kenneth Bowser

Dennis Hopper, Peter Bogdanovich

A look at 1970s Hollywood when it was known as New Hollywood, and the director was the star of the movie.

A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall

Conrad L. Hall, Haskell Wexler

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

Laurent Bouzereau

Steven Spielberg, John Williams

A documentary film on the making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson

David Gregory

Al Adamson, Fred Olen Ray

Brought to life through archival material and the reflections of over 40 colleagues, friends and fans, BLOOD & FLESH is much more than the story of a moviemaking life most unusual. It beautifully captures the worlds of outsider filmmaker communities that existed in California in the ’70s, and the weird ways they intersected with Hollywood mainstream and union indies. On Adamson shoots, regular Orson Welles crew and cinematographers like Gary Graver, Vilmos Szigmond and Lazlo Kovaks worked alongside Bud Cardos — and at one point, Charles Manson! Director David Gregory (founder of Severin Films, director of LOST SOUL: THE DOOMED JOURNEY OF RICHARD STANLEY’S ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU) spent years making this film, speaking to everyone down to the cops who investigated Adamson’s murder, vividly encapsulating both a bold life and tragic demise, with alien conspiracies, go-go dancers and Colonel Sanders coming in along the way. If you’ve got even a passing interest in cinema, you want to see this

Louis

Dan Pritzker

Anthony Coleman, Vilmos Zsigmond

A silent film about Louis Armstrong as a young boy and how he acquired his first cornet.

Maverick

Richard Donner

Мэл Гибсон, Jodie Foster

Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them, and needs an additional three thousand dollars in order to enter a winner-takes-all poker game that begins in a few days, so he joins forces with a woman gambler with a marvellous southern accent, and the two try and enter the game.

Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond

Pierre Filmon

Vilmos Zsigmond, John Boorman

A very special encounter between legendary American cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond and young French director Pierre Filmon. A personal journey with the brightest shadowmaker and his friends.

Vilmos Zsigmond Flashes 'The Long Goodbye'

Greg Carson

Vilmos Zsigmond

Interview with cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond about "The Long Goodbye" (1973)