Curtis Hanson

L.A. Confidential

Curtis Hanson

Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe

Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.

Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius

Ted Haimes

Kevin Spacey, Jonathan Demme

This documentary is a fascinating look at the cinematic genius of Alfred Hitchcock. Briefly covering much of his early British works, the film primarily focuses on his American classics, such as "Shadow of a Doubt", "Notorious", "Rear Window", "Vertigo", "Psycho" and "The Birds". The movie also covers his television years and neatly examines the Hitchcock signature touches, from his inevitable brief cameo to his famous MacGuffin.

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

Richard Schickel

Clint Eastwood, Carroll Baker

Jack L. Warner, Harry Warner, Albert Warner and Sam Warner were siblings who were born in Poland and emigrated to Canada near the turn of the century. In 1903, the brothers entered the budding motion picture business. In time, the Warner Brothers moved into film production and would open their own studio in 1923.

Adaptation.

Spike Jonze

Ни́колас Кейдж, Meryl Streep

Nicolas Cage is Charlie Kaufman, a confused L.A. screenwriter overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy, sexual frustration, self-loathing, and by the screenwriting ambitions of his freeloading twin brother Donald. While struggling to adapt "The Orchid Thief," by Susan Orlean, Kaufman's life spins from pathetic to bizarre. The lives of Kaufman, Orlean's book, become strangely intertwined as each one's search for passion collides with the others'.

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

Bruce Ricker

Morgan Freeman, Clint Eastwood

Hollywood careers are full of make-or-break moments. For Clint Eastwood, one such moment came when studio powers agreed to let him make his directing debut. That story and others comprise this portrait of the famed Hollywood icon. His career is explored via an array of film clips, interviews and more.

'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic

Laurent Bouzereau

Patricia Hitchcock, Peter Bogdanovich

A documentary about Alfred Hitchcock's classic 1954 film Rear Window.

The Searchers: An Appreciation

Martin Scorsese, John Milius

Three directors (Curtis Hanson, Martin Scorsese and John Milius) discuss the movie "The Searchers."

The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style

Gary Leva

Alfred Hitchcock, Francis Lawrence

Documentary that features interviews with Martin Scorsese, Curtis Hanson, Francis Lawrence, William Friedkin, Guillermo Del Toro, John Carpenter and others as they discuss the films and style of the Master of Suspense.

Too Big to Fail

Curtis Hanson

William Hurt, Paul Giamatti

An intimate look at the epochal financial crisis of 2008 and the powerful men and women who decided the fate of the world's economy in a matter of a few weeks.

Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'

Ron Fugelseth

Richard Donner, Jeff Cohen

A retrospective documentary of the cult classic movie The Goonies. Including interviews with the cast, exploration of the film's locations and unique stories you wont hear anywhere else.

In a Lonely Place Revisited

Meg Staahl

Curtis Hanson

Documentary about Nicholas Ray's film "In a Lonely Place" (1950).

Crítico

Kleber Mendonça Filho

Aki Kaurismäki, Alain Riou

Seventy critics and filmmakers discuss cinema around the conflict between the artist and the observer, the creator and the critic. Between 1998 and 2007, Kléber Mendonça Filho recorded testimonies about this relationship in Brazil, the United States and Europe, based on his experience as a critic.

North by Northwest: One for the Ages

Gary Leva

Curtis Hanson, Guillermo del Toro

A discussion of "North by Northwest" and its influence.

Wonder Boys

Curtis Hanson

Майкл Дуглас, Tobey Maguire

Grady is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years—not since he wrote his award winning 'Great American Novel' 7 years ago. This weekend proves even worse than he could imagine as he finds himself reeling from one misadventure to another in the company of a new wonder boy author.

8 Mile

Curtis Hanson

Eminem, Mekhi Phifer

For Jimmy Smith, Jr., life is a daily fight just to keep hope alive. Feeding his dreams in Detroit's vibrant music scene, Jimmy wages an extraordinary personal struggle to find his own voice - and earn a place in a world where rhymes rule, legends are born and every moment… is another chance.

Chasing Mavericks

Curtis Hanson, Michael Apted

Джерард Батлер, Jonny Weston

Surfer Jay Moriarity sets out to ride the Northern California break known as Mavericks.