Movies about movie making

[patsopinion]

Adaptation may be one of the best films about film ever made

i watched it the other day and it reminded me why i wanted to go to film school in the first place
incredibly well made smart film
fun
and is truly about film making in the tradition of really great movies about Hollywood

other notables

Barton Fink
Sunset Blvd.
and Tim Robbins stared in a movie about a struggling screen writer
cant remember the name


any other movies about movies/movie making/Hollywood suggestions?

ps adaptation is on "on demand" under free movies i think for comcast customers

[epo]

Adaptation may be one of the best films about film ever made

i watched it the other day and it reminded me why i wanted to go to film school in the first place
incredibly well made smart film
fun
and is truly about film making in the tradition of really great movies about Hollywood

other notables

Barton Fink
Sunset Blvd.
and Tim Robbins stared in a movie about a struggling screen writer
cant remember the name


any other movies about movies/movie making/Hollywood suggestions?

ps adaptation is on "on demand" under free movies i think for comcast customers

The Player.

[patsopinion]

The Player.

TY!

[disneyspy]

get shorty,the aviator,silent movie

[patsopinion]

holey shit get shorty is fucking awful
and the sequel is as bad as honey

fuck that movie
fuck it in its self indulgent ass

[disneyspy]

holey shit get shorty is fucking awful
and the sequel is as bad as honey

fuck that movie
fuck it in its self indulgent ass

ah great clue,loved jay and silent bob

[disneyspy]

heres my clue about a movie about a movie
whats up doc?

[epo]

ah great clue,loved jay and silent bob

http://www.impawards.com/2001/posters/jay_and_silent_bob_strike_back.jpg

When I saw that movie, I'd rather my mother had aborted me that I had the ability to see that piece of shit.

[KnoxHarrington]

Movies about another type of moviemaking:

Hardcore
Boogie Nights
Wonderland
Inside Deep Throat
Rated X


And I agree with Epo: "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" is a totally self-indulgent piece of shit. A movie about how a message board pissed you off? Really, Kevin?

[cougarjake13]

liked get shorty but havent seen the sequel yet

[epo]

liked get shorty but havent seen the sequel yet

Do you have taste? If you do, then don't bother.

[donnie_darko]

swimming with sharks, inland empire.

[GreatAmericanZero]

Troma's "TERROR FIRMER"

http://itsonlyamovie.co.uk/cover%20scans/TERROR%20FIRMER.jpg

close this thread. nothing better

[jonyrotn]

The making of Ghetto Dawgs III..
Roseblood highly recomended it and it was awe inspiring..You gotta buy the Special Edition DVD if want to see it but it well worth the $4..

[RoseBlood]

The making of Ghetto Dawgs III..
Roseblood highly recomended it and it was awe inspiring..You gotta buy the Special Edition DVD if want to see it but it well worth the $4..

You really need to see the Ghetto Dawgs I and II to understand the third.

[RoseBlood]

This is probably not what you had in mind pat, but I loved this!
"American Movie".. a documentary about making a low budget horror movie:

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[KnoxHarrington]

[QUOTE=RoseBlood;2028575]This is probably not what you had in mind pat, but I loved this!
"American Movie".. a documentary about making a low budget horror movie:


There's another movie called "Mule Skinner Blues" along the same lines, about a group of people in Florida trying to make a low budget horror movie. (I kind of picture Fezzie's family being a lot like these people.)

I don't like it nearly as much as "American Movie" because I think it takes a much more snide tone towards the filmmakers than "American Movie" does. That is, it's far more openly mocking them than the dude in American Movie gets mocked. Still, it's not a bad watch.

[fezident]

Zack & Miri

[PD]

not a movie about movie making, but a TV show about movie making.

Action (staring jay jay)

[hedges]

Living in Oblivion

[KatPw]

Living in Oblivion

Great movie!

RKO 281, about the making of Citizen Kane.

[realmenhatelife]

True West sortof is.

I hate Adaptation, doubling up on Nick Cage isnt going to draw me into anything.

[Slumbag]

King Kong.
Shadow of the Vampire (GREAT flick).

[epo]

Living in Oblivion

Which is supposedly about a young Brad Pitt.

[hammersavage]

Permanent Midnight

Really about writing for TV but Ben Stiller is very good in it.

[patsopinion]

love steal this movie
the silent bobish character made me laugh throught

[MagillaGorillaz]

The Big Picture with Kevin Bacon and Terri Hatcher when she was hot.

The Muppet Movie is another one.

[patsopinion]

[QUOTE=RoseBlood;2028575]This is probably not what you had in mind pat, but I loved this!
"American Movie".. a documentary about making a low budget horror movie:


i really did enjoy this movie start to finish
great film about who most film makers really are and their truly relateable struggles
this was exactly what i was going for in this thread

[Kublakhan61]

8 1/2
the all time greatest film about film!!

Also:
Bergmans' Persona
Godard's Contempt

[Coach]

Shadow of the Vampire (GREAT flick).
Hell Yeah it is!
And surprised noone has said
Tropic Thunder Yet!

[RoseBlood]

i really did enjoy this movie start to finish

I don't remember too much from this movie other than I thought it was funny.

great film about who most film makers really are and their truly relateable struggles

I really hope this isn't true about most film makers and people in general, cause the "characters" were all pretty sad, slow-witted or delusional.

[hammersavage]

'Overnight' is a great documentary about Troy Duffy, the director of Boondock Saints, and how big of a giant douche he is.

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x234/ctbob/douche.jpg

That big.

[patsopinion]

im adding tropic thunder ere
very much about hollywood and these movies
a very fun watch

[realmenhatelife]

Stardust Memories,
and how could I forget

The Pickle

[burrben]

Also:
Bergmans' Persona
Godard's Contempt

persona = my fav film ever
comtempt = 2nd fav godard film


"singing in the rain" is also about filmmaking

[TheMojoPin]

Mamet's State & Main.

Altman's The Player is actually about Tim Robbins as a studio exec/producer who accidentally kills a struggling screenwriter.

[TheMojoPin]

holey shit get shorty is fucking awful

Your opinion is, yet again, fucking awful.

[patsopinion]

Your opinion is, yet again, fucking awful.


the irish have a long history of having no class or taste what so ever

[TheMojoPin]

the irish have a long history of having no class or taste what so ever

You have a long history of being retarded.

[patsopinion]

You have a long history of being retarded.

i hope you choke on a strap on after you chick goes ass to mouth on ya

[TheMojoPin]

i hope you choke on a strap on after you chick goes ass to mouth on ya

You say that like it's a bad thing.

[patsopinion]

You say that like it's a bad thing.




it dont make you a bad person...

[Slumbag]

Would Three Amigos fit this category?
The actors all thought they were making a movie for most of it, so I'd say absolutely.

[fezident]

Would Three Amigos fit this category?
The actors all thought they were making a movie for most of it, so I'd say absolutely.

THREE AMIGOS...... A BUGS LIFE.... whatever.

[Coach]

What about Chaplin?

[hedges]

Burden of Dreams: Making of Fitzcarraldo which is about director Werner Herzog's struggle to make that movie

Heart of Darkness Made by Francis Ford Coppola's wife about his making of Apocalypse Now