The Sci-Fi Boys est un film documentaire direct-to-video américain, réalisé, écrit et produit par Paul Davids , sorti en 2006. Il traite des personnages importants du cinéma de science-fiction (réalisateurs, responsables des effets spéciaux,…) dans une perspective historique, depuis les séries B des années 50 jusqu'aux gros blockbusters récents.
, 53minutes Directed byPeter Jackson OriginNouvelle zelande GenresComedy, Documentary ActorsSam Neill, Jeffrey Thomas, Harvey Weinstein, Thomas Robins, Peter Jackson, Leonard Maltin Rating73% Forgotten Silver purports to tell the story of 'forgotten' New Zealand filmmaker Colin McKenzie, and the rediscovery of his lost films, which presenter Peter Jackson claims to have found in an old shed. McKenzie is presented as the first and greatest innovator of modern cinema, single-handedly inventing the tracking shot (by accident), the close-up (unintentionally), and both sound and color film years before their historically documented creation. The film also shows fragments of an epic Biblical film supposedly made by McKenzie in a giant set in the forests of New Zealand, and a 'computer enhancement' of a McKenzie film providing clear evidence that New Zealander Richard Pearse was the first man to invent a powered aircraft, several months prior to the Wright Brothers.
, 27minutes Directed byJohn Landis OriginUSA GenresDocumentary, Musical ThemesFilms about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films ActorsJohn Landis, Dan Aykroyd, Jeff Goldblum, Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, Michelle Pfeiffer Rating68% Landis made three music parts of this film, which are - in fact - music videos of B.B. King's songs: "Lucille", "Into the Night" (specially composed by Ira Newborn for movie Into the Night ) and also for the song "In the Midnight Hour". Videos for "Lucille" and "In the Midnight Hour" are similar and shows B.B. King and his Band (Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy and Steve Martin) during their performance in one of the 80's night's clubs. Video made for "Into the Night" took place in television studio and shows B.B. King with Jeff Goldblum. Jeff Okun directed the rest of this film (including editing archival King's footage and interviews with Landis and King). The movie was made to promotion Into the Night movie and as a tribute to B.B. King's life and art.
GenresDocumentary ThemesDocumentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry ActorsRoger Corman, Colleen Camp, John Landis, Sid Haig, R. Lee Ermey, Joe Dante Rating72% Des femmes plantureuses, des monstres mutants et des agents secrets nains… On trouvait tout cela dans les films de genre philippins des années 70 et 80. Envahissant les drive-ins du monde entier, les Philippines sont devenues un eldorado pour les réalisateurs de films dits « d'exploitation », alliant une main d'œuvre bon marché, un cadre exotique et une règlementation inexistante en matière de santé et de sécurité. Ce documentaire retrace l'histoire d'un genre sans scrupules, sans scénarios, sans frontières et - plus souvent que jamais - sans vêtements…