Known for
NRA retrospective of director Roland Joffé’s first four films.
Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé
2022
7.8The long and hard road that the makers of Waterworld had to face when making the, then, highest budgeted film.
Maelstrom: The Odyssey of Waterworld
2018
4.0A brand new feature-length documentary by Ballyhoo Motion Pictures exploring the making of the film, featuring dozens of new and archive interviews with cast and crew.
The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune
2021
NRThe official feature-length documentary about the rise and fall of Charles Band's legendary Empire Pictures studio.
Celluloid Wizards in the Video Wasteland: The Saga of Empire Pictures
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5.6Savage! Sadistic! Thrill hungry! When it came to independent filmmaking in the sunshine state, William Grefé was the wildest of the wild! During the 1960s and '70s, the Miami-based producer/director transformed the darkest corners of the Florida swamps into his own personal backlot. From rampaging crocodiles possessed by an ancient Seminole witch doctor (DEATH CURSE OF TARTU) to a slithering serpent named STANLEY, William Grefé would grind out low-budget exploitation films for drive-ins and hardtops around the world. Now, without the benefit of cages or other protective devices, the untold story of Florida's most daring moviemaker comes to the screen...IN PSYCHEDELIC COLOR!
They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé
2016
NRA series of new interviews from critics and filmmakers on their memories of the Ringu series and its enduring legacy.
The Ring Legacy
2019
Behind the camera
NRA retrospective of director Roland Joffé’s first four films.
Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé
2022
NRA retrospective of director Roland Joffé’s first four films.
Prisoners of Our Own History: The First Four Films of Roland Joffé
2022
7.8The long and hard road that the makers of Waterworld had to face when making the, then, highest budgeted film.
Maelstrom: The Odyssey of Waterworld
2018
7.8The long and hard road that the makers of Waterworld had to face when making the, then, highest budgeted film.
Maelstrom: The Odyssey of Waterworld
2018
4.0A brand new feature-length documentary by Ballyhoo Motion Pictures exploring the making of the film, featuring dozens of new and archive interviews with cast and crew.
The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune
2021
4.0A brand new feature-length documentary by Ballyhoo Motion Pictures exploring the making of the film, featuring dozens of new and archive interviews with cast and crew.
The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune
2021
NRThe official feature-length documentary about the rise and fall of Charles Band's legendary Empire Pictures studio.
Celluloid Wizards in the Video Wasteland: The Saga of Empire Pictures
—
NRThe official feature-length documentary about the rise and fall of Charles Band's legendary Empire Pictures studio.
Celluloid Wizards in the Video Wasteland: The Saga of Empire Pictures
—
NRThe official feature-length documentary about the rise and fall of Charles Band's legendary Empire Pictures studio.
Celluloid Wizards in the Video Wasteland: The Saga of Empire Pictures
—
5.6Savage! Sadistic! Thrill hungry! When it came to independent filmmaking in the sunshine state, William Grefé was the wildest of the wild! During the 1960s and '70s, the Miami-based producer/director transformed the darkest corners of the Florida swamps into his own personal backlot. From rampaging crocodiles possessed by an ancient Seminole witch doctor (DEATH CURSE OF TARTU) to a slithering serpent named STANLEY, William Grefé would grind out low-budget exploitation films for drive-ins and hardtops around the world. Now, without the benefit of cages or other protective devices, the untold story of Florida's most daring moviemaker comes to the screen...IN PSYCHEDELIC COLOR!
They Came from the Swamp: The Films of William Grefé
2016
NRA series of new interviews from critics and filmmakers on their memories of the Ringu series and its enduring legacy.
The Ring Legacy
2019
NRA brand new retrospective documentary produced by Ballyhoo Motion Pictures and featuring interviews with Cinematographer Gary Kibbe, actor Peter Jason, actor Alice Cooper, composer Alan Howarth, script supervisor Sandy King, visual effects supervisor Robert Grasmere, stunt coordinator Jeff Imada, Carpenter biographer John Muir, film historian C. Courtney Joyner, music historian Daniel Schweiger and Producer Larry Carpenters.
Malevolent: Unearthing John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness
2018
4.8Exploring the controversial story behind John Carpenter (Halloween & The Thing) and writer Dan O Bannon's (Alien & Return of the Living Dead) from first feature film. From its humble beginnings as a USC student film, to its modern day status as a cult masterpiece. It also offers a rare glimpse inside the creative minds of two USC film students... who would eventually go on to change the way horror films are made.
Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star
2010
4.8Exploring the controversial story behind John Carpenter (Halloween & The Thing) and writer Dan O Bannon's (Alien & Return of the Living Dead) from first feature film. From its humble beginnings as a USC student film, to its modern day status as a cult masterpiece. It also offers a rare glimpse inside the creative minds of two USC film students... who would eventually go on to change the way horror films are made.
Let There Be Light: The Odyssey of Dark Star
2010
6.0This documentary brings together a small assortment of genre fans and scholars to discuss the lasting legacy of "Suspiria," which everyone seems to recognize as the pinnacle of Dario Argento's career. The gang discusses story origins and influences, cinematographic achievements, the film's thematic reach and dream logic, casting issues, murder sequences, Goblin's scoring accomplishments, the oddball marketing push in America, and the picture's continued hold on viewers 40 years after its release. (Blu-ray.com)
A Sigh from the Depths: 40 Years of Suspiria
2017
NRDocumentary about the making of Streets of Fire.
Shotguns and Six Strings: Making a Rock N Roll Fable
2017
5.0No synopsis available yet.
Total Excess: How Carolco Changed Hollywood
2020
5.0No synopsis available yet.
Total Excess: How Carolco Changed Hollywood
2020
Retrospective documentary about Rock 'N' Roll High School.
Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School
2019
Retrospective documentary about Rock 'N' Roll High School.
Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School
2019
A making of documentary on the cult classic STANLEY.
Dark Side of Eden
2008
A making of documentary on the cult classic STANLEY.
Dark Side of Eden
2008
6.2The feature-length documentary about the making of the cult film favourite, "Donnie Darko".
Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of 'Donnie Darko'
2016
2.0A brand new retrospective documentary produced by Ballyhoo Motion Pictures and featuring interviews with writer Nick Castle, cinematographer Dean Cundey, composer Alan Howarth, production designer Joe Alves, special visual effects artist/model maker Gene Rizzardi, production assistant David De Coteau, photographer Kim Gottleib-Walker, Carpenter biographer John Muir, visual effects historian Justin Humphreys, and music historian Daniel Schweiger.
Purgatory: Entering John Carpenter's 'Escape From New York'
2018
NRA newly produced, feature-length documentary by filmmaker Daniel Griffith, featuring interviews with John Landis, David Naughton, Joe Dante and more
Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf
2019
NRA newly produced, feature-length documentary by filmmaker Daniel Griffith, featuring interviews with John Landis, David Naughton, Joe Dante and more
Mark of The Beast: The Legacy of the Universal Werewolf
2019
8.0A brand new retrospective documentary produced by Ballyhoo Motion Pictures and featuring interviews with cinematographer Dean Cundey, production designer/editor Tommy Lee Wallace, photographer Kim Gottleib-Walker, make-up effects artist Steve Johnson, Carpenter biographer John Muir, music historian Daniel Schweiger, visual effects historian Justin Humphreys and assistant Larry Franco
Retribution: Uncovering John Carpenter's 'The Fog'
2018
Documentary on the brief acting career of Rondo Hatton in Universal's horror movies.
The Creeper: Rondo Hatton at Universal
2020
Documentary on the brief acting career of Rondo Hatton in Universal's horror movies.
The Creeper: Rondo Hatton at Universal
2020
The untold history of television's most unique series, Mystery Science Theater 3000, from its UHF origins to its eventual cancellation from the SCIFI network.
Return to Eden Prairie: 25 Years of Mystery Science Theater 3000
2013
The untold history of television's most unique series, Mystery Science Theater 3000, from its UHF origins to its eventual cancellation from the SCIFI network.
Return to Eden Prairie: 25 Years of Mystery Science Theater 3000
2013
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Afterbirth: The Evolution of 'Species'
2017
NRDocumentary about the 30-year long process of David Allen's The Primevals.
Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals
2024
NRDocumentary about the 30-year long process of David Allen's The Primevals.
Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals
2024
NRA satirical exploration of the life and career of educational film pioneer, Henry Jamison Handy.
Jam Handy to the Rescue!
2011
NRA satirical exploration of the life and career of educational film pioneer, Henry Jamison Handy.
Jam Handy to the Rescue!
2011
Profile of the actress Zita Johann
The Mysterious Life of Zita Johann
2020
10.0Feature-length documentary about the early history of American International Pictures.
It Was a Colossal Teenage Movie Machine: The AIP Story
2015
10.0Feature-length documentary about the early history of American International Pictures.
It Was a Colossal Teenage Movie Machine: The AIP Story
2015
7.0A retrospective look back on the making of 'Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie'.
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Motion Picture Odyssey
2013
