Directing
Elijah Drenner
Acting credits
3.0Following five years in the life and career of independent filmmaker Justin McConnell, this documentary explores the struggles of financing, attracting the right talent, working with practical effects and selling the finished product in the hope of turning a profit. Featuring interviews with a range of industry luminaries, not only are technical aspects and interpersonal skills discussed but also the emotional stamina and little-known tips needed to survive in the low budget film industry.
Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business
2020
5.0A spaghetti western in science fiction clothing. Competing female bounty hunters track down the ultimate treasure on a planet wracked with turmoil. A drug named psylenol has hit the streets, stolen from a secret military program and reconditioned to be an over-the-counter psychedelic. When the general populace starts developing telekinetic powers, the corrupt government of Zita declares martial law. When the film starts, a confiscated shipment of the drug has been stolen. Now the race is on to obtain the last supply of the most powerful drug in the universe!
Planetfall
2005
NRA conversation about sex and death winds its way between six college kids.
Tron Wayne Gacy
2011
Behind the camera
NRA newly produced, 60-minute documentary Extended interviews with Director Brian Yuzna, Bruce Abbott, Fabiana Udenio, Jeffrey Combs, and Kathleen Kinmont.
Till Death Do Us Part: Making of Bride of Re-Animator
2026
Filmmakers Joe Swanberg and Spencer Parsons discuss the Midwestern roots and work ethic of Lewis' output and how The Gore Gore Girls represents the shift into transgressive '70s cinema that would dominate the American horror landscape.
Regional Bloodshed
2016
6.7This documentary explores the hidden history of the American Exploitation Film. The movie digs deep into this often overlooked category of U.S. cinema and unearths the shameless and occasionally shocking origins of this popular entertainment.
American Grindhouse
2011
6.7This documentary explores the hidden history of the American Exploitation Film. The movie digs deep into this often overlooked category of U.S. cinema and unearths the shameless and occasionally shocking origins of this popular entertainment.
American Grindhouse
2011
6.7This documentary explores the hidden history of the American Exploitation Film. The movie digs deep into this often overlooked category of U.S. cinema and unearths the shameless and occasionally shocking origins of this popular entertainment.
American Grindhouse
2011
7.0A documentary about the making of the 1998 sci-fi cult film Six-String Samurai.
Vegas Needs a New King: The Making of Six-String Samurai
2021
An Interview with John Lithgow
Lord John
2015
7.0This retrospective features both archival and 2017 interviews with cast and crew members. It includes interviews with CG supervisor Paul M. Sammon, executive producer Patrick Crowley, associate producer Phil Tippett, cinematographer Mark Irwin as well as actors Nancy Allen, Tom Noonan, and Galyn Görg. Sammon's 1989/90 interviews with producer Jon Davidson and director Irvin Kershner are excerpted. There is also vintage rehearsal and BTS footage.
Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'
2017
in this new program, production designer Stuart Wurtzel recalls his initial encounter with Milos Forman and their professional relationship during the production of Hair.
'Hair' Style
2020
Documentary covering the history of The Mitchell Brothers in San Francisco as well as the attempt to try and restore their film work.
Behind the Mitchell Brothers Film Group: Preserving a Legacy
2025
Documentary covering the history of The Mitchell Brothers in San Francisco as well as the attempt to try and restore their film work.
Behind the Mitchell Brothers Film Group: Preserving a Legacy
2025
NRMaking of "The Witch Who Came From The Sea"
Tides and Nightmares
2016
NRRomero historian Lawrence DeVincentz takes us on a guided tour of Evans City, PA and the locations used in The Crazies.
Romero Was Here: Locating The Crazies
2017
NRRomero historian Lawrence DeVincentz takes us on a guided tour of Evans City, PA and the locations used in The Crazies.
Romero Was Here: Locating The Crazies
2017
NRCritics Kent Jones, B. Ruby Rich, Joe McElhaney and Miriam Bale take a closer look at the feminist overtones in "Johnny Guitar."
Johnny Guitar: A Feminist Western?
2016
Bob Murawski on his discovery of Herschell Gordon Lewis.
The Shocking Truth!
2016
Bob Murawski on his discovery of Herschell Gordon Lewis.
The Shocking Truth!
2016
NRA making of documentary from the Arrow Blu-ray release of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.
Here We Are Kings: The Making of 'Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'
2022
NRA making of documentary from the Arrow Blu-ray release of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.
Here We Are Kings: The Making of 'Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'
2022
7.0Documentary about veteran character actor Dick Miller, whose career in and outside of Hollywood has spanned almost 200 films across six decades, featuring a diverse range of interviews with directors, co-stars, and contemporaries.
That Guy Dick Miller
2014
7.0Documentary about veteran character actor Dick Miller, whose career in and outside of Hollywood has spanned almost 200 films across six decades, featuring a diverse range of interviews with directors, co-stars, and contemporaries.
That Guy Dick Miller
2014
7.0Documentary about veteran character actor Dick Miller, whose career in and outside of Hollywood has spanned almost 200 films across six decades, featuring a diverse range of interviews with directors, co-stars, and contemporaries.
That Guy Dick Miller
2014
In this program, directors Larry Cohen (Special Effects) and Joe Dante recall their first experiences with Invasion of the Body Snatchers and discuss the unique qualities of the film's narrative, the lasting impact it had on generations of filmgoers and future filmmakers, and Jack Finney's novel.
The Fear Is Real
2018
A documentary on Scanner Cop and Scanner Cop II: The Showdown
Outside the Law: The Scanner Cop Revolution
2021