Movies and TvShows featuring "low-budget-filmmaking" theme.

In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast find themselves fighting for their lives.

In Be Kind Rewind, two friends accidentally erase all the videos in a video store and decide to remake the films themselves. They use low-budget filmmaking techniques and enlist the help of their community to recreate popular movies. As they struggle to keep their store running and avoid being shut down, they find joy and camaraderie in their creative endeavors.

My Best Fiend is a documentary that explores the volatile and intense relationship between director Werner Herzog and actor Klaus Kinski. Through interviews and behind-the-scenes footage, the film delves into their love-hate dynamic, showcasing the challenges and conflicts they faced while working together on various projects. From explosive arguments to passionate artistic collaborations, My Best Fiend offers a fascinating glimpse into the complex world of filmmaking and the unique bond between Herzog and Kinski.

Lost in La Mancha is a documentary that chronicles the ill-fated production of Terry Gilliam's movie based on Don Quixote. It follows the struggles faced by Gilliam and his team, including bad weather, financial problems, and health issues, ultimately leading to the collapse of the project.

French documentarist Sonia Kronlund follows actor and director Salim Shaheen, an Afghan movie star who produced more than 110 low-budget movies in a country devastated by war.

Behind the scenes of Hollywood's low-budget movie industry. It is a powerful portrait of the fragility of fame and the cost of stardom. B-pictures have long been the spawning ground of today's and tomorrow's stars. They started the careers of Jack Nicholson and Sylvester Stallone among many others, as well as now super star directors Francis Ford Coppola, Peter Bogdanovich, Ron Howard and James Cameron. The film examines the evolution of starry-eyed newcomers arriving in Hollywood and discovering the harsh reality of getting into pictures.

A rift between two filmmakers and their distributors spirals out of control, involving a threatening Mob boss, zombies running amok and guns ablaze. Both a cautionary tale as well as a spoof, "Natural Born Filmmakers" reveals what happens when you mix naive producers, shady investors and carefully calculated contracts. And it does it all with a wry sense of self-awareness. It's the Hollywood dream gone nightmare.

Once a vibrant part of American culture, drive-ins reached their peak in the late 1950s with almost 5,000 dotting the nation. Although drive-ins are experiencing a resurgence, today less than 400 remain. In a nation that loves cars and movies, why haven't they survived? April Wright's lovingly made documentary, filled with archival images of hundreds of open and closed drive-in theaters, interviews with theater owners, operators and cinema luminaries attempts to answer that question.

Ever since he was a kid, Johnny Castle had a dream: to become a movie star. Driven by his obsession, Johnny moved to Los Angeles, and the corner of Hollywood and Vine Boulevards became his natural stage on which to promote himself. Johnny is absolutely convinced that some day a producer or a director will sign him for their next movie. Even though Johnny has this optimistic way of looking at life, in the three years since his move to Los Angeles he has only been able to get a small part in a science fiction B-movie. Very soon the movie will debut in the theaters, and Johnny wants to show the result of his work to his father, who lives in Chicago. He obtains a preview DVD copy of the movie from the director so that he'll be able to present it to his dad as a wonderful birthday surprise.

Interview with Joel & Ethan Coen about blood simple.

A new conversation between author Dave Eggers and the Coen Brothers about the production, from inception to release, of 'Blood Simple'.

A documentary about the grassroots horror phenomenon, the filmmakers, the fascination and the brilliant terror.