The Best Making Ofs...


This movie is one of the most intense, exciting 'Makings of' of a movie that I can think of. Whatever is stopping it getting a DVD release needs to be sorted out. Eleanor Coppola's book is worth reading though. I've got a VHS and a DVD-R of the movie, and you can still pick up copies of the video on ebay fairly regularly I think.

Meanwhile, for no reason other than my own amusement, here's my other favourite 'making ofs':

Magnolia ( lenthy making of on the 2 disc set )
The Shining ( there's an updated edition with a director commentary on what was already a great look behind the scenes )
The Matrix Revisited ( the first one. The sequels 'makings of' are as bad as the films )
The Hamster Factor ( the making of 12 Monkeys )
The Making of The X-Men ( the 2 hour doc on the special edition X-Men 1.5 DVD )
I can't remember the name, but the making of the original Dawn Of The Dead got a seperate video release. I lent mine to someone who NEVER GAVE IT BACK! Its worth watching though.

Forgiveness for all those I forgot...


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Would "American Movie" count? It sure is special.

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I'll have to check out the Magnolia one. that film is the most recently made film on my top 10 list.

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I'm surprised no one's mentioned "Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau" (the 1996 version with Marlon Brando). It's just as fascinating as "Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse." Here's the trailer for anyone interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0pBIKzW0eE

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