Mark Rance

Documentary focusing on the making-of the 1940n adaptation of Pinocchio by the Disney studio, often considered the artistic pinnacle of the Disney feature.

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Beginning with an introduction to the creation of the story, this featurette delves into all facets of the production of 1998's Dark City, and eventually provides a ten minute discussion of the film's reception. A retrospective that runs the gamut of the cast and crew's experiences on the film. We get a look at some storyboards, hear about weirding out the MPAA, and see star and amateur shutterbug Rufus Sewell present the many photos he took on the set.

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Intriguingly unpacks various meanings of the film. The feature presents five perspectives on Dark City: "A Postmodern Film" (Lem Dobbs), "Identity Theft" (UCLA professor Vivian Sobchak), "Worlds Constructed" (NYU professor Dana Polan), "Cities as Spectacle & Collective Memories" (Lem Dobbs and Roger Ebert), and "Memoirs of My Nervous Illness by Daniel Paul Schreber" (Alex Proyas and Rosemary Dinnage)

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"Gotham Tonight" was a talk show featuring guests from "The Dark Knight" leading up to the release of the 2008 film. The series was originally released exclusively through Comcast On Demand. It was later included as a special feature for the home video release of The Dark Knight.

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Behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of "The Prestige" (2006).

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Documentary about the making of John Waters' 1990 film Cry-Baby.

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John Waters and the cast and crew of "A Dirty Shame" discuss sex addiction, sexual terms and all things relating to filth and perversions in Dreamland.

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"An Introduction to David Lynch" is a featurette originally released in the 2001 DVD release, Twin Peaks: The First Season. It features interviews with Catherine E. Coulson, Charles Ramirez-Borg, Lesli Linka Glatter, Miguel Ferrer, Michael J. Anderson, Kyle MacLachlan, Duwayne Dunham, Sheryl Lee, Peggy Lipton, and Richard Beymer, each discussing the filmmaking processes and methods of Twin Peaks co-creator David Lynch.

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"Learning to Speak in the Red Room" is a featurette originally released in the 2001 DVD release, Twin Peaks: The First Season. It features Michael J. Anderson presenting his method of learning to speak backward, as he and other actors did in the Red Room scenes.

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A very in-depth documentary that follows the very over-worked director Paul Thomas Anderson through a gruelling 80+ days of shooting for the film Magnolia (1999), containing behind-the-scenes footage and interviews.

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A documentary about the Nightmare on Elm Street series.

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A documentary on a Neo-Nazi rally in Marquette Park, Chicago, on July 9, 1978 features footage from inside the Neo-Nazi headquarters in Chicago (led by Frank Collin) and protesters in Marquette Park. In the headquarters they discuss logistics, chit-chat, and organize themselves for the rally. In the park beforehand we see people gathering (both anti-Nazis and Neo-Nazis) and police organizing themselves for the rally. Filmed by Tom Palazzolo and Mark Rance.

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Tom Palazzolo's 1978 film "Sharie's Prom" is a documentary that captures the experiences of Sharie Holeb and her friends during their prom night in Chicago. The film offers an intimate glimpse into the lives of these young individuals as they navigate the excitement and challenges of this significant high school event.

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A film by Tom Palazzolo and Mark Rance documenting neo-Nazi activity in the Marquette Park neighborhood of Chicago on August 21, 1976. The day marked one of many conflicts between black civil rights marchers and white supremacist neighborhood groups who were mobilizing to prevent black residents from moving into the neighborhood.

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“My mother decided to go back to school when she was 47 years old. Her four children had all left for college, and she felt now was the time to re-start her career in fashion design, so she enrolled in the Fashion Institute of Technology. I was auditing a film class at MIT’s Film & Video section and made this documentary about her. […] This film turned into a double portrait of her and of me.” –Mark Rance

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A very in-depth documentary that follows the very over-worked director Paul Thomas Anderson through a gruelling 80+ days of shooting for the film Magnolia (1999), containing behind-the-scenes footage and interviews.

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The film chronicles filmmaker Joel DeMott, significant other/film partner Jeff Kreines and filmmaker Mark Rance as they head to Michigan to make a low budget horror film.

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Beginning with an introduction to the creation of the story, this featurette delves into all facets of the production of 1998's Dark City, and eventually provides a ten minute discussion of the film's reception. A retrospective that runs the gamut of the cast and crew's experiences on the film. We get a look at some storyboards, hear about weirding out the MPAA, and see star and amateur shutterbug Rufus Sewell present the many photos he took on the set.

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Intriguingly unpacks various meanings of the film. The feature presents five perspectives on Dark City: "A Postmodern Film" (Lem Dobbs), "Identity Theft" (UCLA professor Vivian Sobchak), "Worlds Constructed" (NYU professor Dana Polan), "Cities as Spectacle & Collective Memories" (Lem Dobbs and Roger Ebert), and "Memoirs of My Nervous Illness by Daniel Paul Schreber" (Alex Proyas and Rosemary Dinnage)

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A documentary on the life of Texas filmmaker Eagle Pennell.

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Behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of "The Prestige" (2006).

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Documentary about the making of John Waters' 1990 film Cry-Baby.

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