Off track yet again. Â Clearly I do not find the mid-60’s the most inspiring time for cinema. Â Never fear, I will finish 1965 by the end of the year. Â But this list was so tempting! Â Documentaries About Movies.Â
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010)
Directed by Craig McCall
[box] Most directors who have been around for a while, acquire a gaunt, soul-scarred look associated with fighter pilots who have survived a war. – Jack Cardiff[/box]
 Fantastic look at the career of oft-lauded cinematographer/director Jack Cardiff, who is most associated with The Archers but did so much more. In his 90th year, Cardiff is a wonderful storyteller and of course the clips are mind-bogglingly beautiful. Recommended.  Film and trailer also available on YouTube.
The gigantic, unwieldy Technicolor camera with which Cardiff (seated) did his magic.
American Grindhouse (2010)
Directed by Elijah Drenner
[box] [asked what his epitaph should read] He seen somethin’ different. And he done it. — Herschell Gordon Lewis[/box]
It’s a fascinating documentary chronicling the history of exploitation cinema from “educational†teens-run-amok movies to nudie cuties through where it ended up in porn. This stuff (not the porn part) is my jam and I loved this one. Lots of commentary by both the men who cranked it out and by mainstream directors inspired by their days at the grindhouses on 42nd Street. Â
Dwain Esper – Godfather of Exploitation and auteur of such greats as “Sex Maniac” and “Reefer Madness”
