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Peter Bogdanovich

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Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet / Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric WomenVoyage to the Prehistoric Planet / Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women (1965-1968)
Dir. Curtis Harrington, Peter Bogdanovich
Feat. Basil Rathbone, Faith Domergue, Mamie Van Doren
A pair of notable cheese–fests from the "planet of the low–budget": Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet (1965) Directed by Curtis…
TargetsTargets (1967) Recommended
Dir. Peter Bogdanovich
Feat. Boris Karloff, Peter Bogdanovich
The influential first feature from a young Peter Bogdanovich, that effectively contrasts the story of a retiring horror actor (played by Boris…
Last Picture Show, TheLast Picture Show, The (1971) Aro Favourite
Dir. Peter Bogdanovich
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Cloris Leachman, Randy Quaid
Much admired film about the problems of adolescence in a roadside town in '50s Texas. Launched the careers of Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Cloris…
What's Up Doc?What's Up Doc? (1972)
Dir. Peter Bogdanovich
Feat. Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal, Madeline Kahn
Creditable homage to the screwball farces of Hawks and Sturges, with Barbara Streisand as the wildcard in the life of musicologist Ryan O’Neal.…
Paper MoonPaper Moon (1973) Aro Favourite
Dir. Peter Bogdanovich
Feat. Ryan O'Neal, Tatum O'Neal
An inventive and enjoyable pastiche of the films from the golden age. Ryan O'Neal stars as a con–man who befriends a 9–year–old…
Daisy MillerDaisy Miller (1974)
Dir. Peter Bogdanovich
Feat. Cybill Shepherd, Barry Brown, Mildred Natwick
A thoughtful if slightly 'out of tune' version of Henry James' early novel, in which the titular American tours Europe in the late 1800s. Nicely…
NickelodeonNickelodeon (1976)
Dir. Peter Bogdanovich
Feat. Ryan O'Neal, Burt Reynolds, Tatum O'Neal
Peter Bogdanovich’s affection for golden age Hollywood shines through in this heartfelt comedy about a lawyer sent to shut down an ailing silent…
Saint JackSaint Jack (1979) Recommended
Dir. Peter Bogdanovich
Feat. Ben Gazzara, Denholm Elliott
Enjoyably amoral later gem from dir. Bogdanovich, about an American hustler who fulfils his dubious dream of opening a whorehouse in Singapore during…
MaskMask (1985) Aro Favourite
Dir. Peter Bogdanovich
Feat. Eric Stoltz, Cher, Sam Elliott
Highly watchable tearjerker skillfully steers a facially–deformed teenager through the trials of adolescence, dodging most of the cliches and…
TexasvilleTexasville (1990)
Dir. Peter Bogdanovich
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Annie Potts
The director reassembles the youthful cast from his THE LAST PICTURE SHOW to illustrate the effect that thirty years has had on a group of school…
Noises Off!Noises Off! (1992)
Dir. Peter Bogdanovich
Feat. Carol Burnett, Michael Caine, Denholm Elliott
Carol Burnett, Michael Caine and Denholm Elliot front this American film version of the West–End backstage farce as members of a screwball…
Thing Called Love, TheThing Called Love, The (1993)
Dir. Peter Bogdanovich
Feat. River Phoenix, Samantha Mathis, Dermot Mulroney
River Phoenix's final film in which, sadly, his fatal affliction is plainly evident. Set in Nashville, he aspires to country–rock stardom but…
To Sir With Love 2To Sir With Love 2 (1996)
Dir. Peter Bogdanovich
Feat. Sidney Poitier, Lulu , Judy Geeson
Sequel to the 1967 classic, with Sidney Poitier returning as the teacher dealing with unruly and disadvantaged students, this time in a…
Independent, TheIndependent, The (2000)
Dir. Stephen Kessler
Feat. Janeane Garofalo, Jerry Stiller, Ron Howard
Jerry Stiller excels as a B–movie director whose downward spiral is the focus of a documentary film crew as he attempts to turn the life story…
Cat's Meow, TheCat's Meow, The (2001)
Dir. Peter Bogdanovich
Feat. Eddie Izzard, Kirsten Dunst, Edward Herrmann
Returning to the dir.’s chair, Peter Bogdanovich revisits one of the juiciest scandals in Hollywood history: the mysterious death of filmmaker…
Festival in CannesFestival in Cannes (2001) Aro Favourite
Dir. Henry Jaglom
Feat. Anouk Aimee, Greta Scacchi, Maximilian Schell
Not a documentary, but just as ‘real’ in the hands of veteran independent director Henry Jaglom, who fashions a delightfully candid…
Out of OrderOut of Order (2003)
Feat. Eric Stoltz, Felicity Huffman, Justine Bateman
The pilot episode for a TV Series set around a Los Angeles family, where Mom (Huffman) and Dad (Stoltz) exist on the middle rungs of the Hollywood…
InfamousInfamous (2006) Recommended
Dir. Douglas McGrath
Feat. Toby Jones, Sandra Bullock, Daniel Craig
Beaten to the punch, this second take on Truman Capote’s infamy suffers inevitably from de–ja vu, yet has plenty new to offer as an alternate…
Broken EnglishBroken English (2007) Recommended
Dir. Zoe Cassavetes
Feat. Parker Posey, Drea De Matteo, Melvil Poupaud
The usually zany Parker Posey searches for love in this supple, melancholic romantic comedy, here playing a Manhattan thirty–something as yet…
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Running Down a DreamTom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Running Down a Dream (2007) Aro Favourite
Dir. Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich's exhaustive chronicle of the enormously successful pop/rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, from their inception as…
Humboldt CountyHumboldt County (2008)
Dir. Darren Grodsky, Danny Jacobs
Feat. Jeremy Strong, Fairuza Balk, Peter Bogdanovich
Pleasant, though highly unoriginal dramedy plonks a straight–laced medical student (Strong) in the company of a potty…
She's Funny That WayShe's Funny That Way (2015)
Dir. Peter Bogdanovich
Feat. Imogen Poots, Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston
Peter Bogdanovich returns to the screwball comedy genre is an enjoyable slice of nostalgia. On the set of a playwright's new project, a love triangle…

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