Laurent Bouzereau

{{Short description|French director and filmmaker}}

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{{EngvarB|date=September 2015}}

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| birth_place = France

| years_active = 1983–present

| occupation = Filmmaker, producer, author

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| website = [https://nedlandmedia.com Nedland Media].

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Laurent Bouzereau is a French-American documentary filmmaker, producer, and author. He is the co-founder of Nedland Films, with his partner Markus Keith. Together, they are developing narrative films, television series and documentaries.

Life and career

Laurent Bouzereau is the director and co-producer of JAWS @ 50 (2025), produced by NatGeo, Amblin Documentaries & Nedland Films, and of the acclaimed feature documentary Music by John Williams about the life and career of composer John Williams, produced by Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard, Lucasfilm, Amblin Documentaries, Imagine Documentaries & Nedland Films.{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=2023-01-20 |title=John Williams Documentary in the Works From Steven Spielberg's Amblin TV, Imagine |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/john-williams-documentary-in-the-works-from-steven-spielberg-1235305362/ |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}{{cite web|last=Gardner|first=Chris|title=Fest to Open With World Premiere of ‘Music by John Williams’ Documentary|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/music-by-john-williams-documentary-afi-fest-2024-1235982056/|date=August 22, 2024|access-date=August 23, 2024|website=The Hollywood Reporter}} The film premiered at the AFI Film Festival{{Cite web |last=Banlaki |first=Louis |date=2024-11-10 |title=World Premiere of “MUSIC BY JOHN WILLIAMS” to Open AFI FEST 2024 presented by Canva |url=https://www.afi.com/news/world-premiere-of-music-by-john-williams-to-open-afi-fest-2024/ |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=American Film Institute |language=en}} and received the Best Music Documentary Award from the Critics' Choice Awards.{{Cite web |last=Newbold |first=Mark |date=2024-11-11 |title=Music By John Williams wins Critics Choice Award |url=https://www.fanthatracks.com/news/film-music-tv/music-by-john-williams-wins-critics-choice-award/#:~:text=Anyone%20who's%20had%20the%20pleasure,Award%20for%20Best%20Music%20Documentary. |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=Fantha Tracks {{!}} Daily Star Wars News |language=en-GB}}

Bouzereau directed and co-produced Faye,{{Citation |last=Bouzereau |first=Laurent |title=Faye |date=2024-07-13 |type=Documentary, Biography |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32220386/ |access-date=2024-12-11 |others=Faye Dunaway, Mark Harris, Sharon Stone |publisher=HBO Documentary Films, Amblin Entertainment, Nedland Media}} about actress Faye Dunaway, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and was released on HBO and Max in 2024.{{Cite web |date=April 29, 2024 |title=HBO Documentary FAYE, a Portrait of Faye Dunaway, Will Debut in 2024 |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/HBO-Documentary-FAYE-a-Portrait-of-Faye-Dunaway-Will-Debut-in-2024-20240429 |access-date=2024-04-30}}{{Cite web |last=Morfoot |first=Addie |date=2024-07-13 |title=HBO’s Faye Dunaway Documentary Leans Into Her Difficult Reputation: ‘This Isn’t a Vanity Piece’ |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/features/faye-dunaway-documentary-hbo-difficult-reputation-i-wanted-people-to-know-this-wasnt-a-vanity-piece-1236066529/ |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} His other films include Becoming Hitchcock: The Legacy of Blackmail for StudioCanal{{Citation |last=Bouzereau |first=Laurent |title=Becoming Hitchcock - The Legacy of Blackmail |date=2024-10-18 |type=Documentary |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33583006/ |access-date=2024-12-11 |publisher=StudioCanal Films, Nedland Media, Turner Classic Movies (TCM)}} which premiered at the 2024 Lumière Film Festival,{{Cite web |title=Tous les films projetés au festival Lumière 2024 - Complete list of films |url=https://www.festival-lumiere.org/en/programme/complete-list-of-films.html |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=www.festival-lumiere.org}}Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford for Lucasfilm / Disney+{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=2023-11-01 |title='Indiana Jones & The Dial Of Destiny' Sets Holiday Season Disney+ Premiere Date |url=https://deadline.com/2023/11/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-disney-release-date-1235589729/ |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} and the HBO feature-length documentary Mama's Boy, based on the best-selling memoir by Dustin Lance Black.{{Citation |last=Bouzereau |first=Laurent |title=Mama's Boy: A Story from Our Americas |date=2022-10-18 |type=Documentary, Biography |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14871116/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_1_cdt_t_7 |access-date=2024-12-11 |others=Paris Barclay, Dustin Lance Black, Tom Daley |publisher=Amblin Television, LD Entertainment, Nedland Media}} The film was produced by LD Entertainment, Amblin Television, Playtone and Nedland Media and opened the 2022 NewFest - LGBTQ+ Film and Media festival.{{Cite web |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |date=2022-09-15 |title=New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival Lineup: HBO's Dustin Lance Black Docu 'Mama's Boy' Set For Opening Night |url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/2022-new-york-lgbtq-film-festival-lineup-mamas-boy-1235119523/ |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=MAMA'S BOY (Opening Night Film & Party) |url=https://newfest.org/events/mamasboy/ |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=NewFest |language=en-US}} Bouzereau is also the director / co-producer of Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind, for HBO and Amblin Television.{{Citation |last=Bouzereau |first=Laurent |title=Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind |date=2020-05-05 |type=Documentary, Biography |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9435952/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_1_cdt_t_11 |access-date=2024-12-11 |others=Natalie Wood, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Julie Salamon |publisher=Amblin Television, HBO Documentary Films, Nedland Media}} The film was selected at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and presented in the Documentary Premiere selection.{{Cite web |date=2021-10-17 |title=natalie-wood-what-remains-behind {{!}} Sundance Institute |url=https://www.sundance.org/projects/natalie-wood-what-remains-behind |access-date=2023-11-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017154137/https://www.sundance.org/projects/natalie-wood-what-remains-behind |archive-date=17 October 2021 }} He directed and co-produced the acclaimed Netflix series Five Came Back, executive produced by Steven Spielberg and Amblin Television, based on the best-selling book by Mark Harris, with an Emmy-winning narration by Meryl Streep.{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2017/02/five-came-back-netflix-trailer-spielberg-coppola-del-toro-greengrass-kasdan-1202026705/|title='Netflix's 'Five Came Back' With Spielberg, Coppola, Del Toro, Greengrass & Kasdan Drops Trailer – Watch|last=Busch|first=Anita|date=28 February 2017|work=Deadline|access-date=2017-03-01|language=en-US}} The documentary features Francis Ford Coppola, Guillermo del Toro, Paul Greengrass, Lawrence Kasdan, and Steven Spielberg.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/watch-spielberg-laud-wwii-filmmakers-in-docu-series-trailer-w469609|title=Watch Spielberg, Coppola Laud WWII Filmmakers in New Netflix Docu-Series|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=2017-03-01}}

Bouzereau was born and raised in a suburb of Paris, France.{{Cite news|title = The behind-the-scenes art of developing DVD extras|url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jan-14-et-saltzman14-story.html|newspaper = Los Angeles Times|date = 14 January 2003|access-date = 6 November 2015|issn = 0458-3035|language = en-US|first = Marc|last = Saltzman}} He began his career in New York as a freelance journalist and author with The De Palma Cut while working in publicity and promotion for the independent distribution company Spectrafilm. Upon moving to Hollywood, he was story editor and graduated to director of development for Bette Midler's production company, All Girl Productions. He got his start in home entertainment when he recorded audio commentary for the Criterion Collection on the LaserDisc for Carrie in 1991.{{cite web |url=http://film.thedigitalfix.com/content/id/1235/interview-with-laurent-bouzereau-dvd-producer-on-minority-report.html|title=Interview with Laurent Bouzereau – DVD Producer on Minority Report|author=Dave Foster|date=26 November 2002|publisher=Film @ The Digital Fix|accessdate=3 November 2015}} In 1995, he produced his first of many documentaries for Steven Spielberg when he was asked to work on the LaserDisc restoration of the film 1941. That year he also produced The Making of Steven Spielberg's 'Jaws', a feature-length documentary that was included on the LaserDisc release of Jaws in 1995,{{cite web|title = Jaws: 30th Anniversary Edition|url = https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/16067/jaws-30th-anniversary-edition/|website = DVD Talk|accessdate = 4 November 2015}} and later on the DVD and Blu-ray releases of the film.{{cite web|title = DVDs: Is "Jaws" The Most Influential Film of All Time?|url = https://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-giltz/dvds-is-jaws-the-most-inf_b_1794553.html|website = The Huffington Post| date=17 August 2012 |accessdate = 18 November 2015}} Following the success of this documentary, Bouzereau continued to produce retrospective documentaries for Laserdisc, including the making of Scarface{{cite web|title = Film Freak Central – Scarface (1983) [Limited Edition] – Blu-ray Disc|url = http://www.filmfreakcentral.net/ffc/2012/05/scarface-1983.html|website = www.filmfreakcentral.net|accessdate = 6 November 2015}} and E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial{{cite web|title = The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' {{!}} Zagreb Film Festival|url = http://www.zagrebfilmfestival.com/en/film/making-et-extra-terrestrial|website = www.zagrebfilmfestival.com|accessdate = 4 November 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151208045335/http://www.zagrebfilmfestival.com/en/film/making-et-extra-terrestrial|archive-date = 8 December 2015|url-status = dead|df = dmy-all}} in 1996, the making of Psycho{{cite web|title = 'Psycho' gets 50th-anniversary Blu-ray release; still crazy-good after all these years|url = http://www.nola.com/movies/index.ssf/2010/10/psycho_gets_50th-anniversary_b.html|website = NOLA.com| date=21 October 2010 |accessdate = 9 November 2015}} in 1997 and the making of Close Encounters of the Third Kind{{cite web|title = Latest Encounter Seems Pretty Close To Laserdisc|url = http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2001-08-03/entertainment/0108010600_1_encounters-first-disc-features-new-audio-commentary|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151208101221/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2001-08-03/entertainment/0108010600_1_encounters-first-disc-features-new-audio-commentary|url-status = dead|archive-date = 8 December 2015|website = tribunedigital-sunsentinel|accessdate = 9 November 2015}} in 1998. In 2002, for the production of A.I. Artificial Intelligence, he began documenting the filmmaking process on-set.{{cite web|title = SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Features > homevideo --- Giving some credit where due in Spielberg's 'A.I.'|url = http://legacy.utsandiego.com/news/features/homevideo/20020303-2232-ai_spielberg.html|website = legacy.utsandiego.com|accessdate = 9 November 2015}}

Bouzereau has produced documentaries on the making-of some of the biggest films in the history of cinema, by some of the most acclaimed directors of all-time. He has produced most of the documentaries on the making of Steven Spielberg's films.{{Cite news|title = The Powers Behind the Home-Video Throne|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/03/movies/the-powers-behind-the-homevideo-throne.html|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 3 April 2005|access-date = 6 November 2015|issn = 0362-4331|first = Christian|last = Moerk}} In total, he has documented over 150 films, including the Indiana Jones{{cite web|title = Blu-ray Review – Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures|url = http://www.thedigitalbits.com/site_archive/reviewshd/bdreviews091712.html|website = www.thedigitalbits.com|accessdate = 6 November 2015}} and Jurassic Park{{cite web|title = MovieFreak.com – "Jurassic Park – Ultimate Trilogy" Blu-ray Disc Review|url = http://www.moviefreak.com/artman/publish/bluray_jurassicpark.shtml|website = www.moviefreak.com|accessdate = 6 November 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120308113353/http://www.moviefreak.com/artman/publish/bluray_jurassicpark.shtml|archive-date = 8 March 2012|url-status = dead|df = dmy-all}} film franchises. Among the many titles include American Graffiti{{cite web|title = American Graffiti Special Edition – Recommended – DVD, Blu-ray & Digital HD Reviews|url = http://www.hometheaterforum.com/topic/305432-american-graffiti-special-edition-recommended/|website = Home Theater Forum|accessdate = 9 November 2015}} by George Lucas, Titanic{{cite web|title = Some Special Features And Deleted Scenes To Expect On The (Eventual) Titanic Blu-ray|url = http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/04/05/some-of-the-special-features-and-deleted-scenes-can-you-expect-on-the-eventual-new-titanic-blu-ray/|website = Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movie, TV News|accessdate = 12 November 2015}} and Avatar{{cite web|title = Avatar: Extended Collector's Edition|url = https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/46127/avatar/|website = DVD Talk|accessdate = 9 November 2015}} by James Cameron, Universal and Warners Bros. Alfred Hitchcock collections,{{cite web|title = Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection DVD extras, special features, bonus material|url = http://dvdextras.net/alfred-hitchcock-the-masterpiece-collection-limited-edition-blu-ray/|website = dvdextras.net|accessdate = 9 November 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151119101556/http://dvdextras.net/alfred-hitchcock-the-masterpiece-collection-limited-edition-blu-ray/|archive-date = 19 November 2015|url-status = dead}} Lawrence of Arabia{{cite web|title = Lawrence of Arabia|url = http://www.thedigitalbits.com/item/lawrence-of-arabia|website = www.thedigitalbits.com| date=14 November 2012 |accessdate = 9 November 2015}} and The Bridge on the River Kwai{{cite web|title = The Bridge on the River Kwai (Blu-ray)|url = https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/45332/bridge-on-the-river-kwai-the/|website = DVD Talk|accessdate = 12 November 2015}} by David Lean, Taxi Driver,{{cite web|title = Watch: 70-Minute Documentary on the Making of Martin Scorsese's 'Taxi Driver'|url = http://thefilmstage.com/news/watch-70-minute-documentary-on-the-making-of-martin-scorseses-taxi-driver/|website = thefilmstage.com| date=7 February 2014 |accessdate = 9 November 2015}} Raging Bull and Casino{{cite web|title = DVD Guru Bouzereau on Making the Making-Of Doc – Studio Daily|url = http://www.studiodaily.com/2005/06/dvd-guru-bouzereau-on-making-the-making-of-doc/|website = Studio Daily| date=June 2005 |accessdate = 12 November 2015}} by Martin Scorsese, Scarface,{{cite web|title = Scarface (1983) – Blu-ray|url = http://www.homecinemachoice.com/news/article/scarface-1983/9869|website = www.homecinemachoice.com| date=5 September 2011 |accessdate = 9 November 2015}} Carrie,{{cite web|title = QNetwork Entertainment Portal|url = http://www.qnetwork.com/index.php?page=review&id=155|website = www.qnetwork.com|accessdate = 12 November 2015}} and Dressed to Kill{{cite web|title = Dressed to Kill {{!}} Blu-ray Review {{!}} Slant Magazine|url = https://www.slantmagazine.com/dvd/review/dressed-to-kill-bd|website = Slant Magazine| date=16 September 2015 |accessdate = 12 November 2015|language = en-US}} by Brian De Palma, Cruising{{cite web|title = Warner to Give 'Cruising' a High-Def Makeover {{!}} High-Def Digest|url = http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Warner/Disc_Announcements/Warner_to_Give__Cruising_a_High-Def_Makeover/676|website = www.highdefdigest.com|accessdate = 12 November 2015}} and The Exorcist{{cite web|title = The Exorcist Announced on Blu-ray|url = http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=4776|website = Blu-ray.com|accessdate = 9 November 2015}} by William Friedkin, Back to the Future{{cite web|title = Going Back in Time: Remembering "Back to the Future" on its 30th Anniversary|url = http://www.thedigitalbits.com/columns/history-legacy--showmanship/going-back-in-time-back-to-the-future-30th/Page-2|website = www.thedigitalbits.com|accessdate = 10 November 2015}} by Robert Zemeckis, Reds{{cite web|title = The DVD Journal {{!}} Quick Reviews: Reds: 25th Anniversary Edition|url = http://www.dvdjournal.com/quickreviews/r/reds.q.shtml|website = www.dvdjournal.com|accessdate = 10 November 2015}} by Warren Beatty, Chinatown{{cite web|title = DVD review: 'Chinatown' special edition – DVD Spin Doctor|url = http://dvdspindoctor.typepad.com/dvd_spin_doctor/2007/11/chinatown-dvd.html|website = dvdspindoctor.typepad.com|accessdate = 9 November 2015}} and Tess{{cite web|title = Tess: Criterion Collection (Blu-ray)|url = https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/62695/tess/|website = DVD Talk|accessdate = 12 November 2015}} by Roman Polanski, and The Last Picture Show{{cite web|title = America Lost and Found: The BBS Story Blu-ray – With Disc Cover Cards and Bookstyle Cases of Seven Innovative Films|url = http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film3/blu-ray_reviews52/america_lost_and_found_bbs_story_blu-ray.htm|website = www.dvdbeaver.com|accessdate = 10 November 2015}} by Peter Bogdanovich.

As an author, Bouzereau's credits include Steven Spielberg: The First Ten Years,{{Cite book |url=https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Spielberg-The-First-Ten-Years/Laurent-Bouzereau/9781647225179 |title=Spielberg: The First Ten Years |date=2023-10-24 |isbn=978-1-64722-517-9 |language=en |last1=Bouzereau |first1=Laurent |publisher=Insight Editions }} The De Palma Decade,{{Cite web |title=The De Palma Decade: Redefining Cinema with Doubles, Vo… |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/204593688-the-de-palma-decade |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=Goodreads |language=en}} West Side Story: The Making of the Steven Spielberg Film,{{Cite web |last=Perez |first=Lexy |date=2021-11-02 |title=First Look: The Making of ‘West Side Story’ to Be Chronicled in New Book (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/west-side-story-book-first-look-steven-spielberg-1235040323/ |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}} Hitchcock: Piece by Piece,{{Cite web |title=Hitchcock, Piece by Piece - Bouzereau, Laurent: 9780810996014 - AbeBooks |url=https://www.abebooks.com/9780810996014/Hitchcock-Piece-Bouzereau-Laurent-0810996014/plp |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=www.abebooks.com |language=en}} The Art of Bond,{{Cite web |title=The Art of Bond: From Storyboard to Screen: The Creativ… |url=https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/102996.The_Art_of_Bond |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=Goodreads |language=en}} The New York Times Best-Seller The Making of Star Wars, Episode I – The Phantom Menace{{cite web|title = Independents/Chain Bestseller List|url = https://www.nytimes.com/books/99/07/04/bsp/papernonfictioncompare.html|website = www.nytimes.com|accessdate = 10 November 2015}}, Star Wars: The Annotated Screenplays,{{Cite web |title=Star Wars: The Annotated Screenplays - Bouzereau, Laurent: 9780345409812 - AbeBooks |url=https://www.abebooks.com/9780345409812/Star-Wars-Annotated-Screenplays-Bouzereau-0345409817/plp |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=www.abebooks.com |language=en}} The Cutting Room Floor: Movie Scenes Which Never Made It To The Screen,{{Cite web |title=The Cutting Room Floor : Movie Scenes Which Never Made … |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46027.The_Cutting_Room_Floor_ |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=Goodreads |language=en}} Ultra Violent Movies: From Sam Peckinpah to Quentin Tarantino,{{Cite web |title=Ultraviolent Movies: From Sam Peckinpah to Quentin Tarantino - Bouzereau, Laurent; Bourzereau, Laurent: 9780806517872 - AbeBooks |url=https://www.abebooks.com/9780806517872/Ultraviolent-Movies-Sam-Peckinpah-Quentin-0806517875/plp |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=www.abebooks.com |language=en}} and The De Palma Cut: The Films of America's Most Controversial Director.{{cite web |title=Amazon.com: Laurent Bouzereau: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle |url=https://www.amazon.com/Laurent-Bouzereau/e/B000APQRAC |website=www.amazon.com |accessdate=10 November 2015}}

Bouzereau wrote, directed and produced the documentary on legendary film producer Richard D. Zanuck entitled Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking, executive produced by Steven Spielberg.{{cite web|title = TCM Film Festival: Producer Richard Zanuck's Life Remembered|url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tcm-film-festival-producer-richard-447233|website = The Hollywood Reporter| date=26 April 2013 |accessdate = 9 November 2015}} Zanuck watched the film three days before he died.{{cite web|title = Richard Zanuck Watched His Biopic Days Before Dying (Exclusive)|url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/richard-d-zanuck-biopic-dont-say-no-353748|website = The Hollywood Reporter| date=25 July 2012 |accessdate = 17 November 2015}} He also wrote, directed and produced the TCM/Amblin Television series A Night at the Movies.{{cite web|title = TCM's Night at the Movies: Thrillers|url = http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/253022%257C253023/TCM-s-Night-at-the-Movies-Thrillers.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111107123316/http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/253022%7C253023/TCM-s-Night-at-the-Movies-Thrillers.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 7 November 2011|website = Turner Classic Movies|accessdate = 9 November 2015}} Episodes include George Lucas and the World of Fantasy Cinema, The Horrors of Stephen King, Hollywood Goes to Washington, The Gigantic World of Epics, The Suspenseful World of Thrillers, Merry Christmas!, and Cops & Robbers and Crime Writers.{{cite web|title = George Lucas Talks Fantasy Cinema in TCM's Latest A Night at the Movies Documentary|url = http://eclipsemagazine.com/george-lucas-talks-fantasy-cinema-in-tcms-latest-a-night-at-the-movies-documentary/|website = EclipseMagazine|accessdate = 9 November 2015|language = en-US}}

Filmography

=Documentaries=

  • Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck (2013)
  • Steven Spielberg & John Williams: The Adventure Continues (2017)
  • Five Came Back (2017)
  • Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (2020)
  • Mama's Boy (2022)
  • Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford (2023)
  • Becoming Hitchcock: The Legacy of Blackmail (2024)
  • Faye (2024)
  • Music by John Williams (2024)
  • JAWS @ 50 (2025)

=Television=

  • A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics (2009)
  • A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (2009)
  • A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King (2011)
  • A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (2011)
  • A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes To Washington (2012)
  • A Night at the Movies: Cops & Robbers and Crime Writers (2013)
  • A Night at the Movies: George Lucas and the World of Fantasy Cinema (2014)

=Behind-the-Scenes Documentaries (selected titles)=

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Steven Spielberg

Alfred Hitchcock

David Lean

Brian de Palma

William Friedkin

Martin Scorsese

Robert Zemeckis

Sidney Lumet

Peter Bogdanovich

François Truffaut

Francis Ford Coppola

Roman Polanski

Walter Hill

Warren Beatty

Arthur Penn

Cecil B. DeMille

William Wyler

John Boorman

Lawrence Kasdan

George Lucas

Elia Kazan

John Carpenter

David Cronenberg

Orson Welles

John Millus

Mel Brooks

Robert Wise

Jeannot Szwarc

James Bridges

Joe Dante

Mel Gibson

Gary Ross

Terrence Malick

Sean Penn

Steve McQueen

Lasse Hallström

Sam Taylor Johnson

Colin Trevorrow

J.J. Abrams

Rupert Sanders

Matt Reeves

Kenneth Branagh

J.A. Bayona

James Gray

Felix Van Groeningen

Mike Flanagan

Miguel Sapochnik

André Øvredal

Wes Ball

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Bibliography

  • The De Palma Cut: The Film of America's Most Controversial Director (1988)
  • The Alfred Hitchcock Quote Book (1993)
  • The Cutting Room Floor: Movie Scenes Which Never Made It To The Screen (1994) {{ISBN|978-0806514918}}
  • Ultraviolent Movies: From Sam Peckinpah to Quentin Tarantino (1996)
  • Star Wars: The Annotated Screenplays (1997)
  • The Making of Star Wars, Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) (Co-author with Jody Duncan)
  • E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial: From Concept to Classic (2002) (Contributor)
  • Alma Hitchcock: The Woman Behind The Man (2003) (Co-author with Pat Hitchcock O'Connell)
  • The Art of Bond: From Storyboard to Screen (2006)
  • The Complete Making of Indiana Jones: The Definitive Story Behind All Four Films (2008) (Co-author with J.W. Rinzler)
  • Hitchcock, Piece By Piece (2010)
  • Steven Spielberg's War Horse (2011) (Contributor)
  • Lincoln, A Steven Spielberg Film: A Cinematic and Historical Companion (2012) (Contributor)
  • West Side Story: The Making of the Steven Spielberg Film (2021)
  • Spielberg: The First Ten Years (2023)
  • The De Palma Decade (2024)

Awards

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! Award

! Category

2025

|Best Sound, Feature Documentary: Music by John Williams{{Cite web |title=Music by John Williams - Cast {{!}} IMDbPro |url=https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt26420234/details |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=pro.imdb.com}}

|Cinema Audio Society Awards

2025

|Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing, Documentary: Music by John Williams{{Cite web |title=Music by John Williams - Cast {{!}} IMDbPro |url=https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt26420234/details |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=pro.imdb.com}}

|Golden Reel Awards

2024

|Best Music Documentary: Music by John Williams{{Cite web |title=Music by John Williams - Cast {{!}} IMDbPro |url=https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt26420234/details |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=pro.imdb.com}}

|Critics' Choice Documentary Awards

2024

|Nominated, Best Documentary Feature: Music by John Williams{{Cite web |title=Music by John Williams - Cast {{!}} IMDbPro |url=https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt26420234/details |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=pro.imdb.com}}

|Critics' Choice Documentary Awards

2024

|Outstanding Achievement in Documentary Filmmaking: Music by John Williams{{Cite web |date=2024-11-01 |title=And the winners are… Newport Beach Film Festival 110124 |url=https://stunewsnewport.com/and-the-winners-are-newport-beach-film-festival-110124/ |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=Stu News Newport |language=en-US}}

|Newport Beach Film Festival

2024

|Nominated, Best Documentary: Music by John Williams{{Cite web |title=Music by John Williams - Cast {{!}} IMDbPro |url=https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt26420234/details |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=pro.imdb.com}}

|Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards

2024

|Nominated, Best Documentary Film: Music by John Williams

|St. Louis FIlm Critics Association, US

2024

|Nominated, Best Documentary: Music by John Williams

|San Diego Film Critics Society Awards

2024

|Nominated, Best Documentary: Music by John Williams

|Michigan Movie Critics Guild Awards

2024

|Nominated, Best Music Documentary/Special Program: Music by John Williams

|Hollywood Music In Media Awards

2024

|Nominated, Astra Award Best Documentary Feature: Music by John Williams{{Cite web |title=Music by John Williams - Cast {{!}} IMDbPro |url=https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt26420234/details |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=pro.imdb.com}}

|Astra Film Awards

2024

|Nominated, Golden Eye: Faye{{Cite web |title=Faye - Cast {{!}} IMDbPro |url=https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt32220386/details |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=pro.imdb.com}}

|Cannes Film Festival

2024

|Nominated, Best Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Program: Faye

|Online Film & Television Association

2023

|Nominated, Best LGBTQ Documentary or Documentary Series: Mama's Boy{{Cite web |title=Mama's Boy - Cast {{!}} IMDbPro |url=https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt14871116/details |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=pro.imdb.com}}

|Dorian TV Awards

2023

|Nominated, Outstanding Documentary: Mama's Boy

|GLAAD Media Awards

2023

|Nominated, Documentary: Mama's Boy

|The Queerties

2020

|Nominated, Best Historical/Biographical Documentary: Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind{{Cite web |title=Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind - Cast {{!}} IMDbPro |url=https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt9435952/details |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=pro.imdb.com}}

|Critics' Choice Documentary Awards

2018

|Best Edited Documentary - Television: Five Came Back "The Price of Victory"{{Cite web |title=Five Came Back - Cast {{!}} IMDbPro |url=https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt6587094/details |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=pro.imdb.com}}

|American Cinema Editors, USA

2018

|Nominated, Outstanding Achievement in Broadcast Nonfiction Filmmaking: Five Came Back{{Cite web |title=Five Came Back - Cast {{!}} IMDbPro |url=https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt6587094/details |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=pro.imdb.com}}

|Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US

2018

|Nominated, Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Music, Dialogue and ADR for Single Presentation Broadcast Media: Five Came Back{{Cite web |title=Five Came Back - Cast {{!}} IMDbPro |url=https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt6587094/details |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=pro.imdb.com}}

|Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA

2017

|Nominated, Best Limited Documentary Series (TV/Streaming): Five Came Back{{Cite web |title=Five Came Back - Cast {{!}} IMDbPro |url=https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt6587094/details |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=pro.imdb.com}}

|Critics' Choice Documentary Awards

2017

|Nominated, Best Documentary (TV Spot/Trailer/Teaser for a series): Five Came Back{{Cite web |title=Five Came Back - Cast {{!}} IMDbPro |url=https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt6587094/details |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=pro.imdb.com}}

|Golden Trailer Awards

2017

|Nominated, Best Writing of a Reality of Non-Fiction Program: Five Came Back{{Cite web |title=Five Came Back - Cast {{!}} IMDbPro |url=https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt6587094/details |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=pro.imdb.com}}

|Online Film & Television Association

2017

|Nominated, Best Music in a Non-Series: Five Came Back

|Online Film & Television Association

2017

|Outstanding Narrator, Meryl Streep: Five Came Back "The Price of Victory"{{Cite web |title=Five Came Back - Cast {{!}} IMDbPro |url=https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt6587094/details |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=pro.imdb.com}}

|Primetime Emmy Awards

2017

|Nominated, Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special (Original Dramatic Score): Five Came Back "The Price of Victory"

|Primetime Emmy Awards

2014

|Silver Key Art Award: 12 Years a Slave documentary for Blu-ray A Historical Portrait{{cite web|title = CLIO Awards 2015|url = http://www.keyartaward.com/winners/2014/all/|website = CLIO Key Art Awards|accessdate = 9 November 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151119105036/http://www.keyartaward.com/winners/2014/all/|archive-date = 19 November 2015|url-status = dead}}

|Clio Awards

2008

|Best Blu-ray Catalogue Title: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Blu-ray{{cite web|title = 'Blade Runner' Named Top DVD of '07 {{!}} Home Media Magazine|url = http://www.homemediamagazine.com/news/blade-runner-named-top-dvd-07-12948|website = www.homemediamagazine.com|accessdate = 9 November 2015}}

|DVD Critics Awards

scope="row" | 2004

| The Pioneer Award{{cite web|title = Duff, Hamill top DVD Exclusive kudos|url = https://variety.com/2005/digital/features/duff-hamill-top-dvd-exclusive-kudos-1117917593/|website = Variety| date=9 February 2005 |accessdate = 9 November 2015|language = en-US}}

| DVD Exclusive Awards

2003

|Career Achievement Award{{cite web|title = TCM Classic Film Festival|url = http://2013.filmfestival.tcm.com/programs/special-guests/index.php?id=53|website = TCM Classic Film Festival 2013|accessdate = 18 November 2015}}{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

|F.I.M.O: Festival International du 'Making of'

scope="row" | 2001

| Best Documentary: The Birds DVD{{cite web|title = Video Business Video Premiere Award winners|url = https://variety.com/2001/digital/features/video-business-video-premiere-award-winners-1117794209/|website = Variety| date=26 February 2001 |accessdate = 9 November 2015|language = en-US}}

| DVD Exclusive Awards

References

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