Paul Verhoeven
Birthday: Born in 1938-07-18 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Deathday: Alive
Paul Verhoeven (born July 18, 1938) is a Dutch film director, screenwriter, and producer who has made movies in both the Netherlands and the United States. Explicitly violent and/or sexual content and social satire are trademarks of both his drama and science fiction films. He is best known for directing the American feature films RoboCop (1987), Total Recall (1990), Basic Instinct (1992), Starship Troopers (1997), and Hollow Man (2000). Turkish Delight (1973) received the award for Best Dutch Film of the Century at the Netherlands Film Festival. His films altogether received a total of nine Academy Award nominations, mainly for editing and effects. Both RoboCop and Total Recall won an Academy Special Achievement Award. In contrast, his film Showgirls (1995) was poorly received and won seven Golden Raspberry Awards, but has become a cult film over time. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Verhoeven, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Zomergasten
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This VPRO's ‘summer classic’ is based on an equally simple and refreshing idea that originated in 1988: When during the summer most of the channels are showing reruns, ask interesting people people to curate their ‘favorite television evening’ and let them clarify the fragments in a long-form interview/conversation. The programme was first aired in 1988. Each episode takes up an entire Sunday evening, lasting typically three hours. It consists of an in-depth studio interview with a notable Dutc...
De Wereld Draait Door
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Talk show hosted by Matthijs van Nieuwkerk containing a mixture of news, information, television bloopers and general entertainment....
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
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An in-depth look into the ground breaking franchise and features new interviews with cast and crew....
Leçon de Cinéma
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The Real History of Science Fiction
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The series heads to the very frontiers of space and science to produce the definitive television history of science fiction, told through its impact on cinema, television and literature, with the help of filmmakers, writers, actors, and graphic artists. Each episode will explore one of the enduring themes of science fiction: time travel; the exploration of space; robots and artificial intelligence; and aliens....
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Morgenmagazin
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Omnibus
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Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The programme was the successor to the long-running arts-based series 'Monitor'. It ran from 1967 until 2003, usually being transmitted on Sunday evenings. During its 35-year history, the programme won 12 Bafta awards. Among the series' best remembered documentaries are Cracked Actor, a profile of David Bowie, and Rene Magritte, a graduate film by David Wheatley, 'Madonna: Behind the Am...
Eurotrash
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The likes of Antoine de Caunes, Jean Paul Gaultier, Davina McCall, and Lolo Ferrari are your guides to the weird and wonderful in Europe and beyond. How else would you learn about pubic hairdressers, the Penis Olympics, or the latest Japanese sex toys?...
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The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
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Documentary about the art of film editing. Clips are shown from many groundbreaking films with innovative editing styles....
In Search of the Last Action Heroes
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The most comprehensive retrospective of the '80s action film genre ever made....
RoboCop
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In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy into an armed confrontation with crime lord Boddicker so they can use his body to support their untested RoboCop prototype. But when RoboCop learns of the company's nefarious plans, he turns on his masters....
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
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A profile and history of film director Akira Kurosawa....
Pictures of Europe
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What makes European cinema so special? Find out in Paul Joyce’s feature-length documentary, Pictures of Europe, which examines the differences between American independent and Hollywood movies and films from European directors. Featuring luminary iconoclasts from European cinema such as Agnes Varda, Bernardo Bertolucci and Pedro Almodovar, as well as American counterpoints from Paul Schrader, and those who have crossed back and forth, such as Paul Verhoeven...
Parradox
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"Pim is more consummate," actress Willeke van Ammelrooy concluded upon seeing Pim de la Parra again in Suriname, at the presentation of the restored version of his film Wan Pipel. This marked the end of her disagreement with the director, which arose during the making of this film, some 35 years ago now. The charming director doesn't seem like the kind of man you can stay angry with for long. Wan Pipel turned out to be a watershed in the career of this headstrong filmmaker, who shook up the Dutc...
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
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A documentary on the Z Channel, one of the first pay cable stations in the US, and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974, the LA-based channel's eclectic slate of movies became a prime example of the untapped power of cable television....
Hollywood Banker
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How Frans Afman, a banker from the Netherlands, developed a new system for film financing, revolutionized independent filmmaking in Hollywood, but could not prevent it all from crashing down, when ambition of others turned into greed....
Rond Floris
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Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls
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Upon its release in 1995, "Showgirls" was reviled and dismissed as a cinematic disaster. But in the years since, the movie has risen from the ashes to become a beloved cult classic. "Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls" tells the untold story of how the film was made, the journey of its lead actress Elizabeth Berkley, and how both the film and its star found redemption in the hearts of a devoted fanbase....
Verhoeven Versus Verhoeven
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A look at the life and provocative film work of controversial Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven....
Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'
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A behind-the-scenes look at director Paul Verhoeven's imaginative re-telling of Robert Heinlein's classic science fiction novel. Produced for the “Starship Troopers” DVD....
You Don't Nomi
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Released in 1995, Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls was met by critics and audiences with near universal derision. You Don't Nomi traces the film's redemptive journey from notorious flop to cult classic, and maybe even masterpiece....
De droomproducenten
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Documentary exploring why Belgian television doesn't invest more money in Belgian cinema as is the case in e.g. the netherlands....
Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'
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A look behind the scenes at the making of this science fiction classic about a policeman killed in the line of duty, only to be reborn as a half-man, half-machine supercop. Includes interviews with star Peter Weller and director Paul Verhoeven, who give their views on the efforts that went into making the film....
In Search of Tomorrow
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A nostalgic journey through ’80s Sci-Fi-films, exploring their impact and relevance today, told by the artists who made them and by those who were inspired to turn their visions into reality....
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
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An in-depth, sad, and beautiful documentary about the stop motion and VFX artist Phil Tippett, a man who changed the landscape of visual effects in film....
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
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Examines the relationship between sex, women, and the role of female sexuality in popular Hollywood culture, focusing on Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, Jean Harlow, and Sharon Stone....
Hollywood by Bike
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Documentary that looks back at 35 years of Dutch cinema, with Paul Verhoeven and others....
Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story
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Chronicles the lives of women who perform the stunts in some of Hollywood’s biggest action sequences — from the early days of silent movies to today’s blockbusters....
Total Excess: How Carolco Changed Hollywood
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Basic Instinct: Sex, Death & Stone
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A documentary about the Paul Verhoeven's cult classic Basic Instinct....
Imagining 'Total Recall'
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Paul Verhoeven and Arnold Schwarzenegger go to Mars and produce a blockbuster. Produced for the “Total Recall” DVD....
Like Tears in Rain
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His entire life, the charismatic actor Rutger Hauer kept the outside world at a distance. His inner circle included only a small group of people, among them director and goddaughter Sanna Fabery de Jonge. In this film, she unravels the mystery surrounding Rutger and reveals a man even more fascinating than the roles he played....
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
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Documentary, based on a British poll, listing the 100 sexiest movie and TV moments. Supplemented by new interviews with performers, filmmakers, and authors/critics....
Gijs
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Soldier of Orange, Goede Tijden Slechte Tijden, Havinck, Paul Verhoeven, Frans Weisz, Joop van den Ende and Barbra Streisand. There's one man who connects this all: Gijs Versluys. The documentary 'Gijs' focusses on his career and everything he has meant for Dutch film and television from the 60's up until the late 90's. Through personal stories from his inner circle, including famous film directors Paul Verhoeven and Frans Weisz, we are given a look into the life of film of this man. With every ...
Carolco, un rêve hollywoodien
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Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema
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Unzips america’s obsession with sex and takes us on a steamy trip through the milesones of erotic cinema. Discover how movies have reflected our changing attitudes towards sex over the decades, and how they inspire our own sexual liberation....
Blonde Poison: The Making of 'Basic Instinct'
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A look behind the scenes at one of the more controversial thillers of the 90's, and the one that made Sharon Stone a top-name star. Includes interviews with Stone and footage of some of the hard work that went into making the movie, as well as some discussion of the problems the makers had to deal with, including protests from groups who wanted the film changed or simply abandoned....
Starship Troopers: Know Your Foe
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Five part documentary on the bugs of “Starship Troopers.” Featuring interviews with special effects artists Phil Tippett and Craig Hayes of Tippett Studios, Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff, Jr. of Amalgamated Dynamics, and Kevin Yagher. Produced for the “Starship Troopers” DVD....
The Starships of “Starship Troopers”
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Produced for the “Starship Troopers” DVD....