16 Movies About Making Movies

From ''Singin' in the Rain'' to ''Ed Wood'' to ''Boogie Nights'' to the upcoming ''Be Kind Rewind,'' we look at films focused on the varied pleasures, perils, and pitfalls of filmmaking itself
By Jeff Labrecque Updated February 08, 2008 at 05:00 PM EST

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15. ED WOOD (1994) SUBJECT: Ed Wood

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Sixteen years after his death, the hack behind Hollywood's most infamous debacle (Plan 9 From Outer Space) finally achieved the stardom he'd always craved. Johnny Depp captures the cross-dressing director's irrepressible optimism as he labors to fulfill cinematic dreams for his circle of Hollywood oddballs. — Jeff Labrecque

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