Movies About Movies: Part 1 of 2: The Documentaries

Do you want to see more of what goes on behind the scenes?

Director Martin Scorsese (L) and film critic Roger Ebert are featured in documentaries about their careers in film, and in Ebert’s documentary, “Life Itself.” Magnolia Pictures

In the interest of full disclosure, I’m a helpless goner when it comes to movies about other movies or the workings of the film industry in general. I love them all, even the bad ones, because they draw back the curtain on what, in theory, we’re not always supposed to see.

Whittling down this list from my original 21 to the final 10 wasn’t easy. Neither was doing almost the same with part two of this series: the live action features. Please check back in February for it.