THEME EXPLORATION

celebrity and idolatry

27 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Roast of Kevin Hart
The Roast of Kevin Hart
2026 · Beth McCarthy-Miller
Veronika Voss
Veronika Voss
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Notting Hill
Notting Hill
1999 · Roger Michell
Blue
Blue
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Bodyguard
The Bodyguard
1992 · Mick Jackson
Don't Look Back
Don't Look Back
1967 · D.A. Pennebaker
Valentino
Valentino
1977 · Ken Russell
Gimme Shelter
Gimme Shelter
1970 · Maysles Brothers
Perfect Blue
Perfect Blue
1997 · Satoshi Kon
Eagles of the Republic
Eagles of the Republic
2026 · Tarik Saleh
The Moment
The Moment
2026 · Aidan Zamiri
Le Sceicco bianco
Le Sceicco bianco
1952 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Legend of the Cat Monster
Legend of the Cat Monster
1983 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Lo sceicco bianco
Lo sceicco bianco
1952 · Federico Fellini
L’Événément le plus important depuis l’homme a marché sur la lune
L’Événément le plus important depuis l’homme a marché sur la lune
1973 · Jacques Demy
The Man of the Day
The Man of the Day
1937 · Julien Duvivier
Elvis
Elvis
2022 · Baz Luhrmann
7 a.m.
7 a.m.
1982 · María Novaro
The Boy that I Love
The Boy that I Love
1960 · Yannis Dalianidis
The Ghost
The Ghost
1983 · Chang Cheh
Marry Me
Marry Me
2022 · Kat Coiro
Southland Tales
Southland Tales
2007 · Richard Kelly
ABBA: The Movie
ABBA: The Movie
1977 · Lasse Hallström
Buddy
Buddy
2003 · Morten Tyldum
Christmas in Homestead
Christmas in Homestead
2016 · Steven R. Monroe
Hollywoodland
Hollywoodland
2006 · Allen Coulter
Michael Jackson: Chase the Truth
Michael Jackson: Chase the Truth
2019 · Jordan Hill
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

Sunset Boulevard remains the definitive exploration of Hollywood's obsession with faded celebrity and the destructive nature of fan worship.

 David Cronenberg Canada

Maps to the Stars and Crimes of the Future dissect celebrity culture's parasitic relationship with obsession and the body as spectacle.