Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (2011) - Stapleton's Corman doc. is among the year's best films

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1 Time Film Excess Award Winner:

Best Documentary: Alex Stapleton

1 Time Film Excess Nominee:

Best Documentary: Alex Stapleton (won)

An exciting poster for any cinophile, for Alex Stapleton's Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel

Corman's World is a biographical documentary about entrepreneur/filmmaker Roger Corman (The Fall of the House of Usher (1960)) and his long and colorful life as producer and director of American films, spanning more than half a century.

Thank God the documentary about movie genius Corman is as good a film as he deserves. With interviews from a seemingly infinite line of the old (and some more recent) stars from behind and in front of the camera, loads of pictures and clips from Corman's films, and a general tone that never condescends its audience, be they fans or totally new to the subject, Corman's World opens up the world of Roger Corman for us: From the bold fiasco The Intruder/The Stranger (1962), covering his Edgar Allan Poe adaptations, the blaxsploitation, the production of the day at hand, Dinoshark (2010), and lots in between.
Corman is still active as a producer, with both Sharktopus vs. Whalewolf (2015) and CobraGator (2015) in post production. He is a tireless genre-rider, an inspiration and a pioneer.
With fine uses of effects and music, by French band Air, Corman's World, made by Alex Stapleton (Raising an Olympian (2012), TV-series documentary) is both touching and invigorating, just as its brilliant subject.
It has my strongest recommendation. 

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Watch the trailer for the movie here

Cost: Unknown
Box office: 6,468 $ (North America only)
= Uncertainty
[But this can hardly be counted as anything but a huge flop, regrettably though as it is. The figure above is the only one that I can find online. The film played at Sundance and Cannes, and has hopefully since found some earnings through TV, video and streaming.]

What do you think of Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel?
What is your favorite Roger Corman movie?