The best Josh Hutcherson’s documentary movies
Joshua Ryan "Josh" Hutcherson (born October 12, 1992) is an American film and television actor. He began working in the early 2000s, appearing in several minor film and television roles. He gained wider exposure with major roles in the 2005 films Little Manhattan and Zathura, the 2006 comedy RV, the 2007 family adventure film Firehouse Dog, and the film adaptations of Bridge to Terabithia, Journey to the Center of the Earth and Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant. On March 30, 2008, Hutcherson won a Young Artist Award (for Leading Young Actor). Hutcherson was also featured on a Celebrity Teens edition of the hit show MTV Cribs, and is set to play Robert in the Red Dawn remake.
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The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games
8.5/10
A feature length, eight part documentary that covers everything from pre-production to adapting the source novel to casting to shooting to post and marketing. This is an amazing in-depth piece and it's notable how many women were involved in this production, from several Lionsgate executives to novelist Suzanne Collins herself. Jennifer Lawrence talks about her "hypocrisy" in not wanting to do a big budget blockbuster after having devoted herself to indies (despite X-Men, which she seems to discount somewhat). There's also a nice sequence on the strength and weight training the actors went through and the stunts that are so notable in the film, as well as having to dance around the violence implicit in the story due to the planned PG-13 rating the filmmakers were aiming for.
Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
7.7/10
An incredibly in depth and informative compendium of nine featurettes that address virtually every aspect of the film, from the adaptive process through the special effects, stunts and production design. There are a number of really well done interviews with most of the principal cast and crew.
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
6.8/10
Documentary film about the making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1.
An impressively in depth assortment of seven featurettes that look at a variety of subjects, from casting to visual effects.
- Hope and Rebellion: Continuing the Saga
- Designing Dystopia: Visual Aesthetic
- Rebels and Warriors: The Cast
- Fusing Form and Function: Costume, Make-Up and Hair
- Fighting the System: Shooting on Location
- D13: Rebellion Tactics: Stunts and Special Effects
- Perfecting Panem: The Post-Production Process
Sixth Man: Bluesanity
8.4/10
What do Josh Hutcherson, Steve Zahn, Josh Hopkins, Eddie Montgomery, Laura Bell Bundy and The Back Street Boys all have in common? Aside from making great movies and music, they all bow at the altar of Kentucky Basketball as members of Big Blue Nation!
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
6.5/10
The cast and crew of RV (2006) comment on the titular vehicle
JoJo: The Pop Princess
7/10
A look at JoJo Levesque from the cast and crew of RV (2006)
Pawns No More: The Making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2
7.2/10
This making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 is presented in 8 parts. Each part gives an in depth view of one aspect of creating the movie. You can see how special effects were used; costumes and make-up was done; all about the casting and location of the movie; and much more. This is done by interviews with the cast and crew as well as with fragments from the movie and images from behind the scenes.
- Walking through Fire: Concluding the Saga (13:07)
- Real or Not Real: Visual Design (9:57)
- High Value Targets: The Acting Ensemble (16:33)
- From Head to Toe: Costumes, Make-up and Hair (13:38)
- Navigation the Minefield: Production in Atlanta, Paris and Berlin (13:06)
- Collateral Damage: Stunts, Special Effects and Weapons (18:04)
- Tightening the Noose: The Post-production Process (28:43)
- A Different World: Reflection (22:33).
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
6.5/10
The cast and crew of RV (2006) comment on how Robin Williams is "always on," "amazingly brilliantly talented," and "the sweetest guy to work with."
