Top 5 Behind the Scenes Docs & Biopics on Netflix You Need to See -

I Know That Voice

Whether you’re anime enthusiast, a diehard Disney fan, or just love yourself some old fashion Bugs Bunny: This is the documentary for you. I Know That Voice is a quick hour and a half watch and features interviews and tell all’s from voice actors who star in everything from the Looney Tunes to the various Batman incarnations to the Simpsons to Animaniacs. There’s never a dull moment and the tips and tricks these actors share will blow your mind and make you laugh out loud. Voice Acting: it’s all the money, fame, and fortune of being a celebrity without the fame.

Casting By

Part Bio Pic, Part Tell All Documentary Casting By is truly a love letter to the life and work of Marion Dougherty, the woman who took casting and elevated it to an art form. Famous as the first person to cast James Dean in a production, Dougherty would go on to revolutionize the industry and leave a lasting mark, casting such films as Grease, Full Metal Jacket, Slaughterhouse-Five, and The World According to Garp. The film centres around interviews with the likes of Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, and Al Pacino as well as Dougherty herself and examines how casting directors have shaped the direction of Hollywood for the past five decades. If you want to get the inside scoop, get a chance to see rare footage, and listen to the greats talk about they got their start this is the film for you.

And the Oscar Goes to …

A documentary with a different perspective And the Oscar Goes to … traces the origins, trials, and triumphs of this prodigious award and the ceremony that goes along with it. From its early beginnings in the late 1920’s to its first international broadcast and cataloging achievements in the sixties and seventies to its current incarnation. Clips, interviews, and never before seen backstage footage from infamous Academy Awards can be seen throughout the film as well as interviews with its favourite hosts. If you love movies, the Oscars, and all the drama that comes be sure to put this one on your list.

Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show

If you’ve ever loved a show so much you felt like you couldn’t breathe until the next episode or hated what the writer/producer did to the characters so much you felt compelled to write an angry letter, tweet, or post about it then you have to see this documentary. A behind the scenes look at what it takes to run a show, the people crazy enough to do it, and the evolution of what was once the job of Head Writers and Executive Producers but has become a job in its own right. The film features interviews and follow alongs with current and former Showrunners such as J.J. Abrams and Joss Whedon along with the teams people shows like Bones, Fringe, and Person of Interest. BEWARE SPOILERS! About ten minutes into film the Showrunners of Bones launch into major spoilers for the upcoming season and it takes off from there.

The Wrecking Crew

You’ve never heard their names, buy you’ve heard their music. The Wrecking Crew is the untold story of a group of studio musicians that played and recorded on nearly every hit record of the 1960’s. The public might have been oblivious, but the industry wasn’t. If you wanted to make a hit you knew who to call. If you needed musical backing you knew who to dial. In this toe tapping and touching documentary Denny Tedesco, film maker and son of legendary guitarist Tommy Tedesco, pays a groovy tribute to his late father and the core group of musicians who played on the records of everyone from The Beach Boys, Sonny & Cher, The Mamas & The Papas, and The Monkees to Elvis, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Simon and Garfunkel. A true testament to the secret star-making power of the group that did for West Coast Sound what the Funk Brothers did for Motown. If you love music and need an instant pick me up this one will get you going.