filmserts

Since the beginning of cinema history, directors and screenwriters have been putting other films into their own films -- in many purposeful ways and with powerful results. While a film might appear on a television set in the corner of a room and the film's characters fail to take notice of it, most are being looked at by the director's camera and, ultimately, by us, the audience. They generally have a great deal to tell us about a scene, the characters in that scene, or the entire film. "Filmserts: Film Appearing in Film" is devoted to the fun and fascinating phenomenon that been around as far back as Buster Keaton. Sit back and enjoy the ride and ask yourself: "What's the name of that movie I'm seeing right now? And what's it doing in THIS film?"