As long as movies are made, albums recorded, and television produced, there will be a story behind the story. And thanks to the power of the documentary camera, those secrets will no longer stay buried in Hollywood forever. They will end up on our screens, unvarnished and unforgettable.

To visualize events without footage, many docs rely on cheesy re-enactments. When done poorly (actors in bad wigs whispering dramatically into a 1990s cell phone), it undermines the credibility of the journalism.

So the next time you sit down to watch a blockbuster sequel, ask yourself: I wonder what really happened on that set? Chances are, someone is already making a documentary about it.

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