Rented Michael Palm's "Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen" DVD, I've been wanting to see it since I first heard about it.

Ulmer worked on low-budget pictures that allowed him creative control as a filmmaker, making a nice collection of B-movie masterpieces. The documentary features interviews with Peter Bogdanovich, Roger Corman, Wim Wenders, Joe Dante and Ulmer's daughter Arianne.

I remember reading John Belton's, "The Hollywood Professionals" where Ulmer was part of it and I always wanted to know more. This documentary includes Ulmer's 1942 PRC movie, "The Isle of Forgotten Sins," with Gale Sondergard as John Carridine's love interest. I love the special effects in this flick; out of focus miniatures and table top sets... Fun!

He's still a hero of mine even if his past is as fuzzy as his special effects.