Cinema History Movies

An enchanting making-of story told through all-new in-depth interviews and cast conversations, inviting fans on a magical first-person journey...

The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers and visionary filmmakers.

American filmmaker Stanley Kubrick (1928–1999), one of the greatest in history, but also one of the most reserved, gave few interviews...

An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about transgender people, and how transgender people...

The definitive documentary on the history of nudity in feature films from the early silent days to the present, studying the changes in morality that...

Filmmaker Lawrence Shapiro discusses voice-over acting with the talented people behind the characters.

From the earliest versions of the script to the blockbuster debuts, explore the creation of the Star Wars Trilogy.

A documentary about the rise and fall of the Cannon Film Group, the legendary independent film company helmed by Israeli cousins Menahem Golan and...

In 1974, Chilean-French director Alejandro Jodorowsky embarked on the quixotic project of adapting Frank Herbert's influential novel Dune (1969) for...

An exploration of the cinematic history of the folk horror, from its beginnings in the UK in the late sixties; through its proliferation on British...

Music is an integral part of most films, adding emotion and nuance while often remaining invisible to audiences. Matt Schrader shines a spotlight on...

The epic life story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), a French screenwriter, director and producer, true pioneer of cinema, the first...

An unprecedented and intimate look at the life, work and enduring legacy of British actress Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993).

An account of the life and work of legendary Japanese actor Toshirō Mifune (1920-97), the most prominent actor of the Golden Age of Japanese...

The fantastic story of how an ancient martial art, Chinese kung fu, conquered the world through the hundreds of films that were produced in Hong Kong...

The untold origin story behind Ridley Scott's Alien - rooted in Greek and Egyptian mythologies, underground comics, the art of Francis Bacon, and the...

The Death of 'Superman Lives': What Happened? feature film documents the process of development of the ill fated "Superman Lives" movie, that was to...

A retrospective documentary about the groundbreaking horror series, Friday the 13th, featuring interviews with cast and crew from the twelve films...

Kubrick’s War tells the extraordinary, untold story behind Stanley Kubrick’s iconic 1987 film Full Metal Jacket—a production...

Spain, 1975. Franco's death opens the door to the possibility of uncensored cinema. After two years of relaxed censorship, it is abolished in 1977,...