Cinema History Movies

This revealing documentary honors the legendary Sidney Poitier—iconic actor, filmmaker, and civil rights activist. Featuring interviews with...

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

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

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 one of those wonderful coincidences of history, lumière, the French word for “light,” was also the last name of brothers...

A chronicle of the long career of American filmmaker Roger Corman, the most tenacious and ingenious low-budget producer and director in the US film...

The story lives forever in this feature-length documentary that charts the making of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

A journey into the labyrinthine heart of ideology, which shapes and justifies both collective and personal beliefs and practices: with an infectious...

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

Legendary British actor Michael Caine, who began his brilliant career on stage during the 1950s, talks about his private life, his work in film and...

The history of the peplum genre, known as sword-and-sandal cinema, set in Antiquity, from the silent film era to the present day.

A journey through Swedish queer film history.

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...

An audiovisual investigation into the way Spanish cinema has represented its audience throughout history, and a tribute to those who, for over a...

World-renowned director Martin Scorsese narrates this journey through his favorites in Italian cinema.

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

An intimate documentary delving into Rian Johnson's process as he comes in as a director new to the Star Wars universe.

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

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...

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