Cinema History Movies

  • 2022
    Reel Stories: An Oral History of London's Projectionists

    Reel Stories: An Oral History of London's Projectionists

    Reel Stories: An Oral History of London's Projectionists

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    Documentary charting the experiences of projectionists who work or worked in cinemas in London, exploring the skills and dedication required for this...

    Reel Stories: An Oral History of London's Projectionists
  • 2021
    Exhuming London After Midnight

    Exhuming London After Midnight

    Exhuming London After Midnight

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    London After Midnight (1927), directed by Tod Browning and starring Lon Chaney, is the most sought-after lost film by fans of fantastic cinema. Has...

    Exhuming London After Midnight
  • 2024
    The First Look

    The First Look

    The First Look

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    In Spain, a poor country ruined by the recent Civil War (1936-39), and in the midst of Franco's dictatorship, a film school was created in Madrid in...

    The First Look
  • 2021
    Straight to VHS

    Straight to VHS

    Straight to VHS

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    Act of Violence Upon a Young Journalist is a film shot in 1988 and released on VHS in 1989; a mysterious cult work of Uruguayan cinema surrounded by...

    Straight to VHS
  • 2009
    The General: Tour of Filming Locations

    The General: Tour of Filming Locations

    The General: Tour of Filming Locations

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    In this visual essay John Bengtson, author of Silent Echoes: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Buster Keaton, pinpoints the locations...

    The General: Tour of Filming Locations
  • 2016
    Woman with an Editing Bench

    Woman with an Editing Bench

    Woman with an Editing Bench

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    Inspired by the woman who edited "Man with a Movie Camera" (1929), "Woman with an Editing Bench" reveals the personal impact of Stalin’s...

    Woman with an Editing Bench
  • 2007
    The Father of Godzilla: Eiji Tsuburaya

    The Father of Godzilla: Eiji Tsuburaya

    The Father of Godzilla: Eiji Tsuburaya

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    The life of Eiji Tsuburaya, pioneer of Japanese special effects.

    The Father of Godzilla: Eiji Tsuburaya
  • 2019
    Daughter of the Crater

    Daughter of the Crater

    Daughter of the Crater

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    A woman with a deep love of the land, Yolande Simard Perrault sees her life as having been shaped by a planetary upheaval in Charlevoix, Quebec,...

    Daughter of the Crater
  • 2004
    The One, the Only, the Real Tarzan

    The One, the Only, the Real Tarzan

    The One, the Only, the Real Tarzan

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    The glorious and tragic story of American athlete and actor Johnny Weissmuller (1904-84), Olympic swimmer, water polo player and the only true...

    The One, the Only, the Real Tarzan
  • 2022
    High Noon on the Waterfront

    High Noon on the Waterfront

    High Noon on the Waterfront

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    An inventive remembrance of the impact of the Hollywood blacklist on two American classics, rendered as a visually mesmerizing dialogue between Carl...

    High Noon on the Waterfront
  • 2014
    The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh

    The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh

    The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh

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    This is the first feature-length documentary on legendary director Raoul Walsh. In this 'memoir,' Walsh 'recounts' his career from the silent film...

    The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh
  • 1984
    James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

    James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

    James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

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    Retrospective of the life and movie work of British actor James Mason. The documentary presents interview footage interspersed with some movie...

    James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
  • 2015
    Return to Nostalgia

    Return to Nostalgia

    Return to Nostalgia

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    Local filmmaker Woo Ming Jin and his crew traversed across Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore to find 'Seruan Merdeka' (1947) - the first film made in...

    Return to Nostalgia
  • 2022
    Les 100 vies de Francis Blanche

    Les 100 vies de Francis Blanche

    Les 100 vies de Francis Blanche

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    Comedian, actor, author, director and emblematic figure of the French stage and cinema of the 50s and 60s, Francis Blanche liked to change register,...

    Les 100 vies de Francis Blanche
  • 2023
    The Complete Story of Film

    The Complete Story of Film

    The Complete Story of Film

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    At 18 hours and 43 minutes long, 'The Complete Story of Film' collects two epic documentaries by Mark Cousins into a stunningly expansive global...

    The Complete Story of Film
  • 1983
    Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns

    Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns

    Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns

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    Examines the early 1980s Hong Kong filmmaking community. Tony Rayns interviews some of the new generation of filmmakers and figures from the wider...

    Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns
  • 2022
    The Marvellous Spiral

    The Marvellous Spiral

    The Marvellous Spiral

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    Spain, early 20th century. As a child, Leocadia Cantalapiedra was dazzled by a new art: cinema; but she lives in a society where directing films is...

    The Marvellous Spiral
  • 2018
    Frankenstein (Re)Membered

    Frankenstein (Re)Membered

    Frankenstein (Re)Membered

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    Since its publication 200 years ago, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has influenced vast swathes of popular culture. Adaptations have starred...

    Frankenstein (Re)Membered
  • 2024
    Le phénomène Godlywood : quand l'Église fait son cinéma !

    Le phénomène Godlywood : quand l'Église fait son cinéma !

    Le phénomène Godlywood : quand l'Église fait son cinéma !

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    Le phénomène Godlywood : quand l'Église fait son cinéma !
  • 2020
    Hot Dog... The Documentary

    Hot Dog... The Documentary

    Hot Dog... The Documentary

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    Feature-length documentary on the making of HOT DOG... THE MOVIE.

    Hot Dog... The Documentary