Cinema History Movies
- 2022
Reel Stories: An Oral History of London's Projectionists
Reel Stories: An Oral History of London's Projectionists82022HD
Documentary charting the experiences of projectionists who work or worked in cinemas in London, exploring the skills and dedication required for this...
- 2021
Exhuming London After Midnight
Exhuming London After Midnight02021HD
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...
- 2024
The First Look
The First Look02024HD
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...
- 2021
Straight to VHS
Straight to VHS5.92021HD
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...
- 2009
The General: Tour of Filming Locations
The General: Tour of Filming Locations02009HD
In this visual essay John Bengtson, author of Silent Echoes: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Buster Keaton, pinpoints the locations...
- 2016
Woman with an Editing Bench
Woman with an Editing Bench72016HD
Inspired by the woman who edited "Man with a Movie Camera" (1929), "Woman with an Editing Bench" reveals the personal impact of Stalin’s...
- 2007
The Father of Godzilla: Eiji Tsuburaya
The Father of Godzilla: Eiji Tsuburaya102007HD
The life of Eiji Tsuburaya, pioneer of Japanese special effects.
- 2019
Daughter of the Crater
Daughter of the Crater5.52019HD
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,...
- 2004
The One, the Only, the Real Tarzan
The One, the Only, the Real Tarzan7.22004HD
The glorious and tragic story of American athlete and actor Johnny Weissmuller (1904-84), Olympic swimmer, water polo player and the only true...
- 2022
High Noon on the Waterfront
High Noon on the Waterfront6.72022HD
An inventive remembrance of the impact of the Hollywood blacklist on two American classics, rendered as a visually mesmerizing dialogue between Carl...
- 2014
The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh
The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh7.32014HD
This is the first feature-length documentary on legendary director Raoul Walsh. In this 'memoir,' Walsh 'recounts' his career from the silent film...
- 1984
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate01984HD
Retrospective of the life and movie work of British actor James Mason. The documentary presents interview footage interspersed with some movie...
- 2015
Return to Nostalgia
Return to Nostalgia02015HD
Local filmmaker Woo Ming Jin and his crew traversed across Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore to find 'Seruan Merdeka' (1947) - the first film made in...
- 2022
Les 100 vies de Francis Blanche
Les 100 vies de Francis Blanche02022HD
Comedian, actor, author, director and emblematic figure of the French stage and cinema of the 50s and 60s, Francis Blanche liked to change register,...
- 2023
The Complete Story of Film
The Complete Story of Film82023HD
At 18 hours and 43 minutes long, 'The Complete Story of Film' collects two epic documentaries by Mark Cousins into a stunningly expansive global...
- 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 Rayns01983HD
Examines the early 1980s Hong Kong filmmaking community. Tony Rayns interviews some of the new generation of filmmakers and figures from the wider...
- 2022
The Marvellous Spiral
The Marvellous Spiral5.32022HD
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...
- 2018
Frankenstein (Re)Membered
Frankenstein (Re)Membered102018HD
Since its publication 200 years ago, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has influenced vast swathes of popular culture. Adaptations have starred...
- 2024
Le phénomène Godlywood : quand l'Église fait son cinéma !
Le phénomène Godlywood : quand l'Église fait son cinéma !02024HD
- 2020
Hot Dog... The Documentary
Hot Dog... The Documentary02020HD
Feature-length documentary on the making of HOT DOG... THE MOVIE.