Film History

"Cinema of Our Time" is a documentary series about contemporary filmmakers from around the world, created by Janine Bazin and André S. Labarthe, as a follow-up to the acclaimed initial series "Filmmakers of Our Time" (1964-1972).

French film critic Michel Ciment interviews Billy Wilder about his life and film-making.

Agnès Varda, photographer, installation artist and pioneer of the Nouvelle Vague, is an institution of French cinema. Taking a seat on a theatre stage, she uses photos and film excerpts to provide an insight into her unorthodox oeuvre.

The history of Hollywood and filmmaking comes alive in this spectacular nine hour celebration of movie magic.

A documentary made prior to the death of filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky, showing him working on his final film "The Sacrifice". This documentation was made at Tarkovsky's request to stand as a record of his working practices. Interspersed with clips of the director's previous films, this should prove especially interesting for fans of Tarkovsky's work.

A portrait of legendary filmmaker Nicholas Ray while is working as a film professor at a college in upstate New York.

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

In tribute to her late husband, the wife of the respected French director honors his life and artistic works by highlighting his vision in clips and interviews.

The history of the American film industry in Hollywood during the Silent era.

Documentary mini-series about the rise and fall of the European silent film industry.

Using in part rare out-take footage, the film-making methods and techniques of Charles Chaplin are explored.

The history of Hollywood film from the medium's invention to the birth of the New Hollywood in 1970.

The history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios.

Hollywood: History, Industry, Art. Explore the history of Hollywood, from Edison and the birth of film to the rise of the internet. In this series you will learn about Hollywood and how it came to be the global powerhouse of today. You will see the complex Hollywood industry and how business and politics translate into the art of film, TV, and new media. In this documentary-course you will learn about Hollywood and how it came to be the global powerhouse of today. We will discuss the complex Hollywood industry and how business and politics translate into the art of film, TV, and new media. This documentary will chronicle Hollywood's growth and global reach since the 1920s, looking at: How Hollywood has responded to new technologies such as synchronized sound, color cinematography, TV, home video, computer graphics, and the internet; How the global spread of Hollywood since the 1920s changed the film industry; The relationship between Hollywood and independent film; Hollywood's responses to crises in American politics (e.g., world wars, the cold war, the 1960s counterculture, 9/11); We will look closely at representative studios (Paramount, Disney, Fox, and others) and representative filmmakers (Mary Pickford, Charles Chaplin, Frank Capra, George Lucas, Spike Lee, among many others). What you'll Explore: The history of the studio system; How to analyze a film; How Hollywood has responded to new technologies in the industry; The impact of global audiences on Hollywood; The relationship between Hollywood and independent media; How Hollywood has reacted to major political events; What the future holds for Hollywood.

The history of the major Golden Age of Hollywood film company, RKO Pictures.

The look at the film world of the '30s, focused its attention on the Warner Bros. studio of the era, the Depressions years.

Director Robert Rodriguez interviews some of the top movie directors.

A simple yet timeless love story between a man and a woman, told using scenes edited together from hundreds of other films.

"365 days, also known as a Year" is a collage calendar of different film frames for each date. Day by day, 365 days in a row.

A documentary that spans 13 decades and five continents to give a guided tour of the art and craft of movies as told by female filmmakers.

Documentary series profiling various Hollywood stars of yesteryear and more recent times.

Hollywood's most notorious scandals exposed through interviews and re-enactments.

Interviews and archival footage are used to tell the story of post-war Broadway through the 1960s.

A look at the history of movies and their impact on our culture.

Bertrand Tavernier's personal journey through French cinema, from films he enjoyed as a boy to his own early career, told through portraits of key creative figures.