Cinema History Movies

A journey through the life, work and many artistic miracles of the brilliant Spanish filmmaker Luis García Berlanga (1921-2010).

Remarkable life story of Henri Diamant-Berger, a director and screenwriter whose devotion to cinema led him to collaborate with some of the greatest...

Documentary detailing the extensive number of shots long lost from constant film re-cutting of 1925's great silent cinema classic Battleship Potemkin...

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

The Magic Lantern is a non-narrated celebration of early cinema and silent-film imagination, exploring the early work of pioneers such as Georges...

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

Spanish filmmaker David Trueba travels to New York to interview Woody Allen, who reviews his filmography and his many personal and artistic concerns.

To mark the century of film Geens and Lobet directed this homage to Belgian cinema in 101 fragments.

Many people contributed to the creation of Godzilla, but only one man was truly the father of the monster.

A biography and tribute to one of Japan's most prolific composers.

This glasnost-era documentary, which incorporates footage from films from the 1920s through the 1980s, looks at the history of women in Russian...

A compilation of scenes and trailers from horror movies having to do with wolfmen.

A glimpse at how genre film-focused home video companies have taken the charge in preserving, restoring, and releasing so many works which otherwise...

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...

A portrait of Per Åhlin, who has been called the father of Swedish animation. Meet the man who created The Sagan om Karl-Bertil Jonsson's...

In Taiwan, there is a group of people participating in this race against time. They are hidden inside the film archive of New Taipei City’s...

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

The suit actors of Toho's science fiction and fantasy films faced many challenges in bringing their iconic monsters to life.

Documentary short regarding the preservation and restoration of the worldwide remains of the Keystone films.