In the silent film era, movies were never really silent. In the background of films that made figures like Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton into cultural icons, were the musical giants whose compositions defined the very films that captivated a generation of movie-goers. Arthur Kleiner converses with the still-living legends from that bygone golden age of cinema.
Tells the story of Tucson and the legendary movies that were shot there.

In 1928, as the talkies threw the film industry and film language into turmoil, Chaplin decided that...

A budding director endeavors to research a merciless gangster for making a film on gangsterism. But ...

Through booms and busts, Delft Theatres and its innovative gem The Nordic endured in Marquette, Mich...

The story of Leon Vitali, who surrendered his promising acting career to become Stanley Kubrick's de...

In Manhattan's Central Park, a film crew directed by William Greaves is shooting a screen test with ...

Makhmalbaf puts an advertisement in the papers calling for an open casting for his next movie. Howev...

Providing behind the scenes footage of the director on set with clips from his own films, Martin Sco...
Film about Marcel Hanoun at work while making his film Les amants de Sarajevo in 1993.
Three stand-up comedians seek fame and fortune in the hottest comedy scene in the world: San Francis...

There's not a person in the world who wouldn't recognize Mickey Mouse. But until now, not many knew ...

An exploration of the appeal of horror films, with interviews of many legendary directors in the gen...
A documentary about the making of Joe Cash's last directorial feature film Carnal Redemption, showca...

From Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdom, he turned his dreams into entertainment for the ages. Now, l...

In the excitement of the roaring 20s, a new kind of movie palace was constructed by the Bay. More th...

Filmmaker Neil Breen comments on his personal insight, motivations, goals, vision and his five featu...

This film was broadcast on La Sept in October 1990 as a part of Hélène Mochiri's Cinéma de poche pro...

A behind-the-scenes look at the eleven-year process it took to make The Painted Bird. The narratives...