Even big stars need to stand in front of the director and audition for their roles, and some of the best screen tests are from the early years of legends. See some of Hollywood's top names and greatest talents in their very first appearances on celluloid. From Dustin Hoffman's 1966 stock and personality tests to Raquel Welch and James Coburn cavorting for Our Man Flint, from The Three Stooges to Rock Hudson, see stars trying to get on film.

Over the serene and verdant landscape of Northern California, a man with an everlasting childlike sp...

Profile of famed dance director Busby Berkeley's career, in particular "The Gang's All Here"

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

A documentary incorporating footage of Montgomery Clift’s most memorable films; interviews with fami...

An intimate, behind-the-scenes look at how an anonymous chef became a world-renowned cultural icon. ...

From her precocious status as a sex symbol to her consecration as a filmmaker, Jodie Foster's story ...

Kirk Douglas recounts his remarkable life in a celebrated one-man theater performance augmented with...
Hollywood is a hot spot for celebrities, and tour guide Scott Michaels (E!'s "20 Most Horrifying Hol...

Martin Scorsese is among those paying tribute to Gene Tierney, the Academy Award-nominated American ...

A documentary detailing the making of the cult favorite "Plan 9 from Outer Space," featuring intervi...

The filmmaker Juan Pinzás goes on a physical and also inner journey, in search of some lost images t...

Shot circa 1926, these two screen tests are made up of various takes for two films by Alberto Cavalc...

Justice is SERVED. Disgraced media mogul, Harvey Weinstein, was sentenced to 23 years in prison for ...

A tribute to the work of Alfred Hitchcock, featuring contemporary filmmakers, writers, performers, a...

This MGM short film highlights the work of master make-up artist William Tuttle. As the head of MGM'...

A documentary about the rise and fall of the Cannon Film Group, the legendary independent film compa...

In 1971, after being rejected by Hollywood, Bruce Lee returned to his parents’ homeland of Hong Kong...
Robert Llewellyn examines the enduring appeal of submarine movies, finding a beached Cold War Russia...