A joyful tale filled with music. The rise of radio. The jazz big bands. The legendary clubs and ballrooms. The soundtracks of the great musical films and TV shows. Sex and romance, gangsters, luxury cars and palm trees. From Barcelona to New York, with a stop in Cuba. The birth of Las Vegas. The sound of the maracas. Chihuahuas everywhere. The incredible life story of Xavier Cugat (1900-90).

In August, 1956, Elvis Presley started shooting his first feature film, Love Me Tender. At his side ...

An interview with film director Josef von Sternberg, produced for Belgium television.

Interview with Jacques Tati on the set of his 1967 film "PlayTime". Produced for the British televis...

An interview with American director, Anthony Mann. This documentary was first seen as episode 8 of t...
Robert Llewellyn examines the enduring appeal of submarine movies, finding a beached Cold War Russia...

Alex Norton discovers how showbusiness has handled the portrayal of the Scottish accent. For over 10...

A journey through the professional life of innovative film director Richard Linklater: 21 years crea...

In a series of four documentaries, Marcel Ophuls pays tribute to his father Max, and in this last on...

An analysis of French director Jacques Tati's 1957 film "Mon oncle" which discusses the stylistic si...

Interview with film director Jacques Tourneur which first appeared on the French television series "...

Against a backdrop of political unrest in Turkey, this biopic charts the life of Anatolian rock sing...

An amalgam of documentary and cinema verité, this movie outlines the life, loves and music of Rollin...

With a career that includes a 35-year tenure as composer of the Berlin Philharmonic and record sales...

This riveting music documentary traces the history of Jazz piano legend Oscar Peterson, from his ear...

A barefoot contessa, a screwed-up princess, an exquisite drunk, a bawdy aristocrat, a nightmare for ...

Martin Scorsese is among those paying tribute to Gene Tierney, the Academy Award-nominated American ...
Documentary about a lost sequence from Pier Paolo Pasolini's 1971 film "The Decameron".

Documentary featuring a candid interview with Kieślowski and rare behind-the-scenes footage from the...

The views and thoughts of Canadian writer Margaret Atwood have never been more relevant than today. ...

A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. ...