A chronological look at the creative life of Luchino Visconti (1906-1976). It examines his theatricality, role in the neorealist movement, use of melodrama, and relation to decadence. It touches on the impact of a fabulously wealthy childhood, his writing for "Cinema," his politics, his work with Renoir, his appreciation of Thomas Mann, and his deep knowledge of literature and the arts. Visconti moves constantly between film and the theater, staging plays provocatively, working with Maria Callas at La Scala, and shooting films in theaters. Clips from his films and interviews with actors, crew members, and critics provide details for this portrait of creativity.

Pixar director Peter Sohn takes viewers on a humorous personal journey through the inspiration behin...

Since the early 1990s, Quentin Tarantino has been on a cinematic rollercoaster ride, that's never lo...

A documentary about Tim Burton's iconic 1988 fantasy comedy Beetlejuice, covering all the aspects of...

A documentary about the career of director Jack Arnold at Universal-International Studios. (An early...

Documentary about the original 1986 film Critters. Features interviews with actors Dee Wallace, Don ...

An up-close look into the life of the often misunderstood movie director Grigori Kromanov through th...

The amazing story of stunts, men and women who risk their lives every day on set to get the perfect ...

An in-depth oral history of the production and development history of Robert Altman's "O.C. and Stig...

A brief look at the history of "Homicide: Life on the Street", one of the best shows on television a...

What is anime? Through deep-dives with notable masterminds of this electrifying genre, this fast-pac...

Documentary which follows Bo Widerberg during the making of 'Man on the Roof', 'The Butt' and a fail...
Jean-Claude van Damme, Sheldon Lettich and more discuss the 1991 film "Double Impact" from inception...

A history of movie magic from 1895 to 1995, showing primitive effects used in such films as "A Trip ...

The story of one of the great environmental disasters to befall the United States, and the terrible ...

Mehrjui: The Forty-Year Report dives into the artistic world of Iranian director Dariush Mehrjui. Th...

A feature-length documentary on the life and work of Wisconsin grindhouse cinema auteur Bill Rebane,...

Unlike our dream of becoming a great filmmaker, the movie boards that adults talk about are tough. W...

Ferruccio Castronuovo was the only authorized eye, between 1976 and 1986, to film the brilliant Ital...

Portrait of director Andrey Zvyagintsev against the background of the filming of his film "Loveless"...

For more than 40 years Kathryn Bigelow has been making films that explore male violence. With movies...