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- Documentary centers on the vending machine popularized in the 20th century that offered fresh cooked meals in a commissary-style eatery.
- Their music is unforgettable. Their name is legend. Delve into the lives and cinematic legacy of the prolific songwriting duo whose music has been featured in classic movies such as Mary Poppins (1964) and The Jungle Book (1967).
- Documentary about the art of film editing. Clips are shown from many groundbreaking films with innovative editing styles.
- This is a documentary that revisits the making of Gone with the Wind (1939) with archival footage, screen tests, insightful interviews and rare film footage.
- A retrospective look at the making of the Alien movies.
- In this documentary on the life of Joan Crawford, it is learned why she should be remembered as the great actress she was, and not only as the "Mommie Dearest" caricature she has become. Friends, fellow actors, directors, and others reminisce about their association with her, and numerous film clips show off her talent from her start in silent movies to bad science fiction/horror movies at the end of her career. Daughter Christina Crawford even explains the origin of the phrase "No more wire hangers!"
- The true life story of Everyman, John Weld, who went from stuntman during Hollywood's golden era, to journalist, novelist and many other lives while befriending and sharing adventures with some of the most influential, writers, actors, politicians and industrialists of the 20th Century.
- Using in part rare out-take footage, the film-making methods and techniques of Charles Chaplin are explored.
- The story behind the masterpiece.
- A look at actresses who starred in films with thought-provoking subjects made between 1929-1934 - before the Hollywood Production Code was enforced.
- Friends and admirers of iconoclastic film director Sam Fuller read from his memoirs.
- Martin Scorsese narrates this tribute to Val Lewton, the producer of a series of memorable low-budget horror films for RKO Studios. Raised by his mother and his aunt, his films often included strong female characters who find themselves in difficult situations and who have to grow up quickly. He is best remembered for the horror films he made at RKO starting in 1942. Starting with only a title - his first was Cat People (1942) - he would meticulously oversee every aspect of the film's completion. Although categorized as horror films, his films never showed a monster, leaving it all to the viewers imagination, assisted by music, mood and lighting.
- Ron Howard hosts a biography of the life and career of filmmaker Frank Capra, including interviews with the director's friends, colleagues and admirers.
- An original documentary from Turner Classic Movies, narrated by Julie Christie
- This documentary explores the incredible life of Merian C. Cooper, from his time as a soldier and pilot in three different wars, to his exploits in Hollywood, as a director, producer and cinematic innovator.
- Documentary recounting the life story of Louise Brooks in 5 sections: "Lulu in Toe Shoes"; "Lulu in Hollywood"; "Lulu in Berlin"; "Lulu in Hell"; and "Resurrection". Narrated by Shirley MacLaine and featuring numerous interviews with friends and relatives of the legendary star, it also contains excerpts from many of her films including her first on-screen appearance.
- Joel Grey dresses up as Charlie Chaplin to tell the story of his movie career, and show many of his clips.
- Story of the life of silent-screen actress Olive Thomas, the wife of Jack Pickford and a former Ziegfeld showgirl. Hailed in her time as one of the most beautiful women in the world, Thomas' rising film career was cut short by her tragic, and controversial, death at age 25.
- A documentary which explores movie comedian Buster Keaton's five years under contract at MGM, where personal problems and studio tyranny nearly destroyed him.
- "I Build the Tower" is the true story of the life and work of Sam Rodia, the Italian immigrant who built the world-famous Watts Towers on a residential lot in South Central Los Angeles. These mosaic-covered spires of reinforced cement rising to almost one hundred feet were once scheduled for demolition by the City Building Department. The towers survived to become a symbol of the community in which they stand and they are now recognized throughout the world as a unique embodiment of the structural principles found in nature.
- This documentary on the history of short subjects was first shown on the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) cable network. It surveys the genre from the beginning of the movies in the 1890's, when all movies were shorts, through the 1950's, when short subjects virtually disappeared from theaters. Several series of shorts are highlighted, including the The Three Stooges, Joe McDoakes, Robert Benchley, the Pete Smith Specialties, John Nesbitt's Passing Parade, and the Dogville comedies. Animated short films are given short shrift.
- Meryl Streep conducts us to a trip to New York City as presented in many films during the 20th Century, and how its cultural importance and impact are important to viewers. With a comprehensive gathering of clips from films between 1910's and 1990's, the documentary presents the mandatory classic films that presented the city and its multiple cultural variations, situations and the great stories filmed there. Actors and directors also discuss how they view the city in reality and also through the pictures.
- The history of color photography in motion pictures, in particular the Technicolor company's work.
- An exploration of actress Marion Davies, including her relationship with newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst and her life both before and after her movie career.
- A history of the Central Casting Corp., an organization set up by the movie industry to supply extras for film and television work.
- The careers of D.W. Griffith, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and Charlie Chaplin are chronicled culminating in the formation of United Artists and 1919.
- Documentary about the legendary American film director from his introduction to the film industry in its early years to his death in 1959. After a falling out with Adolph Zukor, he left Paramount Pictures to found his own company but it too failed and moved on to MGM where his films were less successful than he had hoped. By 1931 DeMille, despite his huge successes in the silent era, was practically unemployable. Given a second chance at Paramount DeMille found his now classic formula of religious or epic tales with more than just a tinge of sex. Firmly re-established, he would stay with the studio for the rest of his career. He became a fervent anti-communist leading to a confrontation with his colleagues in the Directors Guild. He continued making films regardless and died as one of the most commercially successful in Hollywood history.
- Documentary about Stalag Luft III and the prisoners of war present there at the time of the "great" escape. The film also discusses the inaccuracy of the role that Americans were portrayed as doing in the film The Great Escape (1963). This documentary can be found in the 2 disc Special Edition DVD released n 2004.
- How Hollywood sought to sell a blockbuster by beefing up the role played by US personnel in what was in reality a largely British and Commonwealth affair.
- Documentary about Stalag Luft III and the prisoners of war present there at the time of the "great" escape. The film also discusses the consequences that the escapees faced after the breakout, both good and bad. This documentary can be found in the 2 disc Special Edition DVD released n 2004.
- Yuckie Duck is working on a restaurant that is full of toxic waste (maybe), rats, and cockroaches.
- Documentary about Stalag Luft III and the prisoners of war present there at the time of the "great" escape. The film also discusses the events that transpired after the war's end, where the British sought to bring those responsible for the execution of Allied prisoners of war to justice. This documentary can be found in the 2 disc Special Edition DVD released n 2004.
- 1985– 1h 45mTV-G7.9 (282)TV EpisodeA film about the career and methods of the master silent comedy filmmaker.
- A documentary about the history of African American race films during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
- 1985– 2h 35mTV-148.1 (226)TV EpisodeBrilliant pioneer of the feature film and discoverer of Hollywood - yet some say he single-handedly re-awakened the Ku Klux Klan.
- American Masters explores the life and career of Cary Grant (born Archie Leach) with celebrity interviews.
- Actress Judy Garland tells her own story through recordings she made while preparing to write her autobiography.
- Wilder and Monroe do battle with the Hays Office to get a successful sex comedy onto the big screen.
- 1998–20232hTV-148.8 (98)TV EpisodeA look at the 1920s murder of Hollywood director William Desmond Taylor, which officially remains unsolved. Many historians, biographers, and a few survivors are interviewed.
- 201059mNot Rated8.0 (52)TV EpisodeThe early careers of the Warner brothers, Mayer, Carl Laemmle of Universal and William Fox of Fox. It also covers the invention of Thomas Edison's motion picture camera and penny arcades.
- 1985– 55mTV-148.1 (77)TV EpisodeA documentary about the life and films of actress Lillian Gish.
- This episode concentrates on problems and solutions of three feature films that Chaplin wrote, directed and starred in: "The Kid (1921)," "The Gold Rush (1925)" and "City Lights (1931)."