Friends and admirers of iconoclastic film director Sam Fuller read from his memoirs in this unconventional documentary directed by Fuller's only child, Samantha.
A struggling filmmaker senses her peers are losing faith in her ability to succeed, so she decides to prove herself by finishing her last abandoned film and committing the perfect murder.
In this new program, actors Beverly D'Angelo, Don Dacus, Ellen Foley, Annie Golden, John Savage, and Dorsey Wright recall how they became involved with Hair, what it was like to work under the direction of Milos Forman, and era in which the film emerged, and how it impacted their acting ambitions...
A branding intern loses the life he once had after an encounter with a mysterious blonde and her whiskey bottle... but gains something very special in return.
Oscars and Ulcers: The Production History of 'High Noon'
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This visual essay, narrated by Anton Yelchin, focuses on the production history at High Noon. Included with the essay are plenty of very rare and archival promotional materials
I No Longer Belong: The Rise and Fall of Walter Wanger
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In this program, film scholar and author Matthew Bernstein discusses the life and unusual career of producer Walter Wanger, who greenlighted Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
An Independent Woman: Changing sensibilities in a post-war Hollywood
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An interview with New York University Film Studies Professor Dana Polan about Letter from an Unknown Woman by Max Ophüls, tracing the film's production history and situating it within the wave of independent and semi-independent filmmaking in post-war Hollywood, as well as within the context of...
This two-part visual essay features the son of director Don Siegel, Kristoffer Tabori, who reads from his father book A Siegel Film. The bulk of the content addresses the production history of Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
Critics Kent Jones, B. Ruby Rich, Joe McElhaney and Miriam Bale discuss the unique qualities of "Johnny Guitar," its lasting appeal and the influence the film had on some prominent directors during the years.
in this new program, production designer Stuart Wurtzel recalls his initial encounter with Milos Forman and their professional relationship during the production of Hair.
Tell Us She Was One of You: The Hollywood Blacklist and 'Johnny Guitar'
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Larry Ceplair, co-author of The Inquisition in Hollywood, and blacklisted screenwriter Walter Bernstein, a former member of the Communist Party, discuss the socio-political environment in Hollywood during the 1940s and 1950s, as well as unusual production history of "Johnny Guitar."
in this new program, editors Lynzee Klingman and Stanley Warnow remember how they were given the opportunity to work on Hair and discuss the type of work they did to meet Milos Forman's requirements for the film.
In this program, directors Larry Cohen (Special Effects) and Joe Dante recall their first experiences with Invasion of the Body Snatchers and discuss the unique qualities of the film's narrative, the lasting impact it had on generations of filmgoers and future filmmakers, and Jack Finney's novel.