Leonard Maltin
Birthday: Born in 1950-12-18 in New York City, New York, USA
Deathday: Alive
Leonard Michael Maltin (born December 18, 1950) is an American film critic and film historian, as well as an author of several mainstream books on cinema, focusing on nostalgic, celebratory narratives. He is best known for his eponymous annual book of movie capsule reviews, Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide, which was published annually from 1969 to 2014. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leonard Maltin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
TV Credits
Entertainment Tonight
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Daily tabloid television news show on entertainment and celebrity news with unprecedented access to Hollywood's biggest stars, exclusive behind-the-scenes looks at upcoming film and television projects, as well as the real story behind Hollywood's latest news....
Mystery Science Theater 3000
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A stranded spaceship pilot captured by mad scientists survives a blitz of cheesy B movies by riffing on them with his funny robot pals....
The View
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ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View....
E! True Hollywood Story
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E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows and also well-known public figures. Among the topics covered on the program include salacious re-tellings of Hollywood secrets, show-biz scandals, celebrity murders and mysteries, porn-star biographies, and "where-are-they-now?" investigations of former child stars. It frequently features in-depth interviews, actual courtroom footage, and dramatic reenactments. When aire...
Davy Crockett
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Davy Crockett is a five-part serial which aired on ABC in one-hour episodes on the Disneyland series. The series stars Fess Parker as real-life frontiersman Davy Crockett and Buddy Ebsen as his friend, George Russel. The first three episodes of the serial were edited together as the 1955 theatrical film Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier, and rebroadcast in color in the 1960s when the Disney program went to NBC. This series and film are known for the catchy theme song, "The Ballad of Davy...
Freakazoid!
Character: Himself (voice)
The adventures of Freakazoid, a manic, insane superhero who battles with an array of super villains....
100 Years of Warner Bros.
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Tracing a century of movie and TV history, these four documentary specials explore the unparalleled global impact of Warner Bros. on art, commerce, and culture....
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
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Each installment focuses on a different era of American movie history, from the invention of the first moving pictures to the revolutionary, cutting-edge films of the 1960s....
Entertainment Tonight
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Daily tabloid television news show on entertainment and celebrity news with unprecedented access to Hollywood's biggest stars, exclusive behind-the-scenes looks at upcoming film and television projects, as well as the real story behind Hollywood's latest news....
BoJack Horseman
Character: Leonard Maltin (voice)
Meet the most beloved sitcom horse of the 90s - 20 years later. BoJack Horseman was the star of the hit TV show "Horsin' Around," but today he's washed up, living in Hollywood, complaining about everything, and wearing colorful sweaters....
The Dick Cavett Show
Character: Self - Guest
The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks....
Eli Roth's History of Horror
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An in-depth look at the history and pop cultural significance of horror films....
Movie Credits
Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music
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A look at the life and work of the Austrian composer who pioneered the musical scoring of films - hundreds of them - from King Kong, to Gone with the Wind, to Casablanca and beyond....
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Character: Leonard Maltin
Young sweethearts Billy and Kate move to the Big Apple, land jobs in a high-tech office park and soon reunite with the friendly and lovable Gizmo. But a series of accidents creates a whole new generation of Gremlins. The situation worsens when the devilish green creatures invade a top-secret laboratory and develop genetically altered powers, making them even harder to destroy!...
Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In
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Film experts Leonard Maltin and Ben Mankiewicz interview famous detective Dick Tracy about his life and career, with a surprise appearance by legendary actor and director Warren Beatty....
Curtains for Roy Earle
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A featurette exploring the gangster films made at Warner Bros., actor Humphrey Bogart's career and the making of HIGH SIERRA (1941)....
Forgotten Silver
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The life story of Colin McKenzie, a forgotten pioneer of international cinema who was born in rural New Zealand in 1888....
Leonard Maltin's Animation Favorites from the Film Board of Canada
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This compilation of 9 NFB animation films is presented by Leonard Maltin. Included in the collection are Begone Dull Care, The Cat Came Back, Log Driver's Waltz, Getting Started, The Street and more....
W.C. Fields: Straight Up
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Documentary directed by Joseph Adamson....
Heckler
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HECKLER is a comedic feature documentary exploring the increasingly critical world we live in. After starring in a film that was critically bashed, Jamie Kennedy takes on hecklers and critics and ask some interesting questions of people such as George Lucas, Bill Maher, Mike Ditka, Rob Zombie, Howie Mandel and many more. This fast moving, hilarious documentary pulls no punches as you see an uncensored look at just how nasty and mean the fight is between those in the spotlight and those in the da...
Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane
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Documentary about the life and work of mystery writer Mickey Spillane....
Cinema Finds Its Voice
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The story of how sound was paired with images in early years of cinema; offering an in-depth look at the people behind-the-scenes and the technological innovations that culminated in Warner Brothers' ground breaking film, "The Jazz Singer" (1927)....
Pablo
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Pablo blends documentary and animation elements to tell the saga of "famous unknown" Pablo Ferro, a man with a personal journey that spans from Havana, during the pre-Cuban revolution to his current home, in the garage behind his son's house....
Only in Theaters
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ONLY IN THEATERS, a film by actor/director Raphael Sbarge, is an intimate and moving journey taken with the Laemmle family, spanning nearly three years of challenges, losses, and personal triumphs. Laemmle Theatres, the beloved 84-year-old arthouse cinema chain 3rd generation family business in Los Angeles, is facing seismic change and financial pressure. Yet the family behind this multigenerational business – whose sole mission has been to support the art of film – is determined to survive....
Once Upon a Dream: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty'
Character: Self - Film Historian
Documentary about the making of Disney's Animated Classic....
These Amazing Shadows
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Tells the history and importance of The National Film Registry, a roll call of American cinema treasures that reflects the diversity of film, and indeed the American experience itself....
Woody Allen: A Documentary
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Iconic writer, director, actor, comedian and musician Woody Allen allowed his life and creative process to be documented on-camera for the first time. With this unprecedented access, Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Robert B. Weide followed the notoriously private film legend over a year and a half to create the ultimate film biography. "Woody Allen: A Documentary" chronicles Allen's career - from teen writer to Sid Caesar's TV scribe, from stand-up comedian to award-winning writer-direct...
Cinema's First Colors
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Art and science have worked together to allow cinema to switch to color. Numerous processes have succeeded one another to try to solve this difficulty....
The Sci-Fi Boys
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Legendary all-stars of cinema bring to life the evolution of science-fiction and special effects films from the wild and funny days of B-movies to blockbusters that have captured the world's imagination. This is the story of the Sci-Fi Boys, who started out as kids making amateur movies inspired by Forrest J Ackerman's FAMOUS MONSTERS magazine and grew up to take Hollywood by storm, inventing the art and technology for filming anything the mind can dream....
Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
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Narrated by Billy Crystal, the documentary examines the history of the character over the decades, including sketches, clips from the shorts, and interviews with the animation legends who created some of the most memorable Bugs material...
Cartoon Camera
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"Cartoon Camera" traces the history of animation camera techniques used by Disney animators from the earliest days of makeshift down-shooter cameras and the groundbreaking Multiplane Camera of the 1930s to camera capture techniques of today and beyond. Host Leonard Maltin explores the history of Cartoon Camera at the Disney Studio, with insights from the people who created the movie magic from Disney Legends Don Iwerks and Ruthie Tompson, a pioneer for women behind the camera, to contemporary "d...
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film
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Arguably the quintessential film siren of the silent era, Mary Pickford was known as "America's Sweetheart." This documentary explores Pickford's life beyond the screen, as a writer, producer, director and keen businesswoman who co-founded United Artists. Narrated by Whoopi Goldberg and featuring clips of Pickford's movies, the film offers insight from historians, film critics (including Leonard Maltin) and silver-screen stars such as Janet Leigh and Roddy McDowall....
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
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The artistry, triumph and lifelong friendship of the great cinematographers Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond. With film school equipment, they shoot the Soviet crackdown of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. As refugees they struggle in Hollywood, finally breaking into the mainstream with their pivotal contribution to the "American New Wave."...
8 Winds
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The film is a story about love, sacrifice, and hope set against an Arthouse noir milieu, where its sharks, vampires, and victims when a reclusive billionaire (Robert Davi), comedy club owner (Leona Paraminski) and over the hill filmmaker Charlie Nabis (Dan Coplan) are drawn into a deadly game of conspiracy and murder as a Russian Oligarch fights to control California's water supply....
Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'
Character: Himself, film historian
Film historians examines the making of the 1938 "The Adventures of Robin Hood."...
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
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An overview of the making of John Huston's 1948 classic "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre."...
Drive-In Movie Memories
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A nostalgic, informative history of drive-in movie theaters, featuring extensive archival photographs and interviews with Leonard Maltin, John Bloom, Samuel Z. Arkoff, Barry Corbin and many others... Drive-In Movie Memories is a film celebration of America's greatest icon of youth, freedom and the automobile. What began as an auto parts owner's business venture to make some easy money accidentally became a magical place where romance, fun and a sense of community flourished. This film chronicles...
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
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Documentary on animator Chuck Jones....
Cinerama Adventure
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A nostalgic and compelling look into the legendary three camera, three projector process that revolutionized motion pictures and led the industry into the widescreen era....
It Hopped One Night: A Look at ‘One Froggy Evening’
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A documentary about Chuck Jones' classic animated short One Froggy Evening....
A Conversation with Roy Disney
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A interview with Roy Disney....
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930
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A documentary about the early days of animation....
Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre
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Guillermo del Toro, Rian Johnson and other film luminaries look back at LA's historic Egyptian Theatre as it returns to its former movie palace glory....
Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920
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A documentary about the early days of animation....
The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
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Actor Martin Sheen narrates this newly produced, feature-length high definition documentary, touching on the film's timelessness and legacy before diving into the story of its development, production and release....
That Guy Dick Miller
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Documentary about veteran character actor Dick Miller, whose career in and outside of Hollywood has spanned almost 200 films across six decades, featuring a diverse range of interviews with directors, co-stars, and contemporaries....
A Conversation with Fess Parker
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“A Conversation with Fess Parker” (17:05) is another interview, edited almost exactly like the previous, where Maltin visits the man who played Davy Crockett at his winery in California. Memories of how he got the part, what it was like to make the series and the reaction from fans are all recalled by Parker. This is a low-key documentary, but a very nice inclusion for the set. Next we find A Conversation With Fess Parker. For this 17-minute and five-second piece, Maltin visits the actor at his...
John Ford Goes to War
Character: Self - Interviewee
When World War II broke out, John Ford, in his forties, commissioned in the Naval Reserve, was put in charge of the Field Photographic Unit by Bill Donavan, director of the soon-to-be-OSS. During the war, Field Photo made at least 87 documentaries, many with Ford's signature attention to heroism and loss, and many from the point of view of the fighting soldier and sailor. Talking heads discuss Ford's life and personality, the ways that the war gave him fulfillment, and the ways that his war film...
To Kill a Mockingbird: All Points of View
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A 60th anniversary retrospective documentary on the influence and context of the 1962 film, To Kill a Mockingbird....
The Lost Stooges
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A documentary hosted by Leonard Maltin featuring rare clips of the Three Stooges...
Reflecting Thought: Stan Brakhage
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Stan Brakhage is a film maker whose work is shown mainly at film festivals. His work has been likened to poetry. Brakhage explains his techniques and his motivation....
Dick Tracy Special
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Leonard Maltin interviews Warren Beatty as Dick Tracy, while film clips trace the history of the comic strip detective....
The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'
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From all the cartoons Walt Disney and his team create a full length feature film fun and fancy free . Learn the story of how ww2 Changed bongo and the rest of the cartoons . How Edgar burgan got to play himself and his puppets....
Alice's Cartoon World: An Interview with Virginia Davis
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This featurette is available on the 'Walt Disney Treasures: Disney Rarities' DVD....
Songs of the Silly Symphonies
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Leonard Maltin talks with song writer Richard M. Sherman about Disney music....
The Crockett Craze
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“The Davy Crockett Craze” (19:05) has Leonard Maltin interviewing author Paul F. Anderson (whose book has the same title as this featurette). Anderson spends most of the time explaining Davy’s place in history, and hearing his well-put view points is rather enjoyable. This is basically just a video of the two men talking, but it’s peppered with archival footage and photos....
From Kansas City to Hollywood
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This featurette is available on the 'Walt Disney Treasures: Disney Rarities' DVD....
The Man Behind the Duck
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This featurette is available on the 'Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Vol. 1' (1934-1941)....
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
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Chronicles the last great American showman, filmmaker William Castle, a master of ballyhoo who became a brand name in movie horror with his outrageous audience participation gimmicks....
The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached
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Documentary focusing on the making-of the 1940n adaptation of Pinocchio by the Disney studio, often considered the artistic pinnacle of the Disney feature....
Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein
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Before MTV and the age of television, there were Soundies. First appearing in 1941, these three minute black-and-white films featured artists of the Big Band, Jazz and Swing era, like Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Louis Jordan, Louis Armstrong, Gene Krupa, The Mills Brothers, Les Paul, Cab Calloway, and Fats Waller. The Soundies helped launch the careers of Doris Day, Nat King Cole, Liberace, and Dorothy Dandridge, among others. Viewed for a dime through a special machine called a Panoram, a movi...
Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt
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For years, artist Drew Friedman has chronicled a strange, alternate universe populated by forgotten Hollywood stars, old Jewish comedians and liver-spotted elevator operators. Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt is an in-depth documentary tracing artist Friedman's evolution from underground comics to the cover of The New Yorker. The film, directed by Kevin Dougherty, features interviews with Friedman's friends and colleagues, including Gilbert Gottfried, Patton Oswalt, Richard Kind, Mike ...
Walt Disney Treasures: The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
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Before Mickey there was Oswald, the floppy-eared star of Walt Disney's first cartoon series, THE ADVENTURES OF OSWALD THE LUCKY RABBIT. Fun and mischievous, the cheerful rabbit's popularity quickly multiplied, and so did his shorts. Between 1927 and 1928, Disney created a bounty of legendary and rarely seen Oswald cartoons. Now for the first time ever on DVD, the premiere collection of Disney's Oswald shorts -- all featuring new scores composed by Robert Israel especially for this release. The l...
Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin
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The making of Disney's Aladdin...
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
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There's not a person in the world who wouldn't recognize Mickey Mouse. But until now, not many knew the man who originally gave shape, movement and personality to the world's most beloved icon. "The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story" takes you behind the scenes to meet Walt Disney's best friend and chief animator....
Frank and Ollie... and Mickey
Character: Leonard Maltin
Documentary regarding two of the "nine old men" of Disney animators....
Junket Whore
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A documentary film that explores the relationship between publicists and journalists in Hollywood....
Fanarchy
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Fanarchy explores the rise of fan culture and ways in which fans are threatening the Hollywood system by becoming a creative force in their own right. With affordable technology at their fingertips, fans are producing more new content per month than studios or networks combined. Whether it's an original idea or a personal spin on a favorite film or TV show, fans are taking the reins and blurring the line between amateur and professional. Written and directed by Halifax’s own Donna Davies, Fanarc...
A Conversation with Joe Grant
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A interview with Joe Grant....
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
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A documentary on legendary movie-poster artist Drew Struzan....
Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames
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While known for cinema classics such as Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Days of Wine and Roses and the Pink Panther series, the iconic director, screenwriter and producer Blake Edwards was also a sculptor and painter, loving husband and devoted father. Featuring never-before-seen archival video and stills, American Masters offers an exploration into his complex life and genre-spanning career, as shared by filmmakers and family....
Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino
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The story of the unlikely alliance between two of the most renowned innovators of the twentieth century: brilliantly eccentric Spanish Surrealist Salvador Dalí and American entertainment innovator Walt Disney....
Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey
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A 'cine-ramic' roller-coaster ride through the rise, fall and re-birth of projected film....
King-Size Comedy: Tex Avery and the Looney Tunes Revolution
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Focuses on how the legend of animation, Tex Avery, revolutionized cartoons....
The Marx Brothers: Hollywood's Kings of Chaos
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A documentary about the Marx Brothers containing interviews with Leonard Maltin, Dick Cavett and others....
James Dean and Me
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A documentary about James Dean. People who knew him or had worked with him reminisce....
American Scary
Character: Himself
A fond remembrance of and tribute to the uniquely American institution of the horror movie host....
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood
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From 1915-1939, Frances Marion was one of the most powerful talents in the movie industry. In one of the most liberating eras for women in film, she wrote more than 200 movies and was the world's highest paid screenwriter - man or woman. Kathy Bates gives voice to Marion's words from her letters, diaries, and memoirs. Includes commentary by silent film historian Kevin Brownlow, critic Leonard Maltin, and Marion's celebrated biographer Cari Beauchamp. Current women filmmakers reflect on the legac...
Celebrating Dumbo
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Bonus feature on the Dumbo DVD....
Vittorio D.
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A documentary about Vittorio de Sica with clips of his films and testimonials from friends and family....
This Is Bob Hope...
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During his career, Bob Hope was the only performer to achieve top-rated success in every form of mass entertainment. American Masters explores the entertainer’s life through his personal archives and clips from his classic films....
William Powell: A True Gentleman
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A short documentary about William Powell....
Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America
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With his naïve air, his rangy and reassuring silhouette, James Stewart symbolizes success, someone who everybody wants to look like. Behind his legendary nonchalance, Robert Mitchum is the figure of the bad boy, the kind-hearted hooligan who anyone would like to have for accomplice. What is the legacy left by these two big myths of the Hollywood cinema and in which way they fed the American dream?...
Marty Sklar, Walt, and EPCOT
Character: Leonard Maltin
A documentary short on Disney's 'Tomorrow Land' DVD....
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
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Produced for Turner Classic Movies, this documentary looks at the early days of the gangster film....
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
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A look at the forces that shaped Pre-Code Hollywood and brought about the strict enforcement of the Hays Code in 1934....
The Great Buster: A Celebration
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A celebration of the life and career of one of America's most influential and celebrated filmmakers and comedians—Buster Keaton—whose singular style and fertile output during the silent era created his legacy as a true cinematic visionary....
Topaz: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin
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Film critic/historian Leonard Maltin talks about the making of, and his appreciation for, Alfred Hitchcock's Topaz (1969). He speaks of the difficulties with preview audiences in general and how they affected this film, and presents several deleted scenes not available before this....
Bugs and Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons
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Leonard Maltin introduces us to and takes us back to a theatre showing Wartime cartoon shorts and explains how Bugs and Daffy and the gang, through a collection/sampling of 11 cartoon shorts which served the war effort....
A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not'
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In the '40s Howard Hawks boasts that he can make a movie out of the worst thing Hemingway ever has written. When Hemingway asks, which novel he means, Hawks says To Have and Have Not. Jules Furthman writes a script, which follows the book closely. The location of the story is Cuba, but the US Government is against depicting corruption and violence on Cuba, and threatens to withdraw the film's export license. William Faulkner rewrites the script, and relocates the story to Martinique. Hawks's wif...
The Making of High Noon
Character: Self - Presenter
Documentary about High Noon featuring Fred Zinnemann and Stanley Kramer....
Zsa Zsa Gabor, Königin des roten Teppichs
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Notfilm
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NOTFILM is a feature-length experimental essay on FILM -- its author Samuel Beckett, its star Buster Keaton, its production and its philosophical implications -- utilizing additional outtakes, never before heard audio recordings of the production meetings, and other rare archival elements....
Carl Laemmle
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A documentary about the life of Carl Laemmle, early cinema pioneer and founder of Universal Studios, documenting his life in Hollywood and his efforts in the 1930s to save Jewish families in Nazi Germany....
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
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This documentary focuses on 1939, considered to be Hollywood's greatest year, with film clips and insight into what made the year so special....
Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman
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A documentary on the life and career of Victor Fleming, director of such iconic movies as The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind....
Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation
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This documentary short takes you inside the fascinating world of film preservation and restoration....
Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity
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In 1935, 17-year-old aspiring actress Marsha Hunt was discovered in Hollywood. She signed with Paramount Pictures and went on to a flourishing career at MGM. She made 54 films in 17 years before a series of unfortunate events led to her being unfairly blacklisted. After the blacklist, she championed humanitarian causes, forging a career as one of Hollywood's first celebrity activists. She was the FIRST Angelina Jolie. As far back as 1955, Eleanor Roosevelt was a mentor of hers as they both worke...
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
Character: Self
Directed by Kevin Burns, this documentary from Playboy Home Video examines the oftentimes tense relationship between sex, women, and popular Hollywood culture. With a particular focus given to Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, Jean Harlow, and Sharon Stone, Sex at 24 Frames Per Second studies the role of female sexuality in film throughout the years. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi...
Frank Capra's American Dream
Character: Self (voice)
A documentary looking at the life and career of film director Frank Capra. Hosted by Ron Howard....
The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature
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Documentary on the making of Walt Disney’s Fantasia....
The Pixar Story
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A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of its East Bay campus, the company's relationship with Disney, and its remarkable initial string of eight hits. The contributions of John Lasseter, Ed Catmull and Steve Jobs are profiled. The decline of two-dimensional animation is chronicled as three-dimensional animation rises. Hard work and creativity seem to share the screen in equal proportions....
The Fantasia Legacy: Fantasia Continued
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A documentary on the making of Fantasia 2000....
Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace
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Celebrating the splendor and grandeur of the great cinemas of the United States, built when movies were the acme of entertainment and the stories were larger than life, as were the venues designed to show them. The film also tracks the eventual decline of the palaces, through to today’s current preservation efforts. A tribute to America’s great art form and the great monuments created for audiences to enjoy them in....
Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers
Character: Self
Documentary following the history of America's first cinematographers....
Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess
Character: Himself
A documentary looking at the life, films, and troubled times of America's first sex symbol, screen actress Clara Bow, featuring interviews and archive footage. It takes a look at why she is considered the 'Lost Screen Goddess'....
Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor
Character: Himself
This documentary recounts the difficult choice actress Mary Astor had to make after learning her personal, very intimate, diaries had been stolen. The film tells the story of Astor's 1936 child custody case....
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
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Fifty years after its release, the special effects makeup team behind Planet of the Apes reflect on making the iconic film....
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
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This biography, shown on American television as part of the PBS "Great Performances" series, examines the life works of one of Hollywood's most celebrated animators, Chuck (Charles M.) Jones. He is best known for Warner Brothers cartoons featuring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig, Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote, and Pepe LePew. Included are plenty of behind-the-scenes descriptions of how an animated film is made, and (best of all) many clips from Chuck's cartoons....
The Making of 'Rio Grande'
Character: Self
A short documentary about the making of John Ford's "Rio Grande."...
The One and Only June Foray
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This film is about the life and times of legendary voice actress June Foray. From her beginnings as a child wanting to be an actress, to becoming one of the greatest voice talents in the golden age of animation....
Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives
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Explore the rich history of the Walt Disney Archives as legendary producer and host Don Hahn tours rarely seen areas of the department’s vast collections along with beloved Disney locations — including theme parks and the studio lot — through an engaging, historical lens....
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
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The troubled fraternal relationship between songwriters Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, the Oscar and Grammy-winning Sherman Brothers, famous for the iconic hits they wrote for Disney....
Women He's Undressed
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Hollywood stars, historical footage and stylized reenactments tell the story of costume designer Orry-Kelly, who ruled Tinseltown fashion for decades....
Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank Tashlin
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A documentary about Frank Tashlin's cartoons....
My Dad, Walt Disney
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Leonard Maltin interviews Diane Disney about her father, Walt Disney....
Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
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A documentary on the Looney Tunes. Including interviews from people who worked on it, and their family....
Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl
Character: Self - Film Critic and Historian
Clara Bow: Discovering the 'It' Girl features scenes from 25 of her films, as well as interviews with family members and acquaintances....
Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies
Character: Self
A reclusive millionaire who owed his fortune to his father, Howard Hughes staked his fame on many things, including his credits as a producer, director and aviator. But he is perhaps best known for his skills as a Casanova, reportedly romancing Jean Harlow, Ginger Rogers, Lana Turner, Rita Hayworth and Bette Davis. Actor Billy Zane narrates this documentary, which offers a glimpse of the man behind the glamour....
The Secrets of 007
Character: Self
Behind-the-scenes look at more than three decades of the James Bond feature film series....
Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage'
Character: Self
Bogart was interested in this project because it offered a chance to work with his new bride. The studio wasn't convinced, but the result speaks for itself....
Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War!
Character: Himself
A Documentary about the Looney Tunes war cartoons...
Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer Cartoons
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Leonard Maltin tells about the Fleischer Studio between featuring assorted cartoons from the Fleischers....
Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints
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Documentary explores that his of the famous Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Opened on May 18, 1927 as Grauman's Chinese Theater, it immediately drew attention from the public, and, more importantly, from those in the entertainment industry. Hosted by Raquel Welch....
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
Character: Self
Commemorating the centennial of Mercer's birth, this documentary is part biography, part archive, and part recontextualization, taking Mercer's tunes and putting them in the hands of modern singers like Jamie Cullum and Dr. John to show they are still relevant today. Host Clint Eastwood also interviews artists who collaborated with Mercer or performed his songs, including composer John Williams, Blake Edwards, Andre Previn, Tony Bennett, and Julie Andrews. (DVD Talk)...
The Méliès Mystery
Character: Narrator
A documentary that details the process of restoring 270 of the 520 lost films of pioneering director Georges Méliès, all orchestrated by a Franco-American collaboration between Lobster Films, the National Film Center, and the Library of Congress....
The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh
Character: Self
This is the first feature-length documentary on legendary director Raoul Walsh. In this 'memoir,' Walsh 'recounts' his career from the silent film era to the tumultuous 1960s. The documentary makes stunning use of rare, personal and production photos and footage, revealing Walsh's extraordinary, adventurous life on and off the set. From his apprenticeship with D.W. Griffith to his discovery of John Wayne and Rock Hudson, from the innovative 'The Thief of Bagdad' (1924) to the widescreen 'The Big...
The Life and Times of Farmer Al
Character: Self
Pioneer animator Paul Terry launched his film career in 1915, and in less than a decade built a studio around his first star character, a cranky old farmer constantly at war with crazy animals and sneaky city slickers....
1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!
Character: Self
A remarkable new epic documentary spotlighting the pop culture milestones of 1982 including notable motion pictures, TV, music and video games of that seminal year....
Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story
Character: Himself
A documentary about the Fleischer brothers and how they revolutionized animation....