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Synopsis: Soundies: A Musical History collects a number of short musical films that played on a film jukebox called Panoram in the 1940s. Many consider these films to be the very first music videos, and this documentary includes appearances by some of the most beloved musical artists of all time including Read More
Actors: John Waters, Terry Castle, John Landis, Roger Corman, Joe Dante
Synopsis: Over the course of a Hollywood career that spanned five decades, William Castle directed dozens of movies and earned a reputation as a clever hand with a low-budget thriller, but the movies he made aren't always as well remembered as the way he sold them to the public. During the Fifties and Read More
Actors: John Carpenter, Len Wiseman, Joel Schumacher, Kristanna Loken, Stuart Townsend
Synopsis: Everyone loves a good, two-fanged fright flick, and from the silent screen to the 21st Century, vampire films have drawn moviegoers to theaters in droves. Much like the immortal monsters that stalk the night in search of precious blood, it seems that our fascination with these strange and Read More
Actors: Robert Osborne, Joe Dante, Robert Friedman, Stewart Harnell, Vinzenz Hediger
Synopsis: They're called trailers, because originally they trailed the feature presentation. But before long, movie marketers learned there was a better chance of grabbing the audience's attention before the film. Trailers have since gone on to become one of the quintessential elements of movie-going, as Read More
Actors: Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour, Martha Raye, Jane E. Russell
Synopsis: The documentary Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter contains numerous clips from the film and television work of the beloved entertainer. These snippets are intercut with interview footage featuring people who worked with Hope as well as film historian Leonard Maltin who provides a context for Hope's Read More
Actors: Leonard Maltin, Beverly Garland, Barry Corbin, Robert Fuller, Burton Gilliam
Actors: Debbie Reynolds, Carroll Baker, Eli Wallach, Russ Tamblyn, Leonard Maltin
Crew: Screenwriter
Synopsis: Though there may have been an unofficial glass ceiling for most women in the motion picture industry of the 1920s and 1930s, for many years the most successful and highest-paid screenwriter in Hollywood was a former actress named Frances Marion. Born in 1899, Marion entered the fledgling movie Read More
Actors: Todd Newton, Leonard Maltin
Actors: Chuck Jones, Leonard Maltin, Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard, Robin Williams, Whoopi Goldberg
Synopsis: Chuck Jones: Extremes and Inbetweens - A Life in Animation was originally telecast as a PBS "Great Performances" episode on November 22, 2000. Warner Bros. animator Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones created many cartoon characters, including Pepe Le Pew, Wile E. Coyote, and the Road Runner. A key Read More
Actors: Alan Alda, Laurence Austin, Stan Brakhage, Jean Picker Firstenberg, Leonard Maltin
Synopsis: It is estimated that 80% of all films released during the silent era have been lost forever, with no prints in existence today (a larger percentage of paintings from the Renaissance have survived), while some films from as little as 15 to 20 years ago have suffered color fading so severe they're Read More
Actors: Kelsey Grammer
Synopsis: Directed by Iwerks' granddaughter, this documentary seeks to highlight the cinematic accomplishments of Ub Iwerks, a forgotten genius overshadowed by the towering presence of Walt Disney. The details include his early life in Missouri, his teaming up with Disney, and the creation of his most Read More
Actors: Thomas Robins, Peter Jackson, Leonard Maltin, Sam Neill, Harvey Weinstein, Peter Corrigan
Synopsis: Originally presented to an unsuspecting New Zealand public as the real deal, Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson's masterful mocumentary initially proved so convincing that unsuspecting viewers bought it hook, line, and sinker. A remarkably detailed look at the life of early filmmaker Colin Read More
Synopsis: This program, hosted by film historian Leonard Maltin, goes behind the scenes of the Cliffhanger series. There, the viewer gets a close-up look at the production aspect of movie-making, and how the special effects and stunts are created for the popular show. Interviews with the program's stars Read More
Actors: Leonard Maltin
Synopsis: Leonard Maltin hosts this tribute to the masterful animation of Max and Dave Fleischer, who brought Betty Boop, Popeye, and Superman to cartoon life. ~ All Movie Guide Read More
Synopsis: Join host Leonard Maltin as he explores the early life of John Wayne (born as Marion Michael Morrison) as a college football star. After a chance meeting with film legend John Ford, Wayne exchanged his cleats for spurs and a cowboy hat and the rest was movie history. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Read More
Actors: Steven Spielberg, Whoopi Goldberg, Ron Howard, Matt Groening, Leonard Maltin
Synopsis: This colorful, fast-paced documentary pays tribute to animator Chuck Jones on his eightieth birthday. Amidst many clips from his most famous cartoons, major stars and Hollywood figures ranging from Steven Spielburg to Ron Howard to composer Danny Elfman to film historian/critic Leonard Maltin to Read More
Actors: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, John Glover, Robert Prosky, Robert Picardo
Synopsis: Where the original Gremlins was a horror film spiked with comedy, Gremlins 2: The New Batch is essentially a black comedy, with a couple of horrifying touches. As the film starts, the fantastical trinket shop in Chinatown, which sold the Mogwai in the first film, is demolished by a crazed Read More
Synopsis: In this series of home videos, popular film critic Leonard Maltin takes viewers on a guided tour of favorite musical moments from classic Hollywood films. ~ All Movie Guide Read More
Synopsis: This documentary, narrated by respected film critic Leonard Maltin, focuses on the year or so that The Three Stooges spent at MGM studios, from 1933 to 1934. At the time, the trio -- Moe Howard, Larry Fine and newest Stooge Jerry, better known as Curly Howard, were still sidemen to Ted Healy. The Read More
Actors: John Lithgow, Glen Keane, Roy Edward Disney, Bunny Martinson, Cheech Marin
Synopsis: Produced for cable's Disney Channel, this 30-minute animated paean to the genius of Walt Disney is hosted by John Lithgow. With forgivable self-aggrandizement, the special details Disney's many innovations in the field of cartoonery, including the first all-talking cartoon (Steamboat Willie, the Read More
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