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- Flesh and Blood - The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994)
- Dir. Ted Newsom
- A tour through the history of horror film specialists Hammer Studios, whose rise in the 1950s ushered in a new era for the genre. Narrated by Peter…
- Last Bolshevik, The (1993)
- Dir. Chris Marker
- Chris Marker's video essay celebrates the life and work of little known film pioneer Aleksandr Medvedkin to reflect on the legacy of Soviet…
- Luck, Trust and Ketchup (1993)
- Dir. Mike Kaplan, John Dorr
- Director Robert Altman is observed while at work on 'Short Cuts'. Includes many interviews with cast and crew, including Tess Gallagher (the late…
- Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl, The (1993)
- Dir. Ray Muller
- Regarded both as great filmmaker and Nazi Party propagandist, Leni Reifenstahl, the maker of TRIUMPH OF THE WILL and OLYMPIAD, will always be a…
- MGM - When the Lion Roars (1992)
- The story of "super–studio" Metro–Goldwyn–Meyer from its origins in 1924 to become one of the largest production companies in…
- Rock Hudson's Home Movies (1992)
- Dir. Mark Rappaport
- An irreverent deconstruction of the films of Rock Hudson with an amusing conceit; that Rock never concealed his homosexuality, it was all up there on…
- Silent Feminists, The (1992)
- Dir. Anthony Slide, Jeffrey Goodman
- A factual study of the silent movie era that tributes the pioneering women behind Hollywood's cameras.
Features rare film clips,…
- Visions of Light (1992)
- Dir. Arnold Glassman
- Illuminating film about the unsung heroes of the film industry – the humble cinematographer – that person responsible for the 'look' of a…
- Oscar's Greatest Moments (1991)
- Highlights from twenty years of Academy Award ceremonies
- Republic Pictures Story, The (1991)
- In its heyday one of the most important of the 'small' Hollywood studios, Republic Pictures is here documented from its beginnings in 1935 to its…