Film History Movies

Hosted by Christopher Lee, this documentary examines the different actors who have portrayed Dracula over the years.

A comprehensive and fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the restoration process of restoring 3-strip Cinerama for the 1962 film "The Wonderful World...

A woman is chased by the wind of an arriving train. What follows is a visual ride, the camera becomes a protagonist of the film itself. The levels of...

The life of Eiji Tsuburaya, pioneer of Japanese special effects.

We live with films every day, and it seems nothing easier than answering the question: what is a film? Obviously, a film is, first and foremost, a doc...

Documentary detailing the extensive number of shots long lost from constant film re-cutting of 1925's great silent cinema classic Battleship Potemkin...

A compilation of scenes and trailers from horror movies having to do with wolfmen.

This visual essay by John Bengtson, author of Silent Echoes: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Buster Keaton, reveals the locations whe...

A documentary about Buster Keaton's "Italian" villa in Beverly Hills.

A documentary on the creation of the popular Charlie Chan detective character as well as the history of Chan films of the 1930s.

Four visual essays by Silent Echoes author John Bengtson identifying Buster Keaton's shooting locations for his many short films produced between 1920...

How the first Godzilla suit was created and the struggles that came along with it.

Many people contributed to the creation of Godzilla, but only one man was truly the father of the monster.

Documentary about Barrandov studios.

A collection of deleted scenes and bloopers from the library of Toho Studios films, including several films from the famous Godzilla franchise.

The birth date of film can be established: December 28, 1895. The place where it happened is also known: Paris, Boulevard des Capucines, Grand Caffe....

Documentary short regarding the preservation and restoration of the worldwide remains of the Keystone films.

The actors in My Wife's Relations (1922) are discussed in this documentary.

The suit actors of Toho's science fiction and fantasy films faced many challenges in bringing their iconic monsters to life.

A brief biography of film director Ishiro Honda.