Film on Film is all about making movies. Who makes them, how they make them, who's in them...and how did all this crazy light fantastic get started? This is a great section for anyone interested film, it's beginnings, it's personalities, it's ups and downs and it's future. Look behind the red velvet curtain and discover the machine behind the screen. Pictured: The tumultous life of film maker Ed Wood is explored in 'Ed Wood: Look Back in Angora'
Frank Hurley left behind a collection of striking and daring photographs. His most famous images are of Ernest Shackleton's legendary Antarctic expedi... Read more
Follow over 100 years of song, dance, and magic on "the Great White Way" with this six-part PBS series that chronicles the evolution of the American m... Read more
From the acclaimed 'Biography' series this DVD is one third of the 'Legends of the Silver Screen' collection, profiling those who first experienced th... Read more
Using a unique collection of his own home movies shot between 1948 and 1977 and discovered years after his death, this film presents an intriguing and... Read more
In this sequel to "Trekkies", the filmmakers visit "Star Trek" fans all over the world, including the Spock of Germany, an Englishman who transformed... Read more
Over four decades Barbra Streisand has reached the pinnacle of every art form she has attempted. A famous singer, director and actor on film as well... Read more
Legendary actor and director Clint Eastwood talks with James Lipton about his extraordinary and celebrated career. Frank, knowledegable and articulate... Read more
In both life and death, Marilyn Monroe remains one of the most captivating and intriguing of Hollywood icons. This documentary presentation, which exa... Read more
Based on the premise that nobody would notice a 14-year-old girl brandishing a handheld camera, Hana Makhmalbaf, daughter of renowned Iranian filmmake... Read more
Idiosyncratic director Lars von Trier has pulled out all the stops in this virtually unclassifiable film as he challenges his mentor, director Jorgen... Read more