Jeanine Basinger
notum enim: Acting
dies natalis: 1936-02-03
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Dean Martin: King of Cool
Dean Martin had a laid-back charm that made him successful in everything from big-screen comedies to television variety shows to live acts in Las...
release : 2021.11.14popularis : 3.821
Frank Capra, Jr. Remembers... 'American Madness'
In this documentary short, Frank Capra, Jr. discusses the real-life San Francisco banker on which 'American Madness' (1932) was based.
release : 2006.12.05popularis : 0.347
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
Brilliant, long in-the-works story of the life and art of the world's greatest comedian and the cinema's first genius, Charlie Chaplin. Produced,...
release : 2003.05.01popularis : 4.09
Wanderlust
A look at the mystique of road movies, combining interviews, film clips, music, photography, literature and a narrative storyline featuring Paul Rudd...
release : 2006.07.12popularis : 1.575
On Cukor
Widely thought of as “a woman’s director,” legendary film director George Cukor is profiled with the use of film clips and...
release : 2000.11.22popularis : 2.577
The Man Who Came to Dinner: Inside a Classic Comedy
Behind the scenes look at the classic Bette Davis comedy.
release : 2006.01.01popularis : 0.826
Jezebel: Legend of the South
Short documentary about the making of the 1938 film "Jezebel."
release : 2006.05.30popularis : 1.009
Old Acquaintance: A Classic Woman's Picture
Short documentary about the "woman's picture" at Warner Brothers.
release : 2006.01.01popularis : 1.133
Frank Capra: Mr. America
Tells the story of how Frank Capra, a young and penniless immigrant, rose through the ranks of early Hollywood to become one of the Great American...
release : 2023.09.01popularis : 1.884
Cary Grant: A Class Apart
Documentary that explores the life and career of leading man Cary Grant through film clips and interviews. Produced as S18E03 of the long running...
release : 2004.06.01popularis : 2.982
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Before the G, PG and R ratings system there was the Production Code, and before that there was, well, nothing. This eye-opening documentary examines...
release : 2007.05.23popularis : 6.174
Murnau, Borzage and Fox
Documentary focusing on the film careers F.W. Murnau, Frank Borzage and William Fox and their impact on the history of cinema.
release : 2008.12.09popularis : 1.109
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
A personal and captivating account of the extraordinary life and work of Ingrid Bergman (1915-82), a young Swedish woman who became one of the most...
release : 2015.08.27popularis : 3.996
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
American Masters Series. Documentary on Gene Kelly that gives insight into his dancing, how he formed a style (first "blue collar dancer") and...
release : 2002.09.24popularis : 2.716
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
The life and career of the hailed Hollywood movie star and underappreciated genius inventor, Hedy Lamarr.
release : 2018.06.06popularis : 8.302
An American Named Kazan
Elia Kazan represented the American dream. An immigrant who came without anything and who became the Prince of Hollywood and Broadway after World War...
release : 2019.03.10popularis : 2.435
Frank Capra's American Dream
A documentary looking at the life and career of film director Frank Capra. Hosted by Ron Howard.
release : 1997.01.01popularis : 3.934
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
This documentary focuses on 1939, considered to be Hollywood's greatest year, with film clips and insight into what made the year so special.
release : 2009.07.02popularis : 2.818
A Better Way to Die
Boomer is a rookie cop based in the urban hellhole that is downtown Chicago. After his involvement in a drug bust operation which results in the...
release : 2001.09.26popularis : 6.961
Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies
Blonde, beautiful and talented, Marion Davies was the first and funniest screwball comedienne. As star of two of the best comedies ever made, Show...
release : 2001.02.14popularis : 1.427
Casting By
This essential new documentary pays tribute to the legacy of the late, legendary casting director Marion Dougherty and shines a light on one of the...
release : 2012.11.01popularis : 5.27