Cinema History Movies

The extraordinary life of Hedy Lamarr, a successful actress and inventor of a pioneer system that is the base of technologies such as Bluetooth, GPS...

Documentary exploring the thirty-seven years of preparatory work that director Carl Th. Dreyer did for "Jesus of Nazareth" – a film that was...

At 18 hours and 43 minutes long, 'The Complete Story of Film' collects two epic documentaries by Mark Cousins into a stunningly expansive global...

Remarkable life story of Henri Diamant-Berger, a director and screenwriter whose devotion to cinema led him to collaborate with some of the greatest...

In August 2021, the director Thierry Mauvignier revisited a Poitevine legend of "the grave of the child" with his brother, the writer Laurent...

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

The Magic Lantern was an projector of information and stories than preceded the cinema. How did its visual style translate into the moving image?...

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

An audiovisual investigation into the way Spanish cinema has represented its audience throughout history, and a tribute to those who, for over a...

Having devoted much of his career to programming and film history research, Law Kar, a.k.a. Uncle Kar, places himself before the camera for the first...

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

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

The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is one of the world’s oldest and most respected. Film Spa was made to celebrate its belated 50th...

Documentary charting the experiences of projectionists who work or worked in cinemas in London, exploring the skills and dedication required for this...

Handbook of Movie Theaters’ History is a documentary about the history, the development in the present days and the future of movie theaters in...

In this visual essay John Bengtson, author of Silent Echoes: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Buster Keaton, pinpoints the locations...

A lyrical and nostalgic analysis of how Casablanca, the mythical film directed by Michael Curtiz in 1942, has influenced both film history and pop...