Leonard Maltin

A look at the life and work of the Austrian composer who pioneered the musical scoring of films - hundreds of them - from King Kong, to Gone with the...

Young sweethearts Billy and Kate move to the Big Apple, land jobs in a high-tech office park and soon reunite with the friendly and lovable Gizmo....

Film experts Leonard Maltin and Ben Mankiewicz interview famous detective Dick Tracy about his life and career, with a surprise appearance by...

A featurette exploring the gangster films made at Warner Bros., actor Humphrey Bogart's career and the making of HIGH SIERRA (1941).

The life story of Colin McKenzie, a forgotten pioneer of international cinema who was born in rural New Zealand in 1888.

This compilation of 9 NFB animation films is presented by Leonard Maltin. Included in the collection are Begone Dull Care, The Cat Came Back, Log...

Documentary directed by Joseph Adamson.

HECKLER is a comedic feature documentary exploring the increasingly critical world we live in. After starring in a film that was critically bashed,...

Documentary about the life and work of mystery writer Mickey Spillane.

The story of how sound was paired with images in early years of cinema; offering an in-depth look at the people behind-the-scenes and the...

Pablo blends documentary and animation elements to tell the saga of "famous unknown" Pablo Ferro, a man with a personal journey that spans from...

ONLY IN THEATERS, a film by actor/director Raphael Sbarge, is an intimate and moving journey taken with the Laemmle family, spanning nearly three...

Documentary about the making of Disney's Animated Classic.

Tells the history and importance of The National Film Registry, a roll call of American cinema treasures that reflects the diversity of film, and...

Iconic writer, director, actor, comedian and musician Woody Allen allowed his life and creative process to be documented on-camera for the first...

Art and science have worked together to allow cinema to switch to color. Numerous processes have succeeded one another to try to solve this...

Legendary all-stars of cinema bring to life the evolution of science-fiction and special effects films from the wild and funny days of B-movies to...

Details the early attempts, what worked, or why it didn't, in the history of adding partial or full colour to films. Includes early film clips to...

Narrated by Billy Crystal, the documentary examines the history of the character over the decades, including sketches, clips from the shorts, and...

"Cartoon Camera" traces the history of animation camera techniques used by Disney animators from the earliest days of makeshift down-shooter cameras...

Arguably the quintessential film siren of the silent era, Mary Pickford was known as "America's Sweetheart." This documentary explores Pickford's...

The artistry, triumph and lifelong friendship of the great cinematographers Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond. With film school equipment, they shoot...

The film is a story about love, sacrifice, and hope set against an Arthouse noir milieu, where its sharks, vampires, and victims when a reclusive...

Film historians examines the making of the 1938 "The Adventures of Robin Hood."

The documentary Bob Hope: The Road to Laughter contains numerous clips from the film and television work of the beloved entertainer. These snippets...

Documentary looking at the film classic, They Drive By Night

The sound of flapping bat wings, an empty coffin, glistening fangs, tiny punctures on the neck, the sensual taste of blood, a blank reflection, fear...

An overview of the making of John Huston's 1948 classic "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre."

A nostalgic, informative history of drive-in movie theaters, featuring extensive archival photographs and interviews with Leonard Maltin, John Bloom,...

Documentary on animator Chuck Jones.

A nostalgic and compelling look into the legendary three camera, three projector process that revolutionized motion pictures and led the industry...

A documentary about Chuck Jones' classic animated short One Froggy Evening.

Fellow actors and musicians, film critics, and his Kentucky relatives tell the story of noted character actor Harry Dean Stanton. Kris Kristofferson,...

Leonard Maltin interviews Tony Curtis on his experience filming 'Some Like It Hot'.

A interview with Roy Disney.

Guillermo del Toro, Rian Johnson and other film luminaries look back at LA's historic Egyptian Theatre as it returns to its former movie palace glory.

A documentary about the early days of animation.

A documentary about the early days of animation.

Film historians, and survivors from the nearly 30-year struggle to bring sound to motion pictures take the audience from the early failed attempts by...

Actor Martin Sheen narrates this newly produced, feature-length high definition documentary, touching on the film's timelessness and legacy before...

A documentary recounting the personal and professional lives of the Three Stooges, including rare footage and interviews with family members.

Documentary about veteran character actor Dick Miller, whose career in and outside of Hollywood has spanned almost 200 films across six decades,...

“A Conversation with Fess Parker” (17:05) is another interview, edited almost exactly like the previous, where Maltin visits the man who...

When World War II broke out, John Ford, in his forties, commissioned in the Naval Reserve, was put in charge of the Field Photographic Unit by Bill...

A 60th anniversary retrospective documentary on the influence and context of the 1962 film, To Kill a Mockingbird.

A documentary hosted by Leonard Maltin featuring rare clips of the Three Stooges

Celebrate a century of Stoogery with this incredible nine-part chronicle of thje legendary lunatics. Produced exclusively by the Three Stooges...

Stan Brakhage is a film maker whose work is shown mainly at film festivals. His work has been likened to poetry. Brakhage explains his techniques and...

Leonard Maltin interviews Warren Beatty as Dick Tracy, while film clips trace the history of the comic strip detective.

From all the cartoons Walt Disney and his team create a full length feature film fun and fancy free . Learn the story of how ww2 Changed bongo and...

This featurette is available on the 'Walt Disney Treasures: Disney Rarities' DVD.

Leonard Maltin talks with song writer Richard M. Sherman about Disney music.

“The Davy Crockett Craze” (19:05) has Leonard Maltin interviewing author Paul F. Anderson (whose book has the same title as this...

This featurette is available on the 'Walt Disney Treasures: Disney Rarities' DVD.

This featurette is available on the 'Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Vol. 1' (1934-1941).

Chronicles the last great American showman, filmmaker William Castle, a master of ballyhoo who became a brand name in movie horror with his...

Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story takes a deeper look at the life and career of Boris Karloff, from 1931 to 1969, exploring films such as The...

Documentary focusing on the making-of the 1940n adaptation of Pinocchio by the Disney studio, often considered the artistic pinnacle of the Disney...

Before MTV and the age of television, there were Soundies. First appearing in 1941, these three minute black-and-white films featured artists of the...

For years, artist Drew Friedman has chronicled a strange, alternate universe populated by forgotten Hollywood stars, old Jewish comedians and...

Before Mickey there was Oswald, the floppy-eared star of Walt Disney's first cartoon series, THE ADVENTURES OF OSWALD THE LUCKY RABBIT. Fun and...

The making of Disney's Aladdin

There's not a person in the world who wouldn't recognize Mickey Mouse. But until now, not many knew the man who originally gave shape, movement and...

Documentary regarding two of the "nine old men" of Disney animators.

Leonard Maltin talks about the history of Mickey Mouse's voice.

A documentary short extra on the Mickey Mouse - Living Color Vol. 2.

Join host Leonard Maltin as he explores the early life of John Wayne (born as Marion Michael Morrison) as a college football star. After a chance...

A documentary film that explores the relationship between publicists and journalists in Hollywood.

Fanarchy explores the rise of fan culture and ways in which fans are threatening the Hollywood system by becoming a creative force in their own...

A interview with Joe Grant.

A documentary on legendary movie-poster artist Drew Struzan.

While known for cinema classics such as Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Days of Wine and Roses and the Pink Panther series, the iconic director,...

The story of the unlikely alliance between two of the most renowned innovators of the twentieth century: brilliantly eccentric Spanish Surrealist...

A 'cine-ramic' roller-coaster ride through the rise, fall and re-birth of projected film.

Focuses on how the legend of animation, Tex Avery, revolutionized cartoons.

A documentary about the Marx Brothers containing interviews with Leonard Maltin, Dick Cavett and others.

A documentary about James Dean. People who knew him or had worked with him reminisce.

A fond remembrance of and tribute to the uniquely American institution of the horror movie host.

From 1915-1939, Frances Marion was one of the most powerful talents in the movie industry. In one of the most liberating eras for women in film, she...

Bonus feature on the Dumbo DVD.

A documentary about Vittorio de Sica with clips of his films and testimonials from friends and family.

During his career, Bob Hope was the only performer to achieve top-rated success in every form of mass entertainment. American Masters explores the...

See inside the exclusive Playboy Mansion, with parties attended by all the A-List celebrities

A short documentary about William Powell.

With his naïve air, his rangy and reassuring silhouette, James Stewart symbolizes success, someone who everybody wants to look like. Behind his...

A documentary short on Disney's 'Tomorrow Land' DVD.

Produced for Turner Classic Movies, this documentary looks at the early days of the gangster film.

A look at the forces that shaped Pre-Code Hollywood and brought about the strict enforcement of the Hays Code in 1934.

A celebration of the life and career of one of America's most influential and celebrated filmmakers and comedians—Buster Keaton—whose...

Film critic/historian Leonard Maltin talks about the making of, and his appreciation for, Alfred Hitchcock's Topaz (1969). He speaks of the...

Leonard Maltin introduces us to and takes us back to a theatre showing Wartime cartoon shorts and explains how Bugs and Daffy and the gang, through a...

In the '40s Howard Hawks boasts that he can make a movie out of the worst thing Hemingway ever has written. When Hemingway asks, which novel he...

Documentary about High Noon featuring Fred Zinnemann and Stanley Kramer.

NOTFILM is a feature-length experimental essay on FILM -- its author Samuel Beckett, its star Buster Keaton, its production and its philosophical...

A documentary about the life of Carl Laemmle, early cinema pioneer and founder of Universal Studios, documenting his life in Hollywood and his...

This documentary focuses on 1939, considered to be Hollywood's greatest year, with film clips and insight into what made the year so special.

A documentary on the life and career of Victor Fleming, director of such iconic movies as The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind.

This documentary short takes you inside the fascinating world of film preservation and restoration.

In 1935, 17-year-old aspiring actress Marsha Hunt was discovered in Hollywood. She signed with Paramount Pictures and went on to a flourishing career...

Directed by Kevin Burns, this documentary from Playboy Home Video examines the oftentimes tense relationship between sex, women, and popular...

A documentary looking at the life and career of film director Frank Capra. Hosted by Ron Howard.

An exploration of film preservation and restoration in the United States.

Documentary on the making of Walt Disney’s Fantasia.

A documentary on the making of Fantasia 2000.

A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of...

Celebrating the splendor and grandeur of the great cinemas of the United States, built when movies were the acme of entertainment and the stories...

Documentary following the history of America's first cinematographers.

A documentary looking at the life, films, and troubled times of America's first sex symbol, screen actress Clara Bow, featuring interviews and...

This documentary recounts the difficult choice actress Mary Astor had to make after learning her personal, very intimate, diaries had been stolen....

Fifty years after its release, the special effects makeup team behind Planet of the Apes reflect on making the iconic film.

A featurette that can be found on the Shall We Dance (1937) DVD.

Leonard Maltin interviews Harold Lloyd's relatives.

This biography, shown on American television as part of the PBS "Great Performances" series, examines the life works of one of Hollywood's most...

A short documentary about the making of John Ford's "Rio Grande."

This film is about the life and times of legendary voice actress June Foray. From her beginnings as a child wanting to be an actress, to becoming one...

Explore the rich history of the Walt Disney Archives as legendary producer and host Don Hahn tours rarely seen areas of the department’s vast...

The troubled fraternal relationship between songwriters Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, the Oscar and Grammy-winning Sherman Brothers,...

Hollywood stars, historical footage and stylized reenactments tell the story of costume designer Orry-Kelly, who ruled Tinseltown fashion for decades.

A documentary about Frank Tashlin's cartoons.

Leonard Maltin interviews Diane Disney about her father, Walt Disney.

A documentary on the Looney Tunes. Including interviews from people who worked on it, and their family.

A cherished remembrance of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers reunited for the film, "The Barkleys of Broadway."

Clara Bow: Discovering the 'It' Girl features scenes from 25 of her films, as well as interviews with family members and acquaintances.

A reclusive millionaire who owed his fortune to his father, Howard Hughes staked his fame on many things, including his credits as a producer,...

Behind-the-scenes look at more than three decades of the James Bond feature film series.

Bogart was interested in this project because it offered a chance to work with his new bride. The studio wasn't convinced, but the result speaks for...

Share the magical memories - and see clips from her Oscar winning performances - in this profile of the "First Lady of the American screen."

A Documentary about the Looney Tunes war cartoons

Leonard Maltin tells about the Fleischer Studio between featuring assorted cartoons from the Fleischers.

Documentary explores that his of the famous Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Opened on May 18, 1927 as Grauman's Chinese Theater, it immediately drew...

Commemorating the centennial of Mercer's birth, this documentary is part biography, part archive, and part recontextualization, taking Mercer's tunes...

A documentary that details the process of restoring 270 of the 520 lost films of pioneering director Georges Méliès, all orchestrated...

Find out how the spectacular music inspired the animation, and learn more about the development of the characters—such as how Ursula ended up...

This is the first feature-length documentary on legendary director Raoul Walsh. In this 'memoir,' Walsh 'recounts' his career from the silent film...

A 100 year history of the development of movie marketing, reflecting technical improvements, audience taste and cultural sensibilities.

Documentary short about the black & white Looney Tunes cartoons

Pioneer animator Paul Terry launched his film career in 1915, and in less than a decade built a studio around his first star character, a cranky old...

A remarkable new epic documentary spotlighting the pop culture milestones of 1982 including notable motion pictures, TV, music and video games of...