The history of Frankenstein's journey from novel to stage to screen to icon.

Featuring interviews with daughter Nicola Lubitsch, film historians Enno Patalas and Jan-Christopher Horak and filmmaker Tom Tykwer (among others),...

"Secrets of a Hollywood Star" is another documentary made after "Calling Hedy Lamarr" in 2006. It features interviews with Hedy's friends in both...

Film scholar Jan-Christopher Horak discusses Pabst's 1931 film

Film scholar Jan-Christopher Horak discusses Pabst's 1930 film "Westfront 1918".

The epic life story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), a French screenwriter, director and producer, true pioneer of cinema, the first person who...

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

Starting with "The Wolf Man" (in 1941), Universal Studios made five movies featuring The Wolf Man, a character portrayed by Lon Chaney, Jr. Monster...

A documentary from Universal about the movie "Dracula" (1931) starring Bela Lugosi.

This film essay explores the strange case of G.W. Pabst, the Austrian filmmaker who was considered a giant of early cinema before his reputation went...

Film noir, which enjoyed particular success in the 1930s and 1940s, is probably the most profound genre of classic Hollywood cinema. Eckhart Schmidt...

Documentary about Hollywood during the silent film era.

Documentary by Eckhart Schmidt.

Documentary about Hollywood.

Documentary about Hollywood.

Documentary about Raoul Walsh

He is the most sought-after man in Europe in the 1960s. Lex Barker embodies the flawless hero in his films and, as Old Shatterhand, becomes a role...