George Lucas Movies
- 2005
Lucas, Coppola, and Kurosawa
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Directors George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola discuss [Akira] Kurosawa and their roles as executive producers of Kagemusha.
- 2008
Erich Von Stroheim: The Profligate Genius
Erich Von Stroheim: The Profligate Genius02008HD
Erich von Stroheim was an extravagant pioneer of Hollywood filmmaking.
- 2008
Irving Thalberg: Hollywood's Boy Wonder
Irving Thalberg: Hollywood's Boy Wonder02008HD
In the early 1920s, Louis B. Mayer brought a young Irving Thalberg to Hollywood to trouble-shoot some problems at the film studio. Soon, this Boy...
- 2007
The Best Intentions: The Paris Peace Conference
The Best Intentions: The Paris Peace Conference02007HD
The 1919 Paris Peace Conference ended a war and set many courses for the future.
- 2008
Ben Hecht: Shakespeare of Hollywood
Ben Hecht: Shakespeare of Hollywood02008HD
As a newspaper writer in Chicago, young Ben Hecht saw it all and learned how to captivate an audience with his writing. By the 1920s, he took that...
- 2007
Powder Keg: Europe 1900-1914
Powder Keg: Europe 1900-191402007HD
A complex system of alliances and diplomatic tensions helped end peace in Europe.
- 1971
George Lucas: Maker of Films
George Lucas: Maker of Films01971HD
A biography of filmmaker George Lucas.
- 2008
Tin Pan Alley: Soundtrack of America
Tin Pan Alley: Soundtrack of America02008HD
New demands for entertainment helped give birth to the popular song.
- 2008
The Secret Life of Edith Wharton
The Secret Life of Edith Wharton02008HD
Writer Edith Wharton resisted societal pressures to create great works of literature.
- 2007
Fighting for the Vote: Women’s Suffrage in America
Fighting for the Vote: Women’s Suffrage in America02007HD
The American suffrage movement began when two women were barred from an anti-slavery meeting.