Kevin Brownlow Movies

Blonde, beautiful and talented, Marion Davies was the first and funniest screwball comedienne. As star of two of the best comedies ever made, Show...

The making of Winstanley (1975)

The tram system of Glasgow and the last weekend of the service.

Documentary about the legendary American film director from his introduction to the film industry in its early years to his death in 1959.

World War II, 1940. When the Nazi hordes invade and occupy Great Britain, the English citizens are soon divided between those who choose to...

Documentary about Hollywood during the silent film era.

The film will track the evolution of the action hero in films and how aspects and perspectives have changed about them. Along with Stallone, it will...

A documentary about the cultural effect of film censorship, focusing on the tumultuous times of the teens and early 1920s in America.

55-Minute BBC Arena documentary on the film actress Louise Brooks

A look back at Charlie Chaplin's early life and career, from his rough childhood and music hall success in England to his early Hollywood days and...

Lon Chaney, the silent movie star and makeup artist, renowned for his various characterizations and celebrated for his horror films, becomes the...

Documentary following the history of America's first cinematographers.

This documentary explores the incredible life of Merian C. Cooper, from his time as a soldier and pilot in three different wars, to his exploits in...

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

As the documentary points out, 85 percent of all silent pictures are gone forever because of neglect, abuse, and improper storage of original prints....

Film editing initially began as a woman's art in France. As veteran film editor, Dede Allen, tell it, "They thought that women were good at little...

Part of the "American Masters" series; this documentary shows the career of filmmaking pioneer D.W. Griffith

A documentary about the Irish scientist Charlotte Keppel who in the 1930s invented a machine that could see into the past.

An original documentary from Turner Classic Movies, Garbo offers an intimate look at the life and career of the movies' most luminous, reclusive and...

A Turner Classic Movies (TCM) documentary about Keaton's discontented relationship with MGM and the events that eventually led to his career downfall.