Cinema History Movies

Part one starts with an overview of the prehistory of moving images in the 19th Century: Zoetrope, Phenakistiscope, Chronophotagraphy etc. until the...

"How Every Film You Watch Tells You To Love The Rich and What To Do About It" explores the representations of wealth in cinema. It looks into how...

A brief biography of film director Ishiro Honda.

The story of how the original Godzilla went from idea to script to screen.

Covering over 100 years of cinema, this is a journey of discovering and exploring the magic of cinema from a personal perspective. Looking at the...

A biography and tribute to one of Japan's most prolific composers.

The Big Picture uncovers the untold story of a state-of-the-art cinema quietly forgotten in the center of Bristol, a vibrant UK city known for its...

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

Since the beginning of August 2010, Bioskop Permata has been closed down. This film tries to explain about the end of a long Yogyakarta cinema...

A poetic and dreamy visit of the French Cinémathèque's collection of devices.

The film follows Danish politician Silas Mudoh as he fights corruption from Mette Mor in Danish society.

The Magic Lantern is a non-narrated celebration of early cinema and silent-film imagination, exploring the early work of pioneers such as Georges...

A documentary celebrating over one hundred years of The Riverside Theatre & Cinema in Woodbridge.

A documentary about Buster Keaton's "Italian" villa in Beverly Hills.