Film History Movies

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

How the first Godzilla suit was created and the struggles that came along with it.

The actors in My Wife's Relations (1922) are discussed in this documentary.

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

Documentary short regarding the preservation and restoration of the worldwide remains of the Keystone films.

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

A documentary about Australian animation pioneer Eric Porter’s work on the iconic Aeroplane Jelly animated promos of the 1940s and 1950s.

An oral history exploring the development of film projection and cinema in Kingston-on-Thames - from resident innovator Eadweard Muybridge through the...

Documentary exploring the thirty-seven years of preparatory work that director Carl Th. Dreyer did for "Jesus of Nazareth" – a film that was never pro...

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