Joe Dante Movies

An unsold 1979 television talk-show pilot hosted by Orson Welles, blending interviews, audience interaction, staged segments, and magic performances,...

Friends and admirers of iconoclastic film director Sam Fuller read from his memoirs in this unconventional documentary directed by Fuller's only...

Documentary on the life of legendary filmmaker Roger Corman, often referred to as the "Pope of Pop Cinema"

This biography, shown on American television as part of the PBS "Great Performances" series, examines the life works of one of Hollywood's most...

Documentary about the making of Mario Bava's A BAY OF BLOOD.

DERNSIE is an intimate portrait of Bruce Dern—tireless, uncompromising, and one of the last living legends of his generation—whose...

A hotshot White House speech writer deals with the publicity nightmare of his life when recently deceased soldiers return from beyond the grave.

On a gloomy Halloween night in 1939, patrons at the Hollywood Tower Hotel were riding the elevator when a violent storm struck the building…...

In this program, directors Larry Cohen (Special Effects) and Joe Dante recall their first experiences with Invasion of the Body Snatchers and discuss...

An in-depth, sad, and beautiful documentary about the stop motion and VFX artist Phil Tippett, a man who changed the landscape of visual effects in...

A documentary exploring the importance of revival cinema and 35mm exhibition - seen through the lens of the patrons of the New Beverly Cinema - a...

Explore the most legendary horror studio of all time with this fascinating, frightening journey hosted by terror titans Christopher Lee and Peter...

A nostalgic journey through ’80s Sci-Fi-films, exploring their impact and relevance today, told by the artists who made them and by those who...

Documentary about the making of Mario Bava's horror classic "Baron Blood".

The story of the making of Soylent Green, a masterpiece of social science fiction, released in 1973. Directed by Richard Fleischer and starring...

The untold story of Hammer at Warner Bros, and the relationship that produced some of the British company's finest films.

Documentary film exploring the making, and legacy of 'Forbidden Planet'

Fifty years after its release, the special effects makeup team behind Planet of the Apes reflect on making the iconic film.

A short documentary about the classic Universal Monster actor, Lon Chaney, Jr.

In 1967, strait-laced exploitation movie king Roger Corman embarks on a life-changing attempt to capture the psychedelic world of LSD on film by...