Kevin Brownlow

Cartoon Carnival tells the story of the pioneering early days of the animated art-form and chronicles one film preservationist's quest to rescue...

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...

Documentary about Hollywood during the silent film era.

In 1942, Charles Chaplin released his definitive sound version of THE GOLD RUSH, effectively abandoning the original 1925 silent version of his film....

A nostalgic and compelling look into the legendary three camera, three projector process that revolutionized motion pictures and led the industry...

A riveting account of the tragic adventure of filmmaker Varick Frissell and his filming of "The Viking" (1931) and the tragic events that befell that...

Travelogue of two film historians Nikolay Izvolov and Sergey Kapterev who visit world film archives around the globe in search of a lost sound...

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

A TCM original production on why silent movies matter, featuring new interviews with Honorary Academy Award winner Kevin Brownlow, filmmaker Bill...

Three Hours That Shook the World: Observations on Intolerance is an interview with Kevin Brownlow which includes occasional clips and stills from the...

Follows the creation of Lindsay Anderson's The White Bus (1968), from pre-production to the shoot and in post.

NOTFILM is a feature-length experimental essay on FILM -- its author Samuel Beckett, its star Buster Keaton, its production and its philosophical...

The epic life story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), a French screenwriter, director and producer, true pioneer of cinema, the first...

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...

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

Documentary following the history of America's first cinematographers.

The making of Winstanley (1975)

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

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

Using rare footage and exclusive interviews with filmmakers from all over the globe, "Reel Herstory" corrects the historic notion that women behind...

BBC documentary on the long and flamboyant career of French filmmaker Abel Gance.

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