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  • 2018
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    Weimar on the Pacific

    Weimar on the Pacific

    1 2018 HD

    In this documentary, film scholars Gerd Germünden and Noah Isenberg discuss the artistic origins of Marlene Dietrich in the cabarets of Weimar...

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  • 2015
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    Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'

    Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'

    6.50 2015 HD

    Martin Scali, who was Wes Anderson's assistant on "Fantastic Mr. Fox", shot this short documentary in Newport, Rhode Island, during the filming of...

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  • 2010
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    Tadao Sato on Ozu's The Only Son

    Tadao Sato on Ozu's The Only Son

    1 2010 HD

    Documentary and interview with Japanese film critic and scholar Tadao Sato about Yasujiro Ozu film The Only Son.

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  • 2020
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    Making 'The Irishman'

    Making 'The Irishman'

    7.00 2020 HD

    Join legendary director Martin Scorsese, and acting icons Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Al Pacino going behind the scenes of their universally...

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  • 2020
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    Time Travelers: Uncovering Old LA in Keaton Comedies

    Time Travelers: Uncovering Old LA in Keaton Comedies

    8.00 2020 HD

    Time Travelers, a new documentary by Daniel Raim featuring interviews with John Bengtson and film historian Marc Wanamaker, reveals newly discovered...

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  • 2004
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    The Restoration of John Cassavetes' 'Shadows'

    The Restoration of John Cassavetes' 'Shadows'

    1 2004 HD

    Documentary short chronicling the process of restoring John Cassavetes' debut feature, Shadows (1959)

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  • 2021
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    Undressing a Legacy

    Undressing a Legacy

    1 2021 HD

    In this interview, conducted in spring 2021, scholar Nick Rees-Roberts traces the influence of La Piscine on the worlds of film and fashion in the...

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  • 2021
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    Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai'

    Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai'

    1 2021 HD

    A new documentary by Daniel Raim and Eugene Suen on the making of "Flowers of Shanghai," featuring behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with Mark...

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  • 2004
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    Vitellonismo

    Vitellonismo

    7.00 2004 HD

    A look at the making of Federico Fellini's "I Vitelloni".

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  • 2012
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    The Unluckiest Dragon

    The Unluckiest Dragon

    1 2012 HD

    An audio essay narrated by Greg Pflugfelder explaining the events surrounding a tuna-fish boat called 'Daigo fukuryu maru'. The event inspires the...

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  • 2013
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    Living 'Lord of the Flies'

    Living 'Lord of the Flies'

    1 2013 HD

    Actor Tom Gaman (Simon) narrates some 8mm movies shot during the film's three-month production and shares memories of working on the movie during his...

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  • 2008
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    Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad

    Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad

    7.00 2008 HD

    Documentary about the technical achievements of the 1940 film classic The Thief of Bagdad.

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  • 2019
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    On Camera: Fifteen Apollo Astronauts and Their Experience of a Lifetime

    On Camera: Fifteen Apollo Astronauts and Their Experience of a Lifetime

    1 2019 HD

    A collection of excerpted on-screen interviews with fifteen of the Apollo astronauts.

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  • 2013
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    Functions of Film Sound

    Functions of Film Sound

    1 2013 HD

    This visual essay sets clips from Robert Bresson's "A Man Escaped" to a reading of "Functions of Film Sound," a chapter from David Bordwell and...

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  • 2016
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    Blood Simple: A Conversation with Dave Eggers

    Blood Simple: A Conversation with Dave Eggers

    1 2016 HD

    A new conversation between author Dave Eggers and the Coen Brothers about the production, from inception to release, of 'Blood Simple'.

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  • 2010
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    Underworld: How it Came to Be

    Underworld: How it Came to Be

    1 2010 HD

    Documentary on the making of Josef von Sternberg's 'Underworld,' which launched the American gangster genre as we know it.

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  • 2018
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    Homay King on 'Shanghai Express'

    Homay King on 'Shanghai Express'

    1 2018 HD

    Film scholar Homay King discusses director Josef von Sternberg's cinematic China and the role of star Anna May Wong in 'Shanghai Express'.

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  • 2013
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    The Making of 'Nashville'

    The Making of 'Nashville'

    1 2013 HD

    Retrospective documentary on the making of Robert Altman's Nashville (1975).

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  • 2012
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    Revolutions Per Second

    Revolutions Per Second

    1 2012 HD

    A 25-minute visual essay by Kent Jones about Jean-Luc Godard and his film 'Weekend'.

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  • 2006
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    Reviving Harry Lime

    Reviving Harry Lime

    1 2006 HD

    Radio producer Harry Alan Towers discusses his work with Orson Welles.

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