Production
For Marisol Rivera, a first generation Mexican-American, college is everything she's worked toward. She spent mornings cleaning horse stalls and evenings studying. Now, with a scholarship in hand, she's ready to leave Southwest Texas and begin her new life. However, when Marisol is falsely accused of a crime, she learns a heartbreaking truth: she's undocumented. Forced to go on the run, Marisol discovers a kind America amidst a harsh bureaucratic system. A coming of age film through the lens of immigration, Marisol critically examines systemic oppression and the causality of racism.
The epic story of how the film The African Queen (1951), directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn, was shot on real African locations, barely overcoming all kinds of hardships and disasters.
A documentary on the life of Jack Kirby, co-creator of Captain America, The Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Thor, The Avengers, The Hulk, The X-Men and the New Gods, among other classic comic book superheroes.
A documentary divided into six-part: For a look at the movie's comic book origins, we hear notes from Brevoort, Quesada, creator Stan Lee, writers Gerry Conway, Joe Casey, Dan Knauf, Charles Knauf and Warren Ellis, writer/artist Bob Layton, and artists Gene Colan, John Romita, Jr., Patrick Zircher and Adi Granov. The piece examines the origins of Iron Man as well as aspects of the character, supporting roles and villains. We also learn about the series' development, various story lines it pursued over the years, and challenges.
Mr. Yunioshi: An Asian Perspective provides some insightful commentary of how far we've come concerning Asian characterizations in Hollywood movies from earlier eras.
Film historians, and survivors from the nearly 30-year struggle to bring sound to motion pictures take the audience from the early failed attempts by scientists and inventors, to the triumph of the talkies.
Three directors (Curtis Hanson, Martin Scorsese and John Milius) discuss the movie "The Searchers."
Short documentary on the making of the Disney classic.
The making of 'The Truman Show'.
Making of explaining the ideas of the show and showcasing how different scenes where filmed.
A documentary about the creation of Beavis and Butt-Head.
A struggling Hollywood writer takes a job as a driver for a cursing, cantankerous old British actress. She believes she has one great role left in her...and decides that it should be in his new play.
A documentary about Kay Thompson.
Biography documentary on the writer for "The Hours" DVD special features.
A look behind the scenes at Walt Disney’s Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
An appreciation of Howard Hawks' "Rio Bravo" (1959) by filmmakers and historians.
Tells the story of Tucson and the legendary movies that were shot there.
Short documentary about the making of the John Ford/John Wayne film "Stagecoach".
A parallel between the photographer in Funny Face and the real ones.
A documentary featurette with John Hough speaking about directing and Ike Eisenmann, Kim Richards, and Dermott Down speaking about acting in Escape to Witch Mountain.
