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The Water Is Finally Blue: The Untold Story of Robert Altman's O.C. and Stiggs

An in-depth oral history of the production and development history of Robert Altman's "O.C. and Stiggs," featuring commentaries from the film's cast a

2023

The Story of British Cinema: The Pioneer Years

For this inform­at­ive new one-off, film writer Ian Nathan focuses on the first 60 years of British film, from the inven­tion of cinema and the trans­

2022

The Making of 'The Birth of a Nation'

A short documentary about the making of D. W. Griffith's controversial 'The Birth of a Nation'.

1993

The Haunted House: Gags and Growth

Documentary about the development of Buster Keaton's The Haunted House (1921).

2011

Hard Luck: The Last Short to Be Found

Documentary about the Buster Keaton short Hard Luck (1921).

2011

The Goat Is Not a Goat

A short documentary on the works of Buster Keaton.

2011

The Play House: An Accidental Masterpiece

The special effects in The Play House (1921) are discussed.

2011

On Scoring Cops and Helping Silent Films Live Again

Ben Model discusses scoring music for silent movies.

2011

A Cast of Characters: My Wife's Relations

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

2011

... That Dud... The Blacksmith

Bruce Lawton discusses Buster Keaton's The Blacksmith (1922), a film that Keaton had dismissed as a "lesser" work.

2011

The Frozen North: Keaton's Darkest Comedy

A short documentary on Buster Keaton's The Frozen North (1922), regarding how the events of Fatty Arbuckle's trial and William S. Hart's quick condemn

2011

Day Dreams and the Problems of Missing Film

Documentary on Day Dreams (1922), a Buster Keaton silent comedy.

2011

Three Ages: Tour of Filming Locations

This visual essay by John Bengtson, author of Silent Echoes: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Buster Keaton, reveals the locations whe

2010

Sherlock Jr.: Tour of Filming Locations

This visual essay by John Bengtson, author of Silent Echoes: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Buster Keaton, reveals the locations whe

2010

The General: Tour of Filming Locations

In this visual essay John Bengtson, author of Silent Echoes: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Buster Keaton, pinpoints the locations u

2009

Under a Blue Sun

Negev Desert, Israel, 1987. Bashir Abu Rabi'a works as a pyrotechnics and special effects assistant on the film Rambo III, starring Sylvester Stallone

2024

Silent Echoes: Seven Chances

In this visual essay John Bengtson, author of Silent Echoes: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Buster Keaton, provides a tour of where

2011

Silent Echoes

Four visual essays by Silent Echoes author John Bengtson identifying Buster Keaton's shooting locations for his many short films produced between 1920

2011

Movie Magic & Mysteries: The Making of Sherlock Jr.

Documentary about the making of Buster Keaton's silent comedy classic, Sherlock Jr. (1924).

2010

The High Sign: A Filmmaker Emerges

Documentary about Buster Keaton's The 'High Sign' (1921) and Keaton's developing style.

2011