The Illusion Factory

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

A. K.

An intimate chronicle of the shooting of Ran (1985), a film directed by the legendary Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa.

1985

Survival of the Film Freaks

Survival of the Film Freaks is a documentary exploring the phenomenon of cult film in America and how it survives in the 21st Century. Through intervi

2018

Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond

A very special encounter between legendary American cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond and young French director Pierre Filmon. A personal journey with t

2016

Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump

A look behind the scenes of Robert Zemeckis' 1994 Oscar-winning film, 'Forrest Gump'.

1994

Alexeï Guerman, cinéaste bien interdit

1990

Somewhere Between New York and LA

Since he was 18 years old, Blake Eckard has written and directed six feature length films in his hometown of Stanberry, Missouri (population 1186). As

2020

Broadway Cinema: The Heart of Filmmaking in Nottingham

A short documentary about one of the best independent cinemas in the UK.

2022

Inside High Noon Revisited

An updated version of John Mulholland’s making-of documentary that explores the remarkable 1952 film starring Gary Cooper, and the gripping story beh

2022

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

The documentary that tells us the full story from where it all started through to the future of the "Ghostbusters" franchise.

2020

Major Grom: Plague Doctor. Behind the Scenes

Additional materials for "Major Grom: Plague Doctor" (2021).

2022

Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation

A look at the making of the classic comedy film.

2011

8mm Boys

This coming-of-age memoir takes a candid look back on a group of struggling creatives isolated in the Appalachian Mountains. Three generations of pers

2024

Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!

One-man armies, meet-cutes, casual strolls away from huge explosions — stars and industry insiders toast and roast these cinematic chestnuts and more.

2021

Kenneth Anger: Film as Magical Ritual

Anger discusses his Aleister Crowley-inspired theories of art: How he views his camera like a wand and how he casts his films, preferring to consider

1970

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 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

Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth'

A new documentary on the Criterion Collection edition of Roman Polanski's 1971 adaptation of Macbeth featuring interviews with the director, producer

2014

Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane

When Arthur Freed brought Alan Jay Lerner to Hollywood to compose a new Fred Astaire musical (based on Fred's life,) little did he know he would have

2007

Floyd Norman: An Animated Life

Animator. Storyman. Troublemaker. At 80 years old, see how Disney Legend Floyd Norman, the first African-American animator at Disney, continues to imp

2016