Kevin Brownlow Movies

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

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

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

It's New Year's Eve in Thatcher's de-industrialising Britain. The scene is set at a seedy bar in Liverpool where a group of Irish Protestant and...

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

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

A look at the parallel lives of Charlie Chaplin and Adolf Hitler and how they crossed with the creation of the film “The Great Dictator,”...

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

During the Crimean War between Britain and Russia in the 1850s, a British cavalry division, led by the overbearing Lord Cardigan, engages in an...

Documentary presenting Alan Parker’s view of British cinema with comments from Richard Lester and others and location report from King’s...

A film about the career and methods of the master silent comedy filmmaker.

A documentary about the era of classic monster movies that were made at Universal Studios during the 1930s and 1940s.

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

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

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

World War II, 1940. When the Nazi hordes invade and occupy Great Britain, the English citizens are soon divided between those who choose to...

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...

Documentary about Hollywood during the silent film era.

Documentary about the legendary American film director from his introduction to the film industry in its early years to his death in 1959.

This documentary explores the incredible life of Merian C. Cooper, from his time as a soldier and pilot in three different wars, to his exploits in...