Allen Daviau

The following documentary is composed exclusively of original behind-the-scenes footage shot during the production of "E.T." in 1981. It follows the order of the scenes as they appear in the film.

This documentary short takes you inside the fascinating world of film preservation and restoration.

The artistry, triumph and lifelong friendship of the great cinematographers Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond. With film school equipment, they shoot the Soviet crackdown of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. As refugees they struggle in Hollywood, finally breaking into the mainstream with their pivotal contribution to the "American New Wave."

We hear from Coppola, Spielberg, director of photography Gordon Willis, consulting restoration cinematographer Allen Daviau, film archivist Robert A. Harris, Paramount Post Production executive VP Martin Cohen, MPI senior technical advisor Daniel Rosen, MPI scanning technician Chris Gillaspie, senior digital artist Steven A. Sanchez, digital artist Valerie V. McMahon, and MPI technical director and senior colorist Jan Yarbrough as they offer interesting facts about the original cinematography, details on the restoration of the three films.

Retrospective documentary of the film "Bugsy"

110 of the world's top cinematographers discuss the art of how and why films look the way they do.

This is a special feature included on the DVD for "The Informer"--a film John Ford made for RKO and which was released in 1935. Victor McLaglen received the Oscar for best actor for this film.

"The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz" - a featurette narrated by Sydney Pollack.

19世紀の欧州。バチカンの密命を帯びて魔物と戦うモンスター・ハンター、ヘルシングは、吸血鬼ドラキュラを倒すという任務を帯びて相棒の僧侶カールとトランシルバニアに乗り込む。彼らはそこで女吸血鬼《ドラキュラの花嫁》たちに襲撃されて逃げ惑う群集に遭遇。2人は怪物との戦いの中で、ただひとり毅然と戦う女性・アナと知り合う。彼女こそは代々ドラキュラと戦い続けるヴァレリアス一族の王女だが、ある事情を抱えていた。

森一番の元気者のトラ、ティガーを主人公に、プーさんやお馴染みの仲間たちの友情と冒険が繰り広げられる。ある日突然、自分に家族がいない事に寂しさを感じたティガー。彼はどこかにいるはずの家族を探して、１００エーカーの森の奥深くへと旅立ってゆく。

宇宙飛行士スペンサーとアレックスは、シャトルの船外作業中の事故から奇跡的に生還する。だが地球に戻った矢先、アレックスが変死、妻ナタリーも自殺する事件が起こった。スペンサーの妻ジリアンは、元NASA局員と名乗る調査員シャーマンと接触、宇宙で連絡の途絶えた空白の2分に不審な点があること、そしてナタリーが双子を妊娠していたことを知り戦慄する。彼女もまた、夫の帰還後に双子を身ごもっていたのだ。

A documentary looking at the life and career of film director Frank Capra. Hosted by Ron Howard.

A behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of Steven Spielberg's 1982 film "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial."

Eight people embark on an expedition into the Congo, a mysterious expanse of unexplored Africa where human greed and the laws of nature have gone berserk. When the thrill-seekers -- some with ulterior motives -- stumble across a race of killer apes.

This provacative FOX Network "prime time" television special investigates the purported "Alien Autopsy" footage that was allegedly filmed by the United States military after the legendary UFO crash near Roswell, New Mexico in 1947.

航空機墜落。地面に激突し真っ二つに引き裂かれた機体から、パニック状態の乗客たちを安全な場所へと導くひとりの男がいた。彼の名はマックス。妻と息子を持つごく普通の男性であったが、この事件をきっかけに、恐怖を超越、極度の苺アレルギーも一切なくなるなど、まさに別人に変わってしまう。 マスコミはまるで救世主のように書き立てた。そんな折、マックスは同じ事故で赤ん坊を死なせたカーラと接触。これを機に彼女は立ち直り始めるが、彼は妻と息子を拒絶するなど、どうしても元には戻れない。はたしてマックスはどうなってしまうのか…。

Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the "DP" (the director of photography), illustrating their points with clips from 100 films, from Birth of a Nation to Do the Right Thing. Themes: the DP tells people where to look; changes in movies (the arrival of sound, color, and wide screens) required creative responses from DPs; and, these artisans constantly invent new equipment and try new things, with wonderful results. The narration takes us through the identifiable studio styles of the 30s, the emergence of noir, the New York look, and the impact of Europeans. Citizen Kane, The Conformist, and Gordon Willis get special attention.

30年代のニューヨーク。暗黒街にその名を轟かせていた殺し屋バグジー。縄張り拡張の為、ハリウッドに乗り込んだ彼は、そこで駆け出しの女優ヴァージニアと出会い恋に落ちる。やがて、ネヴァダ州の小さな町ラスベガスを訪れたバグジーは、この地にカジノ付きの大ホテルを建設する事を決意する。

Is there love after death? After he dies suddenly, the hapless advertising executive Daniel Miller finds himself in Judgment City, a gleaming way station where the newly deceased must prove they lived a life of sufficient courage to advance in their journey through the universe. As the self-doubting Daniel struggles to make his case, a budding relationship with the uninhibited Julia offers him a chance to finally feel alive.

サム・クリチンスキーがアメリカの地を踏んだのは、1914年の独立記念日のことだった……。東欧移民の家族の生活をノスタルジックに描き出した、バリー・レヴィンソン監督の感動ドラマ。

1941年12月。日本軍は真珠湾攻撃に成功したのに続き、中国の上海を攻撃するように。11歳の英国人少年ジムは、日本の“ゼロ戦”のパイロットになるのが夢だったが、戦火を逃れて脱出を図るものの両親とはぐれてしまい、日本軍に捕まって強制収容所で暮らすことに。そこで厳しい管理下に置かれるが、ジムはめげずに、たくましく成長していく。大きな歴史の激動はなおも続き、ジムもそれに巻き込まれていく。

ジョン・リスゴー主演のコメディ映画。キャンプからの帰り、山道で巨大な動物を車ではねてしまったヘンダスン一家は、それが伝説のビッグフットではないかと思って死体を家に運ぶ。ところがその生物は気絶していただけで……。

On the occasion of the 40th birthday of the almighty filmmaker Steven Allan Spielberg, inquisitive reporter Clip Maxwell attempts to uncover the truth behind his undisputed rise to the throne of the Amblin Empire.

1909年、人種差別が色濃く残るジョージア州。幼くして出産経験がある少女セリーにとって心の支えは、美人で頭がいい妹ネティだった。そんなセリーは“ミスター”と呼ばれる男性に嫁ぐことに。奴隷も同然の毎日を過ごす中、家出をしたネティがセリーの家に訪ねてくるが、ミスターは彼女を追い払ってしまう。やがてミスターは昔の恋人で歌手のシャグを家に住まわせるように。セリーはシャグとの出会いを機に自立を意識しだす。

The true story of a disillusioned military contractor employee and his drug pusher childhood friend who became walk-in spies for the Soviet Union.

かつての人気TVシリーズ「ミステリー・ゾーン」の復刻映画版。人種差別主義者の男が時空を越えて差別を体験するランディスの第1話（V・モローが撮影中に事故死）。ロブ・ボッティンのコミカルSFXが光る不思議な少年を描いたダンテの第2話。少年の日々に戻る老人を描いたスピルバーグの第3話。飛行機の翼の上に奇怪な怪物の姿を見た男の恐怖をダイナミックに描いたG・ミラー担当の第4話。

Three hopefuls -- Shanna Reed, Deborah Geffner and Maureen Teefy -- each wants to be a Radio City Music Hall Rockette, vying for the one open spot the hall's choreographer, Gwen Verdon (in her TV-movie debut), has to fill. Sheree North plays Geffner's ex-Rockette mother and John Heard is a magazine reporter who falls for each of the aspiring dancers. The film was shot partially at Radio City Music Hall and was given a single public showing there several nights before its television premiere.

地球の探査にやって来て一人取り残された異星人と少年の交流を暖かく描き上げたSFファンタジー。森の中に静かに降り立つ異星の船から現れる宇宙人たち。だが彼らの地球植物の調査は人間たちの追跡によって中断される。宇宙船は急いで空に舞い上がるが一人の異星人が取り残されていた。森林にほど近い郊外に住む少年エリオットは裏庭でその異星人と遭遇、彼をかくまう事にする。兄と妹を巻き込んで、ETと名付けられたその異星人との交流が始まったが、ETの存在を知っているのはエリオットたちだけではなかった……。

In an attempt to be rehabilitated, a rapist goes to therapy while in prison.

A high school athlete is well on the road to becoming an alcoholic like his ex-hockey pro father until his teammate and best friend commits himself to saving him from his self-destructive habit.

A woman embarks on a lone pursuit of three teenaged hoods in the Los Angeles barrio after becoming incensed at their malicious tire-slashing on parked cars including hers.

A dramatization about a nine-year-old girl Missy who is persuaded by her peers to throw a stone at an old lady. She later discovers that the old lady is dying and a personal awareness of having done an unloving act weighs heavily upon her. Her mother’s loving response to her torment and instinctive gestures of consolation even as she lets Missy know the seriousness of her action, frees Missy and she finds her own special way to express her sorrow. The dramatic tension traces the dynamics of the sacrament of Penance, as Missy experiences sorrow, guilt and the peace that comes with forgiveness.

"Dogs flew space ships! The Aztecs invented the vacation! Men and Women are the same sex! Our forefathers took drugs! Your brain is not the boss!". Great news! Famed dare-demon Reebus Cannibus is going to perform his greatest stunt ever! A leap down the bottomless comet pit to the center of the Earth! Join the fabulous Firesign Theatre for another of their mind-bending journeys as they explore the alien uprising in our midst! Dr. Happy Harry Cox is our guide under the watchful eye of mild-mannered trailer park manager, and member of the Funny Name Club of America, Art Wholeflaffer, as he presents all seekers (one born every minute!) with the key evidence proving the thesis that Everything You Know is Wrong!

The O'Toole Brothers are Eastern con men, exceptionally good at talking their way out of tight situations. When they ride into Molybdenum, Colorado, not suspecting the riches beneath the streets, they turn the sleepy mining town upside-down for their search for the gold. High-spirited hijinks ensue, with the brothers involved in everything from stolen gambling equipment to a "belchin', cussin' and spittin' " contest.

A dog tries to become a canine star with the help of Zsa Zsa Gabor.

Two wanderers, a young man and a young woman, meet in the desert and decide to travel on together. The two travellers walk and hitch-hike their way down the road to their destination, the beach, becoming friends and lovers.