Jeanine Basinger

FRANK CAPRA: MR AMERICA tells the story of how Frank Capra, a young and penniless immigrant, rose through the ranks of early Hollywood to become one of the Great American storytellers.

Dean Martin had a laid-back charm that made him successful in everything from big-screen comedies to television variety shows to live acts in Las Vegas. Filmmaker Tom Donahue explores Martin’s varied career, including his complicated relationships with Jerry Lewis, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr, and others. We hear from admirers such as critic Gerald Early, actor Jon Hamm, and Hip-Hop artist RZA who testify to Martin’s enduring mystique.

Elia Kazan represented the American dream. An immigrant who came without anything and who became the Prince of Hollywood and Broadway after World War II. Actor, theater director, filmmaker, writer, he is the founder of Actor’s Studio, a collaborator of Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams, and a director who discovered Marlon Brando and James Dean.

할리우드 스타 헤디 라머는 백설 공주와 캣우먼 모두 그녀를 모델로 탄생했을 정도로 아름다운 여성으로 알려져 있다. 하지만 매력적인 외모와 화려한 인생이 너무 돋보인 나머지, 근대 통신기술의 혁신을 이끈 천재 발명가라는 타이틀은 얻지 못했다. 발명에 대해 언급할 기회가 거의 없었기에, 가족들은 라머의 죽음과 함께 이 모든 것이 잊힐 거라 생각했다. 하지만, 2016년, 알렉산드라 딘과 아담 해기악이 공식 석상에서 그녀가 발명에 관해 언급한 테이프 4개를 입수하면서, 상황은 새로운 국면을 맞이한다. 본 인터뷰 자료를 더해 만든 '밤쉘'은 라머가 사람들에게 자신의 이야기를 전할 수 있는 소중한 기회가 될 것이다. (제20회 서울국제여성영화제)

A personal and captivating account of the extraordinary life and work of Ingrid Bergman (1915-82), a young Swedish woman who became one of the most celebrated actresses in world cinema.

This essential new documentary pays tribute to the legacy of the late, legendary casting director Marion Dougherty and shines a light on one of the most overlooked and least understood crafts in filmmaking.

This documentary focuses on 1939, considered to be Hollywood's greatest year, with film clips and insight into what made the year so special.

Documentary focusing on the film careers F.W. Murnau, Frank Borzage and William Fox and their impact on the history of cinema.

Before the G, PG and R ratings system there was the Production Code, and before that there was, well, nothing. This eye-opening documentary examines the rampant sexuality of early Hollywood through movie clips and reminiscences by stars of the era. Gloria Swanson, Mary Pickford, Marlene Dietrich and others relate tales of the artistic freedom that led to the draconian Production Code, which governed content from 1934 to 1968. Diane Lane narrates.

A look at the mystique of road movies, combining interviews, film clips, music, photography, literature and a narrative storyline featuring Paul Rudd and Tom McCarthy.

Short documentary about the making of the 1938 film "Jezebel."

Short documentary about the "woman's picture" at Warner Brothers.

Behind the scenes look at the classic Bette Davis comedy.

Documentary that explores the life and career of leading man Cary Grant through film clips and interviews. Produced as S18E03 of the long running series American Masters.

런던에서 보낸 어린 시절부터 1977년 숨을 거둘 때까지 채플린의 생애를 연대기 순으로 따라가며 조명한 다큐멘터리. 비교적 알려지지 않은 채플린의 초기 단편들을 비롯해 그가 제작, 연출, 출연한 거의 모든 작품과 다소 논쟁적인 그의 개인사를 다뤘다. 영화감독 시드니 폴락이 내레이션을 맡았고, 우디 앨런과 마틴 스코시즈, 조니 뎁 등 최근까지 활동하는 헐리우드의 영화인들, 그리고 채플린의 아들인 마이클과 딸 제럴딘의 인터뷰가 담겨 있다.

American Masters Series. Documentary on Gene Kelly that gives insight into his dancing, how he formed a style (first "blue collar dancer") and developed different cinematique techniques, such as brilliantly shot dancing sequences.

Blonde, beautiful and talented, Marion Davies was the first and funniest screwball comedienne. As star of two of the best comedies ever made, Show People and The Patsy, she combined zany slapstick and exuberant mimicry. Glamorous, witty and kind, both on screen and off, Davies was also famous for her 35-year-long love affair with William Randolph Hearst.

Hollywood careers are full of make-or-break moments. For Clint Eastwood, one such moment came when studio powers agreed to let him make his directing debut. That story and others comprise this portrait of the famed Hollywood icon. His career is explored via an array of film clips, interviews and more.

Boomer (Wiper) is a rookie cop based in the urban hellhole that is downtown Chicago. After his involvement in a drug bust operation which results in the death of Carlos (Carmen Argenziano), his mentor and father figure, Boomer becomes disillusioned with the brutal and inhumane nature of his job. Consequently, he decides to hand in his resignation to the Chicago Police Department and return to his home town of Joliet, where his fiancé, Kelly (Natasha Henstridge), awaits.While en route back to Joliet, however, Boomer makes a grievous error in judgment when he stops for, and assists, an unfortunate motorist whose vehicle appears to have broken down; the naive ex-cop is swiftly attacked and rendered unconscious. Boomer awakes to find that his car and wallet have been stolen, and that he has become involved in a dangerous game of mistaken identity.

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