Leonard Maltin Movies

Behind-the-scenes look at more than three decades of the James Bond feature film series.

The story of the short film from the beginning of the movies in the 1890s, when all movies were shorts, through the 1950s when short subjects...

Produced for Turner Classic Movies, this documentary looks at the early days of the gangster film.

A nostalgic, informative history of drive-in movie theaters, featuring extensive archival photographs and interviews with Leonard Maltin, John Bloom,...

A biography on the life of William Powell narrated by Michael York.

Film critic/historian Leonard Maltin talks about the making of, and his appreciation for, Alfred Hitchcock's Topaz (1969). He speaks of the...

An interview with John Hench.

Documentary looking at the film classic, They Drive By Night

A featurette exploring the gangster films made at Warner Bros., actor Humphrey Bogart's career and the making of HIGH SIERRA (1941).

Details the early attempts, what worked, or why it didn't, in the history of adding partial or full colour to films. Includes early film clips to...

Documentary following the history of America's first cinematographers.

With his naïve air, his rangy and reassuring silhouette, James Stewart symbolizes success, someone who everybody wants to look like. Behind his...

This documentary recounts the difficult choice actress Mary Astor had to make after learning her personal, very intimate, diaries had been stolen....

For years, artist Drew Friedman has chronicled a strange, alternate universe populated by forgotten Hollywood stars, old Jewish comedians and...

This is the first feature-length documentary on legendary director Raoul Walsh. In this 'memoir,' Walsh 'recounts' his career from the silent film...

Documentary on animator Chuck Jones.

Documentary regarding two of the "nine old men" of Disney animators.

Walt Disney and his team create a full length feature film Fun and Fancy Free . Learn the story of how WWII changed Bongo and how Edgar Burgan got to...

Celebrating the splendor and grandeur of the great cinemas of the United States, built when movies were the acme of entertainment and the stories...

A 100 year history of the development of movie marketing, reflecting technical improvements, audience taste and cultural sensibilities.