Special Effects Movies

The most famous murder scene in movie history comprises 78 camera settings and 52 cuts: the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. 78/52 tells...

A walk through the life and work of the brilliant French filmmaker Georges Méliès (1861-1938), pioneer of special and visual effects.

Interview-Documentary with special effects artist Gino De Rossi on the making of "Cannibal Ferox".

A 1956 alien invasion tokusatsu film directed by Shinichi Sekizawa, the screenwriter noted for his immense contributions to Toho's Godzilla series by...

The granddaughter of a Taiwanese triad boss becomes a victim of a kidnapping attempt, but she's saved by a team of movie stuntmen. They become...

A documentary about the production of From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) and the people who made it.

Helped by her self-made flying mechanical creatures, a young inventor and an enigmatic pint-sized superhero defeat the town bullies and find an...

A look behind the scenes of the filming and special effects of the 1996 film 'Matilda'.

Little monsters run amok at a heavy metal festival.

As an actor, director and producer, Ray Harryhausen has been a vibrant figure in Hollywood, working on everything from family films to mind-bending...

This provocative and insightful film is the first in a series of documentaries that will reveal the secret knowledge embedded in the work of the...

A behind the scenes look on Jaws The Revenge with interviews from the cast and crew.

Through the use of interviews (both vintage and new) with various cast and crew members, including Rick Baker, Bill Sturgeon, David Cronenberg, James...

Two million years ago, Bat Mel, the daughter of a king in the Magical World meets a two horned person on her way home.

Academy Award winning make-up artist Rick Baker reflects on An American Werewolf In London and The Wolfman.

A rugged stranger, at a crossroads in his life, checks into an unassuming bed and breakfast hotel in a seaside town. Although initially disturbed by...

A documentary about Stan Winston, the legendary special effects artist behind some of the most memorable and terrifying creatures ever put on screen.

Documentary about the technical achievements of the 1940 film classic The Thief of Bagdad.

A dramatic recreation of the Johnstown Flood of 1889.