Showing posts with label documentary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label documentary. Show all posts

Thursday, July 16, 2026

On this day in movie history - Stanley Kubrick’s Boxes (2008):


Stanley Kubrick’s Boxes

documentary directed and written by Jon Ronson,
released in the United States on July 16, 2008.
Music by Simon Fisher-Turner.


Cast: Stanley Kubrick, Jon Ronson, Anthony Frewin, Jan Harlan, Christiane Kubrick, Manuel Harlan, Anya Kubrick, Julian Senior, Vincent Tilsley, Rick Senat, Deborah Davis, Judy Tobey, Van Boudreaux, Leon Vitali, Terry Needham, Bernd Eichhorn.

Friday, July 10, 2026

On this day in movie history - Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story (2025):


Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

documentary directed by Laurent Bouzereau,
based on the novel by Peter Benchley,
released in the United States on July 10, 2025.
Music by Blake Neely.

Cast:

Emily Blunt, Steven Spielberg, Guillermo del Toro, Jordan Peele, J.J. Abrams, Steven Soderbergh, James Cameron, George Lucas, Robert Zemeckis, Cameron Crowe, John Williams, Lorraine Gary, Greg Nicotero, Jeffrey Voorhees, Jeffrey Kramer, Ian Shaw, Carl Gottlieb, Jonathan Filley, Joe Alves, Wendy Benchley, Tracy Benchley Turner.

Monday, July 6, 2026

On this day in movie history - The Story of Film: A New Generation (2021):


The Story of Film: A New Generation

a two-part documentary directed and written by Mark Cousins,
was released at the Cannes Film Festival in France on July 6, 2021.
Narrated by Mark Cousins.

Sunday, July 5, 2026

On this day in movie history - Watch the Skies! Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (2005):


Watch the Skies!


Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us

documentary directed and written by Richard Schickel,
released in the United States on July 5, 2005.
Music by Casey Cohen.

Cast:

Mark Hamill, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Ridley Scott, James Cameron, Edmund Gwenn, Lou Costello, Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, James Arness, Michael Rennie, Warner Anderson, Morris Ankrum, Raymond Bailey, Gene Barry, Noah Beery Jr., Lloyd Bridges, Edward Colmans, Frank Conroy, Robert Cornthwaite, Sandy Descher, Kirk Douglas, Leif Erickson, Arthur Franz, Bert Freed, Ned Glass, Billy Gray, Jimmy Hunt, Virginia Huston, Sam Jaffe, Jack Kelly, Harry Lauter, Lock Martin, Osa Massen, Cameron Mitchell, Leslie Nielsen, Ann Robinson, William Schallert, Douglas Spencer, Warren Stevens, Randy Stuart, Barry Sullivan, Kenneth Tobey, Joan Weldon, James Whitmore, Grant Williams.

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

On this day in movie history - Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time. Vol 3: Comedy & Camp - June 23, 2020.


Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time
Vol 3: Comedy & Camp

documentary directed by Danny Wolf,
was released in the United States on June 23, 2020.

Cast:

Diedrich Bader, John Cleese, David Cross, Joe Dante, Illeana Douglas, Peter Farrelly, Jim Gaffigan, Gina Gershon, Amy Heckerling, Jon Heder, Mike Judge, Ron Livingston, Tina Majorino, Michael McKean, John Cameron Mitchell, Kevin Pollak, Kevin Smith, John Waters, Fred Willard, Mary Woronov.

Sunday, June 21, 2026

On this day in movie history - Document of the Dead (1980):


Document of the Dead

directed and written by Roy Frumkes,
was released in Germany on June 21, 1981.
Documentary on the making of Dawn of the Dead (1978),
directed by George A. Romero.
Narrated by Susan Tyrrell and Nicole Potter.
Music by
Rick Ulfik.


Cast:

Susan Tyrrell, Nicole Potter, George A. Romero, Richard P. Rubinstein, Michael Gornick, Carl Augenstein, Tom Savini, Ken Foree, Scott H. Reiniger, David Emge, John Amplas, Roy Frumkes, Christine Forrest, Gahan Wilson, Steve Bissette, Joe Kane, Gregory Lamberson, Ben Barenholtz, Dave Bartholomew, Pasquale Buba, Butchie   Butchie, Diane Donati, Jimmy 'Killer' Evans, George Haeck, Dave Hawkins, 'Sidecar' John Helbig, Jeanie Jefferies, Tom Kapusta, Katherine Kolbert, Leonard Lies, Doug Mertz, Sukey Raphael, Rudy Ricci, John Rice, Cindy Roman, Lenny Roman, Gaylen Ross, Donna Siegel, Nick Tallo, Danny Vail, Larry Vaira, Sara Venable, Susan Vermazen.

Saturday, June 20, 2026

On this day in movie history - Stanley Kubrick: The Invisible Man (1996):


Stanley Kubrick: The Invisible Man

documentary directed and written by Paul Joyce,
was released in the United Kingdom on June 20, 1996.

Cast:

Ken Adam, Garrett Brown, Arthur C. Clarke, Shelley Duvall, R. Lee Ermey, James B. Harris, Michael Herr, Diane Johnson, Stanley Kubrick, Malcolm McDowell, Matthew Modine, Jonathan Pryce, Leonard Rosenman, Kate Sheldon, Bryan Singer, David Thomson.

Thursday, June 18, 2026

On this day in movie history - Dreams Within a Dream: The Classic Cinema of Edgar Allan Poe (2019):


Dreams Within a Dream: The Classic Cinema of Edgar Allan Poe

documentary directed by Constantine Nasr,
written by Steve Haberman,
released in the United States on June 18, 2019.
Cast: Doug Bradley, Lon Chaney, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi.

Sunday, June 7, 2026

On this day in movie history - American Cinema (1995–1996):


American Cinema

13-episode documentary series that ran from June 7, 1995 – August 22, 1996.

Episode titles: The Hollywood Style; The Studio System; The Star; The Western; Romantic Comedy; The Combat Film; Film Noir; Film in the Television Age; The Film School Generation; The Edge of Hollywood; Film Language; Writing and Thinking about Film; Classic Hollywood Style Today.

Saturday, June 6, 2026

On this day in movie history - Back to the Drive-in (2022):


Back to the Drive-in

documentary directed and written by April Wright,
was released in the United States on June 6, 2022.

On this day in movie history - Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the American Drive-in Movie (2013):


Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the American Drive-in Movie

documentary directed and written by April Wright,
was released in the United States on June 6, 2013.
Music by Dave Glover, Kate Houle and Rob Houle.

Cast:

Charles Bruss, Riley Cooke, Roger Corman, Dennis Cozzalio, Bob Deutsch, Matt Dillon, Barry Floyd, Barb Frankhouser, Bill Frankhouser, Paul Geissinger, Patricia King Hanson, Richard M. Hollingshead III, David Hudzik, Jennifer Sherer Janisch, Sam Kirkland, Jim Kopp, Megan Kopp, Mark Lovato, Robbie Mack, Wes Neal, Teri Oldknow, Karen Sternheimer, Ed Szurek, Tony Troidl, D. Edward Vogel.

On this day in movie history - Jaws: The Inside Story (2010):


Jaws: The Inside Story

documentary directed and written by Rob Goldberg,
released in the United States on June 6, 2010.
Music by Richard Fiocca.

Cast:

Richard Dreyfuss, Steven Spielberg, David Fear, Sid Sheinberg, Alison Bailes, John Milius, Calvin Joe Acord/Cal Acord, James-Michael Roddy, Robert Shaw, Murray Hamilton, Richard D. Zanuck, Wendy Benchley, David Brown, Helen Gurley Brown, William S. Gilmore, Joe Alves, Edith Blake, Carl Gottlieb, Jeffrey Kramer, Lorraine Gary, Susan Backlinie, Roy Arbogast, Kevin Pike, Richard O. Helmer/Richie Helmer, Michael Chapman, Bill Butler, Jonathan Filley, Jeffrey Voorhees, Lee Fierro, Roy Scheider, Harlan Twible, Mike Kuryla, John Williams, Mike New.

Saturday, May 23, 2026

On this day in movie history - Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story (2015):


Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story

a documentary directed and written by Daniel Raim,
was released at the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 23, 2015.
Music by David Lebolt.


Cast:

Lillian Michelson, Harold Michelson, Bill Krohn, Stuart Cornfeld, Mel Brooks, Danny DeVito, Jim Bissell, Norman Newberry, Rick Carter, Francis Ford Coppola, Gene Allen, Alfred Hitchcock, Gabriel Hardman, Marc Wanamaker, Thomas A. Walsh, Alan Michelson, Anahid Nazarian, Tom Waits, Richard Sylbert, Patrick Mate, Tish Hicks, Will Vought, Dennis Michelson.

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

On this day in movie history - Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time. Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi (2020):


Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time
Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

documentary directed by Danny Wolf,
was released in the United States on May 19, 2020.

Cast:

Bruce Campbell, Roger Corman, Joe Dante, Illeana Douglas, Jeff Goldblum, Malcolm Mcdowell, Joe Morton, Ed Neil, Kevin Pollak, John Sayles, Anthony Timpone, John Waters, Mary Woronov, Sean Young, Rob Zombie.

On this day in movie history - Filmworker (2017):


Filmworker

documentary directed by Tony Zierra,
was released at the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 19, 2017.
Music by David Ben Shannon.

Cast:

Leon Vitali, Ryan O'Neal, Brian Capron, Mike Alfreds, Nick Redman, Brian Jamieson, Danny Lloyd, Stanley Kubrick, Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey, Tim Colceri, Julian Senior, Colin Mossman, Warren Lieberfarb, Lisa Leone, Steve Southgate, Phil Rosenthal, Jacob Rosenberg, Max Vitali, Vera Vitali, Masha Vitali, Stellan Skarsgård, Pernilla August, Beverly Wood, Tim Vitali, Maria Hayward, Chris Vitali, Marie Richardson, Treva Etienne, Margaret Adams, Ned Price, Chris Jenkins, Janet Wilson, Adam Baldwin, Marisa Berenson, David Bowie, Scatman Crothers, Tom Cruise, Kirk Douglas, Keir Dullea, Shelley Duvall, Michael Gambon, George Harrison, Arliss Howard, Mick Jagger, John Lennon, James Mason, Paul McCartney, Malcolm McDowell, Jack Nicholson, Slim Pickens, Gordon Ramsay, Peter Sellers, Martin Sheen, Rita Wilson, Shelley Winters.

Monday, May 18, 2026

On this day in television history - Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss (2023):


Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss

documentary directed by Niharika Desai,
written by Eric Weiner,
based on the book by Eric Weiner,
was released in the United States on May 18, 2023.

Cast:

Rainn Wilson, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Ari Meyers, Jón Gnarr, Georgi Gospodinov, Ivo Dimchev, Hreimur Örn Heimisson, Margaret Liefsdóttir, Tinna Thorlacius, Jewells Chambers.

Saturday, May 16, 2026

On this day in movie history - Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004):


Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

documentary directed by Xan Cassavetes,
was released at the Cannes Film Festival in France on May 16, 2004.
Music by Steven Hufsteter.  

Cast:

Robert Altman, Vera Carlisle Anderson, C.L. Batten, Jacqueline Bisset, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Champlin, David Chasman, Stuart Cooper, F.X. Feeney, James B. Harris, Jerry Harvey, William Holden, Don Hyde, Henry Jaglom, Jim Jarmusch, Charles H. Joffe, Kris Kristofferson, John McNally, Bill Mechanic, Ned Nalle, Alexander Payne, Sam Peckinpah, Doreen Ringer Ross, Chuck Ross, Alan Rudolph, Theresa Russell, Timothy Ryerson, Jeff Schwager, Penelope Spheeris, Bob Strock, Quentin Tarantino, Kevin Thomas, Jonathan Turell, Douglas Venturelli, Paul Verhoeven, James Woods, Vilmos Zsigmond.

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

On this day in movie history - James Ellroy's Feast of Death (2001):


James Ellroy's Feast of Death

documentary directed by Vikram Jayanti,
was released in the United Kingdom on May 6, 2001.
Music by Rob Lane.


Cast:

James Ellroy, Rick Jackson, Brian M. Carr, Mike Berchem, Eric J. Mosher, Tim Marcia, David Lambkin, Paul W. Coulter, William Stoner, Ray Peavy, Frank Merriman, Rey Verdugo, Louis D. Danoff, Nick Nolte, Helen Knode, Larry Harnisch, Karen Hilliker, Janet T. Klock, M. Brian Klock, Mindy Klock, Elizabeth Short, Ron Riekki.

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

On this day in movie history - Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010):


Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

documentary directed by Craig McCall,
was released in the United Kingdom on May 5, 2010.
Music by Mark Sayer-Wade.

Cast:

Jack Cardiff, Martin Scorsese, Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, Charlton Heston, Kim Hunter, John Mills, Alan Parker, Thelma Schoonmaker, Freddie Francis, Raffaella De Laurentiis, Richard Fleischer, Peter Yates, Kathleen Byron, Christopher Challis, Kevin McClory, Ian Christie, Moira Shearer, Peter Handford, George E. Turner, Michel Ciment, Michael Powell, Marlene Dietrich, Henry Hathaway, Orson Welles, John Wayne, Sophia Loren, Errol Flynn, Leslie Caron, Ava Gardner, John Huston, Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Edmond O'Brien, Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Laurence Olivier, Sylvester Stallone, Niki Cardiff, Tony Curtis, Dustin Hoffman, Deborah Kerr, Craig McCall.

Saturday, May 2, 2026

On this day in movie history - The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of Jaws (2007 / 2009):


The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of Jaws

documentary directed by Erik Hollander,
written by James Gelet,
released at the Los Angeles United Film Festival in the United States on May 2, 2009.
Exact 2007 release date unknown.
Music by Michael McCormack, Mike Haydn, Sal Salvador.
Cast: Steve Alten, Joe Alves, Roy Arbogast, Steven Awalt, Susan Backlinie, Darin Beckstead, Jim Beller, Charlie Benante, Peter Benchley, Adam J. Bezark, Laurent Bouzereau, David Brown, Bob Burns, Bill Butler, Anthony Caleca, Henry Carreiro, Sean Clark, Pat Delaney, Michael Douglas, Richard Dreyfuss, Verna Fields, Lee Fierro, Jonathan Filley, Andrea Fix, Joe Fordham, David Foster, Philip/Phil M. Gardiner, Jonathan Garland, Lorraine Gary, James Gelet, Mike Gencarelli, Andrew Gernhard, William S. Gilmore, Marc Gilpin, Brian Godawa, Carl Gottlieb, Dana Goudreault, Chuck Gramling, Matt Granger, Mike Hadjipateras/Mike 'Quint' Hadji, Michael/Mike Haydn, Kristen Kingsbury Henshaw, Erik Hollander, Patrick Read Johnson, Roger Kastel, Chris Kentis, Chris Kiszka, Jeffrey Kramer, Jeff Kristal, William E. Marks, Richard Martel, R. Aidan Martin, Robert A. Mattey, Kevin McCauley, Edward McCormack, Paul McPhee, Jay Mello, John Murdy, Lynn Murphy, Susan Bainbridge Murphy, Jeff Myers, Victoria Myers, Gregory/Greg Nicotero, Mary Ann Nilan, Will Pfluger, Kevin Pike, Aron Pinsky, Valerie Richards, James-Michael Roddy, Percy Rodrigues, Robert Rodriguez, Eli Roth, Tom Savini, Roy Scheider, Sid Sheinberg, M. Night Shyamalan, Bryan Singer, Greg Skomal, Clarke M. Smith, Kevin Smith, Mike 'Moviemike' Smith, Steven Spielberg, Joe Spinell, Eduardo Sánchez, Ron Taylor, Valerie Taylor, Jeffrey Voorhees, Dick Warlock, Hershel West, John Williams, Dick Young, Richard D. Zanuck.