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

Monday, March 16, 2026

On this day in movie history - For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism (2009):


For the Love of Movies

The Story of American Film Criticism
a documentary directed and written by Gerald Peary,
was released in the United States on March 16, 2009.
Music by Bobby B. Keyes.
Narrated by
Patricia Clarkson.

Friday, March 13, 2026

On this day in movie history - Being Mary Tyler Moore (2023):


Being Mary Tyler Moore

documentary directed by James Adolphus,
written by James L. Brooks, Allan Burns, Susan Silver and Treva Silverman,
was released at the South by Southwest Film Festival in the United States on March 13, 2023.
Music by Theodosia Roussos.

Cast:

Mary Tyler Moore, James L. Brooks, Rob Reiner, Treva Silverman, Beverly Sanders, Ronda Rich, John Tinker, Edward Asner, James Burrows, Bill Persky, Debra Martin Chase, Katie Couric, Joel Grey, Norman Lear, Robert Levine, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bernadette Peters, Phylicia Rashad, Lena Waithe, Betty White, Reese Witherspoon.

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

On this day in movie history - Confessions of a Good Samaritan (2023):


Confessions of a Good Samaritan

documentary directed and written by Penny Lane,
was released at the South by Southwest Film Festival in the United States on March 10, 2023.
Music by Carolina Eyck.

Cast:

Penny Lane.

Saturday, February 28, 2026

On this day in movie history - Los Angeles: City of Film Noir (2015):


Los Angeles: City of Film Noir

aka Los Angeles: Cité du Film Noir,
documentary directed and written by Clara Kuperberg and Julia Kuperberg,
was released in France on February 28, 2015.

Cast:

James Ellroy, Eddie Muller, Alain Silver.

Monday, February 23, 2026

On this day in television history – James Ellroy's L.A.: City of Demons: Hot Spot Homicide (2011):


James Ellroy's L.A.: City of Demons

Documentary.
Season 1.
Episode 6.
Episode entitled: Hot Spot Homicide.
Released: February 23, 2011.
Series directors: Brian Coughlin, Gabe Torres, Brian Coughlin and Robert Kirk.

Cast:

James Ellroy, Heather Aitken, James Avise, Gregory DePetro, Michael Fallon, Brad Lewis, Allen Marsh, Deanna Morris, Arman Pardisi, Franklin Ruehl, Christopher Warner.

Monday, February 16, 2026

On this day in television history – James Ellroy's L.A.: City of Demons: The Dark Side of Hollywood (2011):


James Ellroy's L.A.: City of Demons

Documentary.
Season 1. Episode 5.
Episode entitled: The Dark Side of Hollywood.
Released: February 16, 2011.
Series directors: Brian Coughlin, Gabe Torres, Brian Coughlin and Robert Kirk.

Cast:

James Ellroy, Peter Nikkos, Ryan Beard, Sarah Delpizzo, Emma Green, Jarred Kjack, Nicollé Lewis, Melissa Marino, Rob Nelson, Ian Scott Rudolph, Franklin Ruehl.

Thursday, February 12, 2026

On this day in movie history - The Movie Man (2024):


The Movie Man

documentary directed by Matt Finlin,
was released at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in the United States on February 12, 2024.
Music by Kevin Drew.

Cast:

Keith Stata.

Monday, February 9, 2026

On this day in television history – James Ellroy's L.A.: City of Demons: Dames and Delinquents (2011):


James Ellroy's L.A.: City of Demons

Documentary.
Season 1. Episode 4.
Episode entitled: Dames and Delinquents.
Released: February 9, 2011.
Series directors: Brian Coughlin, Gabe Torres, Brian Coughlin and Robert Kirk.

Cast:

James Ellroy, Anna Bazarkina, Deanna Morris.

Monday, February 2, 2026

On this day in television history – James Ellroy's L.A.: City of Demons: L.A. Serial Killers (2011):


James Ellroy's L.A.: City of Demons

Documentary.
Season 1.
Episode 3.
Episode entitled: L.A. Serial Killers.
Released: February 2, 2011.
Series directors: Brian Coughlin, Gabe Torres, Brian Coughlin and Robert Kirk.

Cast:

James Ellroy, Shaun Gerardo, Tiffany Turner, Ryan Beard, Kenneth Bianchi, Roger W. Boren, Pamela Bozanich, Angelo Buono Jr., Saul Faerstein, Jared Jacobs, Ted Jonas, Phil LaMarr, Glynn Martin, Danny McCluskey, Martin T. Orne, Eliana Saenz, Mitchell Salberg, Frank Salerno.

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

On this day in movie history - Honeyland (2019):


Honeyland

a documentary directed by Tamara Kotevska and Ljubo Stefanov,
written by Tamara Kotevska and Ljubo Stefanov,
was released at the Sundance Film Festival in the United States on January 28, 2019.
Music by Foltin.

Cast:

Hatidze Muratova, Nazife Muratova, Hussein Sam, Ljutvie Sam, Mustafa Sam, Muzafer Sam, Veli Sam, Ali Sam, Alit Sam, Gamze Sam, Ljutvish Sam, Safet Javorovac.

Monday, January 26, 2026

On this day in television history – James Ellroy's L.A.: City of Demons: The Scandal Rags (2011):


James Ellroy's L.A.: City of Demons

Documentary.
Season 1. Episode 2.
Episode entitled: The Scandal Rags.
Released: January 26, 2011.
Series directors: Brian Coughlin, Gabe Torres, Brian Coughlin and Robert Kirk.

Cast:

James Ellroy, Jennifer Baute, Samuel Garza Bernstein, Cheryl Crane, Jarred Kjack, Phil LaMarr, Jerry Penacoli, Henry Scott, Lana Turner, Mike Walker.

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

On this day in movie history - Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023):


Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

a documentary directed by Davis Guggenheim,
written by Michael J. Fox,
was released at the Sundance Film Festival in the United States on January 20, 2023.
Music by John Powell.

Cast:

Michael J. Fox, Tracy Pollan, Sam Fox, Aquinnah Fox, Schuyler Fox, Esmé Fox, Susan Bressman, Ryan Orser, Siobhan Murphy, Danny Irizarry, Hannah Galway, Miles Meacham, Kai Kreinman, Sherry Klassen, Darren Zimmer, David Diamond, Mike Kus, Shayn Walker, Jason Calder, Angela Galanopoulos, Donna Lysell, Zachary Coumont, Michael McDonald, Paul Killeen, Bradley Reid, Bradley Peters, Chad Sayn, Ivan Pecuh, Rick Pearce, Liam Raymond Dib, Andrew Barber, Allison Klause, Brandon Mindel.

Monday, January 19, 2026

On this day in television history – James Ellroy's L.A.: City of Demons: Dead Women Own Me (2011):


James Ellroy's L.A.: City of Demons

Documentary.
Season 1.
Episode 1.
Episode entitled: Dead Women Own Me.
Released: January 19, 2011.
Series directors: Brian Coughlin, Gabe Torres, Brian Coughlin and Robert Kirk.

Cast:

James Ellroy, Jennifer Baute, Caroline Burt, Sarah Delpizzo, Frank C. Girardot, Stephanie Gorman, Helen Knode, Phil LaMarr, Glynn Martin, Elizabeth Short, William Stoner, Zoey Taylor.

Thursday, January 15, 2026

On this day in movie history - Carl Laemmle (2019):



Carl Laemmle

documentary directed and written by James L. Freedman,
was released at the Miami Jewish Film Festival in the United States on January 15, 2019.
Narrated by James L. Freedman.
Music by David Carbonara.


Cast:

Antonia Carlotta, Ahilan Arulanantham, Bob Balaban, Peter Bogdanovich, Mel Brooks, Colin Clive, Buffalo Bill Cody, Melvyn Douglas, George Eastman, Thomas A. Edison, Bramwell Fletcher, John Ford, James L. Freedman, Willie Garson, Will H. Hays, Marvin Hier, Cordell Hull, Boris Karloff, Paul Kohner, Richard Koszarski, Rosemary Laemmle Hilb, Carla Laemmle, Florence Lawrence, Breckenridge Long, Bela Lugosi, Werner Maas, Leonard Maltin, Ron Meyer, Ludwig Muhlfelder, Max Obernauer, Jeff Pirtle, Joseph Roos, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Anthony Slide, Irving Thalberg, Ernest Thesiger, Lupita Tovar Kohner, Woodrow Wilson, William Wyler, Carl Laemmle Jr., Carl Laemmle.

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

On this day in movie history - Filmmakers for the Prosecution (2021):


Filmmakers for the Prosecution

French title: Nuremberg: des images pour l'histoire,
documentary directed by Jean-Christophe Klotz,
written by Jean-Christophe Klotz and Sandra Schulberg.
Music by Jean-Christophe Klotz.
Released in France on January 13, 2021.

Cast:

Victor Barbat, Yves Beigbeder, Axel Fischer, Niklas Frank, Stuart Liebman, Sylvie Lindeperg, Eli Rosenbaum, Budd Schulberg, Sandra Schulberg, Alexander Zöller, Jessica DiSalvo, K.C. Schulberg, Benn Schulberg.

Sunday, January 4, 2026

On this day in movie history - The Power of Film (2024):


The Power of Film

6-part documentary,
directed by Laura Gabbert,
written by Doug Pray and Howard Suber,
was released in the United States on January 4, 2024.
Music by Garron Chang.

Episodes: Popular and Memorable; Trapped Between Fate & Destiny; The Power of Character Relationships; Heroes and Villains; The Power of Paradox; Love and Meaning.

Cast: Howard Suber.

Friday, November 28, 2025

On this day in movie history - The Making of Jaws (1995):


The Making of Jaws

documentary directed and written by Laurent Bouzereau,
released in the United States on November 28, 1995.

Cast:

Steven Spielberg, Peter Benchley, David Brown, Richard D. Zanuck, Carl Gottlieb, Ron Taylor, Valerie Taylor, Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, Sid Sheinberg, Susan Backlinie, Ted Grossman, Joe Alves, Robert A. Mattey / Bob Mattey, Bill Butler, Richard / Dick Warlock, Verna Fields, John Williams, Bruce (the shark).

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

On this day in movie history - Film Noir (2022):


Film Noir

3-part documentary miniseries.

Episode titles and release dates:

Film Noir Origins of Noir (1922–1940)
November 26, 2022.

Film Noir Classic Noir (1944–1958)
December 3, 2022.

Film Noir Styles of Noir (1944–1958 Continued)
December 10, 2022.

Thursday, November 20, 2025

On this day in movie history - I Am the Blues (2015):


I Am the Blues

documentary directed and written by Daniel Cross,
was released at the IDFA Festival in the Netherlands on November 20, 2015.

Cast:

Jimmy Duck Holmes, L.C. Ulmer, Bobby Rush, Little Freddie King, Robert Bilbo Walker, R.L. Boyce, McKinney Williams, Barbara Lynn, Lil' Buck Sinegal, Lazy Lester, Henry Gray, Carol Fran, Bud Spires, Reverend John Wilkins.

Monday, November 17, 2025

On this day in movie history - Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman (1998):


Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman

documentary directed and written by John Boorman,
was released in the United States on November 17, 1998.
Music by Richie Buckley.

Cast:

John Boorman, Lee Marvin, Robert Filkosky, William Hurt, Jim Jarmusch, Pamela Marvin, Harry Wilmer, Jess King, Robert James Raymond.