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.

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.

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.

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.

On this day in movie history - Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time. Vol. 1: Midnight Madness (2020):

Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time
Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

documentary directed by Danny Wolf,

was released in the United States on April 21, 2020.

Cast:

Peter Bogdanovich, Barry Bostwick, Jeff Bridges, Gary Busey, Joe Dante, Illeana Douglas, Fran Drescher, Jeff Goldblum, Pam Grier, Michael McKean, Kevin Pollak, Rob Reiner, Penelope Spheeris, Anthony Timpone, John Turturro, John Waters.

On this day in movie history - Film is Dead. Long Live Film! (2024):

Film is Dead. Long Live Film!

documentary directed by Peter Flynn,

was released in the United States on March 28, 2024.

Cast:

Louis DiCrescenzo, Stan Taffel, Geoffrey Curtis, Ray Faiola, Stu Fink, Bob Furmanek, Ira Gallen, Michael Lattavo.

On this day in movie history - James Ellroy: Demon Dog of American Crime Fiction (1993):

James Ellroy: Demon Dog of American Crime Fiction

documentary directed by Reinhard Jud,

written by Reinhard Jud and Wolfgang Lehner,

filmed in 1993,

was released in the United States on March 25, 1998.
Music by Sam Auinger and Deedee Neidhart.

Cast:

James Ellroy, Elizabeth Short.

On this day in television history - The Ordinary Madness of Charles Bukowski (1995):

The Ordinary Madness of Charles Bukowski

documentary directed and produced by Vanessa Engle,

an episode from the Bookmark documentary series,

was released in the United Kingdom on March 18, 1995.

Cast:

Charles Bukowski, Linda, Bukowski, Sean Penn.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.