Joe Dante Movies

A feature documentary about the enduring appeal of the character King Kong, and how he has inspired so many of the great filmmakers and artists since...

Two ghosts that are children are forced to stay on a haunted beach and 100 years later find two children on the same beach trying to turn them into...

A documentary looking at the various conventions and scare techniques of the horror genre.

Documentary about veteran character actor Dick Miller, whose career in and outside of Hollywood has spanned almost 200 films across six decades,...

A documentary exploring the importance of revival cinema and 35mm exhibition - seen through the lens of the patrons of the New Beverly Cinema - a...

A nostalgic journey through ’80s Sci-Fi-films, exploring their impact and relevance today, told by the artists who made them and by those who...

A look back at the first 100 years of the movies.

Explore the most legendary horror studio of all time with this fascinating, frightening journey hosted by terror titans Christopher Lee and Peter...

There’s only one person who so accurately personifies movie magic in the history of film, and that man is special effects maestro Ray...

Strange events plague crew members of a reality TV show when they visit an infamous backwoods camp that was the site of a mass murder 20 years...

Friends and admirers of iconoclastic film director Sam Fuller read from his memoirs in this unconventional documentary directed by Fuller's only...

Film noir, which enjoyed particular success in the 1930s and 1940s, is probably the most profound genre of classic Hollywood cinema. Eckhart Schmidt...

Narrated by Billy Crystal, the documentary examines the history of the character over the decades, including sketches, clips from the shorts, and...

The time is the 21st century, after the fall of the Galactic Republic. Technology is at a standstill, families have been dismantled, and those who...

Documentary featuring director Joe Dante, screenwriter John Sayles, producer Mike Finnell, stars Dee Wallace Stone, Dick Miller, Robert Picardo, and...

An exploration of the appeal of horror films, with interviews of many legendary directors in the genre.

A High Rising Productions documentary on the short-lived craze of Italian cannibal films in the '70s and '80s, featuring interviews with Umberto...

A documentary about the making of, and legacy of, the Forbidden Planet movie.

This documentary delves into the art of make-up effects with industry legends Dick Smith, Rob Bottin, Tom Savini, John Landis, Frank Darabont, Joe...

A 60-minute salute to American International Pictures. Entertainment lawyer Samuel Z. Arkoff founded AIP (then called American Releasing Corporation)...