Film History

Having saved virtually every letter her father wrote to her between the years 1938, when she was 11 years old, and 1967, Miriam Marx' letters from her famous father Groucho show an extraordinary father-daughter relationship.

Ever wonder what the people who bring us our TV entertainment are thinking? Television and pop culture historian and author Herbie J Pilato has, and now takes listeners on a provocative and entertaining look into the agenda behind TV shows and the resulting trends. Even when it seemed television programming was primarily mindless, there was serious thought behind what audiences were presented. The networks, after all, believe in giving the people what they want, even when the people should have known better.

In this intimate and often surprising personal portrait, Joseph McBride challenges the conventional wisdom that Welles' career after Citizen Kane, widely regarded as the greatest film ever made, fell into a long decline. The author shows instead how Welles never stopped directing radical, adventurous films and was always breaking new artistic ground as a filmmaker. McBride is the first author to provide a comprehensive examination of the films of Welles's artistically rich yet widely misunderstood later period in the United States (1970–1985).

The American World War II film depicted a united America, a mythic America in which the average guy, the girl next door, the 4-F patriot, and the grieving mother were suddenly transformed into heroes and heroines, warriors and goddesses. The Star-Spangled Screen examines the historical accuracy—or lack thereof—of films about the Third Reich, the Resistance, and major military campaigns.

Go back to the time of VCRs, DVD rentals, and movies that mattered. Turn off your streaming services, put down your phones, delete your Twitter account, and take a look back at the nineties with your Eyes Wide Shut, a White Russian in your hand, and yell “Hasta la vista, baby” to today's meaningless entertainment. Revel in the risk-taking brilliance of Quentin Tarantino, Amy Heckerling, Spike Lee, Robert Altman, Paul Thomas Anderson, and others in Scott Ryan's magnum opus, The Last Decade of Cinema.

"I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth". On July 4, 1939, baseball great Lou Gehrig delivered what has been called "baseball's Gettysburg Address" at Yankee Stadium and gave a speech that included the phrase that would become legendary. He died two years later and his fiery widow, Eleanor, wanted nothing more than to keep his memory alive. With her forceful will, she and the irascible producer Samuel Goldwyn quickly agreed to make a film based on Gehrig's life, The Pride of the Yankees.

Based on very real and practical commentary, life experience, and occasionally, tongue-in-cheek-misfortunes of horror legends, Necessary Death explores how the horror genre offers individuals a unique opportunity for insight and understanding of their own lives.

Si en algo estamos de acuerdo todos es que La Academia no siempre opina lo mismo que el público. Por eso te traemos la lista de 10 películas que en nuestro corazón se llevaron el Oscar a Mejor Película.

Qué bonito es el idioma español. Qué bonito es el cine. Ahora imagínate lo precioso que es ver cine en español. No te lo imagines más. Aquí te recomendamos las mejores 10 películas iberoamericanas.

Desde que éramos seres de las cavernas hemos tenido la habilidad de imaginar. Sin embargo, estas películas nos ayudaron a ver nuestros sueños más extraños hechos realidad. No te puedes perder nuestro conteo de las 10 películas que revolucionaron la ciencia ficción en la pantalla grande.

Películas basadas en libros hay muchas, pero estamos seguros que no lo sospechabas de las diez películas que elegimos para este episodio de Cine de 10.

Una segunda parte no siempre es una buena idea cuando de películas se trata, pero estas secuelas nos dejaron boquiabiertos, porque superaron a sus predecesoras.

La taquilla no les hizo justicia. La crítica las apaleó en su momento. Pero con el paso del tiempo han desarrollado seguidores en todos los rincones del mundo. Aquí nuestras 10 recomendaciones de películas de culto.

Ya sea que sea una primera cita, el quinto aniversario o simplemente un jueves por la noche. Ver una película en pareja es toda una tradición, y aquí en Cine de 10 te decimos cuáles son las ideales para ti y tu ser amado.

Chavela Vargas decía que un mexicano nace en donde le da la gana. Pero estas películas son la excepción, porque todas vieron por primera vez la luz en tierra mexicana.

Desde accidentes hasta muertes. Estas películas están llenas de misterio, drama y mucha, mucha mala suerte. ¿Serán víctimas de una maldición o un hechizo? Dale play para descubrir nuestro top 10 de películas malditas.

L'amour du cinéma italien, Jean-Claude Carrière, scénariste de Luis Buñuel et de Louis Malle, nous parle avec passion de son amour du cinéma italien, des films et des metteurs en scène et des acteurs qu'il a connus et qui l'ont marqués : Roberto Rossellini, Federico Fellini, Michelangelo Antonioni, Monica Vitti, Marcello Mastroianni... Élégance, tendresse, humour et gravité.

How do perceptions of the past - not just of particular events, but of the trajectory of history as a whole - shape our experience of the world? Sensing the Past tackles this question with an unlikely source of historical insight - the work of six major Hollywood stars: Clint Eastwood, Daniel Day-Lewis, Denzel Washington, Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, and Jodie Foster. By focusing on the career choices made by these iconic actors, Cullen uncovers a discrete set of historical narratives, revealing the surprising ways historical forces shape our understanding of the world.

The untold story of the innovative pioneers who helped make movies the preeminent art form of the 20th century by founding the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The founders of the now infamous Academy were a motley crew as individuals, but when they first converged in Hollywood, then just a small town with dirt roads, sparks flew and fueled a common dream: to bring artistic validity to their beloved new medium.

When the Fox Film Corporation merged with Twentieth Century Pictures in 1935, the company posed little threat to industry juggernauts such as Paramount and MGM. In the years that followed however, guided by executives Darryl F. Zanuck and Spyros Skouras, it soon emerged as one of the most important studios.