Joe Dante Movies

A documentary about the 1951 sci-fi film "The Day the Earth Stood Still," featuring clips from the film and interviews with some of the cast and crew...

An exploration of '80s horror movies through the perspective of the actors, directors, producers and SFX craftspeople who made them, and their impact...

Film historians, and producer Richard Gordon, talk about the horror movie career of cult star Boris Karloff.

A documentary exploring the birth, death and resurrection of illustrated movie poster art. Through interviews with a number of key art personalities...

An in-depth look at the hidden meanings and blistering truth buried within Ed Wood's PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE, which has long been considered the...

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

In the late sixties, Spanish cinema began to produce a huge amount of horror genre films: international markets were opened, the production was...

The story behind the rise and fall of New York's 42nd Street. The cinemas, the films, the people, the crime and the rebirth of the block as "New 42nd...

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 produced for Universal about their early Wolf Man film(s)

This documentary short explores the origins of the monster movie and how Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" (1963) fits in the genre.

Documentary about the making of 1935's "The Bride of Frankenstein."

Documentary about the making of "The Howling".

A reimagining of Roger Corman's 1960 horror-comedy "The Little Shop of Horrors."

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

In this program, directors Larry Cohen (Special Effects) and Joe Dante recall their first experiences with Invasion of the Body Snatchers and discuss...

The conclusion to the ‘In Search of Darkness’ '80s trilogy. In this epic final chapter, our focus turns to the straight-to-video horror...

Retrospective documentary about Rock 'N' Roll High School.

A documentary about Frank Tashlin's cartoons.

Documentary short about the black & white Looney Tunes cartoons