Frank Darabont

The Shawshank Redemption

Frank Darabont

Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman

Framed in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

Andrew Kasch, Daniel Farrands

Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund

For decades, Freddy Krueger has slashed his way through the dreams of countless youngsters, scaring up over half a billion dollars at the box office across eight terrifying, spectacular films.

The Green Mile

Frank Darabont

Tom Hanks, David Morse

A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's miraculous gift, he tries desperately to help stave off the condemned man's execution.

The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 35

Constantine Nasr

Everett Burrell, Richard Cantu

Scene 35 can best be described as the point in which the muck hits the fan. It's a scene with unbridled chaos involving CG effects, creature models, stunts, coordination, dramatic character portrayals ... just about anything that could possibly go wrong in a scene. This feature shows how it came to be, how Darabont infused some last-minute ideas into its assembly, and how it wedged in as one of the stronger parts of The Mist.

RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World'

Sam Fontana, Ben Burtt

An in-depth look at the genesis, production, and legacy of the 1933 production “King Kong,” one of the most influential films ever made.

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

Charles de Lauzirika

Ridley Scott, Харрисон Форд

The definitive 3½-hour documentary about the troubled creation and enduring legacy of the science fiction classic 'Blade Runner', culled from 80 interviews and hours of never-before-seen outtakes and lost footage.

The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The Mist

Constantine Nasr

Everett Burrell, Frank Darabont

This 16-minute featurette focuses on CafeFX, the team behind the CG work in The Mist (as well as Del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth). They discuss a wide array of points, from matching models with the KNB creature crew to documentaries that inspired the designs. It's great to see a lot of the work-in-progress materials (grid assembly, texture work, etc), as it helps to appreciate exactly what pops up on screen. Furthermore, it also discusses a lot of the "mist" effects that play off of their environments

Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist'

Constantine Nasr

Everett Burrell, Frank Darabont

Whenever a solid "brain trust" around creature assembly exists, then the process behind crafting these monsters must've been interesting. This 13-minute featurette captures the process of crafting the concepts for the monsters, from the models assembled for the primary ideas to the separation of computer and realistic tangible effects. KNB effects did some really strong work here, even in the small ways that purely give actors inspiration for their performances.

Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy

Gary Leva

Jeff Teravainen, Clint Eastwood

As he enters his eighth decade in the movies, Warner Bros. celebrates this cinematic icon - actor, producer, director, master filmmaker - with 9 new documentaries covering the entire breadth of Eastwood's remarkable career.

Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes

Constantine Nasr

Stan Freberg, Jerry Beck

A documentary on the Looney Tunes. Including interviews from people who worked on it, and their family.

Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'

Michael Pellerin

Peter Jackson, Richard Taylor

Following the immense success of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Peter Jackson directs King Kong (2005). This documentary follows him, and the immense project from start to finish. It turns out that this one film may actually be a larger task to complete than all 3 of the Lord of the Rings films together.

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

Erik Sharkey

Drew Struzan, Michael J. Fox

A documentary on legendary movie-poster artist Drew Struzan.

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

Kevin VanHook

Howard Berger, Rob Bottin

This documentary delves into the art of make-up effects with industry legends Dick Smith, Rob Bottin, Tom Savini, John Landis, Frank Darabont, Joe Dante and many others with a strong focus on Greg Nicotero and Howard Berger of KNB Make-Up EFX. Written by Kevin VanHook

The Making of The Walking Dead

Constantine Nasr

Frank Darabont, Robert Kirkman

The Making of the TV Series The Walking Dead.

When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'

Constantine Nasr

Thomas Jane, Frank Darabont

Behind the scenes documentary on the making of the film.

Nightmare Factory

Donna Davies

Gregory Nicotero, Howard Berger

The story of how one Pittsburgh boy’s fascination with monsters drove him to the very top of the Hollywood food chain. In 1989, Greg Nicotero, much to his parents’ chagrin, quit medical school and headed for Hollywood to pursue a dream of making monsters. Together with gore masters Howard Berger and Robert Kurtzman, Nicotero went on to create KNB EFX Group, one of the most prolific makeup effects studios in the world. After twenty years as the “go to guy” for the world’s most successful horror/sci-fi films, Greg Nicotero is the first one directors like Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez call.