Caleb Deschanel

Trains

Caleb Deschanel

After shooting more short films and documentaries, Deschanel wrote, directed and shot Trains, a short film that won the Silver Bear at the 1976 Berlin Film Festival. Trains is an exquisitely filmed short format documentary on passenger trains throughout the course of one day.

Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of

Gary Leva

Rudy Behlmer, Ben Burtt

Documentary about the work of film director Michael Curtiz.

A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

Gary Leva

Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Dalva

A fascinating chronicle of the birth and rise of the radically different independent studio founded by director Francis Ford Coppola.

These Amazing Shadows

Kurt Norton, Paul Mariano

Jeff Adachi, James H. Billington

Tells the history and importance of The National Film Registry, a roll call of American cinema treasures that reflects the diversity of film, and indeed the American experience itself.

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

Charles de Lauzirika

Mark Frost, Kyle MacLachlan

A select group of key creative forces involved in the making of Twin Peaks reveals their take on the fascinating creation and journey of the wildly popular show.

Fog City Mavericks

Gary Leva

George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola

Fog City Mavericks: The Filmmakers of San Francisco is a compelling exploration of the legendary filmmakers who call the San Francisco Bay Area home including George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola, Clint Eastwood, Chris Columbus and producer Saul Zaentz. The special weaves interviews, commentaries and unforgettable moments from some of the most visionary movies ever created such as American Graffiti, the Star Wars film series, the Indiana Jones film series, The Godfather trilogy, Apocalypse Now, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus, Toy Story, The Incredibles, Lost in Translation, Flags of Our Fathers and many others. It also features interviews with those who have worked with Bay Area mavericks: Steven Spielberg, Michael Douglas, Anthony Minghella, Milos Forman and Frank Darabont.

View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'

Gary Leva

Jack Nicholson, Jan Harlan

An overview of the making of, and a look at the continuing popularity of, Stanley Kubrick's The Shining.

The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

Gary Leva

Janusz Kamiński, Caleb Deschanel

A look at the visual design of the film The Shining (1980).

Hal

Amy Scott

Hal Ashby, Jane Fonda

Hal Ashby's obsessive genius led to an unprecedented string of Oscar®-winning classics, including Harold and Maude, Shampoo and Being There. But as contemporaries Coppola, Scorsese and Spielberg rose to blockbuster stardom in the 1980s, Ashby's uncompromising nature played out as a cautionary tale of art versus commerce.

Cinematographer Style

Jon Fauer

Remi Adefarasin, Roger Deakins

110 of the world's top cinematographers discuss the art of how and why films look the way they do.

Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'

Gary Leva

George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola

The Making of feature for the George Lucas movie 'THX 1138'.

Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

Gary Leva

William Wyler, Bruce Crawford

Current filmmakers such as Ridley Scott and George Lucas reflect on the importance and influence of the epic classic "Ben-Hur".

Crusoe

Caleb Deschanel

Aidan Quinn, Ade Sapara

Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked and he finds himself all alone on a tropical island. With a few tools he manages to rescue from the wreck he has to learn to support himself until help arrives.

The Escape Artist

Caleb Deschanel

Raúl Juliá, Griffin O'Neal

The young and self-confident Danny bluffs at the local police-station that he will escape from prison within an hour. What follows is a flashback showing his childhood with his uncle and aunt, who are 'vaudeville'-artists themselves.

Shadows of Suspense

Jonathan Gaines

Eddie Muller, William Friedkin

A documentary featuring film historians, directors and authors discussing the making of Billy Wilder's "Double Indemnity."