Kevin Brownlow Movies

This documentary explores the incredible life of Merian C. Cooper, from his time as a soldier and pilot in three different wars, to his exploits in...

Documentary about the legendary American film director from his introduction to the film industry in its early years to his death in 1959.

In 1942, Charles Chaplin released his definitive sound version of THE GOLD RUSH, effectively abandoning the original 1925 silent version of his film....

Gerrard Winstanley is the leader of a 17th Century religious group that believes the land should be owned communally. His convictions bring him into...

Using rare footage and exclusive interviews with filmmakers from all over the globe, "Reel Herstory" corrects the historic notion that women behind...

Film editing initially began as a woman's art in France. As veteran film editor, Dede Allen, tell it, "They thought that women were good at little...

A documentary about the Irish scientist Charlotte Keppel who in the 1930s invented a machine that could see into the past.

BBC documentary on the long and flamboyant career of French filmmaker Abel Gance.

NOTFILM is a feature-length experimental essay on FILM -- its author Samuel Beckett, its star Buster Keaton, its production and its philosophical...

A loving tribute to the great American poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, filmed entirely at her 700-acre upstate New York farm.

The making of Winstanley (1975)

Documentary presenting Alan Parker’s view of British cinema with comments from Richard Lester and others and location report from King’s...

A riveting account of the tragic adventure of filmmaker Varick Frissell and his filming of "The Viking" (1931) and the tragic events that befell that...

Cartoon Carnival tells the story of the pioneering early days of the animated art-form and chronicles one film preservationist's quest to rescue...

Part of the "American Masters" series; this documentary shows the career of filmmaking pioneer D.W. Griffith

The life of an old man, John Cartner Ronson, living alone in a huge block of flats in London since his wife died nine years earlier.

55-Minute BBC Arena documentary on the film actress Louise Brooks

A film about the career and methods of the master silent comedy filmmaker.

A BAFTA award nominated documentary looking at the basic features of detergency using animated diagrams and live action photography.

Follows the creation of Lindsay Anderson's The White Bus (1968), from pre-production to the shoot and in post.