Roger Ebert Movies

From 1970-1977, six low budget films shown at midnight transformed the way we make and watch films.

The surprising and entertaining life of renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert (1942-2013): his early days as a freewheeling...

Intriguingly unpacks various meanings of the film. The feature presents five perspectives on Dark City: "A Postmodern Film" (Lem Dobbs), "Identity...

From its simple beginnings in 1939 in a sleepy beach town in the south of France, the prestigious Cannes Film Festival has become the must-attend red...

This biography, shown on American television as part of the PBS "Great Performances" series, examines the life works of one of Hollywood's most...

An account of the life and work of American film director Sam Peckinpah (1925-84), a tortured artist whose genius and inner demons changed the...

Cinematographer John A. Alonzo was one of the driving creative forces in the resurgence of expressionistic American movies of the late 1960s and...

Throughout the ’80s John Hughes defined the teen movie genre and spoke not only to that generation’s teens, but every generation that has...

An idealistic first-time director lives for his art — until he meets a wife of an Italian producer at the Cannes Film Festival. A passionate...

This loving tribute to Gene Wilder celebrates his life and legacy as the comic genius behind an extraordinary string of film roles, from his first...

Documentary about actor Peter Sellers and one of his most memorable film roles.

A 60-minute salute to American International Pictures. Entertainment lawyer Samuel Z. Arkoff founded AIP (then called American Releasing Corporation)...

Stanley Kubrick's groundbreaking 2001: A Space Odyssey opened the door to all the films and filmmakers who followed it. Through interviews with...

The story of American film criticism.

A documentary feature that reveals the creative process of Chicago moviemakers. Using the city's famous river as a location, directors are placed in...

Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert slug it out with SNES tennis in this hour-long syndicated special. Includes Gene using a camcorder with a steadicam...

A retrospective documentary on the life and career of Ohio-born actress, singer and TV star Doris Day.

Stan Brakhage is a film maker whose work is shown mainly at film festivals. His work has been likened to poetry. Brakhage explains his techniques and...

Trace the history of television and its impact on American culture with clips, newsreels, and exclusive interviews from television greats like Walter...

A documentary exploring the historical concept of the narrative of Stanley Kubrick's 1964 film "Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying...