Season
Episode
E1The Hollywood StyleJun 7, 199555mE2The Studio SystemJun 14, 199555mE3The StarJun 21, 199555mE4The WesternJun 28, 199555mE5Romantic ComedyJul 5, 199555mE6The Combat FilmJul 12, 199555mE7Film NoirJul 19, 199555mE8Film in the Television AgeJul 26, 199555mE9The Film School GenerationAug 2, 199555mE10The Edge of HollywoodAug 9, 199555mE11Film LanguageAug 22, 199655mE12Writing and Thinking About FilmAug 22, 199655mE13Classical Hollywood TodayAug 22, 199655m
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American Cinema
19948
Documentary
Released
Jan 01, 1994
Country
United States
Productions
New York Center for Visual HistoryKCET
13 episode series created by PBS to commemorate 100 years of movie-going. The history of Hollywood and filmmaking comes alive in this spectacular celebration of movie magic. It's a mesmerizing, epic analysis that combines rare archival film, key scenes from immortal movies, interviews with leading filmmakers and commentary from noted film scholars and critics. As seen on PBS, this series is the definitive chronicle of the American cinema, from its beginning to today. Includes interviews with Robert Altman, Clint Eastwood, Harrison Ford, Spike Lee, George Lucas, Sidney Lumet, Julia Roberts, Martin Scorsese, Gene Siskel, Steven Spielberg, Oliver Stone, Quentin Tarantino, and many more.