Movies: Jonathan Kuntz

A look at the life and work of the iconic US actor Charlton Heston (1923-2008); the embodiment of many mythic heroes who was both a staunch defender of the Civil Rights movement during the sixties and a spokesman for the National Rifle Association in...

A look at the forces that shaped Pre-Code Hollywood and brought about the strict enforcement of the Hays Code in 1934....

The definitive documentary on the history of nudity in feature films from the early silent days to the present, studying the changes in morality that led to the use of nudity in films while emphasizing the political, sociological and artistic changes...

Hollywood's Greatest Villains...

Film historians, and survivors from the nearly 30-year struggle to bring sound to motion pictures take the audience from the early failed attempts by scientists and inventors, to the triumph of the talkies....

A "The Making of..." documentary about Alfred Hitchcock's 'The Lodger (1927)'....

Documentary that traces the tangled rights to Ian Fleming's "Casino Royale," the first James Bond story, which took over a half century to reach the screen in recognizable form....

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Documentary on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Notorious' (1946)....

Documentary focusing on the film careers F.W. Murnau, Frank Borzage and William Fox and their impact on the history of cinema....

De Sica, Fellini, Loren, Benigni, Sorrentino. Many Italians have won an Academy Award®. But who was the first ever?...

Documentary on Alfred Hitchcock and early spy and espionage films....

This piece follows Audrey Hepburn's life from her childhood through her acting career. It explores her background in ballet, her Broadway debut, and her films for Paramount including Roman Holiday, Sabrina, War and Peace, Funny Face, Breakfast at Tif...

Documentary short on the real-life origins behind the fictional movie All About Eve, with audio of the "real Eve."...

An appreciation of Howard Hawks' "Rio Bravo" (1959) by filmmakers and historians....

An examination of Daphne du Maurier and her book's themes....