F.X. Feeney

The Marx Brothers: Hollywood's Kings of Chaos

A documentary about the Marx Brothers containing interviews with Leonard Maltin, Dick Cavett and others.

Practical Magicians: A Collaboration Between Father and Son

Journalist and critic F. X. Feeney talks with the Coppolas about the production with specific details and interpretations of the original story.

Reflections in Blood: Francis Ford Coppola and Bram Stoker’s Dracula

Francis Ford Coppola expanding his love of the film.

Misfire: The Rise and Fall of the Shooting Gallery

A documentary about the influential independent film production company The Shooting Gallery.

Woody Allen: A Documentary

Iconic writer, director, actor, comedian and musician Woody Allen allowed his life and creative process to be documented on-camera for the first time. With this unprecedented access, Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Robert B. Weide followed the notoriously private film legend over a year and a half to create the ultimate film biography. "Woody Allen: A Documentary" chronicles Allen's career - from teen writer to Sid Caesar's TV scribe, from stand-up comedian to award-winning writer-director averaging one film-per-year for more than 40 years. Exploring Allen's writing habits, casting, directing, and relationship with his actors first-hand, new interviews with A-listers, writing partners, family and friends provide insight and backstory to the usually inscrutable filmmaker.

The Making of 'The Night of the Hunter'

Documentary exploring the production of "The Night of the Hunter."

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

This documentary focuses on 1939, considered to be Hollywood's greatest year, with film clips and insight into what made the year so special.

In the Beginning: Quo Vadis and the Genesis of the Biblical Epic

The making of Quo Vadis (1951).

Hitchcocked!

A tribute to the work of Alfred Hitchcock, featuring contemporary filmmakers, writers, performers, and cultural critics.

John Ford Goes to War

When World War II broke out, John Ford, in his forties, commissioned in the Naval Reserve, was put in charge of the Field Photographic Unit by Bill Donavan, director of the soon-to-be-OSS. During the war, Field Photo made at least 87 documentaries, many with Ford's signature attention to heroism and loss, and many from the point of view of the fighting soldier and sailor. Talking heads discuss Ford's life and personality, the ways that the war gave him fulfillment, and the ways that his war films embodied the same values and conflicts that his Hollywood films did. Among the films profiled are "Battle of Midway," "Torpedo Squadron," "Sexual Hygiene," and "December 7."

Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies

Hollywood is a town of tinsel and glamour; but there is another Hollywood, a place where maverick independent exploitation filmmakers went toe to toe with the big guys and came out on top.

Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away

This 1986 documentary features interviews with director Alexander Mackendrick, actor Burt Lancaster, producer James Hill, and others.