American Cinema

American Cinema

1 season · 1994 · Ended

4.2
Documentary

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.

Episodes

All seasons
S01 · E01 The Hollywood StyleJune 7, 1995
S01 · E02 The Studio SystemJune 14, 1995
S01 · E03 The StarJune 21, 1995
S01 · E04 The WesternJune 28, 1995
S01 · E05 Romantic ComedyJuly 5, 1995
S01 · E06 The Combat FilmJuly 12, 1995
S01 · E07 Film NoirJuly 19, 1995
S01 · E08 Film in the Television AgeJuly 26, 1995
S01 · E09 The Film School GenerationAugust 2, 1995
S01 · E10 The Edge of HollywoodAugust 9, 1995
S01 · E11 Film LanguageAugust 22, 1996
S01 · E12 Writing and Thinking About FilmAugust 22, 1996
S01 · E13 Classical Hollywood TodayAugust 22, 1996

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