Notes from Under the Volcano

A Pretty British Affair

August 1981 •English

Detailed interview with Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger looking back at their long career as influential British film-makers and their unusual partnership. Includes clips from many of their films.

The Invisible Half: Luis García Berlanga's The Executioner

February 2012 •Spanish

Documentary about Spanish director Luis García Berlanga's "The Executioner" (1963)

'In a Lonely Place' Revisited

March 2003 •English

Documentary about Nicholas Ray's film "In a Lonely Place" (1950).

The Creative Person: Satyajit Ray

January 1967 •English

In 1967, Canadian documentarian James Beveridge traveled to Kolkata to film director Satyajit Ray at work. The resulting program, produced for the American public television series “The Creative Person,” features interviews with Ray, several of his actors and crew members, and film critic Chidananda Das Gupta.

The Making of Europa

December 1991 •English

Documentary about the making of Lars von Trier's 1991 film.

In the Realm of the Senses: Recalling the Film

January 2003 •French

Documentary about the making of Nagisa Oshima's 1976 film.

100 Years of the UFA

August 2017 •German

The intricate history of UFA, a film production company founded in 1917 that has survived the Weimar Republic, the Nazi regime, the Adenauer era and the many and tumultuous events of contemporary Germany, and has always been the epicenter of the German film industry.

Artur

May 2011 •Portuguese

The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun

December 1987 •English

Documentary about the making of director Steven Spielberg's film Empire of the Sun

Enfant Terrible: A Conversation with Patty McCormack

January 2004 •English

A conversation with Patty McCormack.

Ciné regards: Tess: Roman Polanski

September 1979 •French

Television documentary about the making of Roman Polanski's 1979 film, Tess.

Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut

March 2003 •English

Documentary about the making of Sam Peckinpah's 1971 film "Straw Dogs."

Dog Days: The Making of 'Cujo'

September 2007 •English

Documentary about the making of the 1983 thriller "Cujo"

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

October 2014 •English

A documentary about the rise and fall of the Cannon Film Group, the legendary independent film company helmed by Israeli cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus.

Enrique Herreros

June 2011 •Spanish

The story of Enrique Herreros (1903-1977), cartoonist, advertiser, poster designer, talent manager, actor, producer and filmmaker, and the most daring of mountaineers; the man who, along with his companions from the so-called “other Generation of '27,” brought Hollywood to Madrid's Gran Vía, turning a grey and sinister post-war city into the capital of an incipient and ambitious cultural industry.

The Pixar Story

August 2007 •English

A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of its East Bay campus, the company's relationship with Disney, and its remarkable initial string of eight hits. The contributions of John Lasseter, Ed Catmull and Steve Jobs are profiled. The decline of two-dimensional animation is chronicled as three-dimensional animation rises. Hard work and creativity seem to share the screen in equal proportions.

In the Web of Time

January 1991 •Czech

Documentary about the making of the 1967 Czech film "Marketa Lazarova".

Where Is Musette?

January 1992 •English

Documentary filmed on-set during the making of Aki Kaurismaki's "La vie de Boheme"

Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También'

June 2001 •Spanish

On-set documentary about the making of the film "Y tu mamá también."

Ciné regards: Jacques Tati

April 1978 •French

Interview with the French film director, conducted for television in 1978.