Hollywood's Musical Moods
Feb 16, 1976 | IMDB 0
52 min Watch NowDocumentary, Music
In the silent film era, movies were never really silent. In the background of films that made figures like Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton into cultural icons, were the musical giants whose compositions defined the very films that captivated a generation of movie-goers. Arthur Kleiner converses with the still-living legends from that bygone golden age of cinema.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Happy Birthday Mr Bean
Heckler
Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th
Doctor Who: A New Dimension
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
Take 2
To Tell the Truth: A History of Documentary Film (1928-1946)
Cinematographer
The Weaving of a Dream: Johnnie To's Vision and Craft
Engi – Sound Designer Ivo Špalj
Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature
In the Trenches
Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life
81 Meters
Rochefort, Marielle, Noiret: Les copains d'abord
The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'
Stay Maybe? We Think We Made a Film
Yakutia — Between The Worlds
Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water'
SIMILAR MOVIES
Happy Birthday Mr Bean
IMDB 7.8 | Jan , 2021
A celebratory documentary looking back at the 30 years since comedy legend Mr Bean landed on our screens. This documentary explores the magic behind this unlikely hero.Heckler
IMDB 5.9 | Nov , 2007
HECKLER is a comedic feature documentary exploring the increasingly critical world we live in. After starring in a film that was critically bashed, Jamie Kennedy takes on hecklers and critics and ask some interesting questions of people such as George Lucas, Bill Maher, Mike Ditka, Rob Zombie, Howie Mandel and many more. This fast moving, hilarious documentary pulls no punches as you see an uncensored look at just how nasty and mean the fight is between those in the spotlight and those in the dark.Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story
IMDB 7.2 | Jan , 2021
In 1981, a film about the misadventures of a German U-boat crew in 1941 becomes a worldwide hit almost four decades after the end of the World War II. Millions of viewers worldwide make Das Boot the most internationally successful German film of all time. But due to disputes over the script, accidents on the set, and voices accusing the makers of glorifying the war, the project was many times on the verge of being cancelled.His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th
IMDB 6.7 | Apr , 2010
A retrospective documentary about the groundbreaking horror series, Friday the 13th, featuring interviews with cast and crew from the twelve films spanning 3 decades.Doctor Who: A New Dimension
IMDB 0 | Mar , 2005
Documentary lead-in to the premiere episode of the 2005 revival of Doctor Who. Features cast interviews, behind the scenes footage, and a look at the Doctor's past.Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
IMDB 7 | Jan , 2000
A short documentary about the Making Of Hitchcock's "Shadow of a Doubt" (1943).Take 2
IMDB 0 | Mar , 2026
Short film by Sandi Mitchell showing footage of the ruins of the NFB's Halifax office after it was destroyed in a fire in 1991.To Tell the Truth: A History of Documentary Film (1928-1946)
IMDB 0 | Nov , 2012
A detailed history of documentary filmmaking in the US and the UK from 1929 to 1945. The first part, Working for Change, focuses on 1929-1941 and the social movements of the times, The Great Depression, The New Deal, and the awakening of the Leftwing in the UK. The second part, The Strategy of Truth, focuses on 1933-1946 and explores the role of film as propaganda during World War II, and the different forms it took in the US, the UK, and Germany.Cinematographer
IMDB 0 | Dec , 2020
The life of Donald M. Morgan, one of Hollywood’s most prolific artists, is a unique, rags-to-riches story about a man who’s had a life-changing effect on the people around him, both personally and professionally. By sharing stories of his lengthy career, working with filmmakers like Robert Zemeckis, John Carpenter and Joseph Sargent, Morgan recounts pivotal moments in the art of filmmaking for over four decades, through interviews with fellow greats Owen Roizman (The Exorcist) and Jack N. Green (Unforgiven). But at the heart of the film is an emotional journey along the road to recovery in an industry that is ripe with dysfunction and addiction. Inspiring, heartbreaking, and funny, “Cinematographer” shares the story of one of the film industry's finest human beings.The Weaving of a Dream: Johnnie To's Vision and Craft
IMDB 0 | May , 2016
From the ambitious young filmmaker behind Boundless, The Weaving of a Dream is a short documentary that details the making of Johnnie To's film Three.Engi – Sound Designer Ivo Špalj
IMDB 7 | Jul , 2023
A look at the legendary Czech sound designer and his profession. Editor and documentary filmmaker Adéla Špaljová has her father Ivo Špalj talk about his life, career, and working methods. Over the course of his long life, sound designer Ivo Špalj (*1940) has collaborated on hundreds of films and become a mentor for at least one generation of men and women behind the mixing board. This gentle documentary also shows “Engi” (as he is known to his colleagues) again working with Jan Švankmajer, whose films he has lent their typical, dense, and sophisticated sound mix.Miyazaki, Spirit of Nature
IMDB 8 | May , 2025
A documentary that focuses on Hayao Miyazaki’s deep connection to nature and the environmental themes expressed through his films.In the Trenches
IMDB 0 | Jul , 2024
An independent filmmaker takes on the challenge of creating a large scale WW1 film. When faced with harsh weather conditions and the constraints of limited resources, the director and crew must battle every day to get the film across the line.Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life
IMDB 0 | Apr , 1981
Former Disney child star Hayley Mills returns to the Walt Disney Studio for a look at the techniques of animated film production, with various veteran Disney animators illustrating said techniques.81 Meters
IMDB 6 | May , 2022
Spring 2021. A cinephile invites you on an intimate trip through the last surviving cinema houses in Latvia. This documentary essay, shot on super 8mm, opens the locked doors to picture houses during a Covid-19 lockdown, perhaps the most difficult time in the history of physical cinema space.Rochefort, Marielle, Noiret: Les copains d'abord
IMDB 9 | Dec , 2021
Jean Rochefort, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Philippe Noiret - This is the story of a bunch of friends. Comedian buddies. Actors who dreamed of the Conservatory and the National Theater of Paris. The theater was their ideal, cinema will be their paradise. Their friend Jean-Paul Belmondo, the relaxed Parisian, who failed the entrance exam, will make sparks fly. Rochefort, Marielle and Noiret, the three provincials, will climb the steps of recognition one by one. From the little cabarets on the Left Bank to the TV shows of the Buttes-Chaumont pioneers. From the second roles to the first and from the B movies to the classics.The Making of a Mobster: 'Mickey Blue Eyes'
IMDB 6 | Jul , 1999
Stay Maybe? We Think We Made a Film
IMDB 0 | Dec , 2020
An Asian film crew’s attemptsat making a film while navigating the strict laws of filming in the UK. They don’t have a budget or enough preparation, all they have is a shared passion to create. Stay Maybe is a comparison of cultures, at times sublimely political and desperately hilarious; it is made by and for the people who are divided by language but united by cinema; a film about filmmaking – blurring the lines between fiction and reality.Yakutia — Between The Worlds
IMDB 10 | Sep , 2024
A documentary road movie. Traveling across his homeland, the filmmaker explores what Yakut cinema is, and what it means to the Sakha people and to himself.Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water'
IMDB 8 | Dec , 2005