American Cinema
Documentary·1994·1 Seasons
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.
Starring: John Lithgow
Episodes
Season 1S01 | E01
The Hollywood Style
1995-06-07
S01 | E02
The Studio System
1995-06-14
S01 | E03
The Star
1995-06-21
S01 | E04
The Western
1995-06-28
S01 | E05
Romantic Comedy
1995-07-05
S01 | E06
The Combat Film
1995-07-12
S01 | E07
Film Noir
1995-07-19
S01 | E08
Film in the Television Age
1995-07-26
S01 | E09
The Film School Generation
1995-08-02
S01 | E10
The Edge of Hollywood
1995-08-09
S01 | E11
Film Language
1996-08-22
S01 | E12
Writing and Thinking About Film
1996-08-22
S01 | E13
Classical Hollywood Today
1996-08-22
Cast

John Lithgow
Self - Host