American Cinema

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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 1
The Hollywood Style

S01 | E01

The Hollywood Style

1995-06-07

The Studio System

S01 | E02

The Studio System

1995-06-14

The Star

S01 | E03

The Star

1995-06-21

The Western

S01 | E04

The Western

1995-06-28

Romantic Comedy

S01 | E05

Romantic Comedy

1995-07-05

The Combat Film

S01 | E06

The Combat Film

1995-07-12

Film Noir

S01 | E07

Film Noir

1995-07-19

Film in the Television Age

S01 | E08

Film in the Television Age

1995-07-26

The Film School Generation

S01 | E09

The Film School Generation

1995-08-02

The Edge of Hollywood

S01 | E10

The Edge of Hollywood

1995-08-09

Film Language

S01 | E11

Film Language

1996-08-22

Writing and Thinking About Film

S01 | E12

Writing and Thinking About Film

1996-08-22

Classical Hollywood Today

S01 | E13

Classical Hollywood Today

1996-08-22

Cast

John Lithgow

John Lithgow

Self - Host

Details

First Aired
1994-01-01
Last Aired
1996-08-22
Status
Ended
Network
Production
New York Center for Visual History, KCET
Creator