Starring
Matthew Modine
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| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | ||
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| S1 | 5.1 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 8.7 |
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About
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.
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Season 11995
5.1270133h 27m
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | The Hollywood Style | 8.2 | 13 | — | |
| ▶ | 2 | The Studio System | 8.0 | 13 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | The Star | 2.0 | 132 | — | |
| ▶ | 4 | The Western | 8.3 | 8 | — | |
| ▶ | 5 | Romantic Comedy | 8.2 | 9 | — | |
| ▶ | 6 | The Combat Film | 8.6 | 7 | — | |
| ▶ | 7 | Film Noir | 7.8 | 53 | — | |
| ▶ | 8 | Film in the Television Age | 8.2 | 16 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 9 | The Film School Generation | 8.9 | 8 | — | |
| ▶ | 10 | The Edge of Hollywood | 8.7 | 11 | — | |
| ▶ | 11 | Film Language | — | — | 29 min | |
| ▶ | 12 | Writing and Thinking about Film | — | — | 29 min | |
| ▶ | 13 | Classic Hollywood Style Today | — | — | 29 min |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
John Lithgow Self - Host
Thomas G. Schatz Self
Martin Scorsese Self
Paul Schrader Self
Arthur Penn Self
Lindsay Anderson Self
Edward Dmytryk Self, Self - director, Crossfire, Murder, My Sweet
Peter Bart Self
Matthew Modine Narrator
Kathleen Turner Self - Narrator
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