Joe Dante Movies

A hotshot White House speech writer deals with the publicity nightmare of his life when recently deceased soldiers return from beyond the grave.

This biography, shown on American television as part of the PBS "Great Performances" series, examines the life works of one of Hollywood's most...

A chronicle of the long career of American filmmaker Roger Corman, the most tenacious and ingenious low-budget producer and director in the US film...

Strange events plague crew members of a reality TV show when they visit an infamous backwoods camp that was the site of a mass murder 20 years...

The story behind the rise and fall of New York's 42nd Street. The cinemas, the films, the people, the crime and the rebirth of the block as "New 42nd...

The Frankenstein Complex takes a historical as well as a creative perspective, with a mix of fascinating scenes behind the camera, film clips, and...

Documentary about the great 1940s horror movie producer Val Lewton, featured on the 2005 DVD release "The Val Lewton Horror Collection."

Chris Walas and Howie Mandel, the voice of Gizmo, describe the laborious development of Gizmo and the Gremlins and the painstaking work required to...

A look back at the first 100 years of the movies.

This documentary explores the hidden history of the American Exploitation Film. The movie digs deep into this often overlooked category of U.S....

Documentary about veteran character actor Dick Miller, whose career in and outside of Hollywood has spanned almost 200 films across six decades,...

A 100 year history of the development of movie marketing, reflecting technical improvements, audience taste and cultural sensibilities.

There’s only one person who so accurately personifies movie magic in the history of film, and that man is special effects maestro Ray...

The time is the 21st century, after the fall of the Galactic Republic. Technology is at a standstill, families have been dismantled, and those who...

A look at Hammer’s progression from a back off in London’s Regent Street to its iconic status within the horror film genre. The company,...

A crew enters a mysterious maze buried underneath an abandoned Soviet research facility where supernatural disturbances occur.

Trapped in a house of horror, seven people discover that the only way they'll get out alive is to tell their scariest stories.

This documentary delves into the art of make-up effects with industry legends Dick Smith, Rob Bottin, Tom Savini, John Landis, Frank Darabont, Joe...

Thieving Spring Breakers steal an ancient relic that unleashes a disastrous curse upon Las Vegas.

Angie, Mary, and Laura are teenage girls who are fed up with their bland and unexciting small town lives. Mary discovers that she's pregnant after...