American Cinema
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📺 Series

American Cinema

📅 1994 ⭐ 8.0 🕐 55m

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.

Seasons & Episodes
Season 1 13 episodes
E1
The Hollywood Style 1995-06-07
E2
The Studio System 1995-06-14
E3
The Star 1995-06-21
E4
The Western 1995-06-28
E5
Romantic Comedy 1995-07-05
E6
The Combat Film 1995-07-12
E7
Film Noir 1995-07-19
E8
Film in the Television Age 1995-07-26
E9
The Film School Generation 1995-08-02
E10
The Edge of Hollywood 1995-08-09
E11
Film Language 1996-08-22
E12
Writing and Thinking About Film 1996-08-22
E13
Classical Hollywood Today 1996-08-22
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