The Riverside Project

The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster

The history of Frankenstein's journey from novel to stage to screen to icon.

2002

Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained

A tribute to Italian filmmaker Sergio Corbucci (1926-90), presented by American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino.

2021

Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions

The greatness, fall and renaissance of Hammer, the flagship company of British popular cinema, mainly from 1955 to 1968. Tortured women and sadistic m

2017

The Lot of Fun: Hollywood’s Fun Factory

A documentary about film producer Hal Roach.

2014

Disclosure

An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about transgender people, and how transgender people have

2020

The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?

The Death of 'Superman Lives': What Happened? feature film documents the process of development of the ill fated "Superman Lives" movie, that was to b

2015

Altman

Robert Altman's life and career contained multitudes. This father of American independent cinema left an indelible mark, not merely on the evolution o

2014

Godzilla Story Development!

The story of how the original Godzilla went from idea to script to screen.

2006

Edgar Morin, chronique d'un regard

2015

The Pervert's Guide to Cinema

A hilarious introduction, using as examples some of the best films ever made, to some of Slovenian philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj Žižek's most e

2006

Hot Dog... The Documentary

Feature-length documentary on the making of HOT DOG... THE MOVIE.

2020

The Brothers Warner

An intimate portrait and saga of four film pioneers--Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack who rose from immigrant poverty through personal tragedies perseverin

2008

Done the Impossible

A documentary covering Firefly's birth, death and rebirth from the perspective of both the fans and the cast and crew of both productions.

2006

Exhuming London After Midnight

London After Midnight (1927), directed by Tod Browning and starring Lon Chaney, is the most sought-after lost film by fans of fantastic cinema. Has th

2021

Cine Doré

The Discovery and Development of Film

The birth date of film can be established: December 28, 1895. The place where it happened is also known: Paris, Boulevard des Capucines, Grand Caffe.

2006

Introduction to Filmmaking

We live with films every day, and it seems nothing easier than answering the question: what is a film? Obviously, a film is, first and foremost, a doc

2006

Susana y el sexo

The story of iconic Spanish artist Susana Estrada's struggle against censorship and sexual repression during the turbulent years following the death o

2021

Jacques Demy: The Pink and the Black

Jacques Demy’s ability to enchant audiences was rooted in his personal struggles and doubts as a showman, establishing him as one of French cinema’s g

2024

The Meaning of Monty Python

A discussion between John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones about their film The Meaning of Life

2013