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Best Film, TV & Radio Films of 1998


Hispanic Hollywood

This video documentary looks ... West Side Story (1961), Neptune's Daughter (1949), The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982), Stand and Deliver (1987), and others. [ best film, tv & radio films - 1998 ]

Louise Brooks: Looking For Lulu

While Louise Brooks had ... which includes rare film clips, historic photographs and a previously unreleased interview with Brooks which was filmed in 1976. [ best film, tv & radio films - 1998 ]

The Directors: Garry Marshall

This biography charts Garry ... of such '70s television classics as Mork and Mindy and Happy Days to directing the 1998 mega-hit Runaway Bride. [ best film, tv & radio films - 1998 ]

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

Mary Pickford, "America's Sweetheart," ... legends Douglas Fairbanks and Charles "Buddy" Rogers and her work with Charles Chaplin and D.W. Griffith. Whoopi Goldberg narrates. [ best film, tv & radio films - 1998 ]

Behind the Planet of the Apes

This documentary takes a ... interviews with cast members like Charlton Heston and scenes that never made it up from the cutting room floor. [ best film, tv & radio films - 1998 ]

Slapstick, Too!

In the early years ... Brothers, Fatty Arbuckle, Buster Keaton, and many, many more, this nostalgic release is sure to please comedy lovers everywhere. [ best film, tv & radio films - 1998 ]

Classified X

In this medium-length (53 ... the '70s. Made in video and transferred to 35mm, this documentary was shown at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival. [ best film, tv & radio films - 1998 ]

Divine Trash

A documentary profile of ... on to direct In Bad Taste: The John Waters Story and help Milstead write a book about her son. [ best film, tv & radio films - 1998 ]

Hollywood: An Empire of Their Own

Winner of the Best ... Louis B. Mayer, founder of MGM; William Fox, head of 20th Century-Fox; and Harry Cohn, who ran Columbia Pictures. [ best film, tv & radio films - 1998 ]

Independent's Day

The Sundance Channel produced ... documentary premiered on the Sundance Channel on January 15, 1997, the opening night of the 1997 Sundance Film Festival. [ best film, tv & radio films - 1998 ]

Sergei Eisenstein: Mexican Fantasy

For this black-and-white Russian ... sequences directly as they came from Eduard Tisse's camera. Kovalov's documentary was shown at the 1998 Berlin Film Festival. [ best film, tv & radio films - 1998 ]

Godzilla and Other Movie Monsters

If you've got a ... of Godzilla himself in action, but also Gammera, Reptilicus, the Giant Claw, and a slew of other memorable monsters. [ best film, tv & radio films - 1998 ]

Rod Serling: Submitted For Your Approval

Rod Serling was already ... exclusive interviews with many people who worked with him, including John Frankenheimer, Buck Houghton, Jack Klugman, and Kim Hunter. [ best film, tv & radio films - 1998 ]

Rock 'N' Roll Invaders: The AM Radio DJs

A big part of ... a look back at the great AM DJs of the '50s and '60s, from Alan Freed to Wolfman Jack. [ best film, tv & radio films - 1998 ]

Biography: Katharine Hepburn

Part of the Biography ... Love Among the Ruins, and Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry. In 1991 she published Me: Stories of My Life. [ best film, tv & radio films - 1998 ]

Biography: Bruce Lee - The Immortal Dragon

A&E documents the ... as that of his son Brandon whose life was also cut short just as he was rising to prominence. [ best film, tv & radio films - 1998 ]

Lost in Space Forever

Sitcom star John Larroquette ... in Space Forever stretches thin at a few points, but will nonetheless please fans of the science fiction classic. [ best film, tv & radio films - 1998 ]

Portrait of Leonardo: The Kid Who Took Hollywood

This documentary takes you ... public, Don's Plum. Ever since Di Caprio made this independent film, he has been trying to prevent its release. [ best film, tv & radio films - 1998 ]

50 Years: The Best of Hollywood

Tab Hunter narrates this ... of clips from classic films. [ best film, tv & radio films - 1998 ]

Hollywood Musicals of the 40s

This two-hour video consists ... Victory Caravan, from World War II, featuring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and other stars singing to promote war bonds. [ best film, tv & radio films - 1998 ]

Hollywood Rocks 'N' Rolls in the 50s

Host Alan Freed narrates ... and Bill Haley also help bring the lively sounds of the '50s back to life during this lengthy retrospective. [ best film, tv & radio films - 1998 ]

Fritz Lang: Circle of Destiny

The Austrian-born director Fritz ... the master's films. Archival clips from his works are presented, along with interviews with those who knew Lang best. [ best film, tv & radio films - 1998 ]

Luchino Visconti: A Portrait

This program features a ... and Claudia Cardinale are two of the many film stars who fondly recall their time with the great director. [ best film, tv & radio films - 1998 ]

Milton Berle: An All Star Tribute to Mr. Television

One of television's first ... show is also available on a DVD that offers a biography of Berle as well as a photo gallery. [ best film, tv & radio films - 1998 ]

Uta Hagen's Acting Class

Tony award-winning actress Uta ... to hone their craft in this release that was produced and directed by Pennie du Pont and Karen Ludwig. [ best film, tv & radio films - 1998 ]

Bobby Darin: Beyond the Song

Combining familiar movie and ... intimates. Designed to be shown during PBS fundraisers, Bobby Darin: Beyond the Song first aired on December 7, 1998. [ best film, tv & radio films - 1998 ]

Jorge el Bueno: La Vida de Jorge Negrete

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Javier Solis: El Seņor de las Sombras

Javier Solis: El Senor ... people that were in as difficult a place in their lives as he was before he became a success. [ best film, tv & radio films - 1998 ]

Doris Day: It's Magic

Doris Day: It's Magic ... the life story of Doris Day, an actress who symbolized the ideal American woman for much of the '50s. [ best film, tv & radio films - 1998 ]




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