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Best Film, TV & Radio Films of 2001


Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

Stanley Kubrick was one ... be aired in three parts, though the project was shown in its entirety at the 2001 Berlin Film Festival. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

The Directors: Barbra Streisand

Directors: Barbra Streisand profiles ... Nick Nolte, Lauren Bacall, Marvin Hamlisch, Mandy Patinkin, Amy Irving, and Pierce Brosnan. Robert J. Emery directs the program. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days

First shown on American ... "Something's Got to Give" was later produced as Move Over, Darling, with Doris Day ironically filling Monroe's former role. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa was arguably ... with his friends, family, contemporaries, actors, fellow filmmakers, and noted cinema historians -- and in archival clips, Kurosawa himself. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

Dean Martin: That's Amoré

This program provides the ... These include "Everybody Loves Somebody," "Pennies From Heaven," "Memories Are Made of This," (&"C'est Ci Bon," and "That's Amore." [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

The Carol Burnett Show: Show Stoppers

The Carol Burnett Show ... bloopers and outtakes, take questions from the studio audience, and share their memories of being part of television history. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

A Galaxy Far, Far Away

No other series of ... number of rabid toy collectors who nearly riot while trying to get their hands on Episode I action figures. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

This documentary, produced for ... Dana Andrews, Merle Oberon, and Laurence Olivier (doing a hilarious impression of Goldwyn) offer glimpses into his working persona. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

The Omen Legacy

From the makers of ... visceral kills from each film, making it also a breezy best of for fans of the more grisly scenes. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

Down from the Mountain

For their film O ... cancer less than two weeks before Down From the Mountain premiered in New York and Nashville in June 2001. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

Short 11: Ecstasy

A collection of shorts ... inspiration and motivation help carry the series of shorts, and add to the artistic presence of the individual pieces. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

ECW: Barely Legal

Extreme Championship Wrestling has ... vs. Pitbull 2, and a memorable three-way match between the legendary Terry Funk, he Sandman, and Big Stevie Cool. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

The Unknown Jimmy Durante: The Great Schnozzola

This documentary pays tribute ... The vaudevillian's durability as a performer is also noted: his greatest success didn't come until the television era arrived. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

The Real World You Never Saw: Back to New York

You've lived, laughed, loved, ... they stop acting polite and start getting real...with a camera crew on hand to tape the sometimes volatile results. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

Boogeymen

Key scenes from films ... of Universal Pictures that promises to deliver "nothing but the good stuff" from the various genres that it tackles. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

Horror of Hammer

Hammer studios became renowned ... Lee. This video compiles two hours of trailers and previews of classic, and not-so-famous titles from the Hammer vault. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

The Three Stooges: Lost Comedy Treasures

Some of the Three ... short featuring Curly Howard, Nertsery Rhymes, the boys' appearance on a 1965 Danny Thomas television special, and much more. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

National Geographic: Beyond the Movie - Pearl Harbor

In the film National ... much is based on fiction. Certain characters were created, while others were actual individuals who participated in the war. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

Bruce Lee and Kung Fu Mania

Take a trip back ... from the 1970s and '80s, this film features the likes of the Shaw Brothers and, of course, Lee himself. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

My Voyage to Italy

The son of Italian-American ... film that would follow his interest in Italian cinema up to the present, investigating a number of lesser-known filmmakers. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

Rat Pack's Las Vegas

This video presents a ... program visits the favorite hang-outs of the Rat Pack, and discovers some of the city's most interesting historic buildings. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

Birmingham Black Bottom: First All-Black Cast Talkies

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Mule Skinner Blues

Set in Florida's beach ... American Movie, which also followed a struggling group of filmmakers through their production of a very low-budget genre piece. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

MTV: Inside Fear

Reality-based television has gained ... investigates the off-camera dramatics by following the program's contestants through a weekend of fear at some allegedly haunted locations. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

Educational Archives: Sex & Drugs

This program features eight ... the 1970s. In a modern light, many of these films appear humorous in their misinformation and obvious scare tactics. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

Educational Archives: Social Engineering 101

In this collection of ... featured include Lunchroom Manners, Shy Guy, Why Doesn't Cathy Eat Breakfast?, Soapy the Germ Fighter, The Outsider, and more. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

The Matrix Revisited

Josh Oreck directed this ... of the film details the work that went into creating the thrilling fight sequences that appear in the film. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

J.R.R. Tolkien: The Origin of the Rings

Oxford scholar J.R.R. Tolkien ... well as rare images of the enigmatic writer, give viewers new insight into the life of the beloved author. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

Judy Garland: Songs for America

In the wake of ... Rainbow." Portions of the profits made from sales of this program will be donated to the American Red Cross. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

MTV: Behind WWF Tough Enough

Behind WWF Tough Enough ... of the biggest stars, the film takes a look at some wannabes who were unable to achieve their dreams. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies

Actress Charlize Theron narrates ... to the starlet claimed that filmmaker Orson Welles betrayed her true gracefulness in the name of histrionic Hollywood drama. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

The Funny World of Lucy, Vol. 1

The Funny World of ... includes many of Ball's television appearances with such luminaries as The Marx Brothers, Bob Hope, and Abbott & Costello. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

The Our Gang Story

The Our Gang Story ... an anniversary of some of the surviving members, and clips from the one and only Little Rascals feature film. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

Red Skelton: Bloopers, Blunders, and Ad Libs

Red Skelton became one ... greater hilarity. Included are sketches starring the most famous Skelton alter-egos Freddy the Freeloader, George Appleby, and Clem Kadiddlehopper. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

The Three Stooges: Kings of Laughter

Three Stooges: Kings of ... compilation is an appearance made with Ted Healy, whose nightclub routines formed the basis for the Stooges entire act. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy

In 1978, Ron Hyatt ... co-workers, and family; the film won the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 2001 No Dance Film Festival. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood

Though there may have ... on VHS and DVD, bracketed together with a restored print of the 1917 Marion-scripted Mary Pickford vehicle Little Princess. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

National Geographic: Beyond the Movie - The Lord of the Rings

This documentary explores the ... with the movie crew, and some additional mythological and anthropological history helps deepen the intrigue of Tolkien's remarkable fantasy. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

The Three Stooges Story

This documentary compiles clips ... and interview clips. New interviews with people who worked with the group round out this entertaining and affectionate documentary. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

John Canemaker: Marching to a Different Toon

After establishing himself with ... life and career, including highlights from his documentaries of animation legends as well as clips from his own films. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

Star Wars vs. Star Trek

Star Wars vs. Star ... look at how fanatical the fan bases are toward the fictional universes created by Gene Roddenberry and George Lucas. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

The Concert For New York City

In the wake of ... Clinton, and Halle Berry. And several filmmakers contribute short films on New York, including Woody Allen and Kevin Smith. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime

William Shatner and Leonard ... stars shadowed by the roles that defined their public personas, and the mutual experience that binds them as friends. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

Journeys in Black: Master P

In the late '80s, ... in the New Orleans projects and how he rose to the top in the worlds of music and business. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

Discovering the Real World of Harry Potter: The Magic Behind the Young Wizard

Author J.K. Rowling captured ... such topics as the origins of the Philosopher's Stone, King Arthur, and a real school like the Hogwarts Academy. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

Walt: The Man Behind the Myth

Few men have had ... of Disney, illustrated with rare behind-the-scenes footage from the Disney studios and never-before-seen home movies. Dick Van Dyke narrates. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

Inside Television's Greatest: Cheers

Cheers brought a new ... at the creation of this television milestone, featuring interviews with members of the show's cast, crew, and writing staff. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song

Explore the seductive glamour ... this look at Dietrich's life shows exactly why the beloved starlet's light burned so bright in her Hollywood heydays. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

Siempre en Domingo: La Pelicula

Few television programs, Hispanic-language ... view a nostalgic stream of highlights featuring such popular celebrities as Juan Gabriel, Jose Jose, Luis Miguel, and Yuri. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

The Making of Bullitt

Go behind the scenes ... Commitment to Reality, The Making of Bullitt offers viewers an inside look at the production of the acclaimed film. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

The Making of Grand Prix

The Making of Grand ... documentary also explores the history of auto racing, from its less respectable early years to its massive modern popularity. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

The Making of Lawrence of Arabia

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The Making of The Guns of Navarone

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The Making of The Ten Commandments

The Making of The ... Bible," which compiles a selection of movies clips from other Biblical films from the same classic era of filmmaking. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

The Making of Westworld

The Making of Westworld ... have been presented throughout cinema history, utilizing theatrical trailers from films featuring robots, such as Metropolis and Forbidden Planet. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

The Alien Saga

Originally aired on AMC, ... production team, headed by writer/director Brent Zacky, also produced the equally exhausting horror film series documentary The Omen Legacy. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies

Pauline Kael once wrote ... interviews with Roger Corman, Peter Bogdanovich, David F. Friedman, Doris Wishman, Samuel Z. Arkoff, Dick Miller, Vampira, and more. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]

Project Greenlight: Season 01

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Stories of the American Puppet

Film and television star ... precisely how they helped infuse toys made of wood and cloth with an astounding sense of character and personality. [ best film, tv & radio films - 2001 ]




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