June 7, 1995 • 55m
In the classical Hollywood film, the story is primary. Filmmakers rely on style — structure, narrative, and visual elements — to e...Read more
June 14, 1995 • 55m
This program surveys Hollywood's industrial past during the era of contract players and directors, studio police forces, and color...Read more
June 21, 1995 • 55m
Greta Garbo, Cary Grant, Dustin Hoffman — these among many others are names synonymous with Hollywood. Early on, Hollywood saw tha...Read more
June 28, 1995 • 55m
The western is an American myth that has been translated by other cultures and reinterpreted time and again, but never dies. With ...Read more
July 5, 1995 • 55m
Breezy and silly to witty and intelligent, romantic comedies have been with us since the 1930s. But the surface humor has often ju...Read more
July 12, 1995 • 55m
Beginning with World War II combat films — produced under directives from the federal government — this program examines the role ...Read more
July 19, 1995 • 55m
These cynical and pessimistic films from the 1930s and '40s touched a nerve in Americans. Historians link the genre's overriding p...Read more
July 26, 1995 • 55m
Television first arrived in American homes just as the Hollywood studio system was collapsing. As the new medium took hold, so did...Read more
August 2, 1995 • 55m
Maverick filmmakers of the 1960s and '70s, including Brian DePalma, Martin Scorsese, and Steven Spielberg, capitalized on new tech...Read more
August 9, 1995 • 55m
While many of the old rules are still in force, independent filmmakers today often add their dissenting voices to the forum. This ...Read more
August 22, 1996 • 55m
"Film Language" illustrates basic terms such as tracking shots and zooms and also provides a primer on editing technique.
August 22, 1996 • 55m
"Writing and Thinking About Film" provides a formal and cultural analysis of a classical film sequence. It serves as a critical ho...Read more
August 22, 1996 • 55m
"Classical Hollywood Today" offers interviews with contemporary directors, European filmmakers, scholars, and critics, as well as ...Read more