Van Ness Films Movies

  • 2001
    Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

    Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

    Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

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    Documentary about the making of 20th Century Fox's 1963 film "Cleopatra," then the most expensive film of all time.

    Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
  • 2000
    Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

    Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

    Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

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    Documentary about how the creative energies of Darryl F. Zanuck and John Ford combined to forge an enduring masterpiece despite the challenges of...

    Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
  • 2001
    Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days

    Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days

    Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days

    72001HD

    Marilyn Monroe's final project, "Something's Got to Give", has become one of the most talked about unfinished films in history. The story of the film...

    Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
  • 2000
    Backstory: 'All About Eve'

    Backstory: 'All About Eve'

    Backstory: 'All About Eve'

    02000HD

    A documentary about the making of the 1950 film "All About Eve."

    Backstory: 'All About Eve'
  • 2002
    Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s

    Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s

    Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s

    02002HD

    A look at "rock and roll" and other pop music based film of the 1970s.

    Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
  • 1995
    Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

    Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

    Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

    41995HD

    A biography of Darryl F. Zanuck, mogul and the power behind 20th Century Fox throughout the Golden Age.

    Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
  • 1997
    Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain

    Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain

    Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain

    6.41997HD

    Documentary on the life and career of actor Vincent Price, best known for horror film classics such as "House of Wax," "The Fly," and "The Pit and...

    Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain
  • 2002
    The Alien Saga

    The Alien Saga

    The Alien Saga

    6.42002HD

    In 1979, Alien burst onto the scene with a strong female lead in the form of Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) battling the ultimate biomechanical creature....

    The Alien Saga
  • 2001
    Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'

    Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'

    Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'

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    Darryl F. Zanuck ignores the protests of his peers and makes a movie about antisemitism called "Gentleman's Agreement" (1947).

    Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'
  • 1997
    Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

    Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

    Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

    81997HD

    The story of how Audrey Hepburn survived World War II, became an award winning actress, and gave back to the world as a humanitarian.

    Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
  • 2003
    Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest

    Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest

    Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest

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    Using original interviews with director John Carpenter, stars Jamie Lee Curtis and P.J. Soles, and crew members, 'Halloween': A Cut Above the Rest...

    Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
  • 1997
    Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults

    Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults

    Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults

    71997HD

    Documentary featuring more than one dozen musical outtakes from classic 20th Century-Fox films.

    Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
  • 1995
    Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces

    Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces

    Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces

    91995HD

    Born Creighton Chaney, this is a biographical documentary on Lon Chaney Jr, the only star to play all four of the classic monsters: the Mummy, the...

    Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces
  • 1997
    Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

    Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

    Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

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    Profiling the life and career of actor Henry Fonda, who starred in such film classics as "The Grapes of Wrath" and "12 Angry Men."

    Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
  • 1996
    Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace

    Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace

    Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace

    61996HD

    Documentary overview of Peter Lorre's ascension to fame as a master purveyor of silky but disquieting peril.

    Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace