Joe Dante Movies

On a gloomy Halloween night in 1939, patrons at the Hollywood Tower Hotel were riding the elevator when a violent storm struck the building…...

"The Horror Hall of Fame II" was a television special that celebrates the history of horror by inducting another dozen movies and people.

There’s only one person who so accurately personifies movie magic in the history of film, and that man is special effects maestro Ray...

A reclusive and butterfly-obsessed elderly lady suffering from bipolar disorder develops a disturbing relationship with a mysterious but seemingly...

Trapped in a house of horror, seven people discover that the only way they'll get out alive is to tell their scariest stories.

A chronicle of the long career of American filmmaker Roger Corman, the most tenacious and ingenious low-budget producer and director in the US film...

A documentary looking at the various conventions and scare techniques of the horror genre.

A Midwestern ingenue arrives in Hollywood to try her luck as an actress. An incompetent agent hooks her up with a production company which...

Documentary about veteran character actor Dick Miller, whose career in and outside of Hollywood has spanned almost 200 films across six decades,...

The Frankenstein Complex takes a historical as well as a creative perspective, with a mix of fascinating scenes behind the camera, film clips, and...

Documentary about the art of film editing. Clips are shown from many groundbreaking films with innovative editing styles.

The astonishing story of the genesis, production, worldwide success, and legacy of King Kong (1933), directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B....

The story behind the rise and fall of New York's 42nd Street. The cinemas, the films, the people, the crime and the rebirth of the block as "New 42nd...

Chronicles the last great American showman, filmmaker William Castle, a master of ballyhoo who became a brand name in movie horror with his...

A detailed look at the history of horror anthology films.

Aristocratic Italian roots, a close family connection to James Bond novelist Ian Fleming, wartime experiences in the British and Finnish military,...

In this program, directors Larry Cohen (Special Effects) and Joe Dante recall their first experiences with Invasion of the Body Snatchers and discuss...

A feature-length documentary focusing on the acclaimed work and eclectic career of maverick filmmaker Larry Cohen, writer-director of "Black Caesar,"...

An exploration of the appeal of horror films, with interviews of many legendary directors in the genre.

Explore the most legendary horror studio of all time with this fascinating, frightening journey hosted by terror titans Christopher Lee and Peter...