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1. This Island Earth: 2 1/2 Years in the Making (2013 Video)
40 min | Documentary, Short
An extensive documentary highlighting the making of 'THIS ISLAND EARTH'.
Director: Daniel Griffith | Stars: Larry Blamire, Bob Burns, Joe Dante, C. Courtney Joyner
Votes: 15
2. Superman and the Secret Planet (2013 Video)
58 min | Adventure
The TV cast in a production based on the 1957 script by David Chantler. From an orbiting asteroid, a tyrant plans to colonize Earth.
Director: Ted Newsom | Stars: David Hedison, Jack Larson, Noel Neill
Votes: 25
3. Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula (1997)
Unrated | 55 min | Documentary, Biography
Documentary on the life and career of Bela Lugosi.
Director: Gary D. Rhodes | Stars: Robert Clarke, Louise Currie, Frank J. Dello Stritto, Dwight David Frye
Votes: 105
4. Great Performances (1971– )
TV-G | 180 min | Music, Musical
Filmed and televised versions of theater productions, such as plays, musicals, operas, ballets, and concerts from around the world.
Stars: Scott Yoo, Julie Andrews, Renée Fleming, Plácido Domingo
Votes: 902
5. Hollywood Dinosaurs (1991 Video)
Documentary
Director: Ted Newsom | Star: Reid Richmond
Votes: 19
6. Vincent Price: My Life and Crimes (1994 Video)
52 min | Documentary
Director: Ted Newsom | Stars: Vincent Price, David Del Valle
Votes: 16
7. Cinemaker (2006 Video)
300 min | Documentary
Four one-hour DVD documentaries giving practical details of pre-production and planning, production, post-production and marketing, narrated by Charles Band, whose companies have produced ... See full summary »
Director: Ted Newsom | Stars: David Allen, Charles Band, Richard Band, Brian Benison
Votes: 36
8.
Great Performances (1971– )
Episode:
Frank Sinatra: The Very Good Years
(1998)
TV-PG | 46 min | Music, Musical
Frank Sinatra's beginnings in Hoboken New Jersey, and how he discovers his passion for singing. We see as Sinatra performs with various groups and bands, eventually working toward ... See full summary »
Director: Ted Newsom | Stars: Frank Sinatra, Eddie Albert, James Bacon, Count Basie
Votes: 28
9. Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (1994 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary, Horror
The history of Hammer Films and their legacy, narrated by the studio's most beloved stars, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee.
Director: Ted Newsom | Stars: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Roy Ward Baker, James Bernard
Votes: 499
10. Rich Bitch (1985 Video)
Adult
Tammy is a rich, snooty college student who thinks money and sex can get her everything she needs in life, until some of her plans backfire in unexpected ways.
Director: Hal Freeman | Stars: Ali Moore, April Maye, Susan Hart, Paul Thomas
Votes: 16
11.
100 Years of Horror (1996)
Episode:
Bela Lugosi
(1996)
Unrated | 25 min | Documentary, Horror
100 Years of Horror looks at the life and career of Bela Lugosi most famous for his performances as Dracula.
Stars: Ralph Bellamy, Carroll Borland, John Carradine, Mark Gilman Jr.
Votes: 40
12.
100 Years of Horror (1996)
Episode:
Boris Karloff
(1996)
Unrated | 25 min | Documentary, Horror
100 Years of Horror looks at the life and career of Boris Karloff most famous for his performances as Frankenstein.
Stars: Ralph Bellamy, Turhan Bey, Roger Corman, Hugh Hefner
Votes: 42
13. Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)
R | 106 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The history of the independent film company, The Cannon Film Group, Inc..
Director: Mark Hartley | Stars: Sam Firstenberg, David Paulsen, Luigi Cozzi, Menahem Golan
Votes: 6,001
14. Personal Demons (I) (2018)
Short, Horror
Pandora's party-girl lifestyle lands her in rehab - again. The actress becomes tabloid fodder, and producers are reluctant to hire her. The sole role she's offered is in a low-budget horror movie.
Director: Brinke Stevens | Stars: Brinke Stevens, Linnea Quigley, Debbie Rochon, William Butler
Votes: 18
15. The Craven Cove Murders (2002 Video)
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Lucas Swan, owner of a bed and breakfast, authored a book on a rash of murders a few years before. The murders begin anew, and when police refuse to listen, Swan sets out to kill the killer... See full summary »
Director: Ron Ford | Stars: Randal Malone, Ted Newsom, Ron Ford, Mark Shady
Votes: 23
16.
100 Years of Horror (1996)
Episode:
Witches
(1996)
Unrated | 23 min | Documentary, Horror
100 Years of Horror looks at cinematic portrayals of witchcraft and paganism.
Stars: Roger Corman, Gordon Hessler, Christopher Lee, Vincent Price
Votes: 36
17. Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The 'Plan 9' Companion (1992 Video)
111 min | Documentary
A documentary detailing the making of the infamous "Plan 9 From Outer Space," and interviews with cast members and prominent filmmakers about the film and its creator, Edward D. Wood Jr.
Director: Mark Patrick Carducci | Stars: Forrest J. Ackerman, Carl Anthony, Stephen C. Apostolof, Bobbie Bresee
Votes: 367
18. The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood Jr. (1995)
Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary, Biography, Horror
How was it possible that a movie like Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957) could be made? This documentary about Edward D. Wood Jr.'s masterpiece gives the answer.
Director: Brett Thompson | Stars: Maila Nurmi, Dolores Fuller, Paul Marco, Conrad Brooks
Votes: 483
19. Hitler, Schindler and the Holocaust (1994 Video)
Unrated | 90 min | Documentary, War
Documentary describing the rise of Nazi Germany and the resultant Holocaust, with a focus on the lives of two Germans with vastly different attitudes and agendas, Oskar Schindler and Adolf Hitler.
Director: Ted Newsom | Stars: Adolf Hitler, Oskar Schindler
Votes: 31
20. From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff (2002)
Not Rated | 105 min | Documentary
Several of the interviews in this documentary were filmed at a symposium about the career and biography of Michael Chekhov, which was held in the US in the 1990s. The participants in the ... See full summary »
Director: Frederick Keeve | Stars: Gregory Peck, Mala Powers, John Berry, Dorothy Dean Bridges
Votes: 37
21. The 9th Wonder of the World: The Making of 'Gorgo' (2013 Video)
31 min | Documentary, Short
Retrospective documentary on the making of Gorgo (1961).
Director: Daniel Griffith | Stars: C. Courtney Joyner, Ted Newsom, Bob Burns, Douglas Adamsson
Votes: 14
22. Auteur on the Campus: Jack Arnold at Universal! (2013 Video)
20 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Daniel Griffith | Stars: Tom Weaver, Dana M. Reemes, C. Courtney Joyner, Ted Newsom
Votes: 26
23.
100 Years of Horror (1996)
Episode:
Girl Ghouls
(1996)
Unrated | 24 min | Documentary, Horror
100 Years of Horror looks at female antagonists in horror films.
Stars: Christopher Lee, Roger Corman, Robert Cornthwaite, Hazel Court
Votes: 53
24.
100 Years of Horror (1996)
Episode:
Ghosts
(1996)
Unrated | 24 min | Documentary, Horror
100 Years of Horror takes a close look at movies about ghosts, haunted houses, and the paranormal.
Stars: Turhan Bey, Ray Bradbury, Roger Corman, Richard Denning
Votes: 35
25. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Monsters! (2000 Video)
34 min | Short
A behind the scenes documentary by Universal studios about the movie Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948).
Director: David J. Skal | Stars: David J. Skal, Ron Palumbo, Chris Costello, Bob Burns
Votes: 258
26. The Flesh and the Fury: X-posing Twins of Evil (2012)
84 min | Documentary, Horror
The shocking true story behind the making of Hammer Films notorious vampire saga.
Director: Daniel Griffith | Stars: Wayne Kinsey, Joe Dante, Kim Newman, Tim Lucas
Votes: 43
27. Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle (2002 Video)
40 min | Documentary, Short
Hosted by film historian David J. Skal, this in-depth documentary examines the 50-year Creature phenomenon and revisits the production of the classic movie and its sequels.
Director: David J. Skal | Stars: David J. Skal, David J. Schow, Ben Chapman, Julie Adams
Votes: 203
28. We Remember Marilyn (1996 Video)
97 min | Documentary, Biography
Uses still photographs, home movies, film clips, theatrical trailers, newsreel footage, and a woman's voice speaking for her to tell the actress's story. She grew up close to Hollywood, her... See full summary »
Director: Ted Newsom | Stars: Trudi Jo Marie Keck, James Bacon, Roy Ward Baker, Jack Benny
Votes: 69
29. It Was a Colossal Teenage Movie Machine: The American International Pictures Story (2015 Video)
92 min | Documentary
Director: Daniel Griffith | Stars: Lou Arkoff, Larry Bishop, David Colton, Roger Corman
Votes: 14
30.
100 Years of Horror (1996)
Episode:
Phantoms
(1996)
Unrated | 24 min | Documentary, Horror
A look at films based on the Phantom of the Opera and the Invisible Man.
Stars: Turhan Bey, Michael F. Blake, Lon Chaney Jr., Gary Chaney
Votes: 30
31. Who Goes There: In Search of the Thing (2017 Video)
78 min
Director: Daniel Griffith | Stars: Robert Latham Brown, David Clennon, Stuart Cohen, Dean Cundey
Votes: 29
32. Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)
60 min | Documentary
A history of the famous vampire of books and movies, using film clips, previews and other methods.
Director: Ted Newsom | Stars: Bud Abbott, Louise Allbritton, Barry Andrews, Evelyn Ankers
Votes: 18
33.
100 Years of Horror (1996)
Episode:
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
(1996)
Unrated | 25 min | Documentary, Horror
A look at the many film interpretations of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde."
Stars: John Agar, Roy Ward Baker, Martine Beswick, Michael Carreras
Votes: 42
34.
100 Years of Horror (1996)
Episode:
Mad Doctors
(1996)
Unrated | 25 min | Documentary, Horror
100 Years of Horror looks at horror movie portrayals of mad scientists.
Stars: Turhan Bey, Hazel Court, Richard E. Cunha, Hugh Hefner
Votes: 30
35. 100 Years of Horror (1996)
Unrated | 343 min | Documentary, Horror
Clips from Horror Films.
Stars: Christopher Lee, Roger Corman, Hugh Hefner, Fred Olen Ray
Votes: 474
36. Sweet and Naughty (1984 Video)
X | 81 min | Adult, Comedy, Romance
Horny and inexperienced Nita (played by popular centerfold Nikki Charm) is lying on her couch thinking about her older brother and sister's sexcapades. She then dreams about seducing them both as well as dad.
Director: Hal Freeman | Stars: Nikki Charm, Paul Thomas, Renee Summers, Peter North
Votes: 162
37. Adjust Your Tracking (2013)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary
A documentary capturing the modern day VHS culture and VHS collectors.
Directors: Dan M. Kinem, Levi Peretic | Stars: Lloyd Kaufman, Anthony Timpone, Keith J. Crocker, Fred Vogel
Votes: 907
38. Radio K-KUM (1984)
85 min | Adult
Director: Hal Freeman | Stars: Jesse Adams, Tom Byron, Cindy Carver, Greg Derek
Votes: 101
39. The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect (2000 TV Movie)
58 min | Documentary
Leonard Nimoy narrates this documentary chronicling all five "Fly" films. Starting with a short story in Playboy Magazine in 1957, and ending with a gruesome tale in _Fly II, The (1989), ... See full summary »
Stars: Leonard Nimoy, Vivian Sobchack, Hugh Hefner, Ray Bradbury
Votes: 25
40. Trail of the Creeper: Making 'the Brute Man' (2011)
32 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary exploring the making of The Brute Man, and how its story parallels the tragic life of its star, Rondo Hatton.
Director: Daniel Griffith | Stars: Jane Adams, Larry Blamire, Bob Burns, Fred Coby
Votes: 9
41.
100 Years of Horror (1996)
Episode:
Dracula and His Disciples
(1996)
Unrated | 25 min | Documentary, Horror
Examines cinematic portrayals of Bram Stoker's Count Dracula including those of Bela Lugosi, John Carradine, and Christopher Lee.
Stars: Roy Ward Baker, Carroll Borland, Veronica Carlson, John Carradine
Votes: 63
42.
100 Years of Horror (1996)
Episode:
Mummies
(1996)
Unrated | 25 min | Documentary, Horror
100 Years of Horror examines the portrayal of the mummy in the history of horror film.
Stars: Turhan Bey, Michael F. Blake, John Carradine, Michael Carreras
Votes: 32
43. Terror Toons 4 (2022)
97 min | Horror
Anthology based on the original ''Terror Toons'', featuring evil villains Dr. Carnage and Max Assassin.
Directors: Joe Castro, Brinke Stevens, Matthew Vinaja | Stars: Sheila Brandon Allen, Daniyar Alnitdinov, Bill Victor Arucan, Bryan Berkhoff
Votes: 76
44. The Fearmakers Collection (2007 Video)
300 min | Documentary
Half-hour profiles of ten of the screen's masters of classic terror and suspense, based on the book THE FEARMAKERS (St. Martin's Press, 1994) by John McCarty.
Director: John McCarty | Stars: John Agar, Dario Argento, Samuel Z. Arkoff, Jack Arnold
Votes: 49
45. The Bloodiest Show on Earth: Making Vampire Circus (2010 Video)
34 min | Documentary, Short
Step right up for this ghastly peak 'behind the curtain' at one of Hammer Films bloodiest creations.
Director: Daniel Griffith | Stars: Joe Dante, Tim Lucas, Ted Newsom, Philip Nutman
Votes: 12
46. 100 Years of Horror: The Aristocrats of Evil (1996 Video)
50 min | Documentary, Horror
Documentary about the careers of horror stars Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi, with interviews of co-workers and family members.
Stars: Christopher Lee, Ralph Bellamy, Turhan Bey, Carroll Borland
Votes: 52
47. Wolfman Chronicles (1991)
60 min | Documentary
A compilation of scenes and trailers from horror movies having to do with wolfmen.
Director: Ted Newsom | Stars: Bud Abbott, Jane Adams, Evelyn Ankers, Lionel Atwill
Votes: 17
48. Screaming in High Heels: The Rise & Fall of the Scream Queen Era (2011)
Not Rated | 63 min | Documentary
Three actresses "accidentally" became cult horror film icons in the late 1980s and created the modern interpretation of the "Scream Queen" image.
Director: Jason Paul Collum | Stars: Linnea Quigley, Brinke Stevens, Michelle Bauer, Fred Olen Ray
Votes: 361
49. Ed Wood: Look Back in Angora (1994 Video)
51 min | Documentary
A hysterical documentary which uses footage of Ed Wood's movie to tell the story of his life. It may not be a deep analysis, but shows distinctly how Ed's life strongly influenced his own films.
Director: Ted Newsom | Stars: Conrad Brooks, Dolores Fuller, Kathy Wood, Edward D. Wood Jr.
Votes: 284
50.
100 Years of Horror (1996)
Episode:
Freaks
(1996)
Unrated | 25 min | Documentary, Horror
100 Years of Horror looks at horror film portrayals of physical deformity including the Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Stars: Michael F. Blake, Gary Chaney, Richard E. Cunha, Beverly Garland
Votes: 57