Michael Schlesinger Movies

  • 2007
    Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

    Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

    Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

    4.92007HD

    Before the G, PG and R ratings system there was the Production Code, and before that there was, well, nothing. This eye-opening documentary examines...

    Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
  • 2009
    Dark and Stormy Night

    Dark and Stormy Night

    Dark and Stormy Night

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    In the 1930s the family of old Sinas Cavinder, gathered for the reading of his will, find themselves being murdered by a mysterious phantom while two...

    Dark and Stormy Night
  • 2015
    The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster

    The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster

    The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster

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    Feature compilation of four Biffle and Shooster comedy shorts--"The Biffle Murder Case," "Imitation of Wife," "Schmo Boat" and "Bride of...

    The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster
  • 2007
    Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

    Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

    Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

    7.82007HD

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

    Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
  • 2014
    Out of Print

    Out of Print

    Out of Print

    5.72014HD

    A documentary exploring the importance of revival cinema and 35mm exhibition - seen through the lens of the patrons of the New Beverly Cinema - a...

    Out of Print
  • 2010
    The Lost Skeleton Returns Again

    The Lost Skeleton Returns Again

    The Lost Skeleton Returns Again

    6.32010HD

    THE LOST SKELETON RETURNS AGAIN takes on a whole new series of clichés, primarily drawn from those low budget adventure epics -- rich in...

    The Lost Skeleton Returns Again
  • 1999
    Imagining 'Heavy Metal'

    Imagining 'Heavy Metal'

    Imagining 'Heavy Metal'

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    Documentary about the making of "Heavy Metal" (1981).

    Imagining 'Heavy Metal'
  • 2002
    Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'

    Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'

    Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'

    02002HD

    A look back at the classic 1964 film of horror and suspense starring Joan Crawford as an axe-murderer just released from the mental hospital....

    Battle-Axe: the Making of 'Strait-Jacket'
  • 2019
    American Frontiers: Anthony Mann at Universal

    American Frontiers: Anthony Mann at Universal

    American Frontiers: Anthony Mann at Universal

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    An all-new documentary about filmmaker Anthony Mann and his time making films for Universal Studios in the 1950's.

    American Frontiers: Anthony Mann at Universal