Leonard Maltin

Born: 1950-12-18

Leonard Michael Maltin (born December 18, 1950) is an American film critic and film historian, as well as an author of several mainstream books on cinema, focusing on nostalgic, celebratory narratives. He is best known for his eponymous annual book of movie capsule reviews, Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide, which was published annually from 1969 to 2014. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leonard Maltin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Released: 1990-06-15

Young sweethearts Billy and Kate move to the Big Apple, land jobs in a high-tech office park and...

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The Pixar Story

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Released: 2007-08-28

A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and...

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The Great Buster: A Celebration

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Released: 2018-10-05

A celebration of the life and career of one of America's most influential and celebrated...

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Woody Allen: A Documentary

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Released: 2011-11-20

Iconic writer, director, actor, comedian and musician Woody Allen allowed his life and creative...

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Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre

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Released: 2023-11-09

Guillermo del Toro, Rian Johnson and other film luminaries look back at LA's historic Egyptian...

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Forgotten Silver

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Released: 2000-02-23

The life story of Colin McKenzie, a forgotten pioneer of international cinema who was born in...

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Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation

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Released: 2000-11-08

This biography, shown on American television as part of the PBS "Great Performances" series,...

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The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story

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Released: 2009-04-24

The troubled fraternal relationship between songwriters Robert B. Sherman and Richard M....

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Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

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Released: 2013-07-19

A documentary on legendary movie-poster artist Drew Struzan.

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Heckler

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Released: 2007-11-04

HECKLER is a comedic feature documentary exploring the increasingly critical world we live in....

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These Amazing Shadows

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Released: 2011-01-22

Tells the history and importance of The National Film Registry, a roll call of American cinema...

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Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film

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Released: 2019-01-30

Fifty years after its release, the special effects makeup team behind Planet of the Apes reflect...

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Cinerama Adventure

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Released: 2002-08-30

A nostalgic and compelling look into the legendary three camera, three projector process that...

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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

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Released: 2009-07-02

This documentary focuses on 1939, considered to be Hollywood's greatest year, with film clips...

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Frank Capra's American Dream

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Released: 1997-01-01

A documentary looking at the life and career of film director Frank Capra. Hosted by Ron Howard.

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Sex at 24 Frames Per Second

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Released: 2003-09-23

Directed by Kevin Burns, this documentary from Playboy Home Video examines the oftentimes tense...

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Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

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Released: 2008-10-21

Produced for Turner Classic Movies, this documentary looks at the early days of the gangster film.

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That Guy Dick Miller

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Released: 2014-03-07

Documentary about veteran character actor Dick Miller, whose career in and outside of Hollywood...

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This Is Bob Hope...

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Released: 2017-12-29

During his career, Bob Hope was the only performer to achieve top-rated success in every form of...

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Vittorio D.

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Released: 2009-09-17

A documentary about Vittorio de Sica with clips of his films and testimonials from friends and...

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Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'

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Released: 2003-09-30

An overview of the making of John Huston's 1948 classic "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre."

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The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story

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Released: 1999-10-08

There's not a person in the world who wouldn't recognize Mickey Mouse. But until now, not many...

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Carl Laemmle

as Himself
Released: 2019-01-15

A documentary about the life of Carl Laemmle, early cinema pioneer and founder of Universal...

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The Secrets of 007

as Self
Released: 1997-12-04

Behind-the-scenes look at more than three decades of the James Bond feature film series.

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Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity

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Released: 2015-09-13

In 1935, 17-year-old aspiring actress Marsha Hunt was discovered in Hollywood. She signed with...

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Women He's Undressed

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Released: 2015-06-11

Hollywood stars, historical footage and stylized reenactments tell the story of costume designer...

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Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story

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Released: 2007-11-08

Chronicles the last great American showman, filmmaker William Castle, a master of ballyhoo who...

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Drive-In Movie Memories

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Released: 2001-08-31

A nostalgic, informative history of drive-in movie theaters, featuring extensive archival...

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8 Winds

as Self
Released: 2021-08-23

The film is a story about love, sacrifice, and hope set against an Arthouse noir milieu, where...

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Pablo

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Released: 2012-10-17

Pablo blends documentary and animation elements to tell the saga of "famous unknown" Pablo...

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No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

as Self
Released: 2009-01-11

The artistry, triumph and lifelong friendship of the great cinematographers Laszlo Kovacs and...

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Only in Theaters

as Self
Released: 2022-11-18

ONLY IN THEATERS, a film by actor/director Raphael Sbarge, is an intimate and moving journey...

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Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!

as Self
Released: 2020-12-01

Narrated by Billy Crystal, the documentary examines the history of the character over the...

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Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In

as Self
Released: 2023-02-10

Film experts Leonard Maltin and Ben Mankiewicz interview famous detective Dick Tracy about his...

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Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

as Self
Released: 2008-03-03

A look at the forces that shaped Pre-Code Hollywood and brought about the strict enforcement of...

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The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'

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Released: 1997-01-01

From all the cartoons Walt Disney and his team create a full length feature film fun and fancy...

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John Ford Goes to War

as Self - Interviewee
Released: 2002-01-01

When World War II broke out, John Ford, in his forties, commissioned in the Naval Reserve, was...

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Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America

as Self
Released: 2017-11-09

With his naïve air, his rangy and reassuring silhouette, James Stewart symbolizes success,...

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Walt Disney Treasures: The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit

as Self
Released: 2007-12-11

Before Mickey there was Oswald, the floppy-eared star of Walt Disney's first cartoon series, THE...

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Drew Friedman: Vermeer of the Borscht Belt

as Self
Released: 2024-04-01

For years, artist Drew Friedman has chronicled a strange, alternate universe populated by...

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Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman

as Himself
Released: 2009-09-22

A documentary on the life and career of Victor Fleming, director of such iconic movies as The...

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The Sci-Fi Boys

as Self
Released: 2006-04-27

Legendary all-stars of cinema bring to life the evolution of science-fiction and special effects...

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Fanarchy

as Self
Released: 2015-09-18

Fanarchy explores the rise of fan culture and ways in which fans are threatening the Hollywood...

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Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane

as Self
Released: 1998-01-01

Documentary about the life and work of mystery writer Mickey Spillane.

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Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers

as Himself
Released: 2019-11-06

Documentary following the history of America's first cinematographers.

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Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood

as Self
Released: 2000-08-03

From 1915-1939, Frances Marion was one of the most powerful talents in the movie industry. In...

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Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies

as Self
Released: 2000-06-27

A reclusive millionaire who owed his fortune to his father, Howard Hughes staked his fame on...

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Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace

as Himself
Released: 2019-10-25

Celebrating the splendor and grandeur of the great cinemas of the United States, built when...

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The Magical World of Chuck Jones

as Self
Released: 1992-10-23

Documentary on animator Chuck Jones.

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A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not'

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Released: 2003-11-04

In the '40s Howard Hawks boasts that he can make a movie out of the worst thing Hemingway ever...

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American Scary

as Himself
Released: 2006-10-21

A fond remembrance of and tribute to the uniquely American institution of the horror movie host.

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Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes

as uncredited
Released: 2003-10-28

A documentary on the Looney Tunes. Including interviews from people who worked on it, and their...

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Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me

as Self
Released: 2009-11-04

Commemorating the centennial of Mercer's birth, this documentary is part biography, part...

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Scandal: The Trial of Mary Astor

as Himself
Released: 2018-04-27

This documentary recounts the difficult choice actress Mary Astor had to make after learning her...

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Topaz: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin

as Narrator
Released: 2001-03-06

Film critic/historian Leonard Maltin talks about the making of, and his appreciation for, Alfred...

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Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go to War!

as Self
Released: 2005-10-25

A Documentary about the Looney Tunes war cartoons

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Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl

as Self - Film Critic and Historian
Released: 1999-06-14

Clara Bow: Discovering the 'It' Girl features scenes from 25 of her films, as well as interviews...

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The Méliès Mystery

as Narrateur
Released: 2021-01-02

A documentary that details the process of restoring 270 of the 520 lost films of pioneering...

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Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'

as Himself, film historian
Released: 2003-01-01

Film historians examines the making of the 1938 "The Adventures of Robin Hood."

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Dick Tracy Special

as Himself
Released: 2009-06-09

Leonard Maltin interviews Warren Beatty as Dick Tracy, while film clips trace the history of the...

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The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached

as Self
Released: 2009-03-10

Documentary focusing on the making-of the 1940n adaptation of Pinocchio by the Disney studio,...

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Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives

as Self
Released: 2020-06-27

Explore the rich history of the Walt Disney Archives as legendary producer and host Don Hahn...

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The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

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Released: 2013-10-01

Actor Martin Sheen narrates this newly produced, feature-length high definition documentary,...

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William Powell: A True Gentleman

as uncredited
Released: 2005-08-02

A short documentary about William Powell.

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Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation

as Himself
Released: 2011-11-22

This documentary short takes you inside the fascinating world of film preservation and restoration.

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Hollywood at Your Feet: The Story of the Chinese Theatre Footprints

as Self
Released: 2000-01-01

Documentary explores that his of the famous Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Opened on May 18, 1927...

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Behind the Tunes: Tish Tash - The Animated World of Frank Tashlin

as uncredited
Released: 2005-10-25

A documentary about Frank Tashlin's cartoons.

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The Making of High Noon

as Self - Presenter
Released: 1992-01-02

Documentary about High Noon featuring Fred Zinnemann and Stanley Kramer.

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The Marx Brothers: Hollywood's Kings of Chaos

as Self
Released: 2016-10-13

A documentary about the Marx Brothers containing interviews with Leonard Maltin, Dick Cavett and...

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The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh

as Self
Released: 2014-09-30

This is the first feature-length documentary on legendary director Raoul Walsh. In this...

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Marty Sklar, Walt, and EPCOT

as Leonard Maltin
Released: 2004-05-17

A documentary short on Disney's 'Tomorrow Land' DVD.

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To Kill a Mockingbird: All Points of View

as Self
Released: 2022-10-11

A 60th anniversary retrospective documentary on the influence and context of the 1962 film, To...

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Cinema's First Colors

as Narrator
Released: 2021-10-16

Art and science have worked together to allow cinema to switch to color. Numerous processes have...

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Cartoon Camera

as Self (Host)
Released: 2017-08-31

"Cartoon Camera" traces the history of animation camera techniques used by Disney animators from...

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W.C. Fields: Straight Up

as Self
Released: 1986-01-02

Documentary directed by Joseph Adamson.

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Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess

as Himself
Released: 2012-12-30

A documentary looking at the life, films, and troubled times of America's first sex symbol,...

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Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein

as Self
Released: 2007-03-03

Before MTV and the age of television, there were Soundies. First appearing in 1941, these three...

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Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin

as Leonard Maltin
Released: 2004-10-05

The making of Disney's Aladdin

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The Fantasia Legacy: Fantasia Continued

as Himself
Released: 2000-11-14

A documentary on the making of Fantasia 2000.

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Notfilm

as Self
Released: 2015-10-27

NOTFILM is a feature-length experimental essay on FILM -- its author Samuel Beckett, its star...

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The Man Behind the Duck

as Self
Released: 2004-11-16

This featurette is available on the 'Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Vol. 1'...

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James Dean and Me

as Self (uncredited)
Released: 1995-01-01

A documentary about James Dean. People who knew him or had worked with him reminisce.

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The Fantasia Legacy: The Concert Feature

as Himself
Released: 2000-11-14

Documentary on the making of Walt Disney’s Fantasia.

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Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1900-1920

as uncredited
Released: 2007-07-30

A documentary about the early days of animation.

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Curtains for Roy Earle

as Self
Released: 2003-11-03

A featurette exploring the gangster films made at Warner Bros., actor Humphrey Bogart's career...

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Songs of the Silly Symphonies

as uncredited
Released: 2001-01-05

Leonard Maltin talks with song writer Richard M. Sherman about Disney music.

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Celebrating Dumbo

as uncredited
Released: 2001-10-23

Bonus feature on the Dumbo DVD.

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Mary Pickford: A Life on Film

as Self
Released: 2000-09-12

Arguably the quintessential film siren of the silent era, Mary Pickford was known as "America's...

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Bugs and Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons

as Himself
Released: 1989-03-07

Leonard Maltin introduces us to and takes us back to a theatre showing Wartime cartoon shorts...

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Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music

as Self
Released: 2019-11-01

A look at the life and work of the Austrian composer who pioneered the musical scoring of films...

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Hold Your Breath and Cross Your Fingers: The Story of 'Dark Passage'

as Self
Released: 2003-11-04

Bogart was interested in this project because it offered a chance to work with his new bride....

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Reflecting Thought: Stan Brakhage

as Self
Released: 1985-01-01

Stan Brakhage is a film maker whose work is shown mainly at film festivals. His work has been...

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It Hopped One Night: A Look at ‘One Froggy Evening’

as Himself
Released: 2004-11-02

A documentary about Chuck Jones' classic animated short One Froggy Evening.

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My Dad, Walt Disney

as uncredited
Released: 2006-12-19

Leonard Maltin interviews Diane Disney about her father, Walt Disney.

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Forging the Frame: The Roots of Animation, 1921-1930

as uncredited
Released: 2008-11-03

A documentary about the early days of animation.

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The Making of 'Rio Grande'

as Self
Released: 1993-01-01

A short documentary about the making of John Ford's "Rio Grande."

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Leonard Maltin's Animation Favorites from the Film Board of Canada

as uncredited
Released: 1994-06-01

This compilation of 9 NFB animation films is presented by Leonard Maltin. Included in the...

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Cartoon Madness: The Fantastic Max Fleischer Cartoons

as himself
Released: 1992-10-27

Leonard Maltin tells about the Fleischer Studio between featuring assorted cartoons from the...

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Cinema Finds Its Voice

as Narrator
Released: 2021-10-15

The story of how sound was paired with images in early years of cinema; offering an in-depth...

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A Conversation with Fess Parker

as Host
Released: 2001-12-04

“A Conversation with Fess Parker” (17:05) is another interview, edited almost exactly like the...

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The Crockett Craze

as uncredited
Released: 2001-12-05

“The Davy Crockett Craze” (19:05) has Leonard Maltin interviewing author Paul F. Anderson (whose...

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The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1968-06-06

The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various...

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BoJack Horseman

as Leonard Maltin (voice)
First aired: 2014-08-22

Meet the most beloved sitcom horse of the 90s - 20 years later. BoJack Horseman was the star of...

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Eli Roth's History of Horror

as Self
First aired: 2018-10-14

An in-depth look at the history and pop cultural significance of horror films.

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Eli Roth's History of Horror

as uncredited
First aired: 2018-10-14

An in-depth look at the history and pop cultural significance of horror films.

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100 Years of Warner Bros.

as Self
First aired: 2023-05-25

Tracing a century of movie and TV history, these four documentary specials explore the...

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Mystery Science Theater 3000

as Self
First aired: 1989-11-25

A stranded spaceship pilot captured by mad scientists survives a blitz of cheesy B movies by...

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The View

as Self
First aired: 1997-08-11

ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin,...

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Freakazoid!

as Himself (voice)
First aired: 1995-09-09

The adventures of Freakazoid, a manic, insane superhero who battles with an array of super...

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Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

as Self
First aired: 2010-11-01

Each installment focuses on a different era of American movie history, from the invention of the...

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E! True Hollywood Story

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-08-21

E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood...

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Entertainment Tonight

as uncredited
First aired: 1981-09-15

Daily tabloid television news show on entertainment and celebrity news with unprecedented access...

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Entertainment Tonight

as Self
First aired: 1981-09-15

Daily tabloid television news show on entertainment and celebrity news with unprecedented access...

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Davy Crockett

as DVD Release Host
First aired: 1954-12-15

Davy Crockett is a five-part serial which aired on ABC in one-hour episodes on the Disneyland...

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