Dinesh Patel & Rinku Singh, the two baseball players “Million Dollar Arm” is based on, explain what it feels like to have a film made about their lives and explain their hopes for the future.
The cast and crew of the “Top Gun” explain how a tricky mission inspired the opening scene of the movie and detail what it was like to film on an active aircraft carrier crewed by star-struck sailors. “Top Gun” premiered nationwide on May 16, 1986.
Hear Walt Disney as the voice of Mickey Mouse in this historic behind the scenes footage of the beloved cartoon creator. Disney records several scenes with Mickey’s arch nemesis Black Pete, voiced by actor Billy Bletcher. Mickey Mouse premiered in the cartoon “Plane Crazy” on May 15, 1928.
Film director Martin Scorsese talks about how important “Citizen Kane” was to his success. Scorsese discusses how much he learned from this film (“I became aware of editing and camera positions”), as well as what “Citizen Kane” did for American cinema.
Liza Minnelli recalls why the film, “Citizen Kane,” spoke to her in such a powerful way. Minnelli discusses the brilliance of the movie’s director, Orson Welles, and the unique camera angles that helped the film to stand out.
Ginger Rogers recalls the studio workshop Lela Rogers ran for young stars on the Radio-Keith-Orpheum (RKO) lot and describes how her mother launched her as an actress. Then, Lucille Ball thanks Lela Rogers for kick-starting her career and discusses how she worked her way up the ladder with Rogers’ help.
Charlton Heston describes the film Citizen Kane as a defining movie that filmmakers today are still learning from and critics are still applauding.
Creators Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones discuss the origin of the Monty Python comedy troupe and discuss their plans for the future of the group. They also rank the funniest members of Monty Python and recall their favorite sketches.
Director William Friedkin explains why Alfred Hitchcock is such an inspiring director for himself and all the other people in this trade. Friedkin discusses Hitchcock’s films such as ‘Vertigo’ as well as how complex and advanced his directing abilities were.
Members of the Monty Python comedy troupe discuss the talented Eric Idle and comment on his unique sense of humor as well as how he was a huge part of keeping the music going in the group.
