Special Effects Movies

From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga is a 1983 television documentary special that originally aired on PBS. It is a behind-the-scenes look at...

A documentary about the production of From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) and the people who made it.

A young woman resorts to drastic, self-destructive measures to rid herself of a mysterious, otherworldly creature known as 'The Guest'.

The granddaughter of a Taiwanese triad boss becomes a victim of a kidnapping attempt, but she's saved by a team of movie stuntmen. They become...

Helped by her self-made flying mechanical creatures, a young inventor and an enigmatic pint-sized superhero defeat the town bullies and find an...

A 1956 alien invasion tokusatsu film directed by Shinichi Sekizawa, the screenwriter noted for his immense contributions to Toho's Godzilla series by...

As an actor, director and producer, Ray Harryhausen has been a vibrant figure in Hollywood, working on everything from family films to mind-bending...

A walk through the life and work of the brilliant French filmmaker Georges Méliès (1861-1938), pioneer of special and visual effects.

A rugged stranger, at a crossroads in his life, checks into an unassuming bed and breakfast hotel in a seaside town. Although initially disturbed by...

Through the use of interviews (both vintage and new) with various cast and crew members, including Rick Baker, Bill Sturgeon, David Cronenberg, James...

A behind the scenes look on Jaws The Revenge with interviews from the cast and crew.

The spirit of Princess Lena, the last emperor of the planet Lectorius who vanished 700 years ago, arrived on Earth as a sphere of light, seeking to...

The Russian filmmaker, Pavel Klusjantsev, has had an extraordinary influence on an entire genre of films. Throughout his career at the film studio in...

An epic story full of special effects and chases.

The story of how the classic epic "Ben-Hur" was made.

Academy Award winning make-up artist Rick Baker reflects on An American Werewolf In London and The Wolfman.

A look behind the scenes of the filming and special effects of the 1996 film 'Matilda'.

This MGM short film highlights the work of master make-up artist William Tuttle. As the head of MGM's make-up department, Bill Tuttle has been...

A dramatic recreation of the Johnstown Flood of 1889.