Silence of the Lambs: Making Silence of the Lambs

A chronicle of the production problems — including bad weather, actors' health, war near the filming locations, and more — which plagued the filming of Apocalypse Now, increasing costs and nearly destroying the life and career of Francis Ford Coppola.

Runtime

1h 36m

Director

Fax Bahr, George Hickenlooper

Cast

Francis Ford Coppola, Eleanor Coppola, John Milius

Follows the behind-the-scenes work of Studio Ghibli, focusing on the notable figures Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, and Toshio Suzuki.

Runtime

1h 58m

Director

Mami Sunada

Cast

Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, Hideaki Anno

This short begins at Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam). The electricity generated here by the Colorado River is sent to Hollywood, where movie studios need it to make movies. After a tour of the MGM studios' power plants, we see short advertisements for upcoming MGM releases.

Runtime

10m

Cast

Jo Ann Sayers, Ray Bolger, Judy Garland

In 1928, as the talkies threw the film industry and film language into turmoil, Chaplin decided that his Tramp character would not be heard. City Lights would not be a talking picture, but it would have a soundtrack. Chaplin personally composed a musical score and sound effects for the picture. With Peter Lord, the famous co-creator of...

Runtime

26m

Director

Serge Bromberg

Cast

Charlie Chaplin, Peter Lord

An in-depth look into the creative and technical processes that brought us the heart-stopping visual effects of the film, with director Stephen Sommers and the crew at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM).

Runtime

50m

Cast

Stephen Sommers, John Andrew Berton Jr., Sean Daniel