Michael Schlesinger Movies

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...

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...

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

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

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....

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

Produced for the "13 Ghosts" Special Edition DVD.

Documentary about the making of "Heavy Metal" (1981), produced for the DVD Special Edition.

Produced for the "Homicidal" Special Edition DVD.

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

Jerranium 90, a "little rock" that made all the papers, is buried deep within the Amazon. And everybody wants it, including crooked importer...

DVD featurette about the making of “The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra.”

Produced for the "Mr. Sardonicus" Special Edition DVD.

Documentary covering the Universal Inner Sanctum series.

Filmmaker and film historian Michael Schlesinger discusses Stanley Kramer's work as a producer and the socio-political environment at the time when...