David O. Selznick: Your New Producer

A short film looking behind the scenes at the making of The Dirty Dozen. Showing many scenes being filmed just north of London, the short focuses mostly on star Lee Marvin enjoying his pursuits on his one day off a week.

Operation Dirty Dozen

2006

6.0

A Statue for 'The Sandpiper'

6.5

1965

Movie

Promotional short for the film "The Sandpiper".

A Statue for 'The Sandpiper'

1965

6.5

Miley Cyrus - Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions)

8.3

2023

Movie

Miley Cyrus takes the stage in this must-see, Disney+ music event featuring debut performances of her highly anticipated eighth studio album, "Endless Summer Vacation." The global superstar’s cinematic, one-of-a-kind performances are threaded together with exclusive interviews where she provides insight to her new album and the person she is today.

Miley Cyrus - Endless Summer Vacation (Backyard Sessions)

2023

8.3

From the Ends of the Earth

1939

Movie

An MGM short showing how materials are shipped by boat 'From the Ends of the Earth' to Hollywood. Featuring footage from the MGM films being made at the time. Such as The Women, Thunder Afloat, Siren of the Tropics, Ninotchka, Northwest Passage, and At the Circus.

From the Ends of the Earth

1939

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

5.5

1940

Movie

This short promotes the premise that movies often create a demand for the fashions seen in them. It starts with a vignette in rural America. A mother and daughter go to town to buy a new dress. In the dress shop window is a designer dress worn by Joan Crawford in a recent movie. We then go to Hollywood and visit Adrian, MGM's chief of costume design, and see how multiple copies of a single clothing pattern are produced. The film ends with short segments of several MGM features.

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

1940

5.5

No Image

The Whimsical World of Oz

1985

Movie

A promotional piece for the Disney film "Return to Oz", that also traces the history of the Oz books and films.

The Whimsical World of Oz

1985

The Romance of Celluloid

7.0

1937

Movie

Several behind the scenes aspects of the movie-making business, which results in the enjoyment the movie going public has in going to the theater, are presented. They include: the production of celluloid aka film stock, the materials used in the production of which include cotton and silver; construction crews who build sets including those to look like cities, towns and villages around the world; a visit with Jack Dawn who demonstrates the process of creating a makeup design; the screen testing process, where many an acting hopeful gets his/her start; the work of the candid camera man, the prying eyes behind the movie camera; a visit with Adrian, who designs the clothes worn by many of the stars on screen; and a visit with Herbert Stothart as he conducts his musical score for Conquest (1937). These behind the scenes looks provide the opportunity to get acquainted with the cavalcade of MGM stars and their productions that will grace the silver screen in the 1937/38 movie season.

The Romance of Celluloid

1937

7.0

Lionpower from MGM

4.5

1967

Movie

"Lionpower from MGM" (1967) is an exciting 60's promotional short subject, which showcases MGM's releases for the 1967-68 film season under a "five seasons" theme--fall, winter, spring, summer--plus a "fabulous fifth season". The main music is set to the rousing theme from "The Magnificent Yankee" composed by David Raksin in 1950. The promo is narrated by some of the best voice-over actors of the time, and is an excellent time capsule of a by-gone era.

Lionpower from MGM

1967

4.5

The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story

2.0

1951

Movie

Dore Schary presents clips from upcoming Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films.

The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story

1951

2.0

Meat and Romance

4.0

1940

Movie

A young doctor and his home economics expert sister teach us about the benefits of meat.

Meat and Romance

1940

4.0

The Great Learning

2.0

2021

Movie

At Tsinghua University's campus, four people are standing at the intersection of their lives. Among them, there are those who just passed the college entrance examination, the first-generation of post-00 college students who entered their favorite universities with twists and turns , some are leaving their ivory towers, PhD graduates facing difficult choices and some have returned from the United States to enter Tsinghua University. Young teachers are full of "viewing the sky" ideal but face challenges, there are old academicians who still stand behind lectern after their retirement. The film tells the life ideals of the four Tsinghua people and the eternal youth that belongs to this university behind them.

The Great Learning

2021

2.0