Kim Newman Movies

Lifting the lid on the world of cinema censorship, this programme has unique access to the files of the British Board of Film Classification....

A feature-length documentary exploring the history of the Spanish zombie film.

Film critic Kim Newman introduces a new series of DVDs and Blu-ray disc releases by BFI showcasing little known British films.

Film historians, and producer Richard Gordon, talk about the horror movie career of cult star Bela Lugosi.

A documentary produced for Universal about their early Wolf Man film(s)

Documentary about the great 1940s horror movie producer Val Lewton, featured on the 2005 DVD release "The Val Lewton Horror Collection."

The history of Italian zombie cinema, beginning with the breakout worldwide influence and success of George Romero's Night of the Living Dead and...

A documentary about the 'new wave' of British horror directors and their films in the 1960s and 1970s.

The very first feature-length discussion and breakdown of the entire "Emmanuelle" phenomenon - the atmosphere in Europe that led to the production of...

Tribute to Universal make-up artist Jack Pierce who created some of the studio's most famous works including Frankenstein's Monster, the Wolf Man,...

Retrospective on The Nightmare On Elm Street Series.

Exploring Michael Mann's 1983 film adapted from the F. Paul Wilson novel and its impact.

A documentary analyzing the furore which so-called "video nasties" caused in Britain during the 1980s.

A look at the life and films of the expressionistic movie and television director John Brahm.

An exploration of our cultural obsession with vampires and what they reveal about the human psyche.

The First Doctor was the kind of scientist and adventurer popularised by the novels of H. G. Wells. But how much does Doctor Who owe to the 'Father...

A series of interviews about the cult Public Information Film "The Spirit of Dark and Lonely Water"

This is the first and only feature-length documentary on the life and cinema of the late Jorge Grau, who is most famous for his classic...

A documentary about the making of the movie "Dragonwyck"

What separates one-off monsters such as the Monoids from eternal favourites like the Daleks? This short documentary tries to answer this question,...