Kim Newman Movies

Two decades after its unprecedented television broadcast, the cast, crew and fans of the notorious BBC 'Halloween Hoax' Ghostwatch look back at the...

Produced for Turner Classic Movies, this documentary looks at the early days of the gangster film.

With new interviews with the actors and production team, this documentary reveals the inspiration for stories, outlines how the team knew they were...

An 88-Minute documentary about how Jackie Chan broke the mold (and his bones) with his daring choreography in the 1980s.

What will it take to become a hero?

A High Rising Productions documentary on the short-lived craze of Italian cannibal films in the '70s and '80s, featuring interviews with Umberto...

The life and career of the renowned voice actor of animation and radio. For generations, Mel Blanc was one of the most famous Hollywood voice actors...

The Making of 'The Power of the Daleks'

Feature length documentary on the cult sub-genre featuring interviews with Dyanne ‘Ilsa’ Thorne, Malissa ‘Elsa’ Longo,...

A countdown of the top 10 3D moments in film, television and pop music from the last 50 years.

Film critic Kim Newman, Total Film news editor Rosie Fletcher, and film critic Alan Jones discuss Heavenly Creatures and the story the film...

An analysis by the critic and author of Wild West Movies.

A feature length documentary shot over 9 months taking a look at the explosion of movies that became available on VHS in the UK.

Retrospective documentary on the British horror anthology classic Dead of Night (1945).

This short documentary takes a look at the making of Twentieth Century Fox's 1944 film "The Lodger".

The shocking true story behind the making of Hammer Films notorious vampire saga.

A short documentary about the classic Universal Monster actor, Lon Chaney, Jr.

Offers some nice background on Japanese horror in general and this trilogy in particular, delivered with Newman's typical enthusiasm and humor.

The critic Kim Newman discussing ‘The End of the World Through the Years’. Newman covers the modern fascination with doomsday scenarios,...