Tony Maietta

Cary Grant : The Man He Dreamed of Being (2024)

The True Story of Cary Grant: From Acrobat To Icon. Explore the meteoric rise of 'Archibald' Leach', better known as 'Cary Grant', from his life as a young acrobat on Broadway to one of America's most beloved actors in Hollywood. ...

Dorothy Arzner: Pioneer, Queer, Feminist (2023)

Dorothy Arzner was Hollywood's most powerful director, though History has forgotten her. She began working in the film industry at 19 as a "cutter" before the advent of editors, and gradually worked her way up through the studio system. Determined and ambi ...

Jack Lemmon, a true Trouper (2020)

Portrait of a deceptively smooth "everyman", whose excessiveness as a great actor Billy Wilder was able to reveal with a bang in the seven films they shot together, including "Some Like It Hot", "The Bachelor's ", "Irma the sweet" and "Avanti, avanti". ...

Irrésistible Gary Cooper (2020)

Hollywood Spies (2017)

During the 1930s anti-Semitism was rampant not only in Germany but also in America. There was a German American Bund and pro-Nazi rallies even filled Madison Square Gardens in New York City. And the US was isolationist. Until Pearl Harbor, then, everything ...

Billy Wilder: Nobody's Perfect (2016)

Biography on the famous writer-director, Billy Wilder. ...

Hitchcock and Mel: Spoofing the Master of Suspense (2009)

A short documentary exploring the relationship between Alfred Hitchcock and Mel Brooks and the role it played in the production of "High Anxiety. ...

Murnau, Borzage and Fox (2008)

Documentary focusing on the film careers F.W. Murnau, Frank Borzage and William Fox and their impact on the history of cinema. ...

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film (2008)

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

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008)

A look at the forces that shaped Pre-Code Hollywood and brought about the strict enforcement of the Hays Code in 1934. ...

Valentino Forever (2007)

Documentary short covering the death of Rudolph Valentino. ...

Edge of Seventeen (1999)

1984, Sandusky, Ohio. A naive 17-year-old navigates heartbreak and self-expression as he explores his sexuality. ...

Rediscovering John Gilbert (2010)

This documentary features an on-camera interview with John Gilbert's daughter and biographer, Leatrice Gilbert Fountain. ...