Mick LaSalle

Movies6

• Movie6.5

  Documentary

  The definitive documentary on the history of nudity in feature films from the early silent days to the present, studying the changes in morality that led to the use of nudity in films while emphasizing the political, sociological and artistic changes that shaped that history. Skin will also study the gender inequality in presenting nude images in motion pictures and will follow the revolution that has created nude gender equality in feature films today.

  Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

  2020 · 59 votes

• Movie7.4

  Documentary

  Tells the history and importance of The National Film Registry, a roll call of American cinema treasures that reflects the diversity of film, and indeed the American experience itself.

  These Amazing Shadows

  2011 · 75 votes

• Movie7.2

  Documentary

  On the 35th anniversary of the release of the landmark film "The Godfather," (March 15, 1972) we look back at the time and place of the film's conception and shooting.

  The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't

  2008 · 5 votes

• Movie6.9

  DocumentaryTV Movie

  Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound era, until 1934 when the Hays Code virtually neutered film content. No longer portrayed as virgins or vamps, the liberated female of the pre-code films had dimensions. Good girls had lovers and babies and held down jobs, while the bad girls were cast in a sympathetic light. And they did it all without apology.

  Complicated Women

  2003 · 12 votes

• Movie5.0

  Documentary

  This documentary short takes you inside the fascinating world of film preservation and restoration.

  Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation

  2011 · 1 votes

• Movie

  Documentary

  A short that features various interviewees discussing their thoughts on the two films

  The Godfather vs. The Godfather Part II

  2008