Powerhouse Films

Visual effects experts Phil Tippett discusses the legacy of Ray Harryhausen.

Video essay by film historian Tag Gallagher on Josef von Sternberg's 1931 film version of 'An American Tragedy'.

A psychotic convict escapes from jail, kidnaps his sister, and takes an American couple hostage in their seaside vacation home while planning his escape from the police.

Visual effects artist Dennis Muren discusses the legacy of Ray Harryhausen.

Author Stephen Thrower talks in detail about the Italian 1970s thriller classic "The Perfume of the Lady in Black".

Film critic Tony Rayns discusses Josef von Sternberg's 1931 film version of 'An American Tragedy'.

This short essay film looks at the star-crossed release history of J.L. Anderson and Franklin Miller's rediscovered classic SPRING NIGHT, SUMMER NIGHT. Utilizing clips from the exploitation version of the film (called MISS JESSICA IS PREGNANT), outtakes, and archival photographs, it explores the production history and the way the two films differed.

Critic and writer Glenn Kenny explores Willaim Richert's 'Winter Kills' (1979) and its place in the history and legacy of conspiracy thrillers.