Special Effects Movies

A look behind the scenes of the filming and special effects of the 1996 film 'Matilda'.

A Hollywood filmmaker makes a short for an evil film studio. Unbeknownst to him, the producer has placed a bet of $25,000 that he won't come up with a...

The granddaughter of a Taiwanese triad boss becomes a victim of a kidnapping attempt, but she's saved by a team of movie stuntmen. They become friends...

Thrill to the action from a battle to the death between beautiful amazons, twisted mutants and sickening, deadly zombies sometime after WWIII as you a...

A walk through the life and work of the brilliant French filmmaker Georges Méliès (1861-1938),pioneer of special and visual effects.

The story of how the classic epic "Ben-Hur" was made.

Through the use of interviews (both vintage and new) with various cast and crew members, including Rick Baker, Bill Sturgeon, David Cronenberg, James...

A behind the scenes look on Jaws The Revenge with interviews from the cast and crew.

A 1956 alien invasion tokusatsu film directed by Shinichi Sekizawa, the screenwriter noted for his immense contributions to Toho's Godzilla series by...

Little monsters run amok at a heavy metal festival.

Helped by her self-made flying mechanical creatures, a young inventor and an enigmatic pint-sized superhero defeat the town bullies and find an unexpe...

A dramatic recreation of the Johnstown Flood of 1889.

This provocative and insightful film is the first in a series of documentaries that will reveal the secret knowledge embedded in the work of the great...

As an actor, director and producer, Ray Harryhausen has been a vibrant figure in Hollywood, working on everything from family films to mind-bending sc...

A rugged stranger, at a crossroads in his life, checks into an unassuming bed and breakfast hotel in a seaside town. Although initially disturbed by t...

Academy Award winning make-up artist Rick Baker reflects on An American Werewolf In London and The Wolfman.

Special Effects Supervisor Jeff Okun gives an overview of his responsibilities on Sphere, and takes us through some of the techniques used to create t...

Documentary about the technical achievements of the 1940 film classic The Thief of Bagdad.

The spirit of Princess Lena, the last emperor of the planet Lectorius who vanished 700 years ago, arrived on Earth as a sphere of light, seeking to in...

Interview-Documentary with special effects artist Gino De Rossi on the making of "Cannibal Ferox".