Yoram Astrakhan Movies

A high school teacher meets his match in an over-achieving student politician.

After an African dinosaur ancestor of the crocodile is found, Dr. Campbell uses its DNA to create prototypes at Paula Kennedy's Gereco lab.

An appreciation and the story of the making of the 1941 film "The Maltese Falcon."

Stanley Kubrick's groundbreaking 2001: A Space Odyssey opened the door to all the films and filmmakers who followed it. Through interviews with...

Alfred Hitchcock often referred to his style of film making as "pure cinema" — using camera movement, editing, music and sound to tell stories...

Film Noir burrows into the mind; it's disorienting, intriguing and enthralling. Noir brings us into a gritty underworld of lush morbidity, providing...

An unflinching look at the ongoing debate on violence in movies and its effect on the audience.

This film documents Hollywood's efforts to bolster support for the Allied forces in WWII by creating propaganda films.

A look at the cinematographers, editors, musicians, production designers and other talent of the Dirty Harry series.

Five young individuals agree to live in an isolated lodge together and have their daily activities filmed. But soon the house is locked down and they...

A short documentary about the making of Spike Lee's biopic, "Malcolm X."

Current filmmakers such as Ridley Scott and George Lucas reflect on the importance and influence of the epic classic "Ben-Hur".

Director Curtis Hanson and his cast and crew discuss the arduous but rewarding process of creating a modern classic.

In this documentary, we follow Stanley Kubrick as he creates one of the most controversial films of all time, one that retains its power to shock...

Tommy and his actress wife “Heaven” relocate to Los Angeles each with their own dreams of properity. While Tommy struggles with his new...

This documentary about "2001: A Space Odyssey" looks at some of the things that seemed fanciful in 1968, which don't seem quite as much anymore.

Filmmakers, social scientists and authors take a provocative look at the moral, political and ethical themes of the Dirty Harry films.

A look at the visual design of the film The Shining (1980).

The behind-the-scenes story of how "Casablanca" became an American film classic.

Actor Martin Sheen narrates this newly produced, feature-length high definition documentary, touching on the film's timelessness and legacy before...