Writing

Aubrey Solomon

Aubrey Solomon has been a writer for television series and films from the 1970's through Ice Age: Collision Course in 2016. He has also produced dozens of documentaries and written several film history books with the latest, The CinemaScope Years: 1953-1967, with publication before the end of 2024.

Acting credits

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year poster
7.5

This documentary focuses on 1939, considered to be Hollywood's greatest year, with film clips and insight into what made the year so special.

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2009

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Documentary about the use of 3-D technology in Inferno (1953) and the advent of CinemaScope, in 1953 in the film The Robe (1953).

A New Dimension in Noir: Filming Inferno in 3D

2017

Evolution of the Apes poster
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This documentary examines the creative origins of the 'Planet of the Apes' franchise, from Pierre Boulle's original novel and Rod Serling's adapted screenplay to the first film's production at Twentieth Century Fox.

Evolution of the Apes

2008

From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel poster
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Documentary on the making of 'Beneath the Planet of the Apes' (1970).

From Alpha to Omega: Building a Sequel

2008

Impact of the Apes poster
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Discusses the merchandising of the 'Planet of the Apes' franchise.

Impact of the Apes

2008

End of an Epic: The Final Battle poster
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Documentary on the making of 'Battle for the Planet of the Apes' (1973)

End of an Epic: The Final Battle

2008

Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times poster
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Documentary on the parallels between United States racial politics and the narrative of 'Conquest for the Planet of the Apes' (1972).

Riots & Revolutions: Confronting the Times

2008

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Brief overview of the two actors at the Fox Studio.

Killer Instincts: Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino at Twentieth Century Fox

2008

The Secret Behind Escape poster
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Documentary on the making of 'Escape from the Planet of the Apes' (1971).

The Secret Behind Escape

2008

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Making of Moontide talking about the production of the movie.

Turning of the Tide: The Ill-Starred Making of Moontide

2008

Behind the camera

Progeny poster
4.9

An unsuspecting woman is impregnated by aliens who are experimenting on the human population.

Progeny

1998

It's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year Celebration poster
7.0

A two-hour syndicated TV special celebrating Howdy Doody on the occasion of the show's 40th anniversary.

It's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year Celebration

1987

It's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year Celebration poster
7.0

A two-hour syndicated TV special celebrating Howdy Doody on the occasion of the show's 40th anniversary.

It's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year Celebration

1987

Lethal Exposure poster
8.0

Ambitious photojournalist Chris Cassidy, on assignment in Paris, becomes involved with an unconventional French detective after having witnessed the airport slaying of a man handcuffed to him and decides she needs a good story to go with her picture.

Lethal Exposure

1993

Defense Play poster
5.0

Professor Vandemeer works on a secret project for the US-Air-Force called DART: a very small helicopter for scouting and defense. When he gets killed, Colonel Denton gets under suspicion. His son Scott and Vandemeer's daughter Karen believe in his innocence and search for the true murderer and his motives.

Defense Play

1988

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A documentary about the film roles of British actor Alec Guinness. Volume 8 in a series produced by Janus Films.

The Art of Film: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness

1978

The Klutz poster
7.5

Have you ever had "one of those days" when nothing seems to go right? Well, imagine how Claude feels-his entire life has been one screwy day after another. Some people attract attention, others attract the opposite sex, all poor Claude can attract is chaos-and plenty of it! Discouraged by his ill luck, Claude is on his way to see his girlfriend when he suddenly finds himself in the middle of a bank robbery. In the wink of an eye Claude becomes public enemy number one with both cops AND robbers hot on his trail!

The Klutz

1974