WHAT IT'S ABOUT This 15-hour (or 900-minute long) survey of the history of world cinema -- produced and narrated by Irish film critic and historian Mark Cousins, also adapted from his 2004 book -- first aired on Turner Classic Movies in 2011. Some basics: It was filmed around the world and features 1,000-plus film clips and dozens of interviews, including Stanley Donen, Norman Lloyd, Kyoko Kagawa, Gus Van Sant, Lars Von Trier, Wim Wenders, Bernardo Bertolucci, Paul Schrader, Robert Towne, Jane Campion and Claudia Cardinale.