James C. Katz
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James C. Katz is a film historian and preservationist who has restored and reconstructed a number of classic films. Though he began his career as a film producer, he concentrated his attention on preserving existing films. His film preservation projects include: Spartacus, My Fair Lady, and Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo and Rear Window. He frequently collaborates with Bob O´Neil and Robert A. Harris, with whom he shared the King Vidor Award for Excellence in Filmmaking at the 2000 San Luis Obispo International Film Festival.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Producer
- 6 on MovieCove · 7 credits in all
Known for
What are James C. Katz's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Power.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 4
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 3
Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 3
A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch James C. Katz's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for James C. Katz's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
7 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Burning Bodhi(2015)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Finding Rin Tin Tin(2007)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Nobody's Fool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Lust in the Dust(1984)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Three Sisters(1970)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
My Fair Lady(1964)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 5 titles from 1964 to 1989.
How do James C. Katz's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 6 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed3
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does James C. Katz work with?
People who share at least 2 of James C. Katz's MovieCove titles; Paul Bartel shares the most, 2.
- Paul BartelShared titles: Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989), Lust in the Dust (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Bartel
- Alan ToomayanShared titles: Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989), Lust in the Dust (1984)See all 2 shared titles with Alan Toomayan