Documentary, History
In the late 1990s, iconic photographer Bruce Weber barely managed to convince legendary actor Robert Mitchum (1917-97) to let himself be filmed simply hanging out with friends, telling anecdotes from his life and recording jazz standards.
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Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns
After Hours
The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat
This Is Not a Dream
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Karajan: Portrait of a Maestro
Brüder Kühn: Zwei Musiker spielen sich frei
Locations: Looking for Rusty James
Tippi Hedren: The Birds and Other Wild Animals
The Color Purple
Jodie Foster, une histoire française
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
Stories of Our Cinema
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
A Cast of Characters: My Wife's Relations
The General: Tour of Filming Locations
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
100 Years of Ulysses
The Art of Joy by Goliarda Sapienza: Writing for Emancipation
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Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns
IMDB 0 | Jun , 1983
Examines the early 1980s Hong Kong filmmaking community. Tony Rayns interviews some of the new generation of filmmakers and figures from the wider film culture.After Hours
IMDB 3 | Jan , 1961
Documentary short showcasing the genius of jazz greats Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Cozy Cole, and Milt Hinton, among others.The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat
IMDB 7.1 | Jun , 1896
A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and eventually stops at the platform. Doors of the railway-cars open and attendants help passengers off and on. Popular legend has it that, when this film was shown, the first-night audience fled the café in terror, fearing being run over by the "approaching" train. This legend has since been identified as promotional embellishment, though there is evidence to suggest that people were astounded at the capabilities of the Lumières' cinématographe.This Is Not a Dream
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2012
The video revolution of the 1970s offered unprecedented access to the moving image for artists and performers. This Is Not a Dream explores the legacies of this revolution and its continued impact on contemporary art and performance. Charting a path across four decades of avant-garde experiment and radical escapism, This Is Not a Dream traces the influences of Andy Warhol, John Waters and Jack Smith to the perverted frontiers of YouTube and Chatroulette, taking in subverted talk shows and soap operas, streetwalker fashions and glittery magic penises along the way.Dance Crazy in Hollywood
IMDB 6 | Jan , 1990
American dancer and choreographer Hermes Pan recalls his life and work as he relives the glorious history of the Hollywood musical.It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
IMDB 6.8 | May , 2001
A 60-minute salute to American International Pictures. Entertainment lawyer Samuel Z. Arkoff founded AIP (then called American Releasing Corporation) on a $3000 loan in 1954 with his partner, James H. Nicholson, a former West Coast exhibitor and distributor. The company made its mark by targeting teenagers with quickly produced films that exploited subjects mainstream films were reluctant to tackle.Karajan: Portrait of a Maestro
IMDB 7 | Sep , 2019
An account of the life and work of controversial German orchestra conductor Herbert von Karajan (1908-89), celebrated as one of the greatest musicians of the twentieth century.Brüder Kühn: Zwei Musiker spielen sich frei
IMDB 8 | Sep , 2019
Locations: Looking for Rusty James
IMDB 3 | Aug , 2013
A personal meditation on Rumble Fish, the legendary film directed by Francis Ford Coppola in 1983; the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, where it was shot; and its impact on the life of several people from Chile, Argentina and Uruguay related to film industry.Tippi Hedren: The Birds and Other Wild Animals
IMDB 0 | Sep , 2022
Tippi Hedren, the unforgettable actress who starred in The Birds (1963), made in her memoirs a relentless portrait of its director, the genius British filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980), the same one who, despite his disturbing personality and questionable working methods, made her a Hollywood star. From Minnesota to Hollywood, the true story of a unique performer and a free woman.The Color Purple
IMDB 7.7 | Dec , 1985
An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing 'Mister' Albert Johnson, things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa.Jodie Foster, une histoire française
IMDB 0 | Dec , 2023
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
IMDB 7.6 | Jan , 1999
Paying homage to two of Hollywood's central icons, the film creates an unparalleled portrait of two very different personalities amidst the demise of the studio system.Stories of Our Cinema
IMDB 5.5 | Nov , 2019
In Spain, on May 11, 1896, at the Price circus, the first moving images ever shown in the country are projected. From that event, the Spanish actor Antonio Resines intends to compile a series of anecdotes to shape the amazing history of Spanish cinema, holding several conversations with prominent figures of the Spanish film industry.Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
IMDB 6.8 | Jan , 2019
Fifty years after its release, the special effects makeup team behind Planet of the Apes reflect on making the iconic film.A Cast of Characters: My Wife's Relations
IMDB 0 | Jul , 2011
The actors in My Wife's Relations (1922) are discussed in this documentary.The General: Tour of Filming Locations
IMDB 0 | Nov , 2009
In this visual essay John Bengtson, author of Silent Echoes: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Buster Keaton, pinpoints the locations used in the filming of The General and offers glimpses of how they look today.Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
IMDB 7.9 | May , 2021
Hawaii, May 1977. After the success of Star Wars, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg meet to find a new project to work on together, the former as producer, the latter as director. The story of how the charismatic archaeologist Indiana Jones was born and how his first adventure, released in 1981, triumphed at box offices around the world.100 Years of Ulysses
IMDB 7 | Jun , 2022
Paris, France, February 2, 1922. The novel Ulysses, by Irish writer James Joyce (1882-1941), is published by US poet Sylvia Beach (1887-1962), owner of the small bookstore Shakespeare & Co. The book, whose writing consumed seven years of Joyce's life, years in which his family was in financial need, would have a profound and unprecedented impact on 20th century literature and culture.The Art of Joy by Goliarda Sapienza: Writing for Emancipation
IMDB 7 | Oct , 2023
Between 1967 and 1976, Italian writer Goliarda Sapienza (1924-76) wrote The Art of Joy, a subversive novel about the dazzling social ascent of a rebellious heroine; too scandalous to be published at that contradictory time.