The Last Mogul
Synopsis: “If Hollywood was Mount Olympus,” says movie industry lobbyist Jack Valenti in Barry Avrich’s The Last Mogul: The Life and Times of Lew Wasserman “then Lew Wasserman was Zeus.” […]
Tag Archives: Documentary
The Brothers Warner
Synopsis: Of All The Major Studios, One Was Family. Of the major studios, one was family. Harry, Albert, Sam, Jack- the Warner brothers- turned a storefront that used a sheet […]
Duran Duran: Sing Blue Silver
Synopsis: Packed with witty and spontaneous incidents, this behind the scenes documentary of Duran Duran’s 1984 American tour dispels the myth that they were mainly a video band. This film […]
Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream
Synopsis: From Columbia Pictures to Warner Brothers, the studios that gave rise to the Hollywood empire were all founded by innovative Eastern European immigrants and first-generation American Jews. Called “a […]
Les ennemis du cinéma
Synopsis: Documentary about the conflicts that, for nearly sixty years, pitted the Catholic Church and the government of Québec against cinephiles and defenders of artistic freedom. With the participation of […]
This Film is Not Yet Rated
Synopsis: Uncover the Movie Hollywood Doesn’t Want You to See. IFC brings you This Film Is Not Yet Rated, a raucous and riveting expose of the inner workings of the […]
The Dresden Dolls: Live in Paradise
Synopsis: Live at Paradise June 5th 2005 At 11:58 PM on Sunday June 5th, after a five hour delay that had all hands on deck scrambling to try to restore […]
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
Synopsis: The most entertaining gay history lesson you’ve ever had. The superstars of gay and lesbian cinema shine in this amazing overview of LGBT film history. Fabulous! The Story Of […]
The Celluloid Closet
Synopsis: What That’s Entertainment did for movie musicals, The Celluloid Closet does for Hollywood homosexuality, as this exuberant, eye-opening movie serves up a dazzling hundred-year history of the role of […]
A Decade Under the Influence
Synopsis: The ’70s films that changed everything The 1970s was an extraordinary time of rebellion, and of questioning every accepted idea. As political activism, the sexual revolution, teh woman’s movement, […]
Dead Can Dance: Toward the Within
Synopsis: Filmed And Recorded Live At The Mayfair Theatre, Santa Monica, California – May It Rest In Peace Dead Can Dance have consistently made groundbreaking music that has been impossible […]
56 Up
Synopsis: Starting in 1964 with Seven Up, The UP Series has explored this Jesuit maxim. The original concept was to interview 14 children from diverse backgrounds from all over England, asking […]
Henson’s Place
Synopsis: Take a peek behind the curtain with Henson’s Place, the original documentary that profiles Jim Henson, the creative visionary behind The Muppet Show, The Dark Crystal, Fraggle Rock, Labyrinth […]
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