Elvis Mitchell
2021New York Conversations
Pierre-Paul Puljiz
Jonas Mekas, Ultra Violet
New York Conversations is a documentary made of varied conversations revolving around cinema in New York. These conversations give us the opportunity to sketch some of the bad boys and girls -directors, actors or producers of New York cinema, whether they be famous, anonymous or blossoming talents. Young and impetuous for most, they are watched over by a few veterans. All share this iron will to remain independent, out of choice but above all, out of necessity. The necessity to create at any cost. Shot with a Super8 camera, this documentary groups together 15 short conversations about film making, life, independence, art and...New York.
New York Conversations
Cary Grant: A Class Apart
Robert Trachtenberg
Barbara Harris, Jeanine Basinger
Documentary that explores the life and career of leading man Cary Grant through film clips and interviews. Produced as S18E03 of the long running series American Masters.
Cary Grant: A Class Apart
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Robert Trachtenberg
Stanley Tucci, Gene Kelly
American Masters Series. Documentary on Gene Kelly that gives insight into his dancing, how he formed a style (first "blue collar dancer") and developed different cinematique techniques, such as brilliantly shot dancing sequences.
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Tom Thurman
Kris Kristofferson, R.G. Armstrong
An account of the life and work of American film director Sam Peckinpah (1925-84), a tortured artist whose genius and inner demons changed the Western genre forever.
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
Joe Angio
Marva Allen, Emanuel Azenberg
Melvin Van Peebles was one of the first black directors to challenge the white establishment in his films, which include "Watermelon Man" and "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." In this documentary, the life of Van Peebles is discussed, including his work not only in film, but also as a novelist, actor, musician, stock trader and even Air Force pilot. Interview subjects include Gil Scott-Heron, Spike lee and Melvin's son and fellow filmmaker, Mario Van Peebles.
How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
BaadAsssss Cinema
Isaac Julien
Larry Cohen, Tamara Dobson
With archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical period of filmmaking acts as an introduction rather than a complete record. It features interviews with some of the genre's biggest stars, like Fred Williamson, Pam Grier, and Richard Roundtree. Director Melvin Van Peebles discusses the historical importance of his landmark film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. For a contemporary perspective, the excitable Quentin Tarantino offers his spirited commentary and author/critic bell hooks provides some scholarly social analysis.
BaadAsssss Cinema
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Chuck Workman
Simon Callow, Christopher Welles
The extraordinary life of Orson Welles (1915-85), an enigma of Hollywood, an irreducible independent creator: a musical prodigy, an excellent painter, a master of theater and radio, a modern Shakespeare, a magician who was always searching for a new trick to surprise his audience, a romantic and legendary figure who lived only for cinema.
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
