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Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The second in series charts the story of exploration in the 20th century. 20th-century exploration began with flag planting in the name of empire, and over the decades, improvements in technology saw explorers take on greater and greater challenges - pursuing prizes from the poles, to the highest points on earth - and beyond. The incredible individuals who took humankind to the limits of what was thought possible also oversaw an evolution - as time...
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
After a slump in the ‘80s, Carlin comes back with a vengeance, reaching new heights – and new audiences – with another reinvention that highlights his prescient political commentary and sharply honed observations about the state of America and the world. Following his death in 2008, fellow comics reflect on his enduring legacy.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
This visual documentary combines contemporary and historical perspectives. Viewers will find themselves wanting to delve into coffee-table books or take a trip to a museum. Ask people to name five photographers, from past or present, and chances are that few will think to name a woman. Highlighting Julia Margaret Cameron, Claude Cahun, Dorthea Lange, Lisette Model, Vivian Maier, Christine Spengler, and Nan Goldin-and featuring images from many more...
Pub. Date
[2014], c2014
Language
English
Description
More than four decades of 20th-century America are filtered through Lange's life and lens-her creations and achievements, her tragedies and losses. Known for her powerful images from the Great Depression, her haunting "Migrant Mother" remains emblematic of that period. In 1936, when photographs of the poverty-stricken mother of seven, stranded in a camp in California, were published, a national awareness began. As America matured into a world power,...
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Chesley Bonestell was an architect and painter who worked on the Golden Gate Bridge and the Chrysler Building. He worked on famous movies like Citizen Kane as a matte artist, and his mesmerizing paintings of planets and star systems helped inspire America's space program.
7) Norman Lear
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Largely responsible for bold American television in the 1970s, Norman Lear's name is synonymous with the sitcom. From his childhood and early career with his groundbreaking TV success (All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Good Times, Maude) and social activism, Lear proved social change was possible through an unlikely prism - laughter - and created some of the greatest moments in television history.
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Based on the book by Dan Wakefield, the film combines stunning archival footage of New York with interviews of the icons of the day, including Kerouac, Ginsberg, Baldwin, Mailer, Robert Redford, Joan Didion, and more. Offering modern day perspectives and reminiscences are the writers, actors, and artists who were all part of the rich cultural and artistic scene of the time.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In 1989, on the floor of Congress, Senator Jesse Helms implored America to "Look at the pictures," while denouncing the controversial art of Robert Mapplethorpe, whose photographs pushed social boundaries with their frank depictions of nudity, sexuality and fetishism - and ignited a culture war that rages to this day. More than 25 years later, the HBO Documentary Films presentation Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures does just that, taking an unflinching,...
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
When Rolly Crump interviewed for a job at Disney Animation in the 1950s, he was told he had "the worst portfolio of anyone ever hired at Disney Animation Studio." As it turned out, Crump was one of the best hires Disney ever made. Working with Walt Disney himself, Crump created some of Disneyland's most popular attractions, including The Haunted Mansion, The Tiki Room, and It's a Small World. Featuring interviews with Crump and Disney legend Bob Gurr,...
11) Reincarnation
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Reincarnation is a poetic documentary on one of the greatest American artists: Isadora Duncan, who lives on through those who have followed after her. Mysteriously, after over a century from the time she lived, Isadora still imposes her art and philosophy on contemporary artists who are compelled to keep doing her movements and preserving her choreography, though it seems to be quite outdated.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
This documentary uncovers the life of Vivian Maier, a nanny working in New York and Chicago who, unbeknownst to many, had a secret passion for photography. When she died in 2009 at the age of 83, she left behind thousands of photographs and undeveloped rolls of film that were discovered by several collectors at a Chicago auction house. Maier's incredible body of work now lives on and establishes her as one of the century's master street photographers....
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Discover the remarkable life and work of Pedro E. Guerrero (September 5, 1917-September 13, 2012), a Mexican American, born and raised in segregated Mesa, Arizona, who had an extraordinary international photography career. Using an exclusive interview with Guerrero along with his stunning images, the program explores his collaborations with three of the most iconic American artists of the 20th century: architect Frank Lloyd Wright and sculptors Alexander...
Pub. Date
[2014], c1985
Language
English
Description
Yousuf Karsh photographed the 20th century's most esteemed political and cultural leaders, artists, actors, religious figures and scientists - Winston Churchill, Albert Einstein, Ernest Hemingway, Pablo Picasso, Muhammad Ali, Indira Gandhi, Jackie Kennedy Onassis and many more. This classic documentary, produced in 1985, reveals the glamor in Karsh's life and the modesty he maintained while being privy to so many famous lives. Karsh himself is storyteller...
15) Carlos Saura
Pub. Date
[1976]
Language
Español
Description
In a 1976 interview for Spanish television, Spanish filmmaker and photographer, Carlos Saura, talks to Joaquin Soler Serrano about his films that reflect the anxiety provoked by the Spanish Civil War, and censorship in its aftermath. His films often deal with the terrors experienced in childhood, and like his mentor, Luis Bunuel, blends reality with the macabre and subjective imagination. He is married to the actress Geraldine Chaplin who starred...
Pub. Date
[2014], c2012
Language
English
Description
This documentary follows 200 days in the life of contemporary artist Hiroshi Sugimoto-a leading presence in the world of modern art. He is the winner of many prestigious awards and his photographs are sold for millions of yen at overseas auctions. The film shows the sites of the Architecture series shot in southern France, the huge installation art work at 17th Biennale of Sydney, his new work Mathematics at Provence, his art studio while working...
Pub. Date
[2014], c2012
Language
English
Description
Few have revolutionized photography as much as French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson has. The father of modern photojournalism contributed spreading the "street photography" or "life reportage", a style that influenced generations of photographers. In this documentary, he narrates the crucial moments of his life, such as his meeting with Gandhi, while his shots illustrate his work.
18) Parrish Blue
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
This is a rare film about Maxfield Parrish, a man who dominated the popular arts in early 20th century America. Featuring interviews with Norman Rockwell and Maxfield Parrish Jr., we glimpse into the man and his works, from magazine covers to advertisements, from huge murals to decorative prints, book illustrations and notecards. Visiting his home and studio in Cornish, New Hampshire, the filmmakers were able to film the originals of many of these...
19) Marfa, Texas
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
An artist and critic, there was a considerable duality to Donald Judd (1928-1994). He was at once a man of intellectual rigor and a multi-disciplinary conceptualist who deftly moved towards a new minimalism. In 1971, he relocated from New York to the prairies of Presidio County in Southern Texas, 20 miles from the Mexican border.
20) Threads
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Torn from her family, her paintings, and her beloved Calcutta after the partition of India, artist Surayia Rahman finds a new life in Bangladesh teaching impoverished mothers to embroider her story-telling designs. An inspirational example of the power of art and the impact of empowering women and girls around the world, this documentary takes us on an intimate journey into the heart of an artist and celebrates an unconventional path to dignity and...
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