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1) Evita
Publisher
Hollywood Pictures Home Video
Pub. Date
[1998?]
Language
English
Description
True-life story of Eva Peron, who rose above childhood poverty and a scandalous past to achieve fortune and fame.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Intimate stranger is a poetic and emotional jigsaw puzzle carved out of the voluminous memorabilia of his grandfather's life story. Family members try to make sense of it all in this witty, candid and cinematically inventive documentary biography. In nobody's business, Alan Berliner takes on his reclusive father as the reluctant subject of this poignant and graceful study of family history and memory.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In nobody's business, Alan Berliner takes on his reclusive father as the reluctant subject of this poignant and graceful study of family history and memory. What emerges is a uniquely cinematic biography that finds both humor and pathos in the swirl of conflicts and affections that bind father and son. Ultimately this complex portrait is a meeting of the minds - where the past meets the present, where generations collide, and where the boundaries...
4) Funny girl
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
Depicts the early career of Fanny Brice, her rise to stardom with the Ziegfield Follies and her stormy romance with Nick Arnstein.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
A biographical study of legendary actress Charlotte Rampling, told through her own conversations with artist friends and collaborators, including Peter Lindbergh, Paul Auster, and Juergen Teller. Intercut with footage from some of Rampling's most famous films, this "self-portrait through others" is a revealing look at one of our most iconic screen stars.
6) Bobby
Publisher
Genius Products
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Revisits the night presidential-hopeful Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated at the Ambassador Hotel in 1968. As the lives of those who were present dramatically intersect, Bobby shows how the gunshots that rang out that night forever changed the course of American history.
7) Sink or swim
Author
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
A contemporary classic and a landmark in autobiographical filmmaking, 'Sink or Swim' is an unflinching account of the highly charged relationship between a daughter and her father. Through a series of twenty-six short stories, a young girl chronicles the childhood events that shaped her ideas about fatherhood, family relations, work and play. As the stories unfold, a dual portrait emerges: that of a father who cared more for his career than for his...
Publisher
Gateway Films/Vision Video
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
Two thousand years ago a man was born who changed the course of history. Today, even in an age of skepticism and materialism, there are millions of people who passionately believe in him--and who claim he has radically changed their lives. His name is familiar to us all-even if only as a swear word, but who is he-- who is this Jesus?
Author
Publisher
EuroArts Music International
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Jarrett talks about his artistry, great musicians he has worked with, the highlights and crises of his life. Includes interviews with fellow musicians, family, tour managers and other close musical associates and includes rare concert footage. Includes interviews with Jarrett, Manfred Eicher, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette, Steve Cloud, Scott Jarrett, George Avakian, Gary Burton, Toshinari Koinuma, Chick Corea, Charlie Haden, Dewey Redman, Rose Anne...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2005, c2006
Language
English
Description
The turbulent life of a genius musician battling manic depression. A favorite with artists such as Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Beck, and many others, view the singer-songwriter-artist through his art and interviews, and in the eyes of his fans.
Publisher
Goldhil Video
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Kerouac's writings took American literature to new levels of creativity and inspired unprecedented social change. Rare documentary footage and interviews with Allan Ginsberg and William Burroughs shed light on the life of this amazing writer.
17) Tom Horn
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
The story of an ex-cavalry scout who is framed for murder.
18) I'm not there
Publisher
Weinstein Company
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Six characters recreate different stages in Bob Dylan's career, from Greenwich Village folk singer to electric guitar trailblazer to born-again preacher.
20) Igor Stravinsky
Series
Publisher
Distributed by KULTUR International Films
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
Presents a factual outline of Stravinsky's life and an overview of his work. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the 20th century with compositions of three ballets for the Ballet Russes in Paris: Firebird, Petrushka, and Rite of spring.
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