Ella Fitzgerald: Something to Live For (1999) more movies like this

directed by Charlotte Mitchell Zwerin

The career of the "first lady of song," Ella Fitzgerald, is spotlighted in this 90-minute documentary. Featuring the most comprehensive concert footage of Fitzgerald ever assembled, rare interviews with her family and colleagues, and the Decca & Verve photos, this edition of the American Masters series should not be missed. Heather M. Fierst, ...

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The Rolling Stones: Gimme Shelter (1970) more movies like this

directed by Albert Maysles, Charlotte Mitchell Zwerin, David Maysles

This musical documentary concerns the Rolling Stones and their tragic free concert at Altamont Speedway near San Francisco in early December 1969. The event was all but destroyed by violence that marked the end of the peace and love euphoria of the 1960s. The night began smoothly, with the supercharged Flying Burrito Brothers opening up for the ...

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Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1989) more movies like this

directed by Charlotte Mitchell Zwerin, Christian Blackwood
featuring Charles Rouse, Harry Colomby, Barry Harris, Tommy Flanagan, Thelonious Monk

This documentary of the late jazz great Thelonius Monk) (1917-1982) uses footage taken from 14 hours of European concert performances filmed in 1967-68 by Christian Blackwood. From his childhood in New York City's San Juan Hill, Monk grew up to become one of the most innovative jazz pianists of all time. Monk ushered in the bebop era of the 1940s ...

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Salesman (1969) more movies like this

directed by Albert Maysles, Charlotte Mitchell Zwerin, David Maysles
featuring Paul Brennan

One of the most well respected of the cinema verite documentaries of the 1960's, this non-fiction film follows a group of real-life Bible salesmen for the Mid-American Bible Company as they ply their wares. The central figure in the film is Irish-American Paul Brennan, a 56-year-old of great wit who traipses door to door in an effort to sell the ...

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Christo's Running Fence (1978) more movies like this

directed by Albert Maysles, Charlotte Mitchell Zwerin, David Maysles

When Christo set out to erect a fabric fence across 24 miles of California ranch land, he encountered massive resistance from landowners and bureaucrats alike, in addition to conservationists who thought he would harm the landscape. Permission was eventually obtained from the California Coastal Commission, among other county, state, and federal ...

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Music for the Movies: Toru Takemitsu (1994) more movies like this

directed by Charlotte Mitchell Zwerin
featuring Toru Takemitsu, Hiroshi Teshigahara, Nagisa Oshima, Masahiro Shinoda

This documentary profiles the creative aspects of innovative Japanese film music composer Toru Takemitsu. Takemitsu has been composing film scores since the 1960's. Included are clips from 16 movies he scored, interviews with the composer and his friends, and movie directors. Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

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