Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone
Jan 01, 2000A short documentary based on Sergio Leone's life and career, and the making of the film "Once Upon a Time in America."
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Christopher Frayling
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Bauhaus: The Face of the Twentieth Century
Jan 01, 1994Bauhaus - The Face of the 20th Century, written and narrated by Frank Whitford, is an art documentary depicting the visual science generated from the outpouring of avant-garde ideas of this innovative educational undertaking.
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Attenborough the Controller
Jan 01, 2002A completely fantastic programme, charting the time of our favorite presenter at the head of the then struggling and controversial BBC2. Packed chock full of interviews, clips and reminiscences both old and new, including the very tasty Joan Bakewell of the 60s. Sir David Attenborough's reign as controller of BBC TWO, from 1965 to 1973, is still thought of as the golden age of television. He was responsible for a number of programme strands that were, and many argue still remain, the high point of public service broadcasting. Match of the Day and Pot Black sat alongside comedy such as The Likely Lads and Not Only But Also. Horizon, Man Alive, One Pair of Eyes, Masterclass, The Forsyte Saga and The Money Programme set the standard for years to come. Sir Attenborough also commissioned series on a grand scale: Kenneth Clark's Civilisation and Jacob Bronowski's Ascent of Man remain two of the great creations of television.
An Opera of Violence
Nov 18, 2003First part of a three-part documentary series on the making of Once Upon a Time in the West, Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone's masterpiece, released in 1968. (Followed by The Wages of Sin.)
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Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
Dec 31, 2000Documentary about Humphrey Jennings, an English documentary filmmaker from the 1930s to 1950.
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The Myth of Revolution
Jun 05, 2007Christopher Frayling's in-depth analysis, a behind-the-scenes study of Leone's deepening artistic maturity, as manifested in Duck You Sucker's cynical view of political revolution
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How the gothic film by british production company Hammer Films helped in shaping the horror genre for audiences worldwide.
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Lugosi: The Dark Prince
Sep 26, 2006Film historians, and producer Richard Gordon, talk about the horror movie career of cult star Bela Lugosi.
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Tribute to Universal make-up artist Jack Pierce who created some of the studio's most famous works including Frankenstein's Monster, the Wolf Man, the Mummy and countless other creatures. Rick Baker, Tom Savini, Howard Berger, Bob Burns, Scott Essman, Kim Newman, Gregory Nicotero and others discuss the work of Pierce and his enduring legacy.
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Sir Christopher Frayling On 'The Magnificent Seven'
Jan 10, 2006Christopher Frayling analyzes the importance of the film's influence on the making of later films and its impact on directors and writers
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Railroad: Revolutionising the West
Oct 01, 2003A documentary about the railroads and the Robber Barons that got rich as the exploited the people why building their networks and the reality conveyed in Sergio Leone's C'era una volta il West (Once Upon A Time In The West).
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Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
Oct 18, 2022Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story takes a deeper look at the life and career of Boris Karloff, from 1931 to 1969, exploring films such as The Ghoul, The Walking Dead (1936), Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936), the Mr Wong series, The Climax (1944), Lured (1947), The Strange Door (1951), Grip of the Strangler and Corridors of Blood(1958), The Comedy of Terrors (1963), The Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968), the Mexican quartet, some of his major TV appearances (The Girl From U.N.C.L.E., Wild Wild West, I-Spy) as well as taking a deep look at his often ignored Broadway career in the 1940s and 50's. There is also much time devoted to Karloff's more personal side and his relationship with his daughter, Sara.
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Sergio Leone - L'italiano che inventò l'America
Oct 20, 2022To mark the recent thirtieth anniversary of Sergio Leone’s death, this documentary sets out to pay tribute to one of the great legends of world cinema. The singular artistic vision of Sergio Leone has transcended national borders, creating the Spaghetti Western genre and transforming the international cinematic panorama forever with his innovative stylistic and narrative solutions, which have now become part of the language of the movies. The film, which is enriched with precious archive footage from the Cineteca di Bologna, including rare audio recordings and film clips shot behind the scenes, sees for the first time the direct participation of the Leone family and has interviews both with Leone’s longtime collaborators and with icons of Hollywood who have been profoundly influenced by his work.
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David Bowie Is Happening Now
Aug 13, 2013DAVID BOWIE IS… une visite filmée de l’exposition du Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) de Londres, une expérience visuelle et sonore… artistique et décalée. Cette visite filmée et guidée offre au spectateur un accès et un regard privilégiés à travers l’itinéraire riche et fascinant de plus de 300 objets uniques, dévoilés et racontés par des invités spéciaux, artistes et autres collaborateurs, sans oublier un coup de projecteur sur les vidéos les plus mémorables de cet avant-gardiste. Le film est réalisé par Hamish Hamilton, auteur de nombreux films d’événements musicaux comme les concerts de U2, Madonna, Beyoncé, The Rolling Stones, etc. ou encore les Cérémonies d’ouverture et de clôture des Jeux Olympiques de Londres en 2012.
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Lifting the lid on the world of cinema censorship, this programme has unique access to the files of the British Board of Film Classification. Featuring explicit and detailed exchanges between the censor and film-makers, 'Dear Censor' casts a wry eye over some of the most infamous cases in the history of the board. From the now seemingly innocuous Rebel Without a Cause, the first 'naturist' films and the infamous works of Ken Russell, and up to Rambo III, this frank and surprisingly warm documentary demonstrates how a body created by the industry to safeguard standards and reflect shifts in public opinion has also worked unexpectedly closely with the film-makers themselves to ensure that their work was able reach an audience.
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Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years
Feb 13, 2018The untold story of Hammer at Warner Bros, and the relationship that produced some of the British company's finest films.
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Turning Like Clockwork
Jun 07, 2011Clint Eastwood's West
Jul 06, 2011An entertaining look at Clint Eastwood's storied career as a Western icon and filmmaker, featuring interviews with Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Costner, Frank Darabont, John Lee Hancock and many more.
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Sad Hill Unearthed
Oct 19, 2018Province de Burgos, nord de l'Espagne, octobre 2015. Un groupe de fans entreprend la tâche titanesque de restaurer l'emplacement de la dernière scène de « Le Bon, la Brute et le Truand », le mythique western spaghetti réalisé par le cinéaste italien Sergio Leone en 1966.
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Le Funeste Destin du docteur Frankenstein
Oct 22, 2018En 1818, Mary Shelley écrit « Frankenstein ou le Prométhée moderne », un roman puissant et intemporel dont le thème n'est autre que la quête par l'homme du secret de la vie. Depuis lors, la créature est devenue une icône de la culture pop, éclipsant le roman et le docteur Frankenstein lui-même.
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Sergio Leone - Il mio modo di vedere le cose
Mar 08, 2006
Sergio Leone: cinema, cinema
Sep 22, 2001The life and work of one of the great masters of Italian cinema, Sergio Leone (1929-89); a rich and fascinating portrait through unpublished testimonies of collaborators, actors, directors and critics who reconstruct every aspect of his creative activity.
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The making of Quo Vadis (1951).
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Shadow of the Ripper
Sep 07, 1988Jack the Ripper was a prince, a pauper, a mason, a madman... A host of more and more bizarre theories have surrounded the unexplained killings in Whitechapel since they hit the headlines in 1888. This film dispels the grisly fiction, revealing for the first time the true contents of the police and Home Office files on the case, drawing on the expertise of historians and of those who have encountered today's killers - on the street or behind bars.
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The Spaghetti West
Sep 01, 2005
In Search of Dracula
Jan 03, 2020Mark Gatiss explores and celebrates Dracula, an icon of popular culture, asking just why we keep coming back to the count.
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Christopher Frayling on Budd Boetticher
May 29, 2018The writer and cultural historian discusses the work of the great director.
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The Wages of Sin
Nov 18, 2003Second part of a three-part documentary series on the making of Once Upon a Time in the West, Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone's masterpiece, released in 1968. (Preceded by An Opera of Violence; followed by Something to Do With Death.)
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Ennio Morricone
Jan 01, 1995From his quirky compositions for the spaghetti Westerns of Sergio Leone to his sublime musical contributions to director Roland Joffé's acclaimed 1986 drama The Mission, film composer Ennio Morricone has crafted more than 500 scores over the course of his enduring career in film. Now fans can take a look back at the life and career of one of cinema's most prolific composers through interviews with both the composer himself and many of his longtime collaborators. From his Italian efforts to his work in America, this documentary covers every aspect of Morricone's career as few have, offering insight into his childhood, his longtime association with Leone, and his ultimate disenchantment with the American studio system.
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Granada: From the North
Dec 28, 1992The story of Granada, the company responsible for Britain's most enduring soap opera Coronation Street, the current affairs series World in Action, and highly praised drama from Brideshead Revisited to Prime Suspect. With contributions from
Jeremy Isaacs, Gus Macdonald, David Plowright, Michael Parkinson, Gerry Robinson and Sir Denis Forman.
Director David Thompson
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Something to Do with Death
Nov 18, 2003Third part of a three-part documentary series on the making of Once Upon a Time in the West, Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone's masterpiece, released in 1968. (Preceded by The Wages of Sin.)
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Karloff: The Gentle Monster
Apr 30, 2006Film historians, and producer Richard Gordon, talk about the horror movie career of cult star Boris Karloff.
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Christopher Frayling on Things to Come
Jun 18, 2013In this interview, conducted in 2013, writer and cultural historian Christopher Frayling discusses the groundbreaking design of THINGS TO COME.
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Unraveling the Legacy of the Mummy
Jul 08, 2008Documentary on the Mummy film(s) by Universal Studios.
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The Face of Tutankhamun
Dec 18, 1992The wondrous story of the curse and craze, fame and fortune surrounding the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun. Series writer and creator Christopher Frayling retraces the footsteps of the legendary archeologist Howard Carter, in search of the facts behind the legend.
Timewatch
Nov 15, 2011Timewatch is a long-running British television series showing documentaries on historical subjects, spanning all human history. It was first broadcast on 29 September 1982 and is produced by the BBC, the Timewatch brandname is used as a banner title in the UK, but many of the individual documentaries can be found on US cable channels without the branding.
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