Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel: Interview with Director Pamela Roberts
As part of a segment filmed during pledge for Georgia Public Broadcasting, Pamela Roberts, director of Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel, gave an interview about her creative process and commitment to...
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Judy Garland: VIDEO SHORT: The hardest working woman in Hollywood
Original image: 'The John Fricke Collection' | Digital image restoration: Ranse Ransone | Quote: Judy Garland There’s the Judy Garland that will always be Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. And then...
View ArticleCarl Sandburg: Education: Last Thoughts on Carl Sandburg
Dr. Penelope Niven is the author of Carl Sandburg: A Biography and Carl Sandburg: Adventures of a Poet. In a series of filmed interviews, see and hear Dr. Niven talk about the life and times of Carl...
View ArticleCarl Sandburg: Film Comments: Paul Bonesteel
See and hear Paul Bonesteel, writer, director and editor of The Day Carl Sandburg Died, talk about how the film was made: the process, the characters, the interviews, and the history. (View full post...
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Carl Sandburg: Homepage: The Day Carl Sandburg Died
It’s the life and times of Carl Sandburg on the AM website: Watch the film and see extended video interviews with the likes of Pete Seeger and the late and great Studs Terkel; hear Sandburg perform and...
View ArticleJoffrey: Podcast: Joffrey Mavericks
It’s American Masters radio: the other AM, on the podcast dial. To expand the story beyond what could be included in the film, the producers of Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance started this audio...
View ArticleDavid Geffen: Film Comment: Susan Lacy on David Geffen
Susan Lacy, creator and executive producer of American Masters, explains the drive behind telling David Geffen’s story, as well as the obstacles of capturing the life of a behind the scenes man. Lacy...
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Philip Roth: Film Comment: Livia Manera, Co-Writer & Co-Director
An interview with co-writer and co-director Livia Manera, an Italian literary journalist and contributing editor to the literary pages of the leading Italian daily newspaper, Corriere della Sera....
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Philip Roth: Film Comment: William Karel, Co-Writer & Co-Director
An interview with Philip Roth: Unmasked co-writer and co-director William Karel, a French film director and author known for his historical and political documentaries, including Dark Side of the Moon,...
View ArticleMel Brooks: #ComedyFest Live: Mel Brooks & Carl Reiner with Judd Apatow
Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner in conversation with director and writer Judd Apatow, marking the day on which the 2000 Year Old Man joins Twitter. Mel Brooks: Make a Noise premieres nationally Monday, May...
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JD Salinger: Shane Salerno, Filmmaker Interview
Filmmaker Shane Salerno dedicated ten years of his life to answering three questions about the elusive, yet famous writer, J.D. Salinger. In this interview with the writer and director of Salinger,...
View ArticlePete Seeger: In Memoriam. Exclusive Clips and Interviews from The Power of...
Pete Seeger (May 3, 1919 – Jan. 27, 2014) helped introduce America to its own musical heritage, devoting his life to using the power of song as a force for social change. Standing strong for...
View ArticleAlice Walker: Interview with Film Director Pratibha Parmar
Pratibha Parmar is the writer, director and producer of Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth. This first film biography about writer and activist Alice Walker tells Walker’s dramatic life story with poetry...
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A Fierce Green Fire: How to Make a Film on the Environment
Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Mark Kitchell. Photo Credit: GABRIELAHASBUN 2011 By Mark Kitchell, producer, director, writer of A Fierce Green Fire Like Berkeley in the Sixties, my previous work...
View ArticleGeorge Plimpton: Collaborative Filmmaking with Two Directors
Luke Poling and Tom Bean talk about their interest in their subject, George Plimpton, and about the process of collaborative documentary filmmaking, from archival research to editing. Poling and Bean...
View ArticleDorothea Lange: Director Dyanna Taylor on Making the Film
(View full post to see video) See Dyanna Taylor at work on the American Masters film Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning, which she directed, produced, wrote and narrated. A Peabody- and five-time...
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The Boomer List: Filmmaker Interview with Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
(View full post to see video) Timothy Greenfield-Sanders began his career as a photographer and The Boomer List is the latest in the list series which he calls his “portraiture come to life,” including...
View ArticleRicky Jay: Deceptive Practice: The New Yorker Profile of Ricky Jay
Launching the series’ 29th season, American Masters — Ricky Jay: Deceptive Practice premieres nationwide Friday, January 23, 2015, 9-10 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). Here is a look back at an...
View ArticleRicky Jay: Deceptive Practice: Filmmaker Interview with Molly Bernstein
(View full post to see video) Interview with Molly Bernstein When I first saw Ricky Jay and his 52 Assistants, in a small theater in Manhattan (1994), I knew nothing about magic and I was astounded to...
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Ricky Jay: Deceptive Practice: Art Spiegelman and Ricky Jay in Conversation:...
(View full post to see video) Cartoonist and author Art Spiegelman (Maus, In the Shadow of No Towers) and sleight-of-hand magician Ricky Jay spoke in conversation at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles on...
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