Gore Vidal
Also Known As: Eugene Luther Gore Vidal, Edgar Box, Cameron Kay, Katherine Everard, 고어 비달, Гор Видал, گور ویدال
Biography: Eugene Luther Gore Vidal (born Eugene Louis Vidal; October 3, 1925 – July 31, 2012) was an American writer and public intellectual known for his epigrammatic wit. His novels and essays interrogated the social and cultural sexual norms he perceived as driving American life. Beyond literature, Vidal was heavily involved in politics. He unsuccessfully sought office twice as a Democratic Party candidate, first in 1960 to the U.S. House of Representatives (for New York), and later in 1982 to the U.S. Senate (for California). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gore Vidal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Writing
Place of Birth: West Point, New York, USA
Birthday: October 03, 1925
Deathday: July 31, 2012
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Gender: Male
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Gattaca
Overview: Vincent is an all-too-human man who dares to defy a system obsessed with genetic perfection. He is an "In-Valid" who assumes the identity of a member of the genetic elite to pursue his goal of traveling into space with the Gattaca Aerospace Corporation.
Genres: Thriller Science Fiction Mystery Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-09-07
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Bob Roberts
Overview: Millionaire conservative Bob Roberts launches an insurgent campaign against incumbent senator Brickley Paiste, firing up crowds at his rallies by singing '60s-style acoustic folk songs with lyrics espousing far-right conservative social and economic views.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-09-04
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Thinking XXX
Overview: For a book project, photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders took photographs of 30 stars of adult movies, each pair of photographs in the same pose, clothed and nude. This film records the photo shoots and includes interviews with the performers and commentary from eight writers (and John Waters). The actors and writers discuss economics, nudity and exhibitionism, careers, and private lives.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-27
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Zero: An Investigation Into 9/11
Overview: ZERO: An Investigation into 9/11 has one central thesis: that the official version of the events surrounding the attacks on 9/11 cannot be true. This feature documentary explores the latest scientific evidence and reveals dramatic new witness testimony, which directly conflicts with the U.S. government's account.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2008-06-15
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Federico Fellini - Through the Eyes of Others
Overview: Documentary about Federico Fellini
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2003-01-01
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The U.S. vs. John Lennon
Overview: A documentary on the life of John Lennon, with a focus on the time in his life when he transformed from a musician into an antiwar activist.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-09-15
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Suddenly, Last Summer
Overview: The only son of wealthy widow Violet Venable dies while on vacation with his cousin Catherine. What the girl saw was so horrible that she went insane; now Mrs. Venable wants Catherine lobotomized to cover up the truth.
Genres: Thriller Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-12-22
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Shadow Conspiracy
Overview: Bobby Bishop is a special assistant to the President of the United States. Accidentally, he meets his friend professor Pochenko on the street. Pochenko has time to tell Bishop about some conspiracy in the White House but then immediately gets killed by an assassin. Now bad guys are after Bobby as the only man who knows about a plot. Bishop must now not only survive, but to stop the conspirators from achieving their goal. And he doesn't know whom to trust.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-25
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Gore Vidal: The Man Who Said No
Overview: In 1982, Gore Vidal, one of America's greatest writers, challenged the American political establishment, and Jerry Brown, in his campaign for the California United States Senate seat.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-02-01
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Obscene
Overview: A look at the life and work of American publisher Barney Rosset, who struggled to bring controversial works like "Tropic of Cancer" and "Naked Lunch" to publication.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-09-26
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Norman Mailer: The American
Overview: A provocateur, a rebel, a performer, and a true American, Norman Mailer never stopped giving people something to talk about. This documentary goes beyond the Mailer of the bookshelves and NY Times best seller list to Mailer the social critic, family man, filmmaker, and lover. Here's a look into the life of a complex, intellectual, working class hero. With never before seen footage of Adele Morales Mailer's startling revelations after being stabbed by her husband. Featuring unseen footage and interviews from wives and lovers, enemies and admirers, his children and the man himself.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-05-18
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Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
Overview: The story of how the classic epic "Ben-Hur" was made.
Genres: Documentary Drama
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1993-01-01
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Global Haywire
Overview: Documentary about the state of the modern world.
Genres: Animation History Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-08-06
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Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open
Overview: The American composer and author Paul Bowles was a man with a great deal of charisma and influence. When he moved to Tangier, Morocco, in 1949, half the world followed him to the enigmatic city. His marriage with author Jane Bowles was a loving relationship of opposites, even though both were homosexual. Based on exclusive interviews with Bowles shortly before his death interwoven with anecdotes recounted by his friends and co-workers, the film portrays a daring and visionary life as well as a relationship shaped by an interdependency that encompassed much more than sexuality.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-04-04
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Igby Goes Down
Overview: Igby Slocumb, a rebellious and sarcastic 17-year-old boy, is at war with the stifling world of old money privilege he was born into. With a schizophrenic father, a self-absorbed, distant mother, and a shark-like young Republican big brother, Igby figures there must be a better life out there -- and sets about finding it.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-09-13
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Standing Army
Overview: Standing Army, directed by Enrico Parenti and Thomas Fazi, is an award-winning documentary film about the global network of U.S. military bases, the impact that these have on local populations, and the military-industrial complex that lies behind it.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-01-10
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Revisiting Brideshead
Overview: Documentary with an affectionate look back at the classic Granada TV dramatisation of Evelyn Waugh's famous novel "Brideshead Revisited".
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-10-15
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A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'
Overview: A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-01-01
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The Celluloid Closet
Overview: What "That's Entertainment" did for movie musicals, "The Celluloid Closet" does for Hollywood homosexuality, as this exuberant, eye-opening movie serves up a dazzling hundred-year history of the role of gay men and lesbians have had on the silver screen. Lily Tomlin narrates as Oscar-winning moviemaker Rob Epstein ("The Times of Harvey Milk" and "Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt") and Jeffrey Friedman assemble fabulous footage from 120 films showing the changing face of cinema sexuality, from cruel stereotypes to covert love to the activist triumphs of the 1990s. Tom Hanks, Susan Sarandon, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Curtis, Harvey Fierstein and Gore Vidal are just a few of the many actors, writers and commentators who provide funny and insightful anecdotes.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-01-30
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Best of Enemies
Overview: A documentary about the legendary series of nationally televised debates in 1968 between two great public intellectuals, the liberal Gore Vidal and the conservative William F. Buckley Jr. Intended as commentary on the issues of their day, these vitriolic and explosive encounters came to define the modern era of public discourse in the media, marking the big bang moment of our contemporary media landscape when spectacle trumped content and argument replaced substance. Best of Enemies delves into the entangled biographies of these two great thinkers, and luxuriates in the language and the theater of their debates, begging the question, "What has television done to the way we discuss politics in our democracy today?"
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-07-31
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Public Speaking
Overview: A feature-length documentary starring Fran Lebowitz, a writer known for her unique take on modern life. The film weaves together extemporaneous monologues with archival footage and the effect is a portrait of Fran's worldview and experiences.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-11-22
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Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula
Overview: This is a short film based on the 1979 film of the same name. The film is stylized with the actors wearing modernized robes and Roman jewelry and females playing male characters and vice-versa.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-06-15
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Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
Overview: Anchored by intimate, one-on-one interviews with the man himself, Nicholas Wrathall’s new documentary is a fascinating and wholly entertaining tribute to the iconic Gore Vidal. Commentary by those who knew him best—including filmmaker/nephew Burr Steers and the late Christopher Hitchens—blends with footage from Vidal’s legendary on-air career to remind us why he will forever stand as one of the most brilliant and fearless critics of our time.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-08-04
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Ritual in Transfigured Time
Overview: A social event choreographed in the manner of a dance, illuminated by concepts drawn from Greek legend; one of filmmaker Maya Deren's most intriguing works.
Genres: Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-10-22
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With Honors
Overview: Convinced he'll graduate with honors because of his thesis paper, a stuffy Harvard student finds his paper being held hostage by a homeless man, who might be the guy to school the young man in life.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-04-29
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Ten Year Old Boy Pilot
Overview: Ten year old boy pilot called Gore Vidal. A young boy learns how to fly new kind of aeroplane with simple controls. M/S of boy, Gene, standing in front of aeroplane with man. They have a stilted conversation about how easy new aeroplane is to fly. They then climb into cockpit and man takes boy through joystick movements. Various shots of aeroplane taking off and landing on an airfield. C/U of Gene and man. When asked, Gene says controlling the plane was easier that learning how to ride a bike!
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-01-06
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Why We Fight
Overview: Is American foreign policy dominated by the idea of military supremacy? Has the military become too important in American life? Jarecki's shrewd and intelligent polemic would seem to give an affirmative answer to each of these questions.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-20
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Shrink
Overview: Unable to cope with a recent personal tragedy, LA's top celebrity shrink turns into a pothead with no concern for his appearance and a creeping sense of his inability to help his patients.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-07-24
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Roma
Overview: A virtually plotless, gaudy, impressionistic portrait of Rome through the eyes of one of its most famous citizens.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1972-03-16
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Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
Overview: A study of Tennessee Williams's life and work as a whole, ranging from his youth in Mississippi and in St. Louis to success and acclaim, followed by the final difficult years. Includes some of the most celebrated scenes from film adaptations of Williams' work, among them extracts of A Streetcar Named Desire (1951),Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), Night of the Iguana, The (1964), and Suddenly, Last Summer (1993) (TV). Contains footage of Williams being interviewed, including conversations with David Frost, 'Edward R. Murrow (I)', and Melvyn Bragg, as well as reminiscences from people who knew and worked with him, among them Edward Albee, Gore Vidal, and his lifelong friend, Lady Maria St. Just. Features readings from Elia Kazan's Notebook by Kim Hunter.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-12-19
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Inside Deep Throat
Overview: In 1972, a seemingly typical shoestring budget pornographic film was made in a Florida hotel: "Deep Throat," starring Linda Lovelace. This film would surpass the wildest expectation of everyone involved to become one of the most successful independent films of all time. It caught the public imagination which met the spirit of the times, even as the self-appointed guardians of public morality struggled to suppress it, and created, for a brief moment, a possible future where sexuality in film had a bold artistic potential. This film covers the story of the making of this controversial film, its stunning success, its hysterical opposition along with its dark side of mob influence and allegations of the on set mistreatment of the film's star.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-02-11
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In Search of Oz
Overview: BBC 2 produced this documentary on the Oz books of L. Frank Baum and the films and fantasies that they inspired, particularly the first book `The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'. Includes clips from the several silent film versions of the stories produced by Baum that have survived as well as the 1939 film with Judy Garland, and interviews with such enthusiasts as Salman Rushdie, Gore Vidal, Ray Bradbury, Geoffrey Ryman and Nora Ephron.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-06-16
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The Education of Gore Vidal
Overview: A contrarian and wickedly funny man, this PBS American Masters special explores Gore Vidal's extraordinary life and work, joining him at his cliff-side villa in Ravello, Italy.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-06-30
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The Cockettes
Overview: Documentary about the gender-bending San Francisco performance group who became a pop culture phenomenon in the early 1970s.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-01-16
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Salinger
Overview: An in-depth investigation into the private world of the American writer J. D. Salinger (1919-2010), who lived most of his life behind the impenetrable wall of a self-imposed seclusion: how his dramatic experiences during World War II influenced his life and work, his relationships with very young women, his obsessive writing methods, his many literary secrets.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-09-06
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The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's
Overview: Just before the advent of the Great Depression, Henry Ford controlled the most important company in the most important industry in the booming American economy. His offer of high wages in exchange for hard work attracted workers to Detroit, but it began to come apart when Ford hired a private police force to speed up production and spy on employees. After the depression hit in 1929, these workers faced a new, grim reality as unemployment skyrocketed.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-01
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The Best Man
Overview: The other party is in disarray. Five men vie for the party nomination for president. No one has a majority as the first ballot closes and the front-runners begin to decide how badly they want the job.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-04-05
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Valentino's Ghost
Overview: The documentary exposes the ways in which America's foreign policy agenda in the Middle East drives the U.S. media's portrayals of Arabs and Muslims. The film lays bare the truths behind taboo subjects that are conspicuously avoided, or merely treated as sound bites, by the mainstream American media: "Why do they hate us?" "Why do we hate them?" What were the events that led to the 9/11 attacks? What are the politics behind the U.S.-Israeli relationship? Why is there a robust debate about these subjects in Europe, the Arab World and in Israel itself, but not in the U.S.? Valentino's Ghost provides a fresh inquiry which challenges the media's daily barrage of rhetoric and misinformation about our complex and vital relationship with this part of the world
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-05-17
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Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She
Overview: Examines the diversity of human sexual and gender variance around the globe, with commentary by scientific experts and first-hand accounts of people who do not conform to a simple male/female binary.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-04-30
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High Tech Lincoln
Overview: Take an unforgettable look at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois, which includes a special effects theater, lifelike figures of the Lincoln family, and much more. Features comments from author Gore Vidal and museum director Richard Norton Smith.
Genres: History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-01
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Gore Vidal's Billy the Kid
Overview: Gore Vidal's historical novel is brought to life in this television production of Turner Network Television's Billy the Kid.
Genres: History Western TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-05-10
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Rescued from the Closet
Overview: A collection of interviews recorded for the making of the 1995 documentary "The Celluloid Closet," on the subject of LGBT representation in film history.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-05-29
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The Homosexuals
Overview: On March 7, 1967, 40 million Americans tuned in to watch CBS Reports: The Homosexuals, network television’s first documentary on homosexuality. Near the top of the program, host and interviewer Mike Wallace calls homosexuals “the most despised minority in the United States.” The hour that follows is filled with salacious location footage, sermonizing therapists, and shadowed interviews with distraught homosexuals.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-03-07
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