Tony Buba
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Biography: Anthony E. "Tony" Buba (born October 20, 1943) is an American filmmaker. He is primarily known for his documentaries focusing on the working-class communities and social issues in his hometown Braddock, Pennsylvania and the nearby Pittsburgh.
Department: Directing
Place of Birth: Braddock, Pennsylvania, USA
Adult: No
Birthday: October 20, 1943
Age: 81 years old
Gender: Male
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Taste the Blood of Martin
Overview: Feature length documentary taking a look at the making of George A. Romero's MARTIN.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-02-25
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Martin
Overview: Martin, who believes himself to be a vampire, goes to live with his elderly and hostile cousin in a small Pennsylvania town where he tries to redeem his blood-craving urges.
Genres: Horror Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-05-10
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Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasy
Overview: Tony Buba, a film maker from Braddock, Pennsylvania, tells the story of his hometown's decline (along with the rest of the steel mill towns along the Monongahela River) while he dreams of making higher budget films. The picture documents, in a lighthearted way, the community anxiety and activism that accompanied the failure of the steel industry around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-09-12
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Birthday Party
Overview: A film which uses the device of developing Polaroid camera shots to present the highlights of a family celebration during the birthday of filmmaker Tony Buba.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-11-18
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Washing Walls With Mrs. G
Overview: Tony Buba trains his documentary lens on the washing of his 87-year-old grandmother’s kitchen walls, an annual ritual. While the filmmaker works diligently and mostly out of sight of the camera, his grandmother anchors the piece, recounting stories of her immigration from Italy in the 1940s, her first impressions of the United States, and her endearing love of Braddock.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-11-18
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The Mill Hunk Herald
Overview: A trip inside a Steel Valley workers’ magazine, which looks like raw material for a Bruce Springsteen song.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-11-18
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Sweet Sal
Overview: A portrait of a wiry, engaging street hustler, Sal Carulli, whose cocky patter breaks down at the end of the film, when he visits his father’s grave.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-11-18
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J. Roy: New and Used Furniture
Overview: Buba introduces us to a Braddock entrepreneur who has failed at twelve businesses and is busy teaching would-be entrepreneurs self-confidence.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-11-18
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Peabody & Friends
Overview: The film follows a neighborhood guy who has never been quite the same since somersaulting out of the faulty sixth-story window of some shoddy subsidized housing.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-11-18
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Dawn of the Dead
Overview: During an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-09-02
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Zombies and Bikers
Overview: Documentary released with Second Sight Films' Dawn of the Dead restoration featuring John Amplas, Roy Frumkes, Tom Savini, Christine Forrest, Tom Dubensky, Tony Buba, Taso Stavrakis and a whole host of zombies and bikers.
Genres: Documentary Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-11-16
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