William F. Buckley Jr.
Also Known As: William F. Buckley Jr., William Buckley, William Frank Buckley Jr., William Francis Buckley
Biography: William F. Buckley was born on November 24, 1925 in New York City, New York, USA as William Francis Buckley Jr. He was married to Patricia Aldyen Austin Taylor. He died on February 27, 2008 in Stamford, Connecticut, USA.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Birthday: November 24, 1925
Deathday: February 27, 2008
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Gender: Male
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Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
Overview: A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-11-06
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Mighty Ira
Overview: Ira is one of America's unsung champions of civil rights and liberties. As his generation retires from the barricades, Ira reminisces on his life at the forefront of defending the rights of all Americans.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-10-09
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Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr.: Borges: South America's Titan
Overview: Jorge Luis Borges and William F. Buckley interview
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-02-01
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The Capote Tapes
Overview: Newly discovered interviews with friends of Truman Capote made by Paris Review co-founder George Plimpton invigorate this fascinating documentary on the author (and socialite) behind Breakfast at Tiffany’s and In Cold Blood, while situating Capote in the 20th-century American literary canon.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-09-10
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New York in the Fifties
Overview: New York in the Fifties is the story of a unique time and place, when New York was the hotbed of new artistic expressions, free love, drinking, hot jazz, and radical politics. The film combines stunning archival footage of New York with interviews and footage of icons of the day-Kerouac, Ginsberg, Baldwin, Mailer, Basie, etc. Offering modern day perspective and reminiscences are writers, actors, and artists such as Joan Didion, Robert Redford, Nat Hentoff, Gay and Nan Talese, John Gregory Dunne, William F. Buckley, and Calvin Trillin-all part of the rich cultural and artistic scene of the time. Based on the best-selling book by Dan Wakefield, the film also traces Wakefield's restless rebellion in conformist Indianapolis, and his escape to New York with dreams of writin ga novel, falling in love, meeting like-minded souls and questioning the meaning of life.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-10-16
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Citizen: The Political Life of Allard K. Lowenstein
Overview: Chronicles the life of Allard K. Lowenstein, the political activist and Congressman known for his tireless anti-war and civil rights activism.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-05-31
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Mondo Hollywoodland
Overview: Homage to the cult classic “Mondo Hollywood”, a groovy mushrooms dealer and a man from the 5th dimension journey through Hollywood to find the meaning of “Mondo.”
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-08-03
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Woody Allen Looks at 1967
Overview: Woody Allen's whimsey is turned loose on the news, social events, and happenings of 1967. Such groovey guests as Aretha Franklin, Liza Minnelli, and William F. Buckley, Jr. participate.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-12-29
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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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The Incomparable Mr. Buckley
Overview: See how one of the architects of the modern conservative movement rose to prominence as a public intellectual and influenced generations of politicians—including Ronald Reagan and Barry Goldwater. As founder of the National Review and host of the public affairs program Firing Line for over 30 years, Buckley created new spaces for civic discourse that were accessible to the public.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-04-05
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An Empire of Reason
Overview: Docudrama about the debate surrounding New York State's ratification of the United States Constitution. Historical figures wear modern dress and use familiar language to help today's audience understand firsthand the forces that shaped this country two hundred years ago. The argument, characters, passions and debating points are historically accurate, but the language and the medium of the debate is modern in form. Present day newscasters and commentators play themselves, reporting on the events of the 1780s as though they were occurring now.
Genres: Documentary Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-07-03
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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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Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr: Ronald Reagan
Overview: The wish was father to the thought: instead of asking Mr. Reagan conventionally worded questions about his candidacy, as he had done Messrs. A discussion full of substance-on topics ranging from Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia, to the way government bonds should be issued, to the still-ongoing energy crisis, to the still-high unemployment-but also a delicious dress rehearsal.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
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William F. Buckley Jr.'s Celestial Navigation Simplified
Overview: Join this world-renowned personality for the most unique program on celestial ever. Teaches the theory and practice of Celestial Navigation and also teaches the noon shot. Using computer graphics, he illuminates the finer points of GP, GHA, and GMT. Worth twelve weeks of night school.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
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NBC television special: The Pursuit of Pleasure
Overview: A special documentary dealing with topics as narcotics, sex, promiscuity, fads, pop culture and morals in 1967.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-05-08
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Airborne: A Sentimental Journey
Overview: William F. Buckley Jr., along with his son and friends, takes you across the Atlantic on his yacht, “Cyrano.” Learn from this Trans-Atlantic veteran about weathering storms, hove-to, knock downs, rigging and provisioning in his inimitable fashion. Based on his 1976 book by the same Name.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-01-14
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Debate: Baldwin vs. Buckley
Overview: The Cambridge Union Society debates the motion "Has the American Dream Been Achieved at the Expense of the American Negro?" on its 150th anniversary. David Heycock and James Baldwin argue the Affirmative. Jeremy Burford and William F. Buckley argue the Negative.
Genres: History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-06-12
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The Madding Crowd
Overview: "A great many conundrums." An assemblage of found footage.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-02-01
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Dirty Pictures
Overview: A Cincinnati museum director goes on trial in 1990 for exhibiting sadomasochistic photographs taken by Robert Mapplethorpe.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-05-27
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