Andrew Sarris
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Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
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Birthday: October 31, 1928
Age: 96 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: June 20, 2012
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Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
Overview: An intimate window into one of the great movements in film history that brought about an evolution in the art of cinema. The documentary portrays the movement with insight on the lives and works of Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut and other principal players in the New Wave.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-06-18
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For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism
Overview: The story of American film criticism.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-03-01
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The Best of the New York Erotic Film Festival
Overview: A stimulating, hilarious, provocative collection of the best American films dealing with you-know-what. Prize-winning films chosen by judges Gore Vidal, Andy Warhol, Terry Southern, Milos Forman, Holly Woodlawn, Sylvia Miles and Xaviera Hollander at the last two Erotic Film Festivals in New York.
Genres: Fantasy Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-08-25
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Angels with Dirty Faces: Whaddya Hear? Whaddya Say?
Overview: Documentary covering the Warner Bros. James Cagney /Pat O'Brien classic "Angels with Dirty Faces" (1938), hosted by film historian Rudy Behlmer.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2005-01-01
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The Roaring Twenties: The World Moves On
Overview: This documentary is featured on Warner Brothers' DVD for The Roaring Twenties (1939), released in 2005.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-01
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White Heat: Top of the World
Overview: An examination of "White Heat" (1949) by film historians and critics.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-01
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Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
Overview: Documentary about filmmaker Budd Boetticher.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-12-21
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John Ford Goes to War
Overview: When World War II broke out, John Ford, in his forties, commissioned in the Naval Reserve, was put in charge of the Field Photographic Unit by Bill Donavan, director of the soon-to-be-OSS. During the war, Field Photo made at least 87 documentaries, many with Ford's signature attention to heroism and loss, and many from the point of view of the fighting soldier and sailor. Talking heads discuss Ford's life and personality, the ways that the war gave him fulfillment, and the ways that his war films embodied the same values and conflicts that his Hollywood films did. Among the films profiled are "Battle of Midway," "Torpedo Squadron," "Sexual Hygiene," and "December 7."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-01-01
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Abbas Kiarostami: A Report
Overview: A look at the formation of the career of Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fa
Release Date: 2013-01-01
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Godard in America
Overview: Spring 1970: Godard and Gorin, on the road, visiting colleges, speaking with Andrew Sarris, and explaining, through illustrated notebooks, their newest Dziga Vertov Group project, a film on Palestine.
Genres: History Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-01-01
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Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
Overview: A biographical documentary about the great British actor and director Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977), from rags to riches, from the slums of London to glory.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-05-10
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Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis
Overview: In this entrancing documentary on performance artist, photographer and underground filmmaker Jack Smith, photographs and rare clips of Smith's performances and films punctuate interviews with artists, critics, friends and foes to create an engaging portrait of the artist. Widely known for his banned queer erotica film Flaming Creatures, Smith was an innovator and firebrand who influenced artists such as Andy Warhol and John Waters.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-04-11
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Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero
Overview: An examination of "Little Caesar" (1931) by film historians and critics.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-10-23
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Sunset Boulevard: A Look Back
Overview: Film critics, actors, film historians and other personalities share their experiences and curious stories on the acclaimed Billy Wilder's masterpiece "Sunset Blvd."; its cultural importance by being one of the most iconic and revolutionary films ever made and a picture that still stands the test of time.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-07-01
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The Petrified Forest: Menace in the Desert
Overview: Short documentary about the making of "The Petrified Forest."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-06-18
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One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film
Overview: The grim woes that surrounded famed director Peter Bogdanovich and his film, "They All Laughed."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-08-26
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Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Overview: Hailed by some as a cinematic genius, a feminist voice and a true maverick of American cinema, dismissed by others as a voyeuristic fraud and the "world's worst director," Henry Jaglom obsessively confuses and abuses the line between life and art. Featuring scores of interviews (including Orson Welles, Dennis Hopper, Milos Forman and Peter Bogdanovich) and rare behind-the-scenes footage, this hilarious documentary explores the fascinating question of Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-07-08
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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Overview: The chronicle of the mind-blowing journey that was Hollywood during the seventies; the true and gripping story of the last golden age of American cinema, an exalted celebration of creativity and experimentation; but also of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll: a turbulent and dark tale of ambition, envy, betrayal, hatred and self-destruction.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-03-09
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Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
Overview: illustrates how directors pushed boundaries and altered the art of filmmaking during the turbulent, swinging 1960s. Narrated by Woody Harrelson, "Reel Radicals" features clips from such seminal films as Arthur Penn's "Bonnie and Clyde" (1967); Mike Nichols' "The Graduate" (1967); Dennis Hopper's "Easy Rider" (1969); John Frankenheimer's "The Manchurian Candidate" (1962); Stanley Kubrick's "Dr. Strangelove" (1964) and "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968); John Schlesinger's "Midnight Cowboy" (1969); Richard Brooks' "Elmer Gantry" (1960) and "In Cold Blood" (1967); and Norman Jewison's "In the Heat of the Night" (1967) and "The Thomas Crown Affair" (1968). Frankenheimer, Jewison, Hopper, Schlesinger, Penn, Buck Henry, Paul Mazursky, Roger Corman and Arthur Hiller are among the filmmakers who discuss the decade.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-04-02
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The Metaphysics of Buster Keaton
Overview: America's great film director-actor Buster Keaton, discussed by film critic Andrew Sarris and Raymond Rohauer, cinema historian, with some unusual perspectives on his goals and motivations. Illustrated with many film excerpts from 1917 to 1928. Rohauer knew Keaton and was partly responsible from rescuing many of his old films from destruction. Sarris is a leading film critic who has often written about Keaton.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-11-01
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