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1. American Masters (1985– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Documentary series focusing on great American artists and personalities.
Stars: Martin Scorsese, Peter Bogdanovich, Tony Bennett, Dick Cavett
Votes: 1,175
2. Real Sex (1990–2009)
TV-MA | Documentary
Documentary series that explores sex in the '90s. Each episode has several segments about current trends in sexuality as well as street interviews with common people.
Stars: Susan Block, Barbara Carrellas, Annie Sprinkle, Samantha Jones
Votes: 405
3. Murderers Among Us (1946)
Not Rated | 85 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
After returning from a concentration camp, Susanne finds an ex-soldier living in her apartment. Together the two try to move past their experiences during World War II.
Director: Wolfgang Staudte | Stars: Hildegard Knef, Elly Burgmer, Erna Sellmer, Hilde Adolphi
Votes: 2,548
4. Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1988)
PG-13 | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A documentary film about the life of pianist and jazz great Thelonious Sphere Monk. Features live performances by Monk and his band, and interviews with friends and family about the offbeat genius.
Director: Charlotte Zwerin | Stars: Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Jimmy Cleveland, Harry Colomby
Votes: 1,314 | Gross: $0.52M
5. All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story (1982)
87 min | Documentary
Documentary profile of singer-actress Eartha Kitt.
Director: Christian Blackwood | Stars: Eartha Kitt, Kitt McDonald, Cecil Gorey, Michael Smith
Votes: 42
6. Motel (1989)
87 min | Documentary
Looks at the culture of motels in the U.S., so far untouched by homo genization and corporatism. In particular the stories of three motels and their owners are covered.
Director: Christian Blackwood | Stars: Nancy Harrison Forbes, Tom Willett
Votes: 79
7. Isamu Noguchi (1972)
30 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
As Isamu Noguchi walks us through his grand sculptures and gardens, the artist offers a unique insight into the way we, as individuals and as a collective society exist in time. Guided by ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Blackwood | Stars: Walter Dusenbery, Buckminster Fuller, Isamu Noguchi, Ezra Pound
8. Not Reconciled (1965)
55 min | Drama, History
An entangled story which details the lives of a German family throughout their various generations.
Director: Jean-Marie Straub | Stars: Heinrich Hargesheimer, Carlheinz Hargesheimer, Martha Staendner, Danièle Huillet
Votes: 807
9. The Soldier's Tale (1984)
Not Rated | 51 min | Animation
A soldier, returning home from war, chances upon a stranger who offers to buy his violin, the stranger is none other than the devil.
Directors: R.O. Blechman, Christian Blackwood | Stars: Max von Sydow, Dusan Makavejev, Galina Panova, Andre Gregory
Votes: 121
10. Monk (1968)
58 min | Documentary
In 1968, we had the opportunity to spend time with Thelonious Monk and his musicians, following him in New York, Atlanta, and in various European cities. In New York his quartet plays at ... See full summary »
Directors: Christian Blackwood, Michael Blackwood | Stars: Nica De Koenigswarter, Larry Gales, Thelonious Monk, Ben Riley
Votes: 39
11. Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis (1990)
89 min | Documentary, History
Although Butoh is often viewed as Japan's equivalent of modern dance, in actuality it has little to do with the rational principles of modernism. Butoh is a theater of improvisation which ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Blackwood | Stars: Yoko Ashikawa, Akiko Motofuji, Nario Goda, Tatsumi Hijikata
Votes: 16
12. Katja Mann: A Life with Thomas Mann (1969)
80 min | Documentary
Katja Mann, wife of German novelist Thomas Mann, recalls their fifty years of marriage and their history both as a couple and independent intellectuals. Born in Germany, the Manns were ... See full summary »
Directors: Christian Blackwood, Michael Blackwood | Stars: Erika Mann, Golo Mann, Katia Mann, Elisabeth Plessen
13. Edith Head (1981 TV Movie)
28 min | Documentary
A light-hearted, toe-tapping portrait of the well-known 8 Oscar winning Hollywood costume designer filmed in her opulent house and garden. Edith Head presents some of her famous designs ... See full summary »
Directors: Christian Blackwood, Charlotte Kerr | Stars: Edith Head, Charlotte Kerr
Votes: 8
14. American Art in the 1960s (1972)
57 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Pop culture and modern media flooded the art world throughout the 1960's, giving artists new means and methods for a cultural revolution. Leading the scene of experimental and avant garde ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Blackwood | Stars: John Cage, Leo Castelli, Ron Davis, Dan Flavin
Votes: 9
15. Scenes Seen with Allen Jones (1970)
30 min | Documentary, Short
Scenes Seen with Allen Jones explores the motive of the artist's famed graphic works,, paintings and sculptures. The erotic overtones of Jones's work are both controversial and exciting, ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Blackwood | Star: Allen Jones
16. Sex-Business - Made in Pasing (1970)
96 min | Documentary
Director: Hans-Jürgen Syberberg | Stars: Bruno Arnold, Roland Beyer, Alois Brummer, Sissy Engl
Votes: 26
17. African American Musicians and Composers (1971)
58 min | Documentary
Directed by writer and critic, Hans Helms, "African American Musicians and Composers" investigates the social, political and economical factors within the world of modern music where racial... See full summary »
Director: Hans G. Helms | Stars: Betty Allen, Sanford Allen, Fred Alston, Martina Arroyo
18. Summer in the City (1970 TV Movie)
89 min | Documentary
In 1968 German Television agreed to co-produce a film with us in which the distinguished German writer, Uwe Johnson, would introduce and question the various characters with whom he ... See full summary »
Directors: Christian Blackwood, Robert Leacock | Stars: Uwe Johnson, Jeanette Washington
19. Making of the Sports Illustrated 25th Anniversary Swimsuit Issue (1989 TV Special)
58 min | Documentary
Directors: Susan Froemke, Albert Maysles | Stars: Carol Alt, Sabrina Barnett, Christie Brinkley, Jule Campbell
Votes: 21
20. Concert of Wills: Making the Getty Center (1997)
100 min | Documentary
Directors: Bob Eisenhardt, Susan Froemke, Albert Maysles
Votes: 20
21. Sam Fuller: Writings with a Camera (1981)
20 min | Documentary, Short
"Sam Fuller: Writings with a Camera" takes us behind the scenes of the much discussed and highly controversial film, "White Dog". Directed by Sam Fuller in 1981, the film is based on the ... See full summary »
Director: Christian Blackwood | Stars: Samuel Fuller, Burl Ives, Kristy McNichol, Jameson Parker
22. Signed: Lino Brocka (1987)
90 min | Documentary, Biography
Documentary portrait of the Philippine filmmaker Lino Brocka.
Director: Christian Blackwood | Stars: Lino Brocka, Lorna Tolentino, Christopher De Leon, Dina Bonnevie
Votes: 58
23. Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel (1978)
57 min | Documentary, Biography
Documentary examining the life and career of producer/director Roger Corman. Clips from his films and interviews with actors and crew members who have worked with him are featured.
Director: Christian Blackwood | Stars: Allan Arkush, Paul Bartel, David Carradine, Roger Corman
Votes: 73
24. New Music: Sounds and Voices from the Avant-Garde, New York 1971 (1972)
51 min | Documentary
In 1971, in association with West German Television, we produced a documentation on New York's musical avant-garde that was broadcast only in Germany at the time of its release. In 2010, ... See full summary »
Stars: David Behrman, Earle Brown, John Cage, Philip Corner
25. San Domingo (1970)
138 min | Drama
This surrealistic experimental film finds the son of a young nobleman staying with hash-smoking hippies in a seamy section of Munich. He falls for a hippie girl who is involved in shaking down the young man's parents for money.
Director: Hans-Jürgen Syberberg | Stars: Alice Ottawa, Michael König, Carla Egerer, Peter Moland
Votes: 35
26. Japan: The New Art (1970)
27 min | Documentary, Short
A documentation of Japanese avant-garde art and artists made during the remarkable economic boom, symbolized by the EXPO 70 in Osaka. To find the right artists, Isamu Noguchi suggested we ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Blackwood | Stars: Shingo Honda, Susumu Koshimizu, Ufan Lee, Yusuke Nakahara
27. Mies (1986)
58 min | Documentary
No understanding of the modern movement in architecture is possible without knowledge of its master builder, Mies van der Rohe. Together with documentation of his life, this film shows all ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Blackwood | Stars: Peter Blake, George Danforth, Arthur Drexler, Peter Eisenman
Votes: 5
28. Philip Guston: A Life Lived (1981)
58 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Philip Guston is a powerful staple of the abstract expressionist movement, though he would prefer it be referred to as the New York School. Along with composers, choreographers and his ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Blackwood | Stars: Clark Coolidge, Musa Guston, Philip Guston, Henry Hopkins
Votes: 28
29. Observations Under the Volcano (1984)
82 min | Documentary
Documentary on the making of the movie "Under the Volcano."
Director: Christian Blackwood | Stars: Anthony Andrews, Jacqueline Bisset, Sergio Calderón, Emilio Fernández
Votes: 32
30. Hannah Arendt: On Walter Benjamin (1968)
65 min | Documentary
An intimate and intellectual lecture given by Hannah Arendt about the work and fate of her friend and colleague in the philosophical field, Walter Benjamin. Delivered in January 1968 at the... See full summary »
Directors: Christian Blackwood, Michael Blackwood | Stars: Hannah Arendt, Peter Stadelmayer
31. Joan Mitchell: Portrait of an Abstract Painter (1993)
Not Rated | 58 min | Documentary
A powerful and intimate portrait, JOAN MITCHELL: PORTRAIT OF AN ABSTRACT PAINTER captures Mitchell's independent spirit and testifies eloquently to Mitchell's art. One of the great abstract... See full summary »
Director: Marion Cajori | Star: Joan Mitchell
Votes: 15
32. Jim Dine: London (1970)
28 min | Documentary, Short, History
A concentrated look at one of America's early Pop artists, the film was made during Dine's 4-year residency in London. Actively at work in his studio on several large collages, one can ... See full summary »
Directors: Christian Blackwood, Michael Blackwood | Stars: Jim Dine, Nancy Dine
33. The American Ballet Company: Eliot Feld Artistic Director (1969)
57 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A cinema verité account of Eliot Feld's early choreography and the founding of his first ensemble, The American Ballet Company. Its first performance took place in Italy at the 1968 Spoleto Festival.
Directors: Christian Blackwood, Michael Blackwood | Stars: David Coll, Jon Engstrom, Eliot Feld, Alfonso Figueroa
34. Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush (1980)
46 min | Documentary
Like the forums and amphitheaters of ancient days, movie palaces like Brooklyn's Kings Theater were, in their hayday, cultural epicenters and community defining landmarks - microcosmic ... See full summary »
Director: Christian Blackwood | Stars: Patricia Davidson, Lee Erwin, Louis Filosa, Nathan Ginsburg
35. After Modernism: The Dilemma of Influence (1992)
58 min | Documentary
Since the 1960s, other disciplines, cultures, and artists previously excluded from modernism's privileged canons have become absorbed into an ever expanding field of activity and influence.... See full summary »
Director: Michael Blackwood | Stars: Isa Genzken, David Hammons, Mike Kelley, Bertrand Lavier
37. Hans Werner Henze: Summer of 1966 (1967)
78 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Hans Werner Henze: Summer of 1966 follows the acclaimed German composer to Salzburg and Berlin, documenting his rehearsals for his now famous opera, "The Bassarids". Based on a fragment of ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Blackwood | Stars: W.H. Auden, Stephen Burton, Loren Driscoll, Ingeborg Hallstein
38. Art in an Age of Mass Culture (1991)
31 min | Documentary, Short
Art in an Age of Mass Culture pulls back the curtain and takes a look at the cultural climate surrounding MoMA's now famed exhibition, "High and Low: High Art and Popular Culture". Opening ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Blackwood | Stars: Arthur Danto, Adam Gopnik, Jenny Holzer, Jeff Koons
40. Spoleto 1967 (1967)
58 min | Documentary
Filmed during a visit to the Spoleto Festival in Umbria on the occasion of its 10th anniversary, "Spoleto 1967" documents the vibrant celebration of culture. Featuring such productions as, ... See full summary »
Directors: Christian Blackwood, Michael Blackwood | Stars: Rafael Alberti, Ingeborg Bachmann, John Berryman, John Browning
41. Juilliard (1971)
52 min | Documentary
A visit in 1971 to the classrooms of the Juilliard School, New York's prominent music academy, introducing some of the talented students and many of the brilliant faculty. Through ... See full summary »
Director: Christian Blackwood | Stars: Ania Dorfmann, Harold Farberman, Ivan Galamian, John Houseman
42. Skyline (1978–1979)
Documentary
First episode: A portrait of flutist Jean-Pierre Rampal.
Stars: Schuyler G. Chapin, Lotte Lenya, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Anita Ellis
43. Yesterday's Witness: A Tribute to the American Newsreel (1976)
54 min | Documentary
"Yesterday's Witness: A Tribute to the American Newsreel" is a historic homage to the rise of journalism, media and entertainment news. At the very start of film history the newsreel was a ... See full summary »
Director: Christian Blackwood | Stars: Lowell Thomas, Ed Herlihy, Harry von Zell, Jack Shaindlin
45. Der Kandidat (1970 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Michael Blackwood | Stars: Arthur Latham, Richard Shirvell Price
46. Land ohne Hauptstadt - Bilder aus der deutschen Provinz (1966 TV Movie)
45 min | Documentary
Director: Thomas Schamoni
47. My Life for Zarah Leander (1986)
90 min | Documentary
Documentary which interweaves the life of the actress-singer Zarah Leander, with that of her greatest fan, Paul Seiler, who has devoted his life to her.
Director: Christian Blackwood | Stars: Zarah Leander, Paul Seiler, Armand, Bruno Balz
Votes: 12
48. Katia Mann erzählt (1970 TV Movie)
40 min | Documentary
Directors: Christian Blackwood, Elisabeth Plesser | Star: Katia Mann
49. Harlem Theater (1968)
106 min | Documentary
This documentary captures rehearsals at the New Lafayette Theater Company in Harlem, after the killing of Martin Luther King Jr.
Director: Klaus Wildenhahn | Stars: Ed Bullins, Yvette Hawkins, Robert MacBeth, George Miles
50. Christo: Works in Progress (1978)
58 min | Documentary
"Christo: Works in Progress" takes us around the world on a showcase of the artist's grand environmental installations. With both critique and praise from members of the communities that ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Blackwood | Stars: Christo, Jeanne-Claude, Mary McChesney