The life story of Colin McKenzie, a forgotten pioneer of international cinema who was born in rural New Zealand in 1888.
Tag: interview
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Money Talks
Sought by police and criminals, a small-time huckster makes a deal with a TV newsman for protection.
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Cure
A detective starts spiraling out of control when a wave of gruesome murders with seemingly similar bizarre circumstances is sweeping Tokyo.
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Behind the Planet of the Apes
Roddy McDowall takes you, film by film, from production meetings to make-up sessions, then right onto the movie set to see the actual filming of the science fiction masterpiece. The most comprehensive history of Planet of the Apes ever created, this fascinating 127-minute documentary explores one of the most imaginative and influential series in movie history.
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Beefcake
A look at the 1950s muscle men’s magazines and the representative industry which were popular supposedly as health and fitness magazines, but were in reality primarily being purchased by the still-underground homosexual community. Chief among the purveyors of this literature was Bob Mizer, who maintained a magazine and developed sexually inexplicit men’s films for over 40 years. Aided by his mother, the two maintained a stable of not so innocent studs.
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Forever Hollywood
Noted Hollywood stars and directors talk about the history and evolution of the film industry in Los Angeles.
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Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd’s bestselling children’s book headlines this winning 25-minute collection of sleepytime tales from HBO. Susan Sarandon narrates the simple story of a bunny readying for bed. Other top entertainers lend their voices to the tape: Tony Bennett sings the story of “Hit the Road to Dreamland”; Lauryn Hill brings rhythm to “Hush, Little Baby”; Billy Crystal lends many voices to Mercer Mayer’s “There’s a Nightmare in My Closet”; and singers Natalie Cole, Aaron Neville, and Patti LeBelle sing other tales. A dandy video for the youngster, punctuated with “interviews” of real kids answering a host of bedtime questions.
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The Insider
A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.
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As You Wish: The Story of ‘The Princess Bride’
A “behinds the scenes” documentary about the making of the 1987 film THE PRINCESS BRIDE with original archive footage and new interviews with cast members.