Kevin Brownlow Movies

  • 1989
    Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

    Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

    Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

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    A film about the career and methods of the master silent comedy filmmaker.

    Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
  • 2002
    Cinerama Adventure

    Cinerama Adventure

    Cinerama Adventure

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    A nostalgic and compelling look into the legendary three camera, three projector process that revolutionized motion pictures and led the industry...

    Cinerama Adventure
  • 1968
    Abel Gance: The Charm of Dynamite

    Abel Gance: The Charm of Dynamite

    Abel Gance: The Charm of Dynamite

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    BBC documentary on the long and flamboyant career of French filmmaker Abel Gance.

    Abel Gance: The Charm of Dynamite
  • 2012
    Presenting the Gold Rush

    Presenting the Gold Rush

    Presenting the Gold Rush

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    In 1942, Charles Chaplin released his definitive sound version of THE GOLD RUSH, effectively abandoning the original 1925 silent version of his film....

    Presenting the Gold Rush
  • 2004
    So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM

    So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM

    So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM

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    A Turner Classic Movies (TCM) documentary about Keaton's discontented relationship with MGM and the events that eventually led to his career downfall.

    So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
  • 1998
    Universal Horror

    Universal Horror

    Universal Horror

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    A documentary about the era of classic monster movies that were made at Universal Studios during the 1930s and 1940s.

    Universal Horror
  • 2015
    Notfilm

    Notfilm

    Notfilm

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    NOTFILM is a feature-length experimental essay on FILM -- its author Samuel Beckett, its star Buster Keaton, its production and its philosophical...

    Notfilm
  • 1970
    The Original Action Hero

    The Original Action Hero

    The Original Action Hero

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    The film will track the evolution of the action hero in films and how aspects and perspectives have changed about them. Along with Stallone, it will...

    The Original Action Hero
  • 1968
    About

    About "The White Bus"

    About "The White Bus"

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    Follows the creation of Lindsay Anderson's The White Bus (1968), from pre-production to the shoot and in post.

    About
  • 2004
    Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic

    Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic

    Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic

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    Documentary about the legendary American film director from his introduction to the film industry in its early years to his death in 1959.

    Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic
  • 1964
    I Think They Call Him John

    I Think They Call Him John

    I Think They Call Him John

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    The life of an old man, John Cartner Ronson, living alone in a huge block of flats in London since his wife died nine years earlier.

    I Think They Call Him John
  • 2023
    Obsessed with Light

    Obsessed with Light

    Obsessed with Light

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    Loïe Fuller, stage name of Marie Louise Fuller: the American actress and dancer trained in burlesque, circuses and variety shows who, in the...

    Obsessed with Light
  • 1963
    Francis Bacon: Paintings 1941 - 1962

    Francis Bacon: Paintings 1941 - 1962

    Francis Bacon: Paintings 1941 - 1962

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    A documentary feature that attempts to approach the meaning of Francis Bacon's vision of the human predicament, without using words, just solely...

    Francis Bacon: Paintings 1941 - 1962
  • 2005
    Silent Hollywood: Cult, Stars, Scandals

    Silent Hollywood: Cult, Stars, Scandals

    Silent Hollywood: Cult, Stars, Scandals

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    Documentary about Hollywood during the silent film era.

    Silent Hollywood: Cult, Stars, Scandals
  • 2020
    Silents, Please! A Love Letter to the Silent Era

    Silents, Please! A Love Letter to the Silent Era

    Silents, Please! A Love Letter to the Silent Era

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    A TCM original production on why silent movies matter, featuring new interviews with Honorary Academy Award winner Kevin Brownlow, filmmaker Bill...

    Silents, Please! A Love Letter to the Silent Era
  • 1960
    Outline of Detergency

    Outline of Detergency

    Outline of Detergency

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    A BAFTA award nominated documentary looking at the basic features of detergency using animated diagrams and live action photography.

    Outline of Detergency
  • 1997
    The Race to Save 100 Years

    The Race to Save 100 Years

    The Race to Save 100 Years

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    As the documentary points out, 85 percent of all silent pictures are gone forever because of neglect, abuse, and improper storage of original prints....

    The Race to Save 100 Years
  • 1986
    Louise Brooks

    Louise Brooks

    Louise Brooks

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    55-Minute BBC Arena documentary on the film actress Louise Brooks

    Louise Brooks
  • 2021
    Cartoon Carnival

    Cartoon Carnival

    Cartoon Carnival

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    Cartoon Carnival tells the story of the pioneering early days of the animated art-form and chronicles one film preservationist's quest to rescue...

    Cartoon Carnival
  • 1975
    Winstanley

    Winstanley

    Winstanley

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    Gerrard Winstanley is the leader of a 17th Century religious group that believes the land should be owned communally. His convictions bring him into...

    Winstanley