Horace Parlan may not be a household name, but it should be; the pianist, who worked with Charles Mingus and Dexter Gordon, not only witnessed the evolution of jazz, he was a respected practitioner during the genre's heyday in the 1950s. In this fascinating documentary, watch Harlan -- who never let partial paralysis from polio get in the way of his music -- share memories, talk jazz and tickle the ivories once more in his own inimitable style.
Horace Parlan may not be a household name, but it should be; the pianist, who worked with Charles Mingus and Dexter Gordon, not only witnessed the evolution of jazz, he was a respected practitioner during the genre's heyday in the 1950s. In this fascinating documentary, watch Harlan -- who never let partial paralysis from polio get in the way of his music -- share memories, talk jazz and tickle the ivories once more in his own inimitable style.
Documentary about jazz great Chet Baker that intercuts footage from the 1950s, when he was part of West Coast Cool, and from his last years. We see the young Baker, he of the beautiful face, in California and in Italy, where he appeared in at least one movie and at least one jail cell (for drug possession). And, we see the aged Baker, detached, indifferent, his face a ruin. Includes interviews with his children and ex-wife, women companions, and musicians.
เราจะพาคุณไปพบกับนักบินตัวจริงผู้เป็นแรงบันดาลใจในการสร้าง Masters of the Air เพื่อฟังเรื่องโศกเศร้าและสะเทือนใจของฝูงบินทิ้งระเบิดที่ 100
A vibrant tribute to one of America's legendary bandleaders, charting Glenn Miller's rise from obscurity and poverty to fame and wealth in the early 1940s.
Jazz legend Chet Baker finds love and redemption when he stars in a movie about his own troubled life to mount a comeback.
An intimate look into the life of icon Quincy Jones. A unique force in music and popular culture for 70 years, Jones has transcended racial and cultural boundaries; his story is inextricably woven into the fabric of America. Jones came to prominence in the 1950s as a jazz arranger and conductor before working on pop music and film scores. He moved easily between musical genres, producing major pop hits of the early 1960s and serving as an arranger and conductor for several collaborations in the same time period.
Inside the Blue Note nightclub one night in 1959 Paris, an aged, ailing jazzman coaxes an eloquent wail from his tenor sax. Outside, a young Parisian too broke to buy a glass of wine strains to hear those notes. Soon they will form a friendship that sparks a final burst of genius.
An account of the life and work of legendary Japanese actor Toshirō Mifune (1920-97), the most prominent actor of the Golden Age of Japanese cinema.
Actor William Hartnell felt trapped by a succession of hard-man roles while wannabe producer Verity Lambert was frustrated by the TV industry's glass ceiling. Both of them were to find unlikely hope and unexpected challenges in the form of a Saturday tea-time drama. Allied with a team of unusual but brilliant people, they went on to create the longest running science fiction series ever made.
มารับชมและฟังเรื่องราวของปรมาจารย์ดนตรี จอห์น วิลเลียมส์ พร้อมข้อมูลล้วงลึกจากผู้สร้างหนัง นักดนตรี และคนอื่นๆ ที่ได้เขาบันดาลใจ และภาพเบื้องหลังหายาก
The life and career of an actor, artist, and icon. His own journey through his own camera.