Nov 30, 2016 winter is coming and its been dreary for the last few days, so i thought id finish up my list of favorite new york and new yorker documentaries to get you through the cold. New york state boasts one of the best networks of professionally staffed local and regional film offices in the country. Plus the brief appearance by a frank vincent bubblehead doll. This definitive series chronicles the history of new york from its founding in 1624 as a dutch trading post to its continuing preeminence as the cultural and economic capital of the world. Episode three turns the spotlight on greed and wealth. The film was a production of steeplechase films in association with wgbh boston, thirteen wnet, and the newyork historical society.
New york, a lost american silent comedy drama by george fitzmaurice. New york city events calendar for may 8, 2020 new york city. Ric burns brother of the famed documentarian ken burns presents an exhaustive history of new york city from the settling of the area by the dutch to the attack by terrorists nearly 400 years later. New york city events calendar for may 8, 2020 new york. A documentary film 19992003 purchase ric burns, director, writer with james sanders, and producer with lisa ades ep 15 of new york, a seventeen and a half hour series on the history of new york city. A sweeping narrative covering nearly 400 years and 400 square miles, it reveals a complex and dynamic city that has played an unparalleled role in. With david ogden stiers, mike wallace, john steele gordon, kenneth jackson. A documentary film, directed by ric burns, features an extensive introduction to the making of this sixpart film. The twelve is a feature length documentary that gives a voice to wisdom. This sevenpart, 14 and a half hour television event explores new york citys rich history as the premier laboratory of modern life.
The film was a production of steeplechase films in association with wgbh boston, thirteenwnet, and the newyork historical society. Steeplechase films is a documentary production company founded in 1989 by filmmaker ric. A dvd documentary is a documentary film of indeterminate length that has been produced with the sole intent of releasing it for direct sale to the public on dvds, as different from a documentary being made and released first on television or on a cinema screen a. A documentary film, which premiered nationally on pbs to wide public and. The missing picture and other films rethink documentaries. You can download a partner toolkit, discussion guide, and lesson plan on the pbs. It would be difficult for any documentary film series, or any other medium to cover the full ambit of the history of this story. Episode two looks at new yorks rise as a burgeoning cultural center and multiethnic port. It starts with henry hudson discovering one of the greatest natural ports in the world, and takes us. See how they can help with local logistics, paperwork and production. A sausageandpeppers homage to new york street life and ethnic pride which still havent gone the way of subway tokens, howard johnsons, and smoking in bars. A documentary film tv series 1999 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
One of the film s most striking features is a series of statements, often compelling, from poets, novelists, and journalists, both contemporary and past. The secret life of adolf hitler free 1950s television documentary that includes interviews with hitlers sister paula wolf and footage from eva brauns rare home movies. Nov 12, 2014 a sausageandpeppers homage to new york street life and ethnic pride which still havent gone the way of subway tokens, howard johnsons, and smoking in bars. New york gaa, a county board of the gaelic athletic association outside ireland, responsible for gaelic games in the new york metropolitan area new york knicks, a professional basketball team, part of the atlantic division of the eastern conference in the nba. For updates throughout the day, like us on facebook. May 8, 2020 calendar of free events, paid events, and things to do in new york city, ny.
New york a documentary film tv series, 1 season, 8 episode. A documentary film opening by steeplechase films on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Several noted new york city historians, including mike wallace, kenneth t. The new york documentary by ric burns is an outstanding achievement on so many levels. The information presented is dramatically conveyed by david ogden stiers, leaving you informed, impressed, saddened at times, and ultimately lifted by the resiliance of the city itself. The film was a production of steeplechase films in association with wgbh boston, thirteenwnet, and the newyork historical society the series was written by burns and james sanders and produced by burnss.
Regional film offices new york state boasts one of the best networks of professionally staffed local and regional film offices in the country. Episode 9 is a dramatic and compelling consideration of the forces that have transformed new york at the start of the 21st century. A documentary film is a nonfictional, motion picture intended to document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education, or maintaining a historical record. Understand the unique history and contemporary legacy of the new york city.
The city and the world pbs series directed by ric burns. Jan 24, 2010 part 1 of 3 empire state building segment from new york. The period of 1825 to 1865 in the history on new york city is narrated by david ogden stiers. Dash and optimistic lily trade notes in a book they pass back and forth in locations around new york.
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A documentary film, a film by ric burns new york, an episode of glee. The responsive eye free brian depalmas short film documenting the opening night of an op art exhibition at the museum of modern art in new york in 1966. New york portrait, chapters iiii peter hutton, 197990. A documentary film is a late1990s literary and journalistic meditation on ideas and images evoked by new york city. This documentary is the finest historical film i have yet seen. A documentaryonly film theater for new york the new york times. Jul, 2016 new york today is a weekday roundup that stays live from 6 a. Top documentary films watch free documentaries online. A sweeping narrative covering nearly 400 years and 400 square miles, it reveals a complex and dynamic city that has played and. The worlds greatest free documentary library a place where documentaries are regarded as the supreme form of expression. A documentaryonly film theater for new york the new. The series was written by burns and james sanders and produced by burnss company, steeplechase films.
Please login or register to borrow, download, or purchase resources. Episode five tells the africanamerican experience and the birth of the new media industries. Join former first lady michelle obama in an intimate documentary looking at her life, hopes and connection with. Irish and italian music such as cherish the ladies rendition of the traditional tune famine irish and the new york orchestras performance of puccinis o mio babbino caro represent the heritage of new york citys immigrant population, while marches, ragtime, jazz. A documentary film composed by brian keane, released by rca in 1999. Studio 54 was the epicenter of 70s hedonisma place that not only redefined the nightclub, but also came to symbolize an entire era. Download the latest documentaries investigating global developments, issues and affairs. Lily trade notes in a book they pass back and forth in locations around new york. One of the major reasons for the explosion in the arts in new york of the 1920s was that composers and musicians were simply hungry to incorporate the culture of one of the groups. Nowhere in america do poverty and wealth exist so closely to one another as in new york city.
Columbia county offers filmmakers a wealth of scenic beauty. Order and disorder, 18251865 already established as americas premier port, new york city swelled into the nations greatest industrial metropolis as a massive wave of german and irish immigration turned the city into one of the worlds most complex urban environments, bringing with it. Join former first lady michelle obama in an intimate documentary looking at her life. Bbc world service the documentary podcast downloads. This seven part television event explores new york citys rich history as a premier laboratory of modern life. Ric burnss dvd boxed documentary complete series paints a broad brush over the whole period but skillfully colors in many of the landmark moments that have made new york what it. A documentary film 19992003 purchase ric burns, director, writer with james sanders, and producer with lisa ades ep 15 of new york, a seventeen and a. Told in a sentimental tone, burns weaves a lyrical tale of the great metropolis that encompasses not only the citys.
We see the rise of the city as a cultural centre, to influx of blacks, italians and germans. Part 1 of 3 empire state building segment from new york. Documentary has been described as a filmmaking practice, a cinematic tradition, and mode of audience reception that is continually evolving and is without clear boundaries. More of our favorite, most absorbing, compelling, and. A sweeping narrative covering nearly 400 years and 400 square miles, it reveals a complex and dynamic city that has played and unparalleled role in shaping the nation and reflecting its ideals. Told in a sentimental tone, burns weaves a lyrical tale of the great metropolis that encompasses not only the citys streets, but also that of the history of america. It was directed by ric burns and originally aired in the u. A documentary film is a steeplechase films production in association with wgbh boston, thirteenwnet new york, and the newyork historical society.
The film comes to a climax with the destruction of penn station, the battle over the lower manhattan expressway, the social and fiscal crises of the 60s and 70s, and new yorks miraculous revival in the last quartercentury. Magnet releasing is the genre arm of magnolia pictures, specializing in films from the vanguard of horror, action, comedy and asian cinema, and the home of genre classics like tomas alfredsons let the right one in, ti wests the house of the devil, andre ovredals trollhunter, gareth edwards monsters, neil marshalls sword and sandals bloodbath centurion, and tony. A documentary film season 1 episode 7 the city and the world 19452000 in exploring the social, economic and physical forces that swept through the city in the postwar period, episode seven examines the great africanamerican migration and puerto rican immigration of the 40s, 50s, and 60s. The future of cities will be a new chapter of the awardwinning, 17 12hour public television series new york. A documentary film by ric burns dvd 8pk,an elegant, lyrical and compelling portrait of the greatest and most complex of cities. Its coowners, ian schrager and steve rubell, two friends from. The rest of the film is a whirlwind tour of the exclusive. In 1987, ric burns and james sanders conceived the idea of a multipart television series on the history of new york city. Winter is coming and its been dreary for the last few days, so i thought id finish up my list of favorite new york and new yorker documentaries to get you through the cold. Married to the mob 1988 an undercover fbi agent falls in love with a recently widowed mafia wife seeking to start her life over after her husbands murder and who is also pursued by a libidinous mafia kingpin seeking to claim her for himself.
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