Peter Becker Movies

  • 2019
    Ron Briley on 'A Face in the Crowd'

    Ron Briley on 'A Face in the Crowd'

    Ron Briley on 'A Face in the Crowd'

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    In this interview, shot by the Criterion Collection in 2018, Ron Briley, author of 'The Ambivalent Legacy of Elia Kazan: The Politics of the...

    Ron Briley on 'A Face in the Crowd'
  • 2016
    A Beautiful Demon: Kazuo Koike on 'Lady Snowblood'

    A Beautiful Demon: Kazuo Koike on 'Lady Snowblood'

    A Beautiful Demon: Kazuo Koike on 'Lady Snowblood'

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    In this interview, conducted in 2015, prolific author Kazuo Koike talks about his original LADY SNOWBLOOD manga.

    A Beautiful Demon: Kazuo Koike on 'Lady Snowblood'
  • 2010
    Constructing a House

    Constructing a House

    Constructing a House

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    Interview-based documentary looking back on the making and reception of Nobuhiko Ōbayashi's 1977 film House.

    Constructing a House
  • 2016
    Hans Fromm on 'Phoenix'

    Hans Fromm on 'Phoenix'

    Hans Fromm on 'Phoenix'

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    New interview with cinematographer Hans Fromm.

    Hans Fromm on 'Phoenix'
  • 2019
    Evan Dalton Smith on Andy Griffith

    Evan Dalton Smith on Andy Griffith

    Evan Dalton Smith on Andy Griffith

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    'A Face in the Crowd' was Andy Griffith's first film role; he would go on to be most famous for his folksy portrayal of Sheriff Andy Taylor on...

    Evan Dalton Smith on Andy Griffith
  • 2005
    Dreams and Burdens

    Dreams and Burdens

    Dreams and Burdens

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    A retrospective interview with director Werner Herzog.

    Dreams and Burdens
  • 2008
    Producing Mishima

    Producing Mishima

    Producing Mishima

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    In this documentary, producers Tom Luddy and Mata Yamamoto recount the challenges of producing “Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters.”

    Producing Mishima
  • 2014
    Watching Gena Rowlands

    Watching Gena Rowlands

    Watching Gena Rowlands

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    Sheila O'Malley's visual essay "Watching Gena Rowlands" rounds out the set by focusing on Rowlands’ collaborations with Cassavetes.

    Watching Gena Rowlands
  • 1970
    Projection/Admiration

    Projection/Admiration

    Projection/Admiration

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    Charli contemplates the messiness of the ethics in filmmaking and collaboration.

    Projection/Admiration
  • 2020
    Uncovering The Naked City

    Uncovering The Naked City

    Uncovering The Naked City

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    In this short documentary and personal essay, Bruce Goldstein, founder of Rialto Pictures and repertory director at New York’s FIlm Forum,...

    Uncovering The Naked City
  • 2006
    Reviving Harry Lime

    Reviving Harry Lime

    Reviving Harry Lime

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    Radio producer Harry Alan Towers discusses his work with Orson Welles.

    Reviving Harry Lime
  • 2014
    John Bailey on Freddie Francis

    John Bailey on Freddie Francis

    John Bailey on Freddie Francis

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    Cinematographer John Bailey discusses director of photography Freddie Francis's innovations for the 1961 film 'The Innocents', and how Francis and...

    John Bailey on Freddie Francis
  • 2004
    The Battle of Algiers: A Case Study

    The Battle of Algiers: A Case Study

    The Battle of Algiers: A Case Study

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    Christopher Isham discusses Gillo Pontecorvo's 'The Battle of Algiers' with Richard A. Clarke, former USA national coordinator for security and...

    The Battle of Algiers: A Case Study
  • 2020
    Miranda July: Where it Began

    Miranda July: Where it Began

    Miranda July: Where it Began

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    In this documentary, produced in 2019, director Miranda July and filmmaker Lena Dunham explore July’s beginnings, including her early work as a...

    Miranda July: Where it Began
  • 2013
    Giving Up the Ghost

    Giving Up the Ghost

    Giving Up the Ghost

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    A visual essay by filmmaker Michael Almereyda.

    Giving Up the Ghost
  • 2018
    Homay King on 'Shanghai Express'

    Homay King on 'Shanghai Express'

    Homay King on 'Shanghai Express'

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    Film scholar Homay King discusses director Josef von Sternberg's cinematic China and the role of star Anna May Wong in 'Shanghai Express'.

    Homay King on 'Shanghai Express'
  • 2017
    Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson

    Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson

    Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson

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    In this 25-minute video essay, film scholar David Bordwell, co-author of "Film Art: An Introduction", conducts an analysis of Howard Hawks's "His...

    Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson
  • 2021
    A Very Tricky Balance

    A Very Tricky Balance

    A Very Tricky Balance

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    In this program, director Bing Liu, executive producer Gordon Quinn, and producer Diane Quon discuss the conception of Minding the Gap and its...

    A Very Tricky Balance
  • 2015
    Babe Ruth Footage

    Babe Ruth Footage

    Babe Ruth Footage

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    One of SPEEDY’s many delights is a surprise cameo by Babe Ruth. In this new piece, David Filipi, director of film and video at the Wexner...

    Babe Ruth Footage
  • 2013
    Table Scraps: Notes on Babette's Feast

    Table Scraps: Notes on Babette's Feast

    Table Scraps: Notes on Babette's Feast

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    In this essay on Babette's Feast, filmmaker Michael Almereyda charts the path from Isak Dinesen’s story to Gabriel Axel’s film, taking...

    Table Scraps: Notes on Babette's Feast