Peter Becker Movies
- 2019
Ron Briley on 'A Face in the Crowd'
Ron Briley on 'A Face in the Crowd'02019HD
In this interview, shot by the Criterion Collection in 2018, Ron Briley, author of 'The Ambivalent Legacy of Elia Kazan: The Politics of the...
- 2016
A Beautiful Demon: Kazuo Koike on 'Lady Snowblood'
A Beautiful Demon: Kazuo Koike on 'Lady Snowblood'02016HD
In this interview, conducted in 2015, prolific author Kazuo Koike talks about his original LADY SNOWBLOOD manga.
- 2010
Constructing a House
Constructing a House72010HD
Interview-based documentary looking back on the making and reception of Nobuhiko Ōbayashi's 1977 film House.
- 2016
Hans Fromm on 'Phoenix'
Hans Fromm on 'Phoenix'02016HD
New interview with cinematographer Hans Fromm.
- 2019
Evan Dalton Smith on Andy Griffith
Evan Dalton Smith on Andy Griffith02019HD
'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...
- 2005
Dreams and Burdens
Dreams and Burdens62005HD
A retrospective interview with director Werner Herzog.
- 2008
Producing Mishima
Producing Mishima02008HD
In this documentary, producers Tom Luddy and Mata Yamamoto recount the challenges of producing “Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters.”
- 2014
Watching Gena Rowlands
Watching Gena Rowlands02014HD
Sheila O'Malley's visual essay "Watching Gena Rowlands" rounds out the set by focusing on Rowlands’ collaborations with Cassavetes.
- 1970
Projection/Admiration
Projection/Admiration01970HD
Charli contemplates the messiness of the ethics in filmmaking and collaboration.
- 2020
Uncovering The Naked City
Uncovering The Naked City02020HD
In this short documentary and personal essay, Bruce Goldstein, founder of Rialto Pictures and repertory director at New York’s FIlm Forum,...
- 2006
Reviving Harry Lime
Reviving Harry Lime02006HD
Radio producer Harry Alan Towers discusses his work with Orson Welles.
- 2014
John Bailey on Freddie Francis
John Bailey on Freddie Francis02014HD
Cinematographer John Bailey discusses director of photography Freddie Francis's innovations for the 1961 film 'The Innocents', and how Francis and...
- 2004
The Battle of Algiers: A Case Study
The Battle of Algiers: A Case Study02004HD
Christopher Isham discusses Gillo Pontecorvo's 'The Battle of Algiers' with Richard A. Clarke, former USA national coordinator for security and...
- 2020
Miranda July: Where it Began
Miranda July: Where it Began02020HD
In this documentary, produced in 2019, director Miranda July and filmmaker Lena Dunham explore July’s beginnings, including her early work as a...
- 2013
Giving Up the Ghost
Giving Up the Ghost02013HD
A visual essay by filmmaker Michael Almereyda.
- 2018
Homay King on 'Shanghai Express'
Homay King on 'Shanghai Express'02018HD
Film scholar Homay King discusses director Josef von Sternberg's cinematic China and the role of star Anna May Wong in 'Shanghai Express'.
- 2017
Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson
Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson02017HD
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...
- 2021
A Very Tricky Balance
A Very Tricky Balance02021HD
In this program, director Bing Liu, executive producer Gordon Quinn, and producer Diane Quon discuss the conception of Minding the Gap and its...
- 2015
Babe Ruth Footage
Babe Ruth Footage02015HD
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...
- 2013
Table Scraps: Notes on Babette's Feast
Table Scraps: Notes on Babette's Feast02013HD
In this essay on Babette's Feast, filmmaker Michael Almereyda charts the path from Isak Dinesen’s story to Gabriel Axel’s film, taking...