3DD Entertainment (Firm)
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Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
This episode features classic moments in the career of opera legend Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. Filmed in in the United Kingdom and Italy, this episode features historical archive, performance highlights, and contributions from artists, critics and directors.
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
American film director Otto Preminger was originally born in Austria-Hungary in 1905 He directed more than 35 feature films in a five-decade known for film noir mysteries such as Laura (1944) and Fallen Angel (1945), while in the 1950s and 1960s, he directed a number of high-profile adaptations of popular novels that pushed the boundaries of censorship by dealing with taboo topics such as drug addiction (The Man with the Golden Arm, 1955), rape (Anatomy...
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Fred Zinnemann, the Austrian-born American film director, won 4 Academy Awards as well as 19 for the actors who starred in his films. He was among the first directors to insist on using authentic locations to create more realism. Among his most-noted films were the western classic High Noon (1952) starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly, From Here to Eternity (1953), Oklahoma! (1955), The Nun's Story (1959) starring Audrey Hepburn, The Day of the Jackal...
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Description
Gospel is a genre of religious music, which is very much focused on a strong vocal delivery. These amazing harmonies and lyrics, which are celebratory.It’s music of unparalleled spirituality. It’s the music of hope; it’s the music of light, and it’s the music of better times ahead. It’s a combination of African Spirituals from Africans who were brought over to be slaves, and Christianity, but the non-conformist side of Christianity; Methodism,...
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Description
An orally transmitted musical heritage of a culture, in the 1930s, enjoyed a resurgence during the Great Depression following stock market crash, droughts and dust storms encouraged farmers out of the dust bowl to California and New York State. The American folk music revival began with performers like Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, Paul Robeson. Breakthrough act The Weavers sang traditional folk songs from around the world, as well as blues, labour songs,...
Series
Language
English
Description
Made in cooperation with the American Film Institute, Directors: Life Behind the Camera features thirty-three legendary directors who reveal intimate and in-depth knowledge about the art of filmmaking and, as well, their own career in the movies. Culled from over 300 hours of interviews, this two-disc, four hour presentation is totally interactive, allowing instant access to a single director, or access to an entire topic involving all directors....
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Escalation of Nuclear Missiles. Invasion of Czechoslovakia. Vietnam conflict. The invasion of Afghanistan, Russian soldiers dying in this senseless war. Gorbachev makes bold statements. Change comes quickly & the collapse of communism. Berlin Wall down in 1989. The Soviet Union formally dissolved in August 1991.
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
From the oral tradition of Ancient Greece, to a paperback grabbed at the airport, nothing captures the imagination of children and adults alike more than a great adventure story, and no genre of literature was more tailor-made for film adaptation. Tales of swashbuckling heroes in far-off lands have continued to inspire the most visionary directors in cinema.
9) Film Noir
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
With film noir in full flight, a slew of now-renowned noir 'bad girls' take centre stage, from Rita Hayworth in Gilda to Ava Gardner in The Killers.
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The son of escaped slaves, Lewis Howard Latimer (1848-1928) is considered one of the greatest black inventors. John Brown was a notable abolitionist of this period. Hanged in 1859 he advocated the use of armed insurrection to overthrow the institution of slavery in the USA. Jesse Owens triumphed at Hitler’s showpiece 1936 Olympics yet snubbed by American figures of power. The 1948 Nationalities Act led to Windrush Generation in the UK. The writer...
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The Russian Revolution in 1917 changed the course of history. This new documentary tells the story of Vladimir Lenin’s Ulyanovs and the Tsar’s Romanovs. The battle would feature assassinations, executions, and a daring seizure of power. The entire course of world history would be changed and the stage would be set for Joseph Stalin. The program features contributions from leading historians Dr Daniel Beer, Frances Welch, Professor Donald Rayfield,...
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Jean-Luc Godard is a French-Swiss film director, writer and movie critic. He is consdered a pioneer from the 1960s French New Wave era. Discover the career and life of Jean-Luc Godard. See classic moments from his illustrious career and learn insights from the film community.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
François Truffaut was a French movie director, critic, writer, and actor. He is considered a pioneer from the 1960s French New Wave era. Discover the career and life of Francois Truffaut. See classic moments from his illustrious career and learn insights from the film community.
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The night of November 8, 1923, is arguably the most significant and transformative in the history of the twentieth century. A localised uprising in the Bavarian capital of Munich, led by a small man with a toothbrush moustache and a poisonous yet compelling grandiloquence, would have repercussions that would lead to the political shackling of an entire nation, the most abhorrent crimes of the century and a world war. You might say, Adolf Hitler came...
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
John Huston was an American film director, writer, and actor. He directed more than three dozen films, many of which are now considered classics. Discover the career and life of John Huston. See classic moments from his illustrious career and learn insights from the film community.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Learn about some of the most beloved and bemusing 1990s music videos. The 1990s is a period often considered the Golden Era of the Music Video. It produced many of the greast works by some of the most creative directors: Michel Gondry, David Fincher, and Spike Jonze. This special features over 25 iconic tracks from the 1990s.
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Luis Buñuel Portolés was a Spanish filmmaker in the silent and 'talkie' eras. He is known for his innovative style, including avant-garde surrealism and working with Salvador Dalí. Discover the career and life of Luis Bunuel. See classic moments from his illustrious career and learn insights from the film community.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
In January 1968, a surprise attack by the North Vietnamese, known as the Tet Offensive, convinced many Americans that the war was not going to end very soon. Large scale opposition flared against theJohnson administration and its policies. Federal troops put down race riots while bitter protests erupted on campuses in the USA. In Paris that May, there was a “social revolution”. In Germany, a student movement driven by Rudi Dutschke reached fever...
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Franco Zeffirelli is an Italian director and producer from films, television, and opera. He is considered to be among the best film directors of the 20th century. Discover the career and life of Franco Zeffirelli. See classic moments from his illustrious career and learn insights from the film community.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Description
The emergence of new technologies like YouTube and social media meant that the 2000’s were an era where bands and artists redefined what was possible for the music video. Alongside this directors like Garth Jennings, Spike Jonze and Michel Gondry found that advances in special effects gave them more scope to fulfil their vision.