Michael Blackwood Productions Movies
- 2004
What is Minimalism? : The American Perspective 1958-1968
What is Minimalism? : The American Perspective 1958-196802004HD
Featuring notable Minimalist artists such as Bride Marden, Claes Oldenburg, and Donald Judd, What is Minimalism: The American Perspective 1958-1968...
- 1980
Making Dances: Seven Post-Modern Choreographers
Making Dances: Seven Post-Modern Choreographers01980HD
Made in 1980, this film explores the contemporary dance scene through the work of seven New York-based choreographers. They discuss the nature of...
- 1976
Hollywood's Musical Moods
Hollywood's Musical Moods01976HD
In the silent film era, movies were never really silent. In the background of films that made figures like Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton into...
- 2012
Lee Ufan: Marking Infinity
Lee Ufan: Marking Infinity02012HD
"Marking Infinity", Lee Ufan's recent retrospective exhibition at the Guggenheim charts the artist's creation of a visual, conceptual, and...
- 1995
Peter Eisenman: Making Architecture Move
Peter Eisenman: Making Architecture Move01995HD
With the participation of famed architects such as Frank Gehry, Daniel Libeskind and Zaha Hadid, Peter Eisenman: Making Architecture Move provides an...
- 1985
Empire City
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A film essay contrasting the modern metropolis with its "golden age" from 1830-1930, with the participation of some of New York's leading political...
- 2012
The Practice of Architecture: Visiting Peter Zumthor
The Practice of Architecture: Visiting Peter Zumthor02012HD
Architect Peter Zumthor lives and works in the remote village of Haldenstein in the Swiss Canton of Graubünden where he can keep the politics of...
- 2006
Richard Meier in Rome Building a Church in the City of Churches
Richard Meier in Rome Building a Church in the City of Churches02006HD
Known for his bold, abstract and stark white buildings, American architect Richard Meier now takes on the challenge of building the Jubilee Church in...
- 1988
Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser6.91988HD
A documentary film about the life of pianist and jazz great Thelonious Monk. Features live performances by Monk and his band, and interviews with...
- 1970
David Hockney's Diaries
David Hockney's Diaries01970HD
Renowned English painter, David Hockney, takes us on a visual journey as he shares with us his treasured photo diaries. Consisting of polaroids...
- 1990
Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis
Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis81990HD
"Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis" is a visually striking film portrait shot on location in Japan with the participation of the major Butoh...
- 2009
Peter Eisenman: Building Germany's Holocaust Memorial
Peter Eisenman: Building Germany's Holocaust Memorial02009HD
This documentary explores the creation of the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin as designed by architect Peter Eisenman. Reaction of the German public to...
- 1978
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel7.41978HD
Documentary examining the life and career of producer/director Roger Corman. Clips from his films and interviews with actors and crew members who...
- 2007
Jeff Wall: Retrospective
Jeff Wall: Retrospective02007HD
Jeff Wall is one of the most important and influential photographers working today. His work played a key role in establishing photography as a...
- 1981
Edith Head
Edith Head01981HD
A light-hearted, toe-tapping portrait of the well-known 8 Oscar winning Hollywood costume designer filmed in her opulent house and garden. Edith Head...
- 2004
The Cremaster Cycle: A Conversation with Matthew Barney
The Cremaster Cycle: A Conversation with Matthew Barney02004HD
For his five Cremaster films Matthew Barney's created a multitude of sculptural forms and structures. Recently both the sculptures and the films...
- 2012
Lebbeus Woods + Steven Holl: The Practice of Architecture
Lebbeus Woods + Steven Holl: The Practice of Architecture02012HD
Architects Lebbeus Woods and Steven Holl have been friends for many years, brought together by their creativity, philosophy and visionary...
- 1987
Francis Bacon and the Brutality of Fact
Francis Bacon and the Brutality of Fact01987HD
In his London studio, Francis Bacon discusses his work and approach with David Sylvester. His representations of the human figure in portraits and...
- 2014
The New Clark: Bringing the Ando Experience to the Berkshires
The New Clark: Bringing the Ando Experience to the Berkshires02014HD
"The New Clark: Bringing the Ando Experience to the Berkshires" is a revealing insight into a long-term radical expansion of the Clark Art Institute...
- 2010
Post Ductility: Metals in Architecture and Structural Engineering
Post Ductility: Metals in Architecture and Structural Engineering02010HD
"Post Ductility: Metals in Architecture and Structural Engineering" presents a series of detailed lectures during which the past, present and future...