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2) Andy Warhol
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An icon of Pop Art and the first modern art superstar, Andy Warhol loved the limelight. And, in this delightful animated video, he loved telling viewers the story of his life and works -- from his blue collar birth in Pittsburgh to his (much more than) 15 minutes of world-wide fame.
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Criterion collection volume 167
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English
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Monterey Pop is the first filmed document of a rock festival. The Monterey Pop Festival, held on California's Monterey Peninsula in 1968, inspired Jann Wenner to launch his enormously successful "Rolling Stone Magazine." It also did much to boost the careers of many of the pop and rock stars who performed in it.
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"In the picturesque Kent countryside, the lovable Larkins are looking forward to a fun-filled summer of 1959. After Pop sells the crumbling mansion next door to waspish newcomers for more than it's worth, he celebrates with plans to build a swimming pool. But the new neighbors soon plot their revenge, catching Pop in their snare. Can Ma and the rest of the family manage to keep him out of prison? Meanwhile, daughter Primrose longs for love when handsome...
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Set during the ever-sunny 1950s, this is the story of the indestructible Larkins, headed by dreamer and schemer Sidney "Pop" Larkin. These folks lead an idyllic, flamboyant life in the English countryside, enlivened by Pop Larkin's never-ending entrepreneurial adventures and the fierce devotion of each family member to one another through good times and bad. Features interviews, photo gallery, biographies, and more. Title has been repackaged.
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Filmed at many museums on both sides of the Atlantic, this program critically examines the following masterpieces of Pop art: Franz Kline's C & O ; Helen Frankenthaler's Mountains and sea ; Willem de Kooning's Morning : the springs ; Jasper Johns' Flag ; Andy Warhol's The Texan : portrait of Robert Rauschenberg ; and Roy Lichtenstein's Girl with hair ribbon.
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"Features all of the existing film footage from Jimi's incendiary June 18, 1967 concert newly transferred from the original 16mm camera reversal, re-edited and presented in its original performance sequence. The audio soundtrack features a new 5.1 and 2.0 stereo soundtrack mixed by Eddie Kramer, Jimi' original engineer"--Container.
12) Monterey pop
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Criterion collection volume 168
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English
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On a June weekend in 1967, at the beginning of the Summer of Love, the Monterey International Pop Festival captured a decade's spirit and ushered in a new era of rock and roll. Monterey featured career-making performances by Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Otis Redding, but they were just a few of the performers in a diverse lineup that included Simon and Garfunkel, the Mamas and the Papas, the Who, the Byrds, Hugh Masekela, and Ravi Shankar. With...
13) Unity for PBS
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English
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A testament to the power of music and one man's indomitable spirit. Unity features more than 100 musicians, such Latin superstars as Tito Nieves, Jon Secada and Obie Bermudez, and the mixing magic of Jackson's legendary engineer Bruce Swedien in the first ever Latin album salute to The King of Pop.
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By the second half of 1971 David Bowie was justifiably being branded a one-hit-wonder, Lou Reed was considered washed-up following a disastrous solo debut, and Iggy Pop was seen as merely a drug crazed ex-Stooge. But a meeting of minds at the New York venue Max's Kansas City was the catalyst for a turnaround of fortunes for these three musicians, resulting in the most dramatic shift in musical style since the dawn of the rock age. This film investigates...
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Criterion collection volume 168
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English
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Concert film documenting the Monterey Pop Festival of 1967, with live performances, interviews, photos, and more.
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On July 1st, 2011, Montreux hosted the reunion of two master guitarists, Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin, with their Invitation to Illumination Concert. It was the first time they headlined their own concert together. The show features most of the tracks from their classic 1973 album 'Love Devotion Surrender' mixed in with a wealth of other material.
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Was Roy Lichtenstein a great artist, a thief, or both? This is the question addressed by the feature documentary. Along with Andy Warhol, Lichtenstein created the Pop Art movement of the 1960s. His comic-based paintings reside in the greatest art galleries and can fetch more than $150 million. But some view this renowned artist as a plagiarist. WHAAM! BLAM! focuses upon the last living comic artists whose work was 'appropriated' by Lichtenstein, and...
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