Mel Brooks: Walking out on Hitler
Not everybody gets Mel Brooks. Don't worry, he'll take it personally.
Mel Brooks: The 2000 Year Old Man Revisited
Carl Reiner remembers how the 2000 Year Old Man all got started.
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
After 60 years in show business, Mel Brooks has earned more major awards than any other living entertainer; he is one of 14 EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony) winners. Yet, the comedy giant has energetically avoided a documentary profile being made, even issuing an informal gag order on his friends until now.
American Master Mel Brooks on Friend and Mentor Sid Caesar
Comedic legend Sid Caesar passed away February 12, 2014, at the age of 91. Caesar was a friend and mentor to Mel Brooks and the two worked together through much of Brooks’ early career. See Brooks talk about Caesar’s genius for comedy in this film excerpt from American Masters “Mel Brooks: Make A Noise.”
Carol Burnett: A Woman of Character Preview
Salute the entertainer who was a one-woman army of comedic characters: Carol Burnett.
Philip Roth: Unmasked
American Masters explores the life and career of Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning novelist Philip Roth, often referred to as the greatest living American writer. Reclusive and diffident, Roth grants very few interviews, but for the first time, allowed a journalist to spend 10 days interviewing him on camera.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Didn't it Rain (Live 1964)
In 1964, Sister Rosetta Tharpe took over a disused rail station in England and played "Didn't Rain."
Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Preview
Discover the life, music and influence of African-American gospel singer and guitar virtuoso Rosetta Tharpe. 2/22/2013
Trailer: The Godmother of Rock & Roll
Discover the life, music and influence of African-American gospel singer and guitar virtuoso Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Mick Csaky on making the film
Director Mick Csaky on making “The Godmother of Rock & Roll.”
Joffrey: Film Excerpt - Astarte
Astarte, choreographed by Robert Joffrey, was the first live, multi-media ballet.
Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance - Preview
Uncover the story of the first quintessentially American dance company, the Joffrey Ballet. 12/28/2012
Joffrey: The Green Table Rehearsal (1967)
The Green Table is a pacifist work depicting the inhumanities and corruption of war. It was created in 1932 for the International Competition of Choreography in Paris, where it won first prize. In 1967 The Joffrey Ballet became the first American company to present this anti-war masterpiece, and it quickly became a signature work for the company.
Trailer: Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance
JOFFREY: MAVERICKS OF AMERICAN DANCE tells the story of the first quintessentially American dance company, the Joffrey Ballet. The film traces the company’s struggles and triumphs: from its humble beginnings in 1956, touring the United States in a borrowed station wagon, to becoming one of the world’s most exciting and prominent ballet companies.
Inventing David Geffen: Free Man In Paris
There are many ways you could interpret Joni Mitchell's "Free Man In Paris." Robbie Robertson of The Band gives his take on the meaning.
Inventing David Geffen: The Draft
Inventing David Geffen, premiers nationally on Tuesday, November 20, 2012, on PBS.
Inventing David Geffen: Focus Focus Focus
Like the title of the film says, David Geffen didn't just happen--he was his own invention. And, that took focus, focus, focus... Hear his friends and colleagues -- Tom Hanks, Jon Landau, and Tim Burton, among them -- talk about just what kind of focus Geffen has.
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