Leo Braudy

Movies

Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America
Self
With his naïve air, his rangy and reassuring silhouette, James Stewart symbolizes success, someone who everybody wants to look like. Behind his legendary nonchalance, Robert Mitchum is the figure of the bad boy, the kind-hearted hooligan who anyone would like to have for accomplice. What is the legacy left by these two big myths of the Hollywood cinema and in which way they fed the American dream?
Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen'
Himself
A featurette documentary that looks into the making of "The Dirty Dozen," containing interviews with the main cast, film scholars, and production personnel.
Facing the Past
Self
Documentary about the film 'A Face in the Crowd'.
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Self - Professor and Cultural Historian
From the earliest versions of the script to the blockbuster debuts, explore the creation of the Star Wars Trilogy.
Ice
Vladimir
"An underground revolutionary group struggles against internal strife to stage urban guerilla attacks against a fictionalized fascist regime in the United States. Interspersed throughout the narrative are rhetorical sequences that explain the philosophy of radical action and restrain the melodrama inherent in the thriller genre." Written by Laurence Kardish, Museum of Modern Art