Jonathan Kuntz

Movies

Charlton Heston: Radical to Right Wing
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A look at the life and work of the iconic US actor Charlton Heston (1923-2008); the embodiment of many mythic heroes who was both a staunch defender of the Civil Rights movement during the sixties and a spokesman for the National Rifle Association in his later years. The extraordinary and controversial public and personal career of one of the greatest film personalities of all time.
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
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The definitive documentary on the history of nudity in feature films from the early silent days to the present, studying the changes in morality that led to the use of nudity in films while emphasizing the political, sociological and artistic changes that shaped that history. Skin will also study the gender inequality in presenting nude images in motion pictures and will follow the revolution that has created nude gender equality in feature films today.
Murnau, Borzage and Fox
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Documentary focusing on the film careers F.W. Murnau, Frank Borzage and William Fox and their impact on the history of cinema.
Audrey Hepburn: The Paramount Years
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This piece follows Audrey Hepburn's life from her childhood through her acting career. It explores her background in ballet, her Broadway debut, and her films for Paramount including Roman Holiday, Sabrina, War and Peace, Funny Face, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and Paris When it Sizzles.
The Road to Casino Royale
Documentary that traces the tangled rights to Ian Fleming's "Casino Royale," the first James Bond story, which took over a half century to reach the screen in recognizable form.
The Gothic World of Daphne du Maurier
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An examination of Daphne du Maurier and her book's themes.
Alfred Hitchcock: The Ultimate Spymaster
Documentary on Alfred Hitchcock and early spy and espionage films.
The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious'
Documentary on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Notorious' (1946).
The Sound of Silence: The Making of 'The Lodger'
A "The Making of..." documentary about Alfred Hitchcock's 'The Lodger (1927)'.
Guilt by Association: Psychoanalyzing 'Spellbound'
Documentary on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Spellbound.'
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
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A look at the forces that shaped Pre-Code Hollywood and brought about the strict enforcement of the Hays Code in 1934.
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
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Film historians, and survivors from the nearly 30-year struggle to bring sound to motion pictures take the audience from the early failed attempts by scientists and inventors, to the triumph of the talkies.
Commemoration: Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo'
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An appreciation of Howard Hawks' "Rio Bravo" (1959) by filmmakers and historians.
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
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Hollywood's Greatest Villains
The Duke at Fox
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