Michael Patrick Hearn

Películas

Una noche de película: Feliz Navidad
Self - author
Una noche de cine: ¡Feliz Navidad! es un viaje lleno de oropel a través de las películas navideñas más icónicas de todos los tiempos, incluidas las favoritas eternas It's A Wonderful Life (1946) y Miracle on 34th Street (1947). El especial analiza variaciones dentro del género, como romances navideños, películas familiares e incluso suspenso. Una noche de cine: ¡Feliz Navidad! presenta historias detrás de escena y recuerdos navideños personales de Hollywood de personas como Chevy Chase, Margaret O'Brien, Chazz Palminteri, Deborah Raffin, Karolyn Grimes, Zack Ward, Brian Henson, Joe Dante, Trine Mitchum, los autores Julie Salamon y Alonso Duralde, Michael Patrick Hearn, un experto en villancicos de Navidad, y muchos más.
L. Frank Baum: The Man Behind the Curtain
Himself
A featurette on L. Frank Baum, author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and other children's books.
Oz: The American Fairyland
Himself
The first part tells of the life and works of L. Frank Baum, along with his career as a writer and filmmaker, centering on the creation of Oz. This portion continues with the effect of Oz after his death, with novelties, dolls, radio, stage, and screen adaptions, and advertising gimmicks based on his work, culminating with MGM's Wizard of Oz (1939). While discussing some of the major alterations between the book and the film, such as MGM making Baum's real-life adventure a dream. The second half is about interpretation of Oz by other artists, including Helen Kish, Barry Moser, Barry Mahon, Evelyn Copelman, Robert Tonner, Robin Woods, Michael Hague, Lizbeth Zwerger, Pavel Arsyenov, and Charles Santore. The documentary concludes with an analysis of Baum's work and its profound effect on American culture.