Kevin Brownlow

Kevin Brownlow

Nascimento : 1938-06-02, Crowborough, Sussex, England, UK

História

Kevin Brownlow is a British film director, producer and historian.

Perfil

Kevin Brownlow

Filmes

Cartoon Carnival
Self
Cartoon Carnival tells the story of the pioneering early days of the animated art-form and chronicles one film preservationist's quest to rescue pre-sound cartoons from obscurity and screen them to new, appreciative audiences.
Silents, Please! A Love Letter to the Silent Era
Himself
A TCM original production on why silent movies matter, featuring new interviews with Honorary Academy Award winner Kevin Brownlow, filmmaker Bill Morrison, TCM Silent Sunday Nights host Jacqueline Stewart, and film collector/expert Shane Fleming. They discuss the beauty, cultural importance, and long-standing impact that silent film holds in its celluloid.
Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers
Himself
Documentary following the history of America's first cinematographers.
Alice Guy-Blaché: A História Não Contada da Primeira Cineasta do Mundo
Self
Quando Alice Guy-Blaché terminou seu primeiro filme em 1896, em Paris, ela não era apenas a primeira cineasta mulher, mas também uma das primeiras diretoras de cinema a fazer um filme narrado. Be Natural segue sua trajetória, desde secretária na Gaumont até sua indicação como Diretora de Produção em 1897, e sua subsequente carreira de sucesso de 20 anos na França e nos Estados Unidos, como fundadora de seu próprio estúdio, além de roteirista, diretora e/ou produtora de mil filmes - e depois completamente apagada da história. Até agora.
Notfilm
Self
NOTFILM is a feature-length experimental essay on FILM -- its author Samuel Beckett, its star Buster Keaton, its production and its philosophical implications -- utilizing additional outtakes, never before heard audio recordings of the production meetings, and other rare archival elements.
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
Self
Using rare footage and exclusive interviews with filmmakers from all over the globe, "Reel Herstory" corrects the historic notion that women behind the scenes in motion pictures held peripheral careers compared with their male counterparts.
O Nascimento de Carlitos
Self - Film Historian
Conheça a história de maior sucesso de Charles Chaplin, a criança de rua que se tornou uma personalidade em poucos anos. O personagem Carlitos resume o que há de mais brilhante, expressivo e criativo no cinema.
Three Hours That Shook the World: Observations on Intolerance
Himself
Three Hours That Shook the World: Observations on Intolerance is an interview with Kevin Brownlow which includes occasional clips and stills from the film. He has a ton of fascinating anecdotes about the film and its participants, including a really funny story involving David Shepard, another vaunted name in silent film, and Intolerance's editor, James Smith.
Presenting The Gold Rush
Self
In 1942, Charles Chaplin released his definitive sound version of THE GOLD RUSH, effectively abandoning the original 1925 silent version of his film. In this documentary short subject, created by The Criterion Collection, Kevin Brownlow and Chaplin biographer and archivist Jeffrey Vance recount the journey of this comic masterpiece.
The Chronoscope
Himself
A documentary about the Irish scientist Charlotte Keppel who in the 1930s invented a machine that could see into the past.
I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper
Director
This documentary explores the incredible life of Merian C. Cooper, from his time as a soldier and pilot in three different wars, to his exploits in Hollywood, as a director, producer and cinematic innovator.
Garbo
Writer
An original documentary from Turner Classic Movies, Garbo offers an intimate look at the life and career of the movies' most luminous, reclusive and mystifying star. A portrait of Garbo the woman is drawn through interviews with biographers and admirers, plus many of the friends, relatives and associates who came closest to penetrating the lonely star's veil of solitude.
Garbo
Director
An original documentary from Turner Classic Movies, Garbo offers an intimate look at the life and career of the movies' most luminous, reclusive and mystifying star. A portrait of Garbo the woman is drawn through interviews with biographers and admirers, plus many of the friends, relatives and associates who came closest to penetrating the lonely star's veil of solitude.
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
Director
A Turner Classic Movies (TCM) documentary about Keaton's discontented relationship with MGM and the events that eventually led to his career downfall.
Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic
Director
Documentary about the legendary American film director from his introduction to the film industry in its early years to his death in 1959.
Cinerama Adventure
Self
A nostalgic and compelling look into the legendary three camera, three projector process that revolutionized motion pictures and led the industry into the widescreen era.
The Tramp and the Dictator
Writer
A look at the parallel lives of Charlie Chaplin and Adolf Hitler and how they crossed with the creation of the film “The Great Dictator,” released in 1940.
The Tramp and the Dictator
Director
A look at the parallel lives of Charlie Chaplin and Adolf Hitler and how they crossed with the creation of the film “The Great Dictator,” released in 1940.
Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies
Self
Blonde, beautiful and talented, Marion Davies was the first and funniest screwball comedienne. As star of two of the best comedies ever made, Show People and The Patsy, she combined zany slapstick and exuberant mimicry. Glamorous, witty and kind, both on screen and off, Davies was also famous for her 35-year-long love affair with William Randolph Hearst.
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
Editor
Lon Chaney, a estrela do cinema mudo e artista da maquiagem, conhecido por suas diversas caracterizações e célebre por seus filmes de terror, torna-se o tema deste documentário.
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
Director
Lon Chaney, a estrela do cinema mudo e artista da maquiagem, conhecido por suas diversas caracterizações e célebre por seus filmes de terror, torna-se o tema deste documentário.
Universal Horror
Editor
A documentary about the era of classic monster movies that were made at Universal Studios during the 1930s and 1940s.
Universal Horror
Director
A documentary about the era of classic monster movies that were made at Universal Studios during the 1930s and 1940s.
The Race to Save 100 Years
Himself
As the documentary points out, 85 percent of all silent pictures are gone forever because of neglect, abuse, and improper storage of original prints. This film stresses the importance of saving these and more recent films as cultural documents that have become part of our shared history. It also takes the viewer through the painstaking process of film restoration, and highlights some of the organizations and individuals who are spear-heading this movement.
D.W. Griffith: Father of Film
Writer
Part of the "American Masters" series; this documentary shows the career of filmmaking pioneer D.W. Griffith
D.W. Griffith: Father of Film
Director
Part of the "American Masters" series; this documentary shows the career of filmmaking pioneer D.W. Griffith
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
Producer
A film about the career and methods of the master silent comedy filmmaker.
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
Director
A film about the career and methods of the master silent comedy filmmaker.
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
Writer
A film about the career and methods of the master silent comedy filmmaker.
Louise Brooks
Himself
55-Minute BBC Arena documentary on the film actress Louise Brooks
Millay at Steepletop
Cinematography
A loving tribute to the great American poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, filmed entirely at her 700-acre upstate New York farm.
Millay at Steepletop
Director
A loving tribute to the great American poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, filmed entirely at her 700-acre upstate New York farm.
Red, White, and Zero
Editor
Composed of three shorts – Ride of the Valkyrie, The White Bus, and Red and Blue – from three of Britain’s most-celebrated directors - Lindsay Anderson, Peter Brook, and Tony Richardson. Comic legend Zero Mostel stars as an opera singer (in full costume) navigating the London transport network as he attempts to reach Covent Garden in 'Ride of the Valkyrie'. Scripted by Shelagh Delaney, 'The White Bus' blends realism, drama, and poetry as a despondent young woman travels home to the North of England. And Vanessa Redgrave stars in Tony Richardson’s romantic reverie and musical featurette 'Red and Blue'. Produced in 1967, but ultimately shelved.
It Happened Here Again
Himself
The making of Winstanley (1975)
Winstanley
Screenplay
Gerrard Winstanley is the leader of a 17th Century religious group that believes the land should be owned communally. His convictions bring him into conflict with both the state and the church.
Winstanley
Producer
Gerrard Winstanley is the leader of a 17th Century religious group that believes the land should be owned communally. His convictions bring him into conflict with both the state and the church.
Winstanley
Director
Gerrard Winstanley is the leader of a 17th Century religious group that believes the land should be owned communally. His convictions bring him into conflict with both the state and the church.
A Carga da Brigada Ligeira
Editor
1954. O capitão Louis Edward Nolan (David Hemmings) é um oficial do exército que está desapontado com seu comandante, o lorde Cardigan (Trevor Howard). Ele é enviado à Turquia juntamente com o lorde Raglan (John Gielgud), um oficial desastrado que tem problemas de memória. A missão deles é combater a invasão russa ao local, durante a Guerra da Criméia.
-about 'The White Bus'
Self
Follows the creation of Lindsay Anderson's The White Bus (1968), from pre-production to the shoot and in post.
Abel Gance: The Charm of Dynamite
Writer
BBC documentary on the long and flamboyant career of French filmmaker Abel Gance.
Abel Gance: The Charm of Dynamite
Director
BBC documentary on the long and flamboyant career of French filmmaker Abel Gance.
The White Bus
Editor
A despondent young woman travels home to the North of England.
Invasão da Inglaterra
Editor
It is the Second World War. The Nazis have invaded Britain. There is a split between the resistance and those who prefer to collaborate with the invaders for a quiet life. The protagonist, a nurse, is caught in the middle.
Invasão da Inglaterra
Producer
It is the Second World War. The Nazis have invaded Britain. There is a split between the resistance and those who prefer to collaborate with the invaders for a quiet life. The protagonist, a nurse, is caught in the middle.
Invasão da Inglaterra
Director
It is the Second World War. The Nazis have invaded Britain. There is a split between the resistance and those who prefer to collaborate with the invaders for a quiet life. The protagonist, a nurse, is caught in the middle.
I Think They Call Him John
Editor
The life of an old man, John Cartner Ronson, living alone in a huge block of flats in London since his wife died nine years earlier.
9 Dalmuir West
Director
Short documentary about the last street car ride in Glasgow.
Editors on Editing
Film editing initially began as a woman's art in France. As veteran film editor, Dede Allen, tell it, "They thought that women were good at little details, like sewing." Before editing became a craft, women were the earliest technicians. Today, the long tradition of women editors carries on.