American Masters Pictures Movies
- 2010
LennoNYC
LennoNYC7.32010HD
This documentary takes an intimate look at the time Lennon, Yoko Ono and their son, Sean, spent living in New York City during the 1970s. It features...
- 2017
Itzhak
Itzhak6.32017HD
From Schubert to Strauss, Bach to Brahms, Mozart to…Billy Joel, Itzhak Perlman’s violin playing transcends mere performance to evoke the celebrations...
- 2022
Groucho & Cavett
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Discover the enduring friendship between television personality Dick Cavett and his mentor iconic comedian Groucho Marx. Their relationship is chronic...
- 2020
Unladylike2020
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Upending expectations and challenging the definition of womanhood, these “first women” found themselves at the forefront of progressive movements, org...
- 2019
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool7.1922019HD
An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926-1991).
- 2000
On Cukor
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Widely thought of as “a woman’s director,” legendary film director George Cukor is profiled with the use of film clips and interviews with his friends...
- 2015
Janis: Little Girl Blue
Janis: Little Girl Blue7.3072015HD
Janis Joplin's evolution into a star from letters that Joplin wrote over the years to her friends, family, and collaborators.
- 2021
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It7.42021HD
Rita Moreno defied both her humble upbringing and relentless racism to become one of a select group who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award...
- 1990
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret01990HD
A leading acting teacher who trained some of the most famous performers of the stage and screen, Sanford Meisner was a founding member of the Group Th...
- 2021
Ailey
Ailey5.62021HD
Alvin Ailey was a visionary artist who found salvation through dance. Told in his own words and through the creation of a dance inspired by his life,...
- 1997
Vaudeville
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Vaudeville is a 1997 PBS documentary under its American Masters program. Using film clips and photos, the art and history of vaudeville (1890-1930s) i...
- 2017
This Is Bob Hope...
This Is Bob Hope...82017HD
During his career, Bob Hope was the only performer to achieve top-rated success in every form of mass entertainment. American Masters explores the ent...
- 2016
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise7.92016HD
A celebration of Dr. Maya Angelou by weaving her words with rare and intimate archival photographs and videos, which paint hidden moments of her exube...
- 2006
Sketches of Frank Gehry
Sketches of Frank Gehry6.82006HD
First and foremost, Frank Gehry is an artist. Described as a young child as having golden hands, Frank begins his creation through sketch. Forming tho...
- 2019
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage02019HD
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage is a warm and revealing portrait of the charismatic, groundbreaking actor’s journey from his native Puerto Rico to the...
- 1987
The Ten-Year Lunch
The Ten-Year Lunch6.41987HD
The story of the legendary wits who lunched daily at the Algonquin Hotel in New York City during the 1920s. The core of the so-called Round Table grou...
- 2019
Words from a Bear
Words from a Bear02019HD
A visual journey into the mind and soul of Pulitzer Prize–winning author Navarro Scott Momaday, relating each written line to his unique Native Americ...
- 2011
Eames: The Architect and the Painter
Eames: The Architect and the Painter6.92011HD
The husband-and-wife team of Charles and Ray Eames were America's most influential and important industrial designers. Admired for their creations and...
- 2021
Ballerina Boys
Ballerina Boys92021HD
Discover Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo (The Trocks),an all-male company that for 45 years has offered audiences their passion for ballet clas...
- 2015
By Sidney Lumet
By Sidney Lumet6.62015HD
An analysis of director Sidney Lumet's work (12 Angry Men, Dog Day Afternoon, Before The Devil Knows You're Dead) in his own words, based on a five-da...