Gary Giddins
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A New Dimension in Noir: Filming Inferno in 3D (2017)
Documentary about the use of 3-D technology in Inferno (1953) and the advent of CinemaScope, in 1953 in the film The Robe (1953).
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band (2015)
Jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams was a genius ahead of her time. From child prodigy to "Boogie-Woogie Queen" to groundbreaking composer to mentoring...
In Full Swing (2019)
A documentary on the making of the 1936 film Swing Time, featuring interviews with jazz and film critic Gary Giddens, dance critic Brian Seibert, and...
Thank Heaven! The Making of 'Gigi' (2008)
Documentary on the making of Gigi
Killer Instincts: Richard Widmark and Ida Lupino at Twentieth Century Fox (2008)
Brief overview of the two actors at the Fox Studio.
Miles Goes Modal (1970)
In 2006, jazz trumpeter Jon Faddis and critic Gary Giddins discuss the iconic Miles Davis and the critical time in his career when the score for...
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered (2014)
Bing Crosby was, without a doubt, the most popular and influential multi-media star of the first half of the twentieth century, pulling audiences in...
Zuza Homem de Jazz (2018)
What is the influence of Jazz on Brazilian music and the influence of Brazilian music on Jazz? The documentary Zuza Homem de Jazz draws a parallel...
'S Wonderful: Creating An American in Paris (2008)
This recently produced behind-the-scenes documentary digs into Gershwin's original work, the genesis of the cinematic adaptation, casting, the shoot,...
Saxophone Colossus (1998)
Tenor saxophone master Sonny Rollins has long been hailed as one of the most important artists in jazz history, and still, today, he is viewed as the...
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong (1999)
Louis Armstrong is one of the most recognizable figures in jazz, with his incomparable trumpet playing and beaming smile. This video profiles...
Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker (1989)
A documentary about the legendary Jazz player Charlie (Bird) Parker.
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong (1992)
Satchmo. Theer are few people in this country - or around the world - who will not recognize that name. Louis Armstrong embodied twentieth-century...
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong (1992)
Satchmo. Theer are few people in this country - or around the world - who will not recognize that name. Louis Armstrong embodied twentieth-century...
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong (1992)
Satchmo. Theer are few people in this country - or around the world - who will not recognize that name. Louis Armstrong embodied twentieth-century...