Gary Giddins Movies

Documentary about the use of 3-D technology in Inferno (1953) and the advent of CinemaScope, in 1953 in the film The Robe (1953).

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Cast: Kim Morgan

Jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams was a genius ahead of her time. From child prodigy to "Boogie-Woogie Queen" to groundbreaking composer to mentoring...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Mary Lou Williams

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...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Gary Giddins

Documentary on the making of Gigi

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Leslie Caron

Brief overview of the two actors at the Fox Studio.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Robert Osborne

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...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Jon Faddis

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...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Bing Crosby

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...

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Cast: Andre Mehmari

This recently produced behind-the-scenes documentary digs into Gershwin's original work, the genesis of the cinematic adaptation, casting, the shoot,...

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Cast: Gene Lees

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...

Genre: Music

Cast: Sonny Rollins

Louis Armstrong is one of the most recognizable figures in jazz, with his incomparable trumpet playing and beaming smile. This video profiles...

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Cast: Danny Glover