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Spanning New Orleans, New York, Chicago, Hollywood and Europe and over 70 years of musical innovation, this biography is the rags to riches chronicle of jazz legend Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong; Armstrong was the first, and greatest "hipster" of his time and at the center of his appeal was his trumpet playing; among numerous other credits, Armstrong pioneered the musical idea of Swing, secured Jazz in American popular culture and charmed the world with...

Recognized as the innovator of the hard-boiled detective novel, Dashiell Hammett succeeded in elevating the pulp genre to the level of fine literature. "American Masters: Dashiell Hammett. Detective. Writer." effectively tells the story of a man who traveled from the gritty American underworld to the pinnacle of literary society and the glamour of Hollywood only to watch it all escape his grasp.

In "The way of the wizard, " Dr. Chopra acts as guide to "the next leap forward we need to take as a species"--The evolution of consciousness. In "Alchemy, " Martin Sheen and Robert Guillaume, as Arthur and Merlin, dramatically interpret the classic story of King Arthur's search for the Holy Grail as Dr. Chopra explores the process of transforming your everyday feelings and desires into the realization of everything that you can become.

A candid and comprehensive biographical portrait of the novelist, essayist, journalist and activist, Norman Mailer. Compiled from over 20 hours of exclusive interviews with the writer, this profile includes rare archival footage, photographs and original manuscripts from the Mailer archives. Both fascinated by and at odds with his country, Norman Mailer personally explores the tensions that exist between reality and fiction in this unprecedented film....

Martin Scorsese talks about his films and the making of them, provides a brief autobiographical introduction of how he got started in his career, and follows with film reminiscences giving insights about the production, the casting process, studios, the industry and experiences with collaborators.

Includes extensive film clips and interviews with actors and collaborators who have worked with film director Terry Gilliam.

Robert Zemeckis began making films with an 8mm camera while still in high school. He made his directorial debut in 1978 with I wanna hold your hand, and has since directed films such as Romancing the stone, Back to the future, Who framed Roger Rabbit, Death becomes her, Forrest Gump, Contact, What lies beneath, and Cast away. This film contains interviews with the director and reminiscences by actors and actresses who have worked with Zemeckis. Includes...

Through in-depth interviews, behind the scenes footage and clips from his films, Sydney Pollack talks about the ideas, influences, motivations, struggles and successes behind his work.

Presents a profile of film director Lawrence Kasdan, featuring extensive film clips and interviews with actors and collaborators who have worked with him.

Milos Forman talks about his films and the making of them, provides a brief autobiographical introduction of how he got started in his career, and follows with film reminiscences giving insights about the production, the casting process, studios, the industry and experiences with collaborators.