Steve Allen
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2005?]
Language
English
Description
Documentary about comedian Lenny Bruce, who died in 1966. In his personal life he was a tortured soul, and his humor was ahead of the times, but his influence was enormous. He attacked hypocracy, racism, war and organized religion, and was rewarded by being hounded by the police.
2) Lenny Bruce
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"There are no dirty words, only dirty minds." - Lenny Bruce. The outrageous, groundbreaking comic whose iconoclastic material in a conservative era got him into tragic trouble is here profiled by a close friend who prefers to remember the laughs Lenny Bruce's memory evokes instead of the tears. With Lenny Bruce, Steve Allen, Paul Krassner, Mort Sahl, Kenneth Tynan, Nat Hentoff & Malcom Muggeridge.
3) Warning shot
Series
Publisher
Kino Lorber Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Tom Valens, an LAPD sergeant, fatally shoots what he perceives to be an armed suspect, but the man's purported 'weapon' is nowhere to be found. Charged with manslaughter and suspended from the force, he sets out to clear his name.
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In a triumphant career that lasted forty years Erroll Garner pushed the playability of the piano to its limits, developed an international reputation, and made an indelible mark on the jazz world. And yet, his story has never been told. Until now. Atticus Brady's new film uses an astonishing array of archival materials interwoven with interviews with friends, family, and fellow musicians, and features commentary from Woody Allen; Ahmad Jamal; Tonight...