Gabriel Chávez Movies
- 2022

Where It Began: The Origins of WALL·E
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In this program, created for the Criterion Collection in 2022, writer-director Andrew Stanton explores the films that inspired his approach to...
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- 2017

M’Bissine Thérèse Diop on 'Black Girl'
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Conducted in 2016, this interview with actor M’Bissine Thérèse Diop covers her lead role in 'Black Girl'.
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- 2016

A Beautiful Demon: Kazuo Koike on 'Lady Snowblood'
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In this interview, conducted in 2015, prolific author Kazuo Koike talks about his original LADY SNOWBLOOD manga.
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- 2022

Anatomy of a Scene: The Plant
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This masterclass featuring writer-director Andrew Stanton was produced for the Criterion Collection in 2022.
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- 2021

A Very Tricky Balance
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In this program, director Bing Liu, executive producer Gordon Quinn, and producer Diane Quon discuss the conception of Minding the Gap and its...
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- 2013

Table Scraps: Notes on Babette's Feast
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In this essay on Babette's Feast, filmmaker Michael Almereyda charts the path from Isak Dinesen’s story to Gabriel Axel’s film, taking...
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- 2016

The Reluctant Lead — Hsu Feng on A Touch of Zen
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In this short documentary, actress Hsu Feng discusses her iconic role as Yang Hui-zhen in King Hu's A Touch of Zen.
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- 2020

The Beauty of Horror: Paul Schrader on The Comfort of Strangers
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An interview with Paul Schrader on his 1990 film "The Comfort of Strangers"
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- 2018

Cliff and Larry: Beginnings
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Sound editor/re-recording mixer Larry Blake and composer Cliff Martinez have worked with director Steven Soderbergh since the beginning of his...
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- 2020

Miranda July: Where it Began
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In this documentary, produced in 2019, director Miranda July and filmmaker Lena Dunham explore July’s beginnings, including her early work as a...
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- 2017

Lighting Up with Hildy Johnson
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In this 25-minute video essay, film scholar David Bordwell, co-author of "Film Art: An Introduction", conducts an analysis of Howard Hawks's "His...
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- 2016

Sharon Malone and Eric Holder
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An interview with Sharon Malone and Eric Holder regarding the 1963 desegregation of the University of Alabama.
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- 2016

The Highest Standards — Shih Chun on A Touch of Zen
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In this short documentary, actor Shih Chun addresses his longtime collaboration with director King Hu and his performance as Gu Sheng-zhai in A Touch...
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- 2018

Dietrich Icon
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Film scholars Mary Desjardins, Amy Lawrence, and Patricia White consider the collaboration between Marlene Dietrich and Josef von Sternberg, as well...
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- 2018

Homay King on 'Shanghai Express'
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Film scholar Homay King discusses director Josef von Sternberg's cinematic China and the role of star Anna May Wong in 'Shanghai Express'.
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