Born in Texas and raised in Augusta, Georgia‚ Billy Anderson is stand-up comedian currently living in Seattle, Washington
“Billy and the F Catalogue” a photographic archival film documentation of Andy Warhol’s Silver Factory. Billy Name, Warhol’s Silver Factory photographer and foreman, benevolent bearded Buddhist, left us in the late summer of 2016. Billy had already long been on that astral…
In March 1967 Billy Bang was conscripted to fight one year in the jungles of Vietnam, an experience that left him emotionally desolate and profoundly confused about his american idendity. Upon his return he tried to forget his nightmares through alcohol, drugs and music. Fourty years later he…
"Billy Bang Lucky Man" retrace l’incroyable retour au Vietnam du jazzman afro-américain Billy Bang, quarante ans après s’y être battu. Un voyage troublé par les souvenirs et les flashbacks au fur et à mesure de ses rencontres avec un peuple et une…
Billy Collins is perhaps the first American poet since Robert Frost to enjoy both critical and popular acclaim. This 59-minute documentary captures the qualities that make Collins such a refreshing literary figure. With a film crew trailing him from poetry readings and college classrooms to his home,…
When he isn’t churning out albums and touring the world with his legendary band The Smashing Pumpkins, Billy Corgan is also a wrestling promoter who owns the storied National Wrestling Alliance, which he intends to restore to its former glory. As if being a rock star navigating the demanding politics…
Billy Graham – An Extraordinary Journey is a cinematic exploration of one man’s uniquely influential life, taking viewers behind the scenes to witness how a humble farmer’s son rose to prominence and became a spiritual leader to millions. Personal stories and compelling images reveal…
A provocative coming-of-age story, Jennifer Venditti's debut film, BILLY THE KID (2007), is an acclaimed odyssey into the soul of an American teenager. Venditti follows Billy as he navigates small town Maine, grappling with isolation and first-time love, and traversing the frustrating gap between…
Billy Wilder im Gespräch mit Hellmuth Karasek über ein Molnár-Stück als Vorlage für "Eins, zwei, drei"; Coca Cola als die große amerikanische Idee des Erfolgs; wie er für explodierte Champagnerflaschen die Tapferkeitsmedaille bekam; die Zusammenarbeit mit…
Billy Wilder dans les derniers entretiens qu’il donna au réalisateur Cameron Crowe s’inquiétait de la fin de son livre, « Comment allez-vous finir ce truc ? lui disait-il. Parce que la fin parfaite serait que je meure. » Et c’est ce qui arriva le 27 mars…
“Eighty percent of a picture is writing, the other twenty percent is the execution, such as having the camera on the right spot and being able to afford to have good actors in all parts”, Billy Wilder once modestly said. And indeed film critics cannot decide whether he is a greater scriptwriter…
At 27, Billy Schneider was trapped in a world of cocaine and heroin. Every time he was released from prison, he vowed to stay drug free but usually returned to the drug scene within hours. The federally funded Methadone program he was on did not help to free him from the bondage — rather, it supplied…
