Michael Blackwood Productions Movies

A documentary film about the life of pianist and jazz great Thelonious Monk. Features live performances by Monk and his band, and interviews with...

When Brooklyn's Kings Theater -- one of five "Wonder Theaters" in the New York area -- closed its doors in 1977, the neighborhood mourned. In a...

George Segal constructs a type of human form and vulnerability that feels rare in the world of sculpture. As we follow his process at the isolated...

"Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis" is a visually striking film portrait shot on location in Japan with the participation of the major Butoh...

This documentary explores the creation of the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin as designed by architect Peter Eisenman. Reaction of the German public to...

Documentary examining the life and career of producer/director Roger Corman. Clips from his films and interviews with actors and crew members who...

Art historians and critics talk with Philip Guston about his ideas and new work of the 1970's. Filmed during the making of "Philip Guston: A Life...

A brief visit with Sam Fuller on the set of his film “White Dog” (1982).

Made in 1980, this film explores the contemporary dance scene through the work of seven New York-based choreographers. They discuss the nature of...

A portrait of the eminent Nobel Prize winning physicist who greatly advanced our knowledge of the atom. Bethe discusses the milestones of his career:...

Japan's establishment as an economic superpower led to a Golden Age of Japanese architecture. Six innovators stand out particularly, fusing Japanese...

Art in an Age of Mass Culture pulls back the curtain and takes a look at the cultural climate surrounding MoMA's now famed exhibition, "High and Low:...

A film essay contrasting the modern metropolis with its "golden age" from 1830-1930, with the participation of some of New York's leading political...

"Marking Infinity", Lee Ufan's recent retrospective exhibition at the Guggenheim charts the artist's creation of a visual, conceptual, and...

Critic Kenneth Frampton is a masterful commentator on the architecture of our time. At the start of his long-spanning career Frampton worked as an...

Late in life, the artist looks back over a career that originated in social realism during the '30s, moved to the center of Abstract Expressionism,...

Curator Robert Storr takes us through the 2002 MoMA Gerhard Richter retrospective.

Narrated by the architect himself, Frank Gehry: The Formative Years explores his long standing career and unique eye. The film looks at a number of...

Architects Lebbeus Woods and Steven Holl have been friends for many years, brought together by their creativity, philosophy and visionary...