American Masters 34
2020-03-03 | Documentary | 8 episodes38 Seasons
Episode
Miles Davis Birth of the Cool (2020)
Discover the man behind the legend. With full access to the Miles Davis Estate, the film features never-before-seen footage, including studio outtakes from his recording sessions, rare photos and new interviews.
Mae West: Dirty Blonde (2020)
American Masters — Mae West: Dirty Blonde is the first major documentary film to explore Mae West’s life and career as she "climbed the ladder of success wrong by wrong" to become a writer, performer and subversive agitator for social change. West achieved great acclaim in every entertainment medium that existed during her lifetime, spanning eight decades of the 20th century. She possessed creative and economic powers unheard of for a female entertainer in the 1930s and still rare today.
Directed By
- Sally Rosenthal
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (2020)
Toni Morrison leads an assembly of her peers and critics on an exploration of the powerful themes she confronted throughout her literary career in this artful and intimate meditation that examines the life and work of the legendary storyteller.
Unladylike2020: The Changemakers (2020)
Mark the women’s suffrage centennial with stories of pioneering women who shaped American politics.
Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip (2020)
Meet Walter Winchell, the newspaper columnist, radio commentator and television personality who pioneered the fast-paced, gossip-driven, politically charged journalism that dominates today. At his peak, his audience was 50 million. Stanley Tucci portrays Winchell in a new American Masters documentary.
