Mighty Good: The Beatles
No musical group has had as profound an impact on pop music as The Beatles. Tony Palmer’s groundbreaking documentary gives us an intimate look at one of the most influential groups in musical history.
Margot
Taken as an underage mistress, married to a Panamanian Ambassador, and involved in an attempted political coup. Legendary director Tony Palmer documents the larger than life story of renown dancer Margot Fonteyn in this seminal film.
Callas
No other operas singer has gained such notoriety and controversy as Maria Callas. Tony Palmer’s award winning documentary charts her rise to fame and offers a glimpse into the life of this remarkable woman.
“My Father, The Spy”
As a young Soviet student in 1978, Ieva could not have predicted that a holiday visit to her father, Imants Lešinskis, then working in the Soviet mission at the United Nations in New York City, would irreversibly split her life in two. Entangled in a dark spy game, Ieva is forced to leave her former life behind, never to see her mother or her homeland of Latvia again. Pulling back the curtain on the shady behind-the-scenes world of the Cold War, this film tells a daughter’s dramatic story of her double-agent father, exploring their relationship against the backdrop of events which have their roots over four decades ago. In order to find herself and understand the game she was part of, Ieva sets out on a journey to the past, confronting family secrets, lies and betrayal.
“Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and The American Dream”
Hollywoodism takes us through the establishment of Hollywood, the triumphs of the Golden Age of the 1920’s and 1930’s, the Second World War, and the attack on Hollywood as un-American during the HUAC hearings. Our story ends with a look at the legacy that the Moguls left behind, a legacy that has not only seduced the American public, but has by now virtually conquered the world.
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