American Masters

2. Stella Adler: Awake and Dream!

This profile of acting coach Stella Adler includes interviews with Adler and ...

3. Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong

Home movies, film clips, and interviews provide insight into the remarkable l...

4. James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

Profiles the life and work of author/civil rights activist, James Baldwin.

5. Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker

At age eleven, he had just begun to play the saxophone. At age twenty he was ...

6. Jasper Johns: Ideas in Paint

In the late 1950's, Jasper Johns emerged as force in the American art scene. ...

7. Mort Sahl: Shaping Laughter

Mort Sahl revolutionized the world of stand-up comedy. But through it all, Mo...

8. W. Eugene Smith: Photography Made Difficult

No matter where, what, or whom he was shooting, W. Eugene Smith drove himself...

9. Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius

A film about the career and methods of the master silent comedy filmmaker.

10. Milos Forman: Portrait

The movies of the Academy Award-winning motion picture maker.