Edward Ruscha
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Filmography
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aka Mr. Chow
(2023)Discover the vibrant and varied life of Michael Chow in this documentary that unveils the story of how the famed actor, artist and restaurateur used his creativity to triumph over childhood trauma, loss and systemic prejudice. In an intimate, spirited and no-holds-barred interview, Chow displays the irrepressible spirit and personal philosophy that led him to open an iconic restaurant before returning to painting -- reemerging as the artist M.

Sketches of Frank Gehry
(2006)Sydney Pollack's first feature-length documentary focuses on acclaimed architect Frank O. Gehry. Beginning with the architect's own original sketches for each major project, the film explores Gehry's process of turning these abstract drawings first into three-dimensional models, often made simply of cardboard and tape, then into finished buildings of titanium and glass, concrete and steel, wood and stone. While the intimate dialogue between the two old friends courses like a continuous melodic line through the film, Pollack captures the grandeur of Gehry's architecture-from his earliest building, a hay barn, to what are now recognized as some of the great buildings of the modern era, including the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.
Choose Me
(1984)Starring Keith Carradine, Geneviève Bujold and Lesley Ann Warren. A group of lost souls at a nightclub experience encounters that expose their contradictory desires involving relationships.