Brad Bird’s Adventures in Moviegoing
11 Episodes
The creator of RATATOUILLE’s arch-critic Anton Ego doesn’t hate reviewers—he even sat down with one to talk about some of his favorite movies!
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22:59Episode 1
Brad Bird in Conversation
Episode 1
The director of RATATOUILLE on a lifetime of moviegoing
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03:24Episode 2
Brad Bird on CITY LIGHTS
Episode 2
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1:26:45Episode 3
City Lights
Episode 3
Directed by Charles Chaplin • 1931 • United States
Starring Charles Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Harry MyersCITY LIGHTS, the most cherished film by Charlie Chaplin, is also his ultimate Little Tramp chronicle. The writer-director-star achieved new levels of grace, in both physical comedy and dra...
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03:26Episode 4
Brad Bird on THE RED SHOES
Episode 4
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2:14:40Episode 5
The Red Shoes
Episode 5
Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger • 1948 • United Kingdom
Starring Moira Shearer, Anton Walbrook, Marius GoringTHE RED SHOES, the singular fantasia from Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, is cinema’s quintessential backstage drama, as well as one of the most glorious Tech...
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03:05Episode 6
Brad Bird on YOJIMBO
Episode 6
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Yojimbo
Episode 7
Directed by Akira Kurosawa • 1961 • Japan
Starring Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yoko TsukasaThe incomparable Toshiro Mifune stars in Akira Kurosawa’s visually stunning and darkly comic YOJIMBO. To rid a terror-stricken village of corruption, wily masterless samurai Sanjuro turns a range war...
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02:45Episode 8
Brad Bird on A HARD DAY’S NIGHT
Episode 8
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1:27:38Episode 9
A Hard Day’s Night
Episode 9
Directed by Richard Lester • 1964 • United Kingdom
Meet the Beatles! Just one month after they exploded onto the U.S. scene with their Ed Sullivan Show appearance, John, Paul, George, and Ringo began working on a project that would bring their revolutionary talent to the big screen. A HARD DAY’S...
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03:08Episode 10
Brad Bird on STRANGER THAN PARADISE
Episode 10
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1:29:26Episode 11
Stranger Than Paradise
Episode 11
Directed by Jim Jarmusch • 1984 • United States, Germany
Starring John Lurie, Richard Edson, Eszter BalintWith this breakout film, Jim Jarmusch established himself as one of the most exciting voices in the burgeoning independent-film scene, a road-movie poet with an affinity for Americana at it...