Amy Taubin Movies
- 2021
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground6.82021HD
Experience the iconic rock band's legacy in the first major documentary to tell their story. Directed with the era’s avant-garde spirit by Todd...
- 1967
Wavelength
Wavelength5.31967HD
Wavelength consists of almost no action, and what action does occur is largely elided. If the film could be said to have a conventional plot, this...
- 2013
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches7.42013HD
An epic portrait of the New York avant-garde art scene of the 60s.
- 2023
Cinéma Laika
Cinéma Laika82023HD
In the heart of the Finnish forest, the long-closed foundry of the little town of Karkkila has come back to life thanks to director Aki...
- 1974
‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen
‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen7.91974HD
Various unrelated vignettes, often juxtaposing sound and image.
- 2004
Murder by Numbers
Murder by Numbers02004HD
A documentary on serial killer films.
- 2022
Fragments of Paradise
Fragments of Paradise6.72022HD
For over 70 years, Jonas Mekas, internationally known as the "godfather" of avant-garde cinema, documented his life in what came to be known as his...
- 1997
Birth of a Nation
Birth of a Nation6.31997HD
Filmmaker Jonas Mekas films 160 underground film people over four decades.
- 1980
Journeys from Berlin/1971
Journeys from Berlin/197191980HD
An epic meditation on psychoanalysis, the Baader-Meinhof, feminism, and pre-revolutionary Russia.
- 1965
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
Andy Warhol Screen Tests81965HD
The films were made between 1964 and 1966 at Warhol's Factory studio in New York City. Subjects were captured in stark relief by a strong key light,...
- 1964
Couch
Couch6.21964HD
The couch at Andy Warhol's Factory was as famous in its own right as any of his Superstars. In Couch, visitors to the Factory were invited to...
- 1967
Her Name Was Ellie, His Name Was Lyle
Her Name Was Ellie, His Name Was Lyle51967HD
In New York City, a relationship is threatened when a young man discovers he's caught syphilis from a tryst with a waitress named Ellie. This...
- 2001
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'7.32001HD
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of this Oscar winning thriller, prepared for its tenth anniversary. Includes interviews with star Anthony...
- 2009
Tracing Amy: The Chasing Amy Doc
Tracing Amy: The Chasing Amy Doc82009HD
A documentary about the production, release and reception of Kevin Smith's 1997 Miramax cult classic "Chasing Amy."
- 1966
Galaxie
Galaxie01966HD
In March and April of 1966, Markopoulos created this filmic portrait of writers and artists from his New York circle, including Parker Tyler, W. H....
- 2018
Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground
Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground02018HD
The 29-minute experimental film Christmas on Earth caused a sensation when it first screened in New York City in 1964. Its orgy scenes, double...
- 1985
Home Movies 1971-81
Home Movies 1971-8101985HD
Home movies shot on Super 8mm by W+B Hein over 10 years.
- 1981
In the Bag
In the Bag01981HD
“What is stowed in a purse is often adduced as a reflection of, or synecdoche for, the personality of its owner; here Taubin manages to bare...
- 1964
Screen Test: Amy Taubin
Screen Test: Amy Taubin01964HD
Andy Warhol Screen Test No. 335: Screen test of influential art critic Amy Taubin