13 movies

A háború után létrejön az Amerikaellenes Tevékenységet Vizsgáló bizottság. Fe- ladatuk egyszerű: üldözni kell azokat, akiket a rendszer kommunistának gondol. Ezrek életét tette tönkre, karriereket rombolt szét a hírhedt hollywoodi feke- telista. David Merill filmrendező és felesége is áldozatul esett, börtönbünte- tésre ítélték őket, mert nem voltak hajlandók együttműködni a bizottsággal.

December 21, 2001

Az 1950-es években a mozi aranykorát éli. Peter Appleton (Jim Carrey) forgatókönyvíró is részese ennek a sikerkorszaknak. Befutott ember, az álomgyár megbecsült tagja egészen addig, míg egy nap behívatják a hírhedt Amerika-ellenes Tevékenységet Vizsgáló Bizottság elé. A vád szerint Peter részt vett egy kommunista gyűlésen. Feketelistára kerül és a filmstúdió is nyomban szerződést bont vele. Mindenét elvesztve Peter először kétségbe, majd egy igen szerencsétlen baleset folytán egy folyóba pottyan. A történtek során amnéziába esik, így nem igazán érti, hogy mit keres egy álmatag kisvárosban, Lawsonban. A lakók a mozitulajdonos eltűnt fiának vélik, sőt az eltűnt édesapjának és gyönyörű menyasszonyának is szent meggyőződése, hogy a már meggyászolt és eltemetett fiatalember tért vissza. Peternek fogalma sincs saját múltjáról, ezért joggal hiszi, hogy hazatalált. Eközben azonban a hatóságok sem feledkeznek meg róla és az emlékek sem maradnak örökké a feledés jótékony homályában.

October 27, 2015

A negyvenes évek második felében az Egyesült Államokban tetőfokára hág a hidegháborús paranoia. A McCarthy szenátor nevével fémjelzett időszakban támadás indult a baloldali vagy annak vélt filmesek ellen. Közéjük tartozott Hollywood legjobb forgatókönyvírója, Dalton Trumbo is. A társaival együtt 1947-ben letartóztatták, majd feketelistára tették őket. Az állítólagos Amerika-ellenes tevékenységüket vizsgáló bizottság előtt nem volt hajlandó válaszolni a kérdésre, hogy kommunista volt-e vagy sem.

August 16, 1996

A documentary that examines the films made by the victims of the Hollywood Blacklist and offers a radically different perspective on a key period in the history of American cinema.

October 2, 1975

The story of John Henry Faulk, a radio/TV personality of the 1950s, who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era. Faulk sued the organization that was behind the blacklisting, and the resultant trial, and Faulk's victory, helped to put an end to the blacklisting period.

March 10, 1944

Biographical movie about the early 20th century broadway stars Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth.

November 1, 2022

An updated version of John Mulholland’s making-of documentary that explores the remarkable 1952 film starring Gary Cooper, and the gripping story behind its troubled production. Though High Noon was originally seen as an attack on the blacklisting witch hunt gripping Hollywood at the time, it is now recognized as a damning portrait of civic complacency, democracy in peril. High Noon is today considered a classic of American cinema.

In his hilarious, daring new show, Blah Blah Blacklist, Daliso Chaponda looks at disgraced blacklisted celebrities and historical figures we're ashamed we once admired and who now have let us down. There's also the small matter of family member arrests, exploding buildings in his home country, the enterprising Malawian who tried to blackmail Daliso and being accused by some of his own community that he's 'not Black enough'...

September 4, 2022

An inventive remembrance of the impact of the Hollywood blacklist on two American classics, rendered as a visually mesmerizing dialogue between Carl Foreman and Elia Kazan.

Documentary about the blacklisted folk group The Weavers, and the events leading up to their triumphant return to Carnegie Hall.

February 14, 2012

Jimmy McNamara is an ex-writer and WWII vet turned accountant who receives a call from Vivian, his ex-fiance and nightclub singer. Vivian got a Hollywood contract and is taking Jimmy with her. All he has to do is retrieve the negatives of compromising pictures that put her bright future in danger. But Jimmy's mission might not be as simple as it seems.

September 14, 2007

Interviews, archival footage and home movies are used to illustrate a social history of folk artists Pete Seeger.

Paul Robeson was a celebrated African-American Actor, Athlete, Singer, Writer, and Civil Rights Activist. Robeson's many achievements are chronicled in this program, ranging from playing with the NFL to graduating from Columbia Law School, performing on Broadway and in Hollywood films to founding the American Crusade against Lynching as well as Council on African Affairs. Robeson was one of the most talented performers of his time and a dedicated humanitarian who ultimately sacrificed fame and fortune for what he believed in. His association with Leftist Politics during the era of the Cold War, and frequent denouncing of American political parties led to his eventual blacklisting with other prominent writers and artists during the McCarthy Era. His talents in all areas are remarkable, and his dedication to attaining a peaceful coexistence between all the people of the world is truly admirable.

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