William Claxton Movies

  • 1988
    Let's Get Lost

    Let's Get Lost

    Let's Get Lost

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    Documentary about jazz great Chet Baker that intercuts footage from the 1950s, when he was part of West Coast Cool, and from his last years. We see...

    Let's Get Lost
  • 2001
    Jazz Seen

    Jazz Seen

    Jazz Seen

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    "Jazz Seen" is an exploration of the life of William Claxton, whose photographs turned the world of jazz on its keen and perceptive ear. Various jazz...

    Jazz Seen
  • 1967
    Basic Black

    Basic Black

    Basic Black

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    Often cited as the “first fashion film,” Claxton used this is an experiment of women’s imaginative ways of creating self-image. In...

    Basic Black
  • 2005
    Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

    Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

    Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

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    Friends, family, co-stars and admirers of actor Steve McQueen talk about his life and his movie career.

    Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
  • 2008
    The Cool School

    The Cool School

    The Cool School

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    How LA Learned to Love Modern Art. A lesson in how a few renegade artists built an art scene from scratch.

    The Cool School
  • 1997
    Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz

    Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz

    Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz

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    "It must schwing!" was the motto of Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff, two German Jewish immigrants who in 1939 set up Blue Note Records, the jazz label...

    Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz
  • 2008
    Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon

    Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon

    Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon

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    Trumpeter and vocalist Jack Sheldon, best known to younger viewers for Schoolhouse Rock, tries to "get good." Recovering from many years of substance...

    Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon