Morgan Neville

Filmmaker

Morgan Neville appears in the following:

Tribeca: 'Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain'

Friday, June 11, 2021

Writer, chef and television host, Anthony Bourdain died by suicide on June 4, 2018, leaving friends, fans and colleagues in shock. 

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Morgan Neville, Cinema Eye Honors, Lula Wiles

Wednesday, January 09, 2019

Morgan Neville on his films. AJ Schnack on the Cinema Eye Honors. Lula Wiles performs.

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Documentary Explores Mr. Rogers, the Quiet Radical

Friday, June 08, 2018

Morgan Neville discusses his new documentary, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor,” which explores the life and legacy of the iconic Mr. Rogers.

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Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: America's Hometown

Thursday, June 07, 2018

50 years after Mister Rogers' Neighborhood premiered on PBS, director Morgan Neville brings Rogers' voice to the big screen with the new documentary "Won’t You Be My Neighbor?"

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How William F. Buckley and Gore Vidal Made Television Magic

Thursday, July 30, 2015

A new documentary about the acidic feud between William F. Buckley and Gore Vidal that took over the American television and imagination for a short time in the 1960s.

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Rivals, Enemies, and The Debates that Changed America

Monday, July 27, 2015

The new Sundance hit "The Best of Enemies" captures the intense rivalry between liberal powerhouse Gore Vidal and conservative iconoclast William F. Buckley.

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Behind the Oscar Docs: 20 Feet from Stardom

Thursday, February 13, 2014

This week we kicked off our annual series on Oscar nominated documentaries. We'll speak with the filmmakers behind all five films over the coming days: Cutie and the Boxer (Tuesday); The Square (Wednesday); 20 Feet from Stardom (Thursday); The Act of Killing (Friday); Dirty Wars (Monday)

Morgan Neville, director of the Oscar nominated feature documentary "20 Feet from Stardom," talks about his film bringing a bit of the spotlight to the back-up singers on so many classic tunes.

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Shining The Spotlight On Backup Singers

Friday, January 17, 2014

20 Feet From Stardom shines the spotlight away from the big stars and onto the backup singers that are so often looked over. 

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'20 Feet From Stardom'; 'Yeezus'; Julie Feeney’s Colorful In-Studio Set

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

In this episode: A new film, 20 Feet From Stardom shines the spotlight away from the headliners and onto their backup singers. We talk with the director of the documentary, Morgan Neville, and two backup singers who star in the film, Darlene Love and Merry Clayton.

Plus: It’s Yeezus Day! We get an early take on Kanye West’s brand new album — as well as two other new releases — from music writer, Lizzy Goodman.

And: Irish singer-songwriter and snazzy dresser, Julie Feeney, joins us to perform a live set of songs from her new album, Clocks, in the studio. 

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"Twenty Feet from Stardom"

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Morgan Neville, director of “Twenty Feet from Stardom,”  a documentary about backup singers, talks about the film with Darlene Love and Merry Clayton, who are featured in it. The film features interviews with Bruce Springsteen, Mick Jagger, and Sting, to name a few. It opens June 14 at the Angelika and at the Elinor Bunin Munroe Theater at Lincoln Center.

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