KQED Popular Movie

Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar first exploded onto the West End stage in 1971 and it was clear that the musical world...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Glenn Carter

"Jellicle" cats join for a Jellicle ball where they rejoice with their leader, Old Deuteronomy. One cat will be chosen to go to the "Heavyside Layer"...

Genre: Music

Cast: Elaine Paige

In Defense of Food tackles a question more and more people around the world have been asking: What should I eat to be healthy? Based on award-winning...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Michael Pollan

The Cat in the Hat takes Nick and Sally on the craziest Halloween adventure, where they go to the Oooky-ma-kooky Closet to help find Nick and Sally...

Genre: Animation

Cast: Martin Short

A backstage documentary film including footage from the legendary 1985 concert performance of Stephen Sondheim's classic musical at Lincoln Center's...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Andre Gregory

This documentary traces the deep-rooted stereotypes which have fueled anti-black prejudice.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Esther Rolle

The Rejected is a made-for-television documentary film about homosexuality, the first of its kind to be broadcast on American television. It was...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: James Day

With a career that includes a 35-year tenure as composer of the Berlin Philharmonic and record sales topping 200 million, Herbert von Karajan is one...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Herbert von Karajan

In 1846, Anthony Hope sails into London with the mysterious Sweeney Todd, a once-naive barber whose life and marriage was uprooted by a corrupt...

Genre: Crime

Cast: Patti LuPone

Alan Watts talks about our perception of the world, and how we derive metaphysics from it. Watts recorded this video in 1971 as a pilot for a public...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alan Watts

In this episode of PBS' Great Performances, the history and legacy of puppeteer Jim Henson is explored, from his six-second commercial beginnings to...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Jim Henson

Does your parent's car have new dents or nicks? Does mentally reviewing the trip ahead of time help you when driving? When should a senior relinquish...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Will Lyman

British superstar composer Andrew Lloyd Webber is feted in this 50th birthday benefit gala produced by Lloyd Webber's own theatrical company at...

Genre: Music

Cast: Antonio Banderas

Discover how the big, bold ideas of Silicon Valley are helping launch a new era of private space exploration in this half-hour KQED Science...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Andrea Kissack

A behind the scenes look at the Broadway production of Jelly's Last Jam, including a tribute to jazz musician and composer Jelly Roll Morton. Gregory...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Gregory Hines

An untalented singer-dancer, Verna Vane, fervently believes that a U.S.O. tour overseas will put her on the road to superstardom. Although she's more...

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Cast: Sissy Spacek

The only son of wealthy widow Violet Venable dies while on vacation with his cousin Catherine. What the girl saw was so horrible that she went...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Maggie Smith

The story of a romantic triangle between two top players, an American and a Russian, in a world chess championship, and a woman who manages one and...

Genre: Music

Cast: Josh Groban

The Apollo 8 astronauts recount their memories of capturing the first image of Earth from space in 1968 and evokes the awe of seeing Earth framed...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Jim Lovell

Cyrano de Begerac helps an army officer woo Roxanne, the woman he loves.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Peter Donat