Ben Mankiewicz

Ben Mankiewicz

Born: March 25, 1967
in Washington, D.C., USA
Benjamin Frederick Mankiewicz is an American television personality, progressive political commentator, and film critic. He is a host on Turner Classic Movies and has been a commentator on The Young Turks and What the Flick?!

Movies for Ben Mankiewicz...

Title: Sugar
Character: Announcer
Released: April 4, 2024
Type: TV
An enigmatic private detective struggles with personal demons as he investigates the disappearance of a Hollywood producer's beloved granddaughter.
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Remembering Gene Wilder
Title: Remembering Gene Wilder
Character: Self
Released: March 15, 2024
Type: Movie
This loving tribute to Gene Wilder celebrates his life and legacy as the comic genius behind an extraordinary string of film roles, from his first collaboration with Mel Brooks in The Producers, to the enigmatic title role in the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, to his inspired on-screen partnership with Richard Pryor in movies like Silver Streak.
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AFI Life Achievement Award: 50th Anniversary Special
Title: AFI Life Achievement Award: 50th Anniversary Special
Character: Host
Released: December 30, 2023
Type: Movie
TCM host Ben Mankiewicz hosts this 50th anniversary special, with archival footage from 50 years of tributes to various legends in film by the American Film Institute, which began its awards in 1973.
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Title: 100 Years of Warner Bros.
Character: Self
Released: May 25, 2023
Type: TV
Tracing a century of movie and TV history, these four documentary specials explore the unparalleled global impact of Warner Bros. on art, commerce, and culture.
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Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In
Title: Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In
Character: Self
Released: February 10, 2023
Type: Movie
Film experts Leonard Maltin and Ben Mankiewicz interview famous detective Dick Tracy about his life and career, with a surprise appearance by legendary actor and director Warren Beatty.
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Film, the Living Record of Our Memory
Title: Film, the Living Record of Our Memory
Character: Self
Released: August 12, 2022
Type: Movie
Why are we still able, today, to view images that were captured over 125 years ago? As we enter the digital age, audiovisual heritage seems to be a sure and obvious fact. However, much of cinema and our filmed history has been lost forever. Archivists, technicians and filmmakers from different parts of the world explain what audiovisual preservation is and why it is necessary. The documentary is a tribute to all these professionals and their important work.
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Mank
Title: Mank
Character: Broadcaster, Academy Awards
Released: November 13, 2020
Type: Movie
1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane.
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Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story
Title: Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story
Character: Self
Released: September 22, 2020
Type: Movie
Chronicles the lives of women who perform the stunts in some of Hollywood’s biggest action sequences — from the early days of silent movies to today’s blockbusters.
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Memory: The Origins of Alien
Title: Memory: The Origins of Alien
Character: Self
Released: January 24, 2019
Type: Movie
The untold origin story behind Ridley Scott's Alien - rooted in Greek and Egyptian mythologies, underground comics, the art of Francis Bacon, and the dark visions of Dan O'Bannon and H.R. Giger. A contemplation on the symbiotic collaborative process of movie-making, the power of myth, and our collective unconscious.
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The Great Buster: A Celebration
Title: The Great Buster: A Celebration
Character: Self
Released: October 5, 2018
Type: Movie
A celebration of the life and career of one of America's most influential and celebrated filmmakers and comedians—Buster Keaton—whose singular style and fertile output during the silent era created his legacy as a true cinematic visionary.
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Michael Douglas: Live from the TCM Film Festival
Title: Michael Douglas: Live from the TCM Film Festival
Character: Host
Released: April 3, 2018
Type: Movie
Taped before a live audience at Hollywood's Montalbán Theatre during the 2017 TCM Classic Film Festival, Academy Award-winning actor and producer Michael Douglas sits down with host Ben Mankiewicz for a discussion of his life and career.
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Faye Dunaway: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
Title: Faye Dunaway: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
Released: April 3, 2017
Type: Movie
Taped before a live audience at Hollywood's Montalbán Theatre during the 2016 TCM Classic Film Festival, Academy Award-winning actress Faye Dunaway sits down with host Ben Mankiewicz for a discussion of her life and career.
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Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival: Norman Lloyd
Title: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival: Norman Lloyd
Released: January 1, 2016
Type: Movie
Norman Lloyd discusses his career in front of a live audience.
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Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute
Title: Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute
Character: Self
Released: April 14, 2015
Type: Movie
Friends and family surprise Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne at the 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival with a tribute to his twenty years with the network.
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White House Down
Title: White House Down
Character: Reporter
Released: June 27, 2013
Type: Movie
Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service of protecting President James Sawyer. Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, when the complex is overtaken by a heavily armed paramilitary group. Now, with the nation's government falling into chaos and time running out, it's up to Cale to save the president, his daughter, and the country.
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The Bling Ring
Title: The Bling Ring
Character: Host
Released: September 26, 2011
Type: Movie
At the center of one of Hollywood's most notorious burglary rings in 2009 was a group of average, middle-class teens from a quiet suburb. This is the behind-the-scenes story of how Nick, a shy, awkward boy, lured by the promise of popularity and acceptance, found himself following his glamorous, charismatic best friend Rachel into breaking into celebrities' houses and robbing them of millions of dollars in clothes and jewelry.
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Title: Party Down
Character: Sportscaster
Released: March 20, 2009
Type: TV
A group of struggling actors and dysfunctional dreamers wait for their big break while they are stuck serving hors d'oeurves for a Hollywood catering company 'Party Down.'
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Title: Big Love
Released: March 12, 2006
Type: TV
The story of Bill Henrickson and his life in suburban Salt Lake City, balancing the needs of his three wives -- Barb, Nicki and Margene-- their seven kids, three new houses and the opening of his newest hardware store. When disturbing news arrives about Bill's father, he is forced to reconnect with his polygamist parents who live on a fundamentalist compound in rural Utah.
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Title: Cartoon Alley
Character: (archive footage)
Released: November 5, 2004
Type: TV
Cartoon Alley is an American television program that aired on Turner Classic Movies every Saturday Morning at 11:30 AM ET. Hosted by Ben Mankiewicz, the series featured three classic animated shorts from the 1930-1950's per episode. Most shorts were from The Golden Age of American animation. Each of the three shorts focused on a common theme. Most shorts came from Warner Bros., MGM, and Paramount, but during the show's first season Cartoon Alley featured shorts from the Gaumont Film Company. Many recognizable characters have been featured in at least one episode such as Bugs Bunny, Popeye, Porky Pig, Tom and Jerry, and others not so famous such as Goopy Geer and The Captain and the Kids. The shorts often appeared uncut and uncensored, and the more controversial cartoons were often introduced with a brief warning by Mankiewicz about the ethnic stereotypes being portrayed. The network's logo was only featured for a brief time, usually during the last short featured. From November 2004 to September 2005 the series was featured just once a month but after popular demand the series became a weekly feature. This series never aired in February because of TCM's 31 Days of Oscars programming. The series was canceled in autumn of 2007.
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Title: The District
Character: Reporter #4
Released: October 7, 2000
Type: TV
The District is a television police drama which aired on CBS from October 7, 2000 to May 1, 2004. The show followed the work and personal life of the chief of Washington, D.C.'s Police Department.
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Title: The Practice
Released: March 4, 1997
Type: TV
A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their scrappy boss, Bobby Donnell. The show's forte is its storylines about “people who walk a moral tightrope.”
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Title: The Simpsons
Character: Ben Mankiewicz (voice)
Released: December 17, 1989
Type: TV
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.
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Title: The Young Turks
Character: Host
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
Online American liberal/progressive political and social commentary program hosted by Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian