Peter Blake

Peter Blake

Born: June 25, 1932
in Dartford, Kent, England, United Kingdom
English pop artist.

Movies for Peter Blake...

aka Mr. Chow
Title: aka Mr. Chow
Character: Self
Released: October 20, 2023
Type: Movie
With his signature circular glasses and mustache, Michael Chow is an exuberant force at the crossroads between eccentricity and sophistication. The famed restaurateur defined “The Moment” with the openings of Mr. Chow, the bustling upscale Chinese eateries that attracted the glitterati of Swingin’ London, 70s Hollywood, and post Studio 54 New York.
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Soup Cans and Superstars: How Pop Art Changed the World
Title: Soup Cans and Superstars: How Pop Art Changed the World
Character: Himself
Released: August 24, 2015
Type: Movie
A visual history of the significance and impact of the Pop Art movement in the Sixties and beyond.
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When Wrestling Was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies
Title: When Wrestling Was Golden: Grapples, Grunts and Grannies
Character: Self
Released: December 13, 2012
Type: Movie
Timeshift turns back the clock to a time when villains wore silver capes, grannies swooned at the sight of bulky men in latex and the most masculine man in the country was called Shirley. In its heyday, British professional wrestling attracted huge TV audiences and made household names of generations of wrestlers from Mick McManus and Jackie 'Mr TV' Pallo to Giant Haystacks and Big Daddy. With contributions from inside the world of wrestling and surprising fans such as artist Peter Blake, this is an affectionate and lively portrait of a lost era of simpler pleasures, both in and out of the ring.
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Taken by Storm: The Art of Storm Thorgerson and Hipgnosis
Title: Taken by Storm: The Art of Storm Thorgerson and Hipgnosis
Character: Self
Released: March 11, 2011
Type: Movie
This documentary chronicles the long and storied career of Storm Thorgerson, the most famous artist you've never heard of -- the brilliant photographer who created scores of iconic album covers for bands such as Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin.
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Louis Kahn: Silence and Light
Title: Louis Kahn: Silence and Light
Released: January 1, 1996
Type: Movie
As an architect, educator, and philosopher, Louis Kahn played a prominent role in the history of 20th century architecture. An examination of six of his most significant buildings: The Salk Institute; the Kimbell Art Museum; the Center for British Art; the library at Philips Exeter Academy; the Indian Institute of Management; and the Parliament Buildings of Bangladesh.
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Masters of the Canvas
Title: Masters of the Canvas
Character: Self
Released: January 31, 1992
Type: Movie
When pop artist Peter Blake confessed that his fantasy was to be the mysterious masked wrestler Kendo Nagasaki, who never speaks and never removes his mask, little did he know what the consequences would be. Poet and television producer Paul Yates, also fascinated by the persona of Nagasaki, read the article and proceeded to research the possibility of Blake painting Nagasaki's portrait as a centrepiece for a film which would also, he hoped, include an exclusive interview with Nagasaki himself. Does he exist outside the ring and, if so, who is he?
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Title: Arena
Character: Self
Released: October 1, 1975
Type: TV
Arena is a British television documentary series, made and broadcast by the BBC. Voted by leading TV executives in Broadcast as one of the top 50 most influential programmes of all time, it has run since 1 October 1975 with over five hundred episodes made, directed by the likes of Martin Scorsese, Alan Yentob, Roly Keating, Frederick Baker, Volker Schlondorff and Vikram Jayanti. Arena's subjects are a roll-call of the world's best known cultural figures from the 20th and 21st centuries, from singers Bob Dylan and Amy Winehouse to academics Edward Said and Eric Hobsbawm, from writers Jean Genet and V S Naipaul to artists Francis Bacon and Louise Bourgeois. The current series editor is Anthony Wall.
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Pop Goes the Easel
Title: Pop Goes the Easel
Released: March 25, 1962
Type: Movie
Pop Goes the Easel was Ken Russell’s first full-length documentary for the BBC’s arts series Monitor. It focused on 4 British Pop Artists - Peter Blake, Peter Philips, Pauline Boty and Derek Boshier.
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Monitor: Pop Goes the Easel
Title: Monitor: Pop Goes the Easel
Released: March 25, 1962
Type: Movie
Peter Blake explores his passion for pop icons, Peter Phillips is featured with his cool companions, Derek Boshier voices his concerns with the American influence on British life and culture, and Pauline Boty, Britain's great female pop art painter who was to die only four years later, performs in a short dramatic dream piece.