Van Dyke Parks Movies
- 2009
1974: On the Road With The Beach Boys
1974: On the Road With The Beach Boys02009HD
In 1974, The Beach Boys were at a low ebb. Their record sales bottoming out and desperate for income, The Beach Boys hit the road. Family friend and m...
- 1990
The Two Jakes
The Two Jakes61990HD
Real estate developer Jake Berman hires private investigator and war veteran Jake Gittes for some run-of-the-mill matrimonial work. After Berman shoot...
- 2022
Peter Case: A Million Miles Away
Peter Case: A Million Miles Away02022HD
Peter Case has lived a life of constant change, soaring highs, and soul-crushing lows. This film walks a million miles in the shoes of one of America’...
- 1956
The Swan
The Swan6.91956HD
Princess Beatrice's days of enjoying the regal life are numbered unless her only daughter, Princess Alexandra, makes a good impression on a distant co...
- 1985
The Beach Boys: An American Band
The Beach Boys: An American Band81985HD
A biography of the American rock band The Beach Boys, with interviews, concert footage and clips from movies and television shows they appeared in.
- 2010
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)7.12010HD
The life and work of the enigmatic singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson.
- 2010
Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1962-1969
Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1962-196902010HD
A documentary film in which the rich tapestry of music written and produced by this brilliant 20th century composer is investigated and reviewed.
- 2004
Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile
Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile6.62004HD
This film tells (using modern day interviews and archival footage and sound tapes) the story of how in 1967, while his band The Beach Boys triumphantl...
- 2015
Feats First: The Life and Music of Lowell George
Feats First: The Life and Music of Lowell George82015HD
This film, the first ever to chronicle Lowell George's life, music and career, uses archive footage and interviews of and with Lowell and Little Feat,...
- 1988
Vibes
Vibes5.71988HD
Medium Sylvia Pickel and psychometrist Nick Deezy meet at a psychic research facility in New York. Not long after, they're contacted by Harry Buscafus...
- 1982
The Tale of the Frog Prince
The Tale of the Frog Prince6.11982HD
A spoiled, selfish princess's fate becomes entwined with a zany and witty frog with a secret past.
- 1970
Ry Cooder: How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?
Ry Cooder: How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?01970HD
An introduction to the world of Ry Cooder and his debut album on Warner Bros. Records. Cooder talks about old movies, trailers and the lay of the land...
- 1978
Loose Shoes
Loose Shoes3.51978HD
Broad satire and buffoonery presented as a series of movie trailers. Among the titles and subjects are: "The Howard Huge Story", "Skate-boarders from...
- 1988
Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball
Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball101988HD
Following a brief statement by Ry Cooder on his thoughts about performing - and improvising - on stage, this concert film depicts Cooder's 1987 live s...
- 1980
Popeye
Popeye5.451980HD
Popeye is a super-strong, spinach-scarfing sailor man who's searching for his father. During a storm that wrecks his ship, Popeye washes ashore and wi...
- 1976
The Beach Boys: It's OK
The Beach Boys: It's OK81976HD
A live performance from the Beach Boys, featuring their best known songs, including 'Help Me Rhonda' and 'Good Vibrations'.
- 2019
No Smoking
No Smoking7.32019HD
A documentary about Haruomi Hosono, a musician respected around the world and the music composer of Cannes Palme d'Or winner Shoplifters. The footage...
- 2005
The Beach Boys: Wouldn't It Be Nice
The Beach Boys: Wouldn't It Be Nice02005HD
The inside story of the Beach Boys from their formation in 1961 to the present day (2005).
- 1976
The Beach Boys: Good Vibrations Tour
The Beach Boys: Good Vibrations Tour01976HD
Originally aired as an television special, this concert film includes interview segments, comedy sketches, and concert footage from Brian Wilson's 197...
- 2000
The Beach Boys: Endless Harmony
The Beach Boys: Endless Harmony6.82000HD
These archetypal Southern Californians, who transmuted their experiences growing up in suburban Hawthorne into a potent teen iconography orbiting surf...