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American Masters Season 24 Episodes
Season 24 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2010 - 2010
Episode 1
Sam Cooke: Crossing Over
Mon, Jan 11, 201054 mins
A documentary capturing the life of Sam Cooke.
Episode 2
I.M. Pei: Building China Modern
Wed, Mar 31, 2010
Entering the twilight of his career, Pei returns to his ancestral home of Suzhou, China to work on his most personal project do date. He is commissioned to build a modern museum in the city's oldest neighborhood which is populated by classical structures from the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Episode 3
The Doors: When You're Strange
Sun, Jul 11, 2010
A chronological look at The Doors, focusing on lead singer, Jim Morrison (1943-1971), from the formation of the band in 1965, it's first gigs, and first album, to Morrison's death, after years of alcohol and drug use.
Episode 4
Merle Haggard: Learning to Live with Myself
Wed, Jul 21, 201082 mins
A candid documentary about the country music legend, who is often called "the poet of the common man," that tells it like it is. The film features interviews with comrades and fellow musicians.
Episode 5
Cachao: Uno Mas
Tue, Sep 21, 201090 mins
The Grammy-winning bassist Israel "Cachao" Lopez died on March 2008, almost 90-years old. A maestro of legendary status ultimately considered one of the greatest Afro-Cuban musicians of all time.
Episode 6
A Letter to Elia
Mon, Oct 4, 2010
This episode page reflects the re-showing of the original title A Letter to Elia (2010) as part of the American Masters Series
Episode 7
LennoNYC
Mon, Nov 22, 2010115 mins
John Lennon and Yoko Ono had renowned lives before their personal union, Lennon arguably more so as a member of The Beatles, but Ono in her own right within a niche circle as an avant garde artist, including as a performance artist. But when they came together, they endured a mountain of criticism, especially by the British press, who accused Ono proverbially of corrupting a now "crazy" Lennon. Ono, too, began to be shunned by her fans. To escape that criticism, they moved from Lennon's motherland of Britain - they then living in London - to where they felt more of a true kinship, namely New York City. Their life largely in NYC, but in the US in general, is shown. Especially in the early days, that move did not diminish their problems, from criticism regarding their latest creative endeavors, to the US government continually threatening to deport landed immigrant Lennon for his and Ono's vocal anti-war stance, to most specifically Lennon's substance abuse, especially of alcohol, to their marital issues despite Lennon, if being honest to himself, relying on Ono for his basic survival. Ultimately overcoming most of if not all these issues to some extent, they would face another more permanent issue in their lives in 1980.
Episode 8
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
Mon, Dec 27, 2010
A profoundly enigmatic musical poet, this film artfully pierces through the myths and misconceptions about this humming and hunched figure, whose fingers glided across the piano as no one's before or since.
