Movies: Richard Carpenter

  • 1989
    The Karen Carpenter Story

    The Karen Carpenter Story (1989)

    The Karen Carpenter Story

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    Story of the meteoric rise and sudden fall of Karen Carpenter, who became a famous singer before battling anorexia and bulimia. This made-for-TV movie is the authorized version of the life of Karen Carpenter and was made with the approval of Richard ...

    The Karen Carpenter Story
  • 2011
    Paul Williams Still Alive

    Paul Williams Still Alive (2011)

    Paul Williams Still Alive

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    Filmmaker and longtime fan Stephen Kessler's portrait of the award-winning 1970s singer-songwriter-actor, who disappeared for much of the 1980s and '90s, but still performs today....

    Paul Williams Still Alive
  • 2002
    Close to You: The Story of the Carpenters

    Close to You: The Story of the Carpenters (2002)

    Close to You: The Story of the Carpenters

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    Documentary detailing the career of The Carpenters from their formative years through to specially shot footage of Richard Carpenter in the recording studio today. The film includes interviews with Richard Carpenter, Burt Bacharach, Herb Alpert, Petu...

    Close to You: The Story of the Carpenters
  • 1987
    Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story

    Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1987)

    Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story

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    The final 17 years of American singer and musician Karen Carpenter, performed almost entirely by modified Barbie dolls....

    Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story
  • 2020
    Herb Alpert Is...

    Herb Alpert Is... (2020)

    Herb Alpert Is...

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    From the success of Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, through the founding of A&M Records, to giving away more than $150 million to arts and education programs across the country, we’ll witness the humanity and the humility inherent in everything he d...

    Herb Alpert Is...
  • 1974
    The Perry Como Christmas Show

    The Perry Como Christmas Show (1974)

    The Perry Como Christmas Show

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    The first of Perry Como's Christmas specials includes appearances by Rich Little and figure skater Peggy Fleming as well as performances by the Carpenters and by Perry Como himself. Also featured a reenactment of the Birth of Jesus Christ....

    The Perry Como Christmas Show
  • 1978
    The Carpenters... Space Encounters

    The Carpenters... Space Encounters (1978)

    The Carpenters... Space Encounters

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    Take a magical, musical trip through time and space with the Carpenters and their guests... including a "Star Wars/Close Encounters" fantasy that will dazzle and delight you....

    The Carpenters... Space Encounters
  • 2023
    Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection

    Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection (2023)

    Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection

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    Following Karen Carpenter's meteoric climb to stardom in the 1970s and the little-known anorexia nervosa diagnosis that resulted in her untimely death....

    Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection
  • 1977
    The Carpenters at Christmas

    The Carpenters at Christmas (1977)

    The Carpenters at Christmas

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    A christmas special with Harvey Korman and other guests....

    The Carpenters at Christmas
  • 2007
    Doris Day: Virgin Territory

    Doris Day: Virgin Territory (2007)

    Doris Day: Virgin Territory

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    Doris Day has often been dismissed as an actress and overlooked as a singer, despite career highs such as Calamity Jane and Pillow Talk. Covering her early years as a band singer, and her troubled private life, this documentary re-evaluates one of th...

    Doris Day: Virgin Territory
  • 2007
    Only Yesterday: The Carpenters Story

    Only Yesterday: The Carpenters Story (2007)

    Only Yesterday: The Carpenters Story

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    Documentary about brother and sister duo The Carpenters, one of the biggest-selling pop acts of the 1970s, but one with a destructive and complex secret that ended in tragedy....

    Only Yesterday: The Carpenters Story
  • 1972
    The Carpenters: Live in Australia

    The Carpenters: Live in Australia (1972)

    The Carpenters: Live in Australia

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    The Carpenters concert from May 24th, 1972 in Melbourne that aired on The Seven Network in Australia. The songs performed are Help, Love Is Surrender, Ticket To Ride, For All We Know, Close To You, Cinderella Rockefella, Superstar, Medley (Any...

    The Carpenters: Live in Australia
  • 1976
    The Carpenters: A World of Music

    The Carpenters: A World of Music (1976)

    The Carpenters: A World of Music

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    Karen and Richard Carpenter concluded their 1976 British tour with this specially-recorded programme. Songs include There's A Kind of Hush, I Need to be in Love, Close to You, Strike up the Band, Top of the World, Only Yesterday, I Won't Last a Day W...

    The Carpenters: A World of Music
  • 2011
    The Joy of Easy Listening

    The Joy of Easy Listening (2011)

    The Joy of Easy Listening

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    In-depth documentary about the story of easy listening, a popular music that is often said to be made to be heard but not listened to. The film looks at easy listening's architects and practitioners, its dangers and delights, and the mark it has left...

    The Joy of Easy Listening
  • 1978
    The Carpenters: A Christmas Portrait

    The Carpenters: A Christmas Portrait (1978)

    The Carpenters: A Christmas Portrait

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    Richard and Karen Carpenter host a musical celebration of the holiday with celebrity guests Gene Kelly, Georgia Engel, and Jimmy & Kristy McNichol....

    The Carpenters: A Christmas Portrait
  • 2016
    Carpenters: Christmas Memories

    Carpenters: Christmas Memories (2016)

    Carpenters: Christmas Memories

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    The Christmas music of the Carpenters is celebrated in this special, which features the influential duo's renditions of such songs as "The Christmas Song," "Winter Wonderland" and "White Christmas."...

    Carpenters: Christmas Memories
  • 1974
    Carpenters: Live at Budokan

    Carpenters: Live at Budokan (1974)

    Carpenters: Live at Budokan

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    In 1974, The Carpenters, American brother and sister duo, traveled to Japan for a series of concerts which were part of their World Tour. It shows footage of their airplane arrival, a press conference with Karen and Richard, backstage preparations, ...

    Carpenters: Live at Budokan
  • 1971
    The Carpenters: Live at the BBC

    The Carpenters: Live at the BBC (1971)

    The Carpenters: Live at the BBC

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    The Carpenters' debut BBC concert, recorded on their first British tour in September 1971. They perform hits including Close to You, Superstar and We've Only Just Begun, together with the odd Beatles tune and a Bacharach/David medley. Karen's drummin...

    The Carpenters: Live at the BBC
  • 1974
    Please, Mr. Postman

    Please, Mr. Postman (1974)

    Please, Mr. Postman

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    A music video for the Carpenters cover of the song, filmed in Disneyland....

    Please, Mr. Postman