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Apr 1, 2012 · Paul Williams: Still Alive: Directed by Stephen Kessler. With Paul Williams, Warren Beatty, Robert Blake, Karen Carpenter. A documentary about legendary songwriter and 70's icon Paul Williams.
In September 2011, director Stephen Kessler's documentary Paul Williams Still Alive premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Williams struggled with alcohol and substance abuse during the 1970s and 1980s.
May 13, 2024 · In 2011 Williams was the subject of a documentary, Paul Williams Still Alive, for which he wrote a new song, “Still Alive.” He continued to contribute to soundtracks: with Gustavo Santaolalla, he wrote songs for the animated film The Book of Life (2014), including “The Apology Song.”
Obsessed with Williams as a youth and wistful for ’70’s pop culture, filmmaker Stephen Kessler is shocked to discover in 2008 that his childhood hero is still alive and well, living a sober life in Canada and performing in modest venues.
Jun 7, 2012 · Paul Williams Still Alive tracks the '70s songwriter and celebrity who wrote hits for Barbra Streisand, The Carpenters and Kermit the Frog.
Jun 1, 2012 · 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.
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- Documentary, Biography, Comedy, Musical
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His career, life, and work in recovery have been chronicled in the acclaimed documentary, Paul Williams Still Alive, for which Paul wrote the critically acclaimed title track.
Jun 7, 2012 · Directed by Stephen Kessler. Documentary, Biography, Comedy, Musical. PG-13. 1h 27m. By Andy Webster. June 7, 2012.
Paul Williams Still Alive is both a rollicking pop-culture flashback filled with great television and performance clips, and the humorous journey of an awkward documentarian and his reluctant subject.
Obsessed with Williams as a youth and wistful for ‘70’s pop culture, filmmaker Stephen Kessler is shocked to discover in 2008 that his childhood hero is still alive and well, living a sober life in Canada and performing in modest venues.
