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Murder Remembered
This feature-length docudrama brings us back to 1950 in a smalltown Ontario bank, the scene of an armed hold-up by Herbert McAuliffe. By nightfall, two men are dead. The robber flees, and…
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When is a Photo an Act of Resistance?
AMERICAN COUP: WILMINGTON 1898 tells the little-known story of a deadly race massacre and carefully orchestrated insurrection in North Carolina’s largest city in 1898 — the only coup d’état in the history of the US.
Westdoc on ‘Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story’
Christopher Reeve played the Man of Steel in four films, but his real superpowers didn’t emerge until after his tragic accident when he injured his spinal cord after falling off a horse. Filmmakers Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui, who made…
A Morning at Grumpy’s Coffee Shop in Grand Central Station
Americanos and iced lattes and cold brews, oh my! In this episode of “On The Job,” Priya Krishna dives into the daily grind of baristas. Meet Arnaldo Hernandez Mundo, who works at Cafe Grumpy in Grand Central Terminal, one of…
Director Alex Gibney on His New Sopranos Film
The HBO Original two-part documentary WISE GUY David Chase and The Sopranos directed by Academy Award®-winner Alex Gibney (HBO’s “Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief” and “The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley”) debuts SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 at 8:00 p.m.…
Project Grizzly
In this feature-length documentary, Troy James Hurtubise goes face to face with Canada’s most deadly land mammal, the grizzly bear. Troy is the creator of what he hopes is a grizzly-proof suit, and he repeatedly tests his armour – and…
Nick Drake Documentary
A study, mostly chronological, of the life of Nick Drake (1948-1974). Gabrielle, his older sister, tells us of her brother’s birth in Burma, childhood in Warwickshire, life at Cambridge and in London, then back to his parents’ home in Tanworth.…
Best Friends: Bob Newhart and Don Rickles
By Christopher Campbell Bob Newhart was the subject of a few documentaries, including the features Bob Newhart: The Last Sane Man… (part of the series Biography) and Bob Newhart (part of the series American Masters). More easily found and much shorter is Bob and Don: A Love…
FIRST AVENUE: Twin Cities Most Famous Music Club
Prince may have made the club famous, but many others have toiled backstage to keep this landmark standing. From the days of Woodstock, through disco, punk, and hip-hop this “pirate ship that goes nowhere” has weathered the storm – just…
1940s Old English Pub Doc
The ‘Story of the English Inn’ was made in the 1940s and describes the history and importance of the good old English pub in British history. (Source: Britain on Film, 8 minutes)
Steve Albini Makes His Friend an Espresso Drink
Steve Albini discusses the history and merits of Kopi Luwak (a.k.a. weasel coffee), one of the world’s most prized coffee beans, before brewing up a delicious cup for his guest from Canada, Vish Khanna. Video by Colin Medley and Vish…