By Gregory Crofton Many people today have no idea who Marlon Brando was. But to older generations around the world, Brando was it, the actor’s actor. Magnetic on screen, he revolutionized his profession by replacing tired techniques with a more…
GI JUNKIES: The Forgotten Veterans
Vietnam veterans physically and psychologically wounded received no hero’s welcome because of their drug addictions. GI Bill, educational benefits as well as medical benefits were not available to them. All they came back home to were heroin and methadone on…
Diving for Scallops
This short documentary profiles a fisherman in Maine who practices a fading craft: diving for sea scallops on the ocean floor. (Source: The New York Times)
A $300,000 Dollar Movie Collection
Theo Kalomirakis’ private movie collection of 15,000 titles may very well be the largest in the world. According to him, the only rival collection that he knows of belongs to Martin Scorsese. (Source: Forbes)
Sept. 17, 2010 ~ On Location Afghanistan: A Firefight in Kunar Province
James Foley, an American journalist who reported for GlobalPost, cared deeply about the victims of war and the rights of people living under oppressive regimes. He was an old-school reporter, who traveled light, talked to the locals and put the…
‘AMERICAN SWING’: Plato’s Retreat, a Sex Club Led by the King of Swing
By Gregory Crofton “AMERICAN SWING” is like an X-rated episode of ABC’s Nightline, which, in my opinion, is a big compliment. There’s lots of footage of naked 1970s people frolicking, and fucking, inside Plato’s Retreat. I mean lots. The “retreat”…