Because it was released in 1995, before the stream of sensational documentaries we’ve experienced in the last decade, I had never heard of the Oscar-winning documentary “ANNE FRANK REMEMBERED.” It took a gift from my father – a book called…
The Last Day of John Denver
Pop music superstar John Denver died in a plane crash in his early 50s when his plane ran out of fuel and he couldn’t reach the reserve tank to flip it on. This is a documentary about his last day…
Bob Mould: Circle of Friends
A live performance from the prolific Bob Mould. Here, the iconic Hüsker Dü frontman is backed by drummer Brendan Canty (Fugazi), bassist/vocalist Jason Narducy (Rocket Over Sweden), and keyboards/vocals Richard Morel (Morel). This lineup was in the midst of 2005’s…
Magician David Blaine: How I Held My Breathe for 17 Minutes
In this highly personal talk from TED Talks, magician and stuntman David Blaine describes what it took to hold his breath underwater for 17 minutes (a world record) and what his often death-defying work means to him.
‘THE SOURCE FAMILY’: About a Cult Leader Who Liked to Rock and Eat Health Food
Before Father Yod became a health food cult leader, he served as a U.S. Marine, practiced Jujitsu, and went by the name James Baker. His personal transformation took place in Hollywood, California, where he had moved in hopes of becoming…
THE PANAMA DECEPTION
From 1992, this documents what can only be described as State sponsored terrorism. This scenario has been continually repeated as we seem to be involved in every thing, everywhere, with over 900 military bases in 140 different countries or so.…