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…
A Homeless Millionaire with a Mercedes
Banjo is the name of his dog. The Admiral is the name he goes by. He’s got plenty of cash, but choose to live a homeless lifestyle. After the state of California shuts a makeshift campground he had been living…
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.…
The Buffalo Creek Flood: Act of Man
Mimi Pickering. 1975. 16 mm Film. In 1972 a coal-waste dam owned by the Pittston Company collapsed at the head of a crowded hollow in southern West Virginia. A wall of sludge, debris, and water tore through the valley below,…
Louie C.K. Documentary ‘SORRY / NOT SORRY’ Looks for Justice Where There’s None to Find
By Gregory Crofton “Sorry / Not Sorry” calls for justice for the women that comedian Louie C.K. has admitted he sexually harassed. Sorry, that’s just not possible in America. Louie got away with it. He surely suffered from the public…
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…