Little Richard is a star of “Let the Good Times Roll,” a 1973 rockumentary / concert film directed by Robert Abel and Sidney Levin. It features numerous other stars from the American pop and rock music scene of the 1950s. (Source: Wikipedia)
Charles Bukowski Reads Bukowski
Artbound presents a KCET flashback episode offering a rare, intimate look at iconoclastic writer and poet Charles Bukowski, whose gritty works have become an integral part of California’s literary canon. (Source: KCET)
The Sound of Gravity
Albert Einstein had a theory. These scientists proved it a century later. (Source: New York Times Op-Docs)
‘The Killing of America’ Puts a Mirror Up to our Country and its Reflection is Terrifying
By Gregory Crofton In 1982, well-known New York Times film critic Janet Maslin panned “The Killing of America.” She called it a “greatest hits approach … of real-life death scenes” and “obscene.” She was right about this documentary, but she…
What if He Falls? The Terrifying Reality of Filming ‘Free Solo’
In 2017, when Alex Honnold made his stunning free solo ascent of Yosemite’s El Capitan, he was taking an unimaginable risk: nearly three thousand feet of climbing without any ropes or safety equipment. But was the climb made even riskier…
The Work of John Candy
John Candy is one of the most beloved entertainers of all time. In a career spanning over two decades, he found his way into some of the films that would go on to define a generation. From his days in…