In the pre-Internet 1970’s, Sandy Lerner was part of a loosely-knit group of programmers that was trying to get computers to talk to each other. Eventually, she and Len Bosack launched Cisco Systems, making the routing technology that helped forge…
‘FREE SOLO’ is the Best Documentary of the Year, One Man’s Mission to Climb El Capitan Without a Rope
By Gregory Crofton “FREE SOLO” is a phenomenal ride. Daring filmmakers allow us to follow mountain climber Alex Honnold as he attempts to scale a 3,000-foot slab of granite in Yosemite using only his chalked hands and booted feet. Spider…
Tame Impala: The Undeniable Brilliance of Kevin Parker
In just under a decade, Tame Impala has gone from an adored psychedelic project to one of the biggest bands in the world. I take a look at Tame Impala’s discography and explore the life of Kevin Parker, the genius…
Holding on to the Farm
By Lewis Bennett Mr. Bennett is a documentary filmmaker. Oct. 9, 2018 To make this film, my co-director, Ben, and I spent six days camped out at my family’s long-abandoned farm deep in the Saskatchewan prairie. We pitched our tents…
‘QUINCY’ Shows How this Super Producer Was Key to Popular American Music for Seventy Years
By Gregory Crofton Quincy Jones, or “Q” as his friends know him, has touched more people with his work than most realize. This producer and arranger of all types of music and shows — from Bebop to Hip Hop to…
‘EARTHRISE’: A First Glimpse of Our Magnificent Earth as Seen from the Moon
By Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee Mr. Vaughan-Lee is a documentary filmmaker. On Dec. 21, 1968, Apollo 8 launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Fla. The astronaut crew — Frank Borman, Bill Anders and James Lovell — were the first…