By Gregory Crofton This film about little-known modern artist Robert Irwin is filled with his philosophical truths and beautiful works of art. It is a wonderful, delicately assembled doc, which took director Jennifer Lane eight years to make. Irwin is…
Daniel Johnston: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
A troubled soul with a talent for writing honest, disarmingly direct songs, Johnston performs in the NPR Music offices. His short set closes with one of his classics: “True Love Will Find You in the End.” Set List: “Mean Girls…
Master Designer of the Modern: Alexander Girard
Alexander Girard from Dress Code Director: James Casey Executive Creative Director: Dan CovertExecutive Producer: Brad EdelsteinHead of Post Production & Operations: Tara Rose StrombergHead of Production: Amy DempseyAssistant Producer: Mayele YeboCinematography: Sebastian Slayter1st Assistant Camera: Cameron SizemoreGaffer: Bret “Dutch” Beimers2nd…
The Life of Artist Georgia O’ Keeffe
On the brink of the Depression in 1929, Georgia O’Keeffe – Americas first great modernist painter – headed west. In the bright light of the New Mexico desert, she forged an independent life and found the solitude she needed for…
Ralph Baer Invented Video Games
Ralph Baer is often called the father of video games. His invention, the Magnavox Odyssey, was the first home console system. Last year he celebrated his 90th birthday the same year the Odyssey turned 40. Here he talks about those…