Explore the story of director, screenwriter and producer Blake Edwards, known for cinema classics such as “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” “Days of Wine and Roses” and the “Pink Panther” series. (Source: American Masters)
Timewatch: ‘The Oklahoma Outlaw’
Watch out! That mummy covered with orange and red glow paint and strapped to the wall of your local Fun House might be real. From our friends Guildford Ghost and @thecroftonshow, comes a wonderful 48-minute documentary released in 1998 by…
The Life of Vincent Van Gogh
Arguably the world’s most famous artist, what do we actually know about Vincent van Gogh? We’ve all heard about the sunflowers, the ear-cutting, the madness, the suicide. But what is the truth behind the legend? In this BBC art documentary,…
‘American Symphony’ Shows There’s Panic at the Very Top Too
By Gregory Crofton Director Matthew Heineman has made his own sweet symphony bringing to the screen the love story of musician and singer John Batiste and his wife Suleika Jaouad, a writer living with leukemia. Heineman is devoted to observational…
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
“Wild Combination” (2008) is director Matt Wolf’s visually absorbing portrait of the seminal avant-garde composer, singer-songwriter, cellist, and disco producer Arthur Russell. Before his untimely death from AIDS in 1992, Arthur prolifically created music that spanned both pop and the…
Don’t Fuck With the Lewises!
“We didn’t lose him, he lost us,” say the family members of the famous rock ‘n’ roller Jerry Lee Lewis in this cool little known documentary. With Jerry Lee it’s always what’s “Out of sight, out of mind.” (Source: JerryLeeChannel)