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By Gregory Crofton Sundance-Grand-Jury-Prize-winning documentary filmmaker Ondi Timoner likes to point her camera at anti-establishment thinkers who try to create their own worlds. Think Anton Newcombe of BrianJonestown Massacre, featured in her rock documentary DIG! (2004), and Internet guru Josh…
Marty Feldman, was a king of British comedy in the 1960. He worked with John Cleese and David Frost, among many others. A thyroid problem as a young man caused his eyes to enlarge, which gave him a very memorable…
A short documentary from Pitchfork about a legendary drummer from Europe named Cerrone who was inspired by a Jimi Hendrix concert in Paris. Cerrone invented sampling, pioneered disco beats and he’s credited with inventing tribal house music.
A music video of the late and incredible, Junior Kimbrough. One that Little Ruby Pictures made. It was for the last record that Bob Palmer produced for Junior. Little Ruby Pictures was contracted by Fat Possum Records to make this…
By Gregory Crofton Director David Gelb brings his glossy, precise style to deliver yet another powerful movie with A FASTER HORSE, a documentary streaming on Netflix that’s about designing and engineering the 50th anniversary model of the Ford Mustang. Gelb,…
The artificial heart became a media sensation in the 1980s as it both raised hopes and spread controversy. Today, its impact on medical science is still playing out in surprising ways. (Source: The New York Times Retro Report)
