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By Gregory Crofton Making WESTERN was a noble effort by Bill Ross IV and Turner Ross (45365 and TCHOUPITOULAS), two filmmaking brothers on a quest to stretch the boundaries of non-fiction filmmaking. But unlike 45365, a romantic and beautifully shot…
Robert Beck, also known as Iceberg Slim, is the man who started it all. He took black culture, wrote it down, with the help of his wife, and turned it into commercial success. Like many black artists, Slim didn’t receive…
The killing of 12 students and a teacher at Columbine High School in 1999 continues to shape how we view and understand school shootings today. (Source: The New York Times)
The film tells the story of one citizen from Jalouzi, one of the largest slums in Haiti, who is determined to bring color to the impoverished area by helping paint the entire town, literally.
This episode contains excerpts of Lawrence Grobel’s extended interviews with Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel in 1990. The famous duo worked side-by-side from 1975 until Siskel’s death in 1999, co-hosting the acclaimed, nationally syndicated show Siskel & Ebert. They remained…
By Gregory Crofton Two very intelligent, ego-driven men – novelist Gore Vidal and political writer William F. Buckley – squared off in 10-part televised debate in 1968 as part of ABC’s coverage the presidential primary conventions. BEST OF ENEMIES is…
