“I’m the poet,” writer Charles Bukowski tells a young woman he bumps into at a liquor store. She doesn’t hear him right and says what, “cola?” This is a 10-minute clip, the first part of a multi-part documentary directed by…
THE REAL GOODFELLA: HENRY HILL
A documentary about Henry Hill, a former New York gangster, whose life the film “Goodfellas” is based on.
QUANTS: THE ALCHEMISTS OF WALL STREET
Quants are the math wizards and computer programmers in the engine room of our global financial system who designed the financial products that almost crashed Wall street. The credit crunch has shown how the global financial system has become increasingly…
The Real Dog Day Afternoon: Bank Robbery in New York City
The actual original broadcast of the strange but true bank robbery in Brooklyn, New York in August of 1972 which was later made into the legendary and classic 1975 film starring Al Pacino, Dog Day Afternoon. Harry Reasoner recounts the…
The Beautiful Mind of John Nash: A Documentary on His Genius and Battle with Mental Illness
John Nash was a mathematician and genius that the Hollywood movie “A Beautiful Mind” is based on. Nash had schizophrenia, but he still managed to have a fascinating life.
Just Melvin, Just Evil: A Documentary About Sexual Abuse
“Just Melvin, Just Evil” is a documentary about the tormented family of Melvin Just, a man almost too evil to be believed. It details their experiences of sexual abuse by Just, which took place for decades, and reveals a murder…