Video: Building a Cello
This meditative documentary directed by Laura Vidal takes us through the creation of a cello in the Barcelona workshop of master luthier Xavier Vidal i Roca. (To watch with English … Continue reading
Marilyn Monroe: Men Are Climbing To The Moon But They Don’t Seem Interested In The Beating Human Heart
[ed. note: On February 5th of 1961, a recently divorced, mentally exhausted Marilyn Monroe was taken by her psychiatrist, Dr. Marianne Kris, and committed to the Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic in … Continue reading
Video: Marilyn Monroe — Do I feel Happy in Life? (Rare Recording)
Excerpt from a rare 1960 audio interview for Marie Claire magazine combined with film clips of Marilyn.
Audio: Woody Allen tells a joke about the Lost Generation (rare recording — 1965)
Riffing on The Lost Generation, Woody Allen imagines himself back in time, carousing with Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, Picasso, F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, and famed Spanish bullfighter Manolete. It’s interesting … Continue reading
Video: Pulp Fiction and the Birth of the Cool
Matt Zoller Seitz and his colleagues at Indiewire’s Press Play have created a series of 10 -12 minute video essays (collectively called “On the Q.T.”) that explore individual Tarantino films and … Continue reading
Video: Willie King at Bettie’s Place
For a real blues experience nothing beats going to a juke joint in the deep South. There aren’t many left, but if you’re willing to go off the beaten track, … Continue reading
Video: “Crossroads” by Robert Johnson
Set to the blues song “Crossroads”, this animated video, produced by Gretchen Brennison, Richard Alcock, Chris Lenz, and Adam Block, tells the story of Robert Johnson’s deal with the devil. Johnson died in 1938, … Continue reading
Video: Masters of Photography — Andre Kertesz
— André Kertész (2 July 1894 – 28 September 1985), born Kertész Andor, was a Hungarian-born photographer known for his groundbreaking contributions to photographic composition and the photo essay. In … Continue reading
Video: I was Ronald McDonald
Joe Maggard was McDonald’s mascot from 1995 to 2007 — the eighth of nine men to have done the job. But what happens after you step out of the big red … Continue reading
Video: Head Over Heels
It’s not often that a student film gets nominated for an Oscar, but such was the case with Head Over Heels, the graduate film of animator Timothy Reckart that went … Continue reading
Video: Masters of Photography — Imogen Cunningham
Imogen Cunningham was born on April 12, 1883, in Portland, Oregon. She began taking photographs in 1901, when she enrolled in a correspondence course in photography while she was a … Continue reading
Video: Masters of Photography — Alfred Eisenstaedt
. This video summarizes the life and work of Alfred Eisenstaedt (1898 – 1995), a German-American photographer and photojournalist. He is renowned for his candid photographs made with a 35mm Leica … Continue reading
Video: “The Ballad of the Skeletons” by Allen Ginsberg with Paul McCartney and Philip Glass
In October of 1995, Ginsberg visited Paul McCartney and his family at their home in England. He recited The Ballad of the Skeletons while one of McCartney’s daughters filmed it. … Continue reading
Video: The Fallen of World War II
“More people died in World War II than any other war in history,” explains Neil Halloran in The Fallen of World War II. In his 15-minute film, Halloran uses innovative … Continue reading
