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Kurt Vile in Upstate New York
A month before the release of his excellent 2018 album Bottle It In, Kurt Vile retreated to the Catskills in Upstate New York for a weekend of solace. Residing in a 20-bedroom Victorian estate called…
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‘Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry’
Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry , Donald Brittain & John Kramer, provided by the National Film Board of Canada This feature-length Oscar®-nominated documentary focuses on Malcolm Lowry, author of one of the major novels…
GLENN GOULD: MASTERFUL PIANIST GOES ‘OFF THE RECORD’
Glenn Gould – Off the Record, Wolf Koenig & Roman Kroitor, provided by the National Film Board of Canada In this short documentary, Canadian concert pianist Glenn Gould enjoys a respite at his lakeside cottage. This is an aspect of…
Phil Spector Produced a Murder
An actress turns up dead at the home of Phil Spector and the lengendary music producer is charged with murder. Crime writer Aphrodite Jones uncovers videotape that Spector hoped would clear his name, but instead is a damning self-portrait.
Civil War Veterans on Film
Civil War Veterans on film, from the documentary “ECHOES OF THE BLUE & GRAY.” A reunion of veterans in 1938 at Gettysburg. Produced by Belle Grove Publishing Company.
THE REAL GOODFELLA: HENRY HILL
A documentary about Henry Hill, a former New York gangster, whose life the film “Goodfellas” is based on.
MONGOOSE VERSUS BLACK MAMBA
A mongoose is lightning fast and has razor-sharp teeth. A black mamba can kill 15 grown men with just one bite. Which of these two mortal enemies will win?
Dex Romweber Live
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…
‘UNIVERSE’: Short Documentary That Inspired Kubrick’s ‘Space Odyssey’
Universe, Roman Kroitor & Colin Low, provided by the National Film Board of Canada A triumph of film art, creating on the screen a vast, awe-inspiring picture of the universe as it would appear to a voyager through space, this…
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…