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An amazing journey through the birth of the motion picture. 85 of the silent “actualities” made by Lumière brothers between 1895 and 1897 have been mastered from original 35mm material and are presented here in this first ever authorized video…
PBS’ Nova looks at the Sun and solar physics. Just one stunning fact from the show: More than one million Earths could fit inside the Sun. The Sun is not liquid or solid, it’s plasma with a core full of…
By Gregory Crofton Roman Polanski produced a documentary between the time he made the his classics “Rosemary’s Baby” and “Chinatown,” and it’s fascinating even if you’re not interested in auto racing. Vivid and crisp, freshly colorized and restored, “Weekend of…
In this short documentary, the filmmaker Banker White explores how Alzheimer’s disease has revealed the strength of his parents’ marriage.
On a recent morning, the body collectors pull up to their first stop: a dirt lot at the edge a steep hill overlooking a river. They’ve come to collect the corpse of Rachel Wleh.The men change out of jeans and…
By Gregory Crofton The documentary “40 Years on the Farm” is about something rare — a successful commune. This one was located in Tennessee and features an interview with Stephen Gaskin, its founder, who died in 2014 at the age…
