A study, mostly chronological, of the life of Nick Drake (1948-1974). Gabrielle, his older sister, tells us of her brother’s birth in Burma, childhood in Warwickshire, life at Cambridge and in London, then back to his parents’ home in Tanworth.…
The Buffalo Creek Flood: Act of Man
Mimi Pickering. 1975. 16 mm Film. In 1972 a coal-waste dam owned by the Pittston Company collapsed at the head of a crowded hollow in southern West Virginia. A wall of sludge, debris, and water tore through the valley below,…
Louie C.K. Documentary ‘SORRY / NOT SORRY’ Looks for Justice Where There’s None to Find
By Gregory Crofton “Sorry / Not Sorry” calls for justice for the women that comedian Louie C.K. has admitted he sexually harassed. Sorry, that’s just not possible in America. Louie got away with it. He surely suffered from the public…
Best Friends: Bob Newhart and Don Rickles
By Christopher Campbell Bob Newhart was the subject of a few documentaries, including the features Bob Newhart: The Last Sane Man… (part of the series Biography) and Bob Newhart (part of the series American Masters). More easily found and much shorter is Bob and Don: A Love…
FIRST AVENUE: Twin Cities Most Famous Music Club
Prince may have made the club famous, but many others have toiled backstage to keep this landmark standing. From the days of Woodstock, through disco, punk, and hip-hop this “pirate ship that goes nowhere” has weathered the storm – just…
Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal
In the late 1970s, residents of Love Canal, a working-class neighborhood in Niagara Falls, New York, discovered that their homes, schools and playgrounds were built on top of a former chemical waste dump, which was now leaking toxic substances and…