Paul Westerberg, frontman for The Replacements, does most of the talking in this 1987 interview to promote their record, “Pleased to Meet Me.” The band says it would like to connect with its more shy, intelligent fans in the back,…
Flaming Wall Crash Leads to Disastrous Burns
Footage of “Crazy” Dave Davis practicing for his Flaming Steel Wall crash (for the 13th time) at Santa Fe Speedway in 1983. The ABC 7 Chicago News was there for the test run when something went wrong. Davis (known also…
The Trials of Jacob Mach: From Sudanese Lost Boy to the Atlanta Police Academy
This documentary short follows a Lost Boy who, 12 years after leaving Sudan, has found that the dream of a better life is both all around and just outside his grasp. Watch Jacob Mach learn what it takes to become…
Sunday Symphony: Turning NFL Football Into Television
Find out how hundreds of cast and crew come together to turn a football game into a football broadcast, a show that hundreds of millions of viewers see every week. This documentary short features an NFL game between New England…
‘FILMMAKER’: A Diary By George Lucas about Francis Ford Coppola
Fascinating 1968 documentary film by George Lucas posted by the film website Cinephilia and Beyond. This documentary reveals how draining the making of a movie can be. Made during production of Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Rain People.”