CALL ME LUCKY tells the story of Barry Crimmins, a politically outspoken and whip-smart comic whose efforts in the 70s and 80s fostered the talents of the next generation of standup comedians. But beneath Crimmins’ gruff, hard-drinking, curmudgeonly persona lay an undercurrent of rage stemming…
What does vodka really mean for Russians? What role has this colorless throat burning beverage played in the history of Russia? How did the events of the past decades - the disintegration of the soviet empire, emergence of market economy, democratization of Russian society under Gorbachev and the…
To Rock or Stock? Sneakerheads will do almost anything to get their hands on a unique pair of kicks, going to such extreme lengths as hiding in trash cans to score a pair of Retro Jordan 11s to camping for days in sub zero temperatures for the latest Nike Foamposites. How did sneakers become as prized…
The Getting Clear conference brought together the largest group of critics, ex-members and experts on Scientology in history. The conference ran June 22-26, 2015 in Toronto and was organized by Jon Atack and Professor James Beverley. It featured Tony Ortega, Paulette Cooper, Gerry Armstrong, Tory Christman,…
Follow inventor Patrick Flanagan and Stephanie Sutton as they reinvent the Neurophone into the Neural Efficiency Optimizer, NEO for short.
A haunting and evocative film by the photographic master of mystic innuendo, Duane Michals. This film is divided into sections, some of which reproduce in Michals' well-known photographic stories, sequential images that add up to form a narrative. "The Bogeyman" is a child's nightmare…
This film offers comprehensive documentation on a major public sculpture by the Pop master, Roy Lichtenstein. Just as he drew inspiration from cartoons and advertising to produce some of the most indelible images in contemporary painting, Lichtenstein became intrigued by a brushstroke he saw in a…
This intimate portrait of modern jazz pianist, Barry Harris, becomes a historic walk with some of the best-known jazz musicians of the 1950's and 60's. Memorable scenes span from archival footage of Harris playing at his piano to more recent reminiscing about his circle of friends and influences,…
For more than forty years, Ralph Gibson has served as one of the few truly independent forces within the field of photography. His unique graphic style — stark, erotic, chaste, allusive, surreal — is as unmistakable as it is influential. His many-published books have shown generations…
Explorations in 21st Century American Architecture Series Even during the Great Recession of 2008, one new apartment house in New York City continued to set the bar for real-estate prices: 15 Central Park West. Designed by Robert A. M. Stern Architects, the lavish, limestone-clad structure from…
On a remote mountaintop of the Himalayas sits Jhamtse Gatsal (Tibetan for “The Garden of Love and Compassion”), a special school and home for 85 abandoned and neglected children. Founded by former Buddhist monk Lobsang Phunstok, who trained under the Dalai Lama, this unique community…
Jimmy Carter, Peanuts to the Presidency, follows Carter’s rise from obscurity to national prominence. In the tradition of “The Making of The President,” this film weaves a unique story of the unknown peanut farmer campaigning to become president. Appearing on a national television game…
