Larry King talks to Richard Merryman, who conducted the last interview with Marilyn Monroe before she died in 1962. Merryman describes Monroe talking with much “gusto” and “vitality,” but at the same time he got a sense that she was struggling with her fame and her personal life. Monroe, whose … Continue reading
Ed Catmull, author of “Creativity, Inc.” and president of Disney Animation Studios and Pixar, discusses the process of disagreeing with Steve Jobs. It could sometimes take Catmull a week to rebut the quick thinking of Jobs. Then another week to rebut his follow-up comments. Eventually, he says, there were three … Continue reading
Spanish filmmaker Luis Buñuel is asked why he decided to make movies as a way to express himself instead of writing or painting. Buñuel humorously describes his terrible talent for both writing and painting even if he is very good at self-expression via images. When further questioned if he would … Continue reading
In this audio reaching, Spanish director Luis Buñuel talks about working with artist Salvador Dalí on the 1929 silent surrealist short film, “Un Chien Andalou.” He describes the intense and long process of coming up with the images that would be in the film with the help of Dalí. The … Continue reading
Walter Cronkite, Richard O’Brien and John Laurence of the CBS News team cover the first ever Woodstock Music Festival as it finishes up on Monday August 18, 1969 on a dairy farm in White Lake, New York. O’Brien gives a live newscast directly from the scene of the festival as … Continue reading
This video from WNET’s 1966 program called “USA Poetry: Frank O’Hara” contains footage of Frank O’Hara reading aloud his poem “Having a Coke With You”. O’Hara speaks about the various reasons that he loves the subject of the poem. He says “I would rather look at you than all the … Continue reading
In 1911, American explorer Hiram Bingham III made public the knowledge of the Incan ruins at Machu Picchu and since then, the world has enjoyed the well-preserved and beautiful 15th century ruins located in Peru. Known to locals but gone unnoticed by the greater world until Bingham’s exploratory efforts in … Continue reading
In an interview with Piers Morgan on CNN, former president, Jimmy Carter, talks about the truth behind the 2012 film, “Argo,” the political thriller film directed by Ben Affleck that won Best Picture at the 85th Academy Awards. Carter was president when the events of “Argo” took place, which was … Continue reading
Actor Roddy MacDowell shares his home movies of the extensive make-up regimen required for his role in the original 1968 film, “Planet of the Apes.” At the end, he lends Carol Burnett an ear.
Director Matt Reeves narrates the challenges of making the 2014 film, “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” with actor Jason Clarke. Clarke had to respond to the director’s monkey noises in an abandoned quarry to stay in character. From the New York Times. Produced by Mekado Murphy.
