Bruce Springsteen, a young musician on the cusp of global superstardom, struggles to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past.
S6.13 (165): Do Not Be Distracted
Kundun
The Tibetans refer to the Dalai Lama as ‘Kundun’, which means ‘The Presence’.... Monks are surrounding him and saying, ... do not be distracted. ... do not be distracted.
Hugo
Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo embarks on a quest to solve the mystery of the automaton and find a place he can call home.
Pat Keck still makes automatons
Was reminded of a 2023 show of automatons at the Decordova, and, Pat Keck was active as recently as 2022.
Jaquet Droz Automata
Pierre Jaquet-Droz was an 18th century watchmaker who designed and built animated dolls known as automata to help his firm sell watches and mechanical caged songbirds.
Today's Jaquet Droz automaton watches can cost more than a house.
(If I had a billion dollars, with a b...)
Georges Méliès on his early struggles
Filmmaker Jon Spira introduces an exclusive extract from the autobiography of the father of sci-fi and fantasy cinema, which has now been translated into English for the first time.
A Complete Unknown
The story behind the rise of Bob Dylan, one of the most iconic singer-songwriters in history.
Nebraska (film)
Nebraska is a 2013 comedy-drama road film that follows an elderly Montana resident and his son as they try to claim a million-dollar sweepstakes prize on a long trip to Nebraska.
The film was acclaimed by critics and became a commercial success. It was the final film to be released by Paramount Vantage, as Paramount Pictures folded the label after its release.
It is not about Bruce Springsteen.
Janis Ian Keynote Speech at NERFA 2025
All great art calls for a change.
Nick Offerman’s Closet Picks
Heart of a Dog, by Laurie Anderson
Rashomon, by Akira Kurosawa
Kes, by Ken Loach
Dead Man, by Jim Jarmusch
A Room with a View, by James Ivory