TV Guide: Online Video Guide Norman Mailer

The Sixth Side of the Pentagon

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 10:36:36 -0500

On October 21, 1967, over 100,000 protestors gathered in Washington, D.C., for the Mobilization to End the War in Vietnam. It was the largest protest gathering yet, and it brought together a wide cross-section of liberals, radicals, hippies, and Yippies. Che Guevara had been killed in Bolivia only two weeks previously, and, for many, it was the transition from simply marching against the war, to taking direct action to try to stop the 'American war machine.' Norman Mailer wrote about the events in Armies of the Night. French filmmaker Chris Marker, leading a team of filmmakers, was also there, and made THE SIXTH SIDE OF THE PENTAGON.

The Sixth Side of the Pentagon

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 10:36:36 -0500

The Outsider

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 09:38:48 -0500

Absurdly comic, highly kinetic, and at times quite emotional, The Outsider gives a very inside look at what it means to be a filmmaker. The film follows legendary writer/director James Toback (The Gambler, Two Girls and a Guy, Bugsy) through the insane making of his recent thriller When Will I Be Loved starring Neve Campbell. All phases of Toback's wild filmmaking journey are chronicled as he shoots his movie in 12 days without a script and battles to get it distributed. Candid interviews with Woody Allen, Robert Downey, Jr., Mike Tyson, Brooke Shields, Harvey Keitel, Norman Mailer, Barry Levinson and more reveal the complex life and work of this compulsive gambler and exceptional film talent.

UrbanEye: Honoring Norman Mailer

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:53:18 -0500

A memorial service is held at Carnegie Hall to honor the late Norman Mailer. Melena Ryzik reports.

Historic Speeches: Germaine Greer on Female Psychology

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:26:23 -0500

Germaine Greer, one of the most influential feminists of the late twentieth century, was born in Melbourne, Australia, on January 29, 1939.

Saturday Night Live: Prose and Cons

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:01:09 -0500

Season 7, Episode 1: The prison system: birthplace of America's best writers.