For those who would like to go a little deeper, here is a selection of interviews, discussions, reviews, and performance clips for the documentaries in the previous post. Running times for videos are indicated.

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The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (Frank Marshall, director)

Frank Marshall interview (9:14)

Director & Producer Q&A (24:45)

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City Hall (Frederick Wiseman, director)

Wiseman interview at the New York Film Festival (27:12)

Wiseman interview at Film Forum (56:51)

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 David Byrne’s American Utopia (Spike Lee, director)

David Byrne talks with Spike Lee #1 (4:16)

David Byrne talks with Spike Lee #2 (4:50)

Byrne & Lee interview at Toronto International Film Festival (20:41)

Indie Wire review by David Ehrlich

Hollywood Reporter review by David Rooney

Variety review by Owen Gleiberman

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 Dick Johnson Is Dead (Kirsten Johnson, director & co-writer)

Kirsten Johnson on making the film (3:43)

Kirsten Johnson Q&A (47:23)

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Gunda (Viktor Kosakovskiy, director & co-writer)

 Viktor Kosakovskiy interview at the New York Film Festival (27:02)

New York Times review by Manohla Dargis

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Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful (Gero von Boehm, director & writer)

Gero von Boehm & Isabella Rossellini interview at Film Forum (58:06)

Newton’s dream of photographing a chicken wearing high heels. Yes, the result is rather disturbing.

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Jazz on a Summer’s Day (Bert Stern, director, 1959)

Chuck Berry — “Sweet Little Sixteen” (4:04)

Anita O’Day — “Sweet Georgia Brown” & “Tea for Two” (8:18)

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 John Lewis: Good Trouble  (Dawn Porter, director)

Dawn Porter Q&A (31:50)

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 My Octopus Teacher (Pippa Eherlich & James Reed, directors & writers)

Pippa Eherlich interview (12:24)

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The Way I See It (Dawn Porter, director)

Dawn Porter & Pete Souza Q&A (52:54)

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Zappa (Alex Winter, director)

Alex Winter interview (10:45)

Alex Winter & editor Mike Nichols interview (23:55)

Ruth Underwood & Joe Travers perform Zappa’s composition, “The Black Page” (1:35)

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Ending this with a sign-off from Porky Pig. Until next time, be safe. — Ted Hicks

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