Created on Monday, 22 August 2011 20:03

Glenn Gould (September 25, 1932 – October 4, 1982) was a Canadian pianist who became one of the best-known and most celebrated classical pianists of the twentieth century. He was particularly renowned as an interpreter of the keyboard music of Johann Sebastian Bach. His playing was distinguished by a remarkable technical proficiency and a capacity to articulate the polyphonic texture of Bach’s music.

Though there have been many documentaries about Gould, most are distracted by his eccentricities, focusing on the gloves and scarves, while missing the man and message behind the music. Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould pierces through the myths, revealing the man behind the icon.

Created on Saturday, 19 February 2011 19:27

In late 2009, Charles Robinson was able to interview Peter Joseph, the creator of Zeitgeist: The Movie, Zeitgeist: Addendum, Zeitgeist: Moving Forward and founder of The Zeitgeist Movement. He described himself and his life in detail in what is likely a rare interview.

Peter Joseph was kind enough to provide Charles Robinson with previously unreleased media and video and in turn, Charles did his best to create a documentary that would help express who this person is. Peter Joseph was born in North Carolina to a middle-class family. He has said in interviews that his mother’s role as a social worker helped shape his opinion and impressions of American life. He later moved to New York to attend art school and currently lives and works in New York City as a freelance film editor/composer/producer for various industries.

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Zeitgeist: The Movie

Created on Saturday, 08 January 2011 16:00

In this documentary Bill Maher (Real Time with Bill Maher, Politically Incorrect) takes a pilgrimage across the globe, on a mind-opening journey into the ultimate taboo: questioning religion.

According to Maher, the title of the film is derived from a blend of the words 'religion' and 'ridiculous'.

Meeting the high and low from different religions, Maher simply asks questions, like “Why is faith good?”, “Why doesn’t an all-powerful God speak to us directly?” and “How can otherwise rational people believe in a talking snake?”

Created on Friday, 10 December 2010 18:53

For a thorough treatment of the assumptions, presumptions, and myths underlying creationism you can hardly do better than to take in the scruffy-but-erudite series on YouTube called ‘Foundational Falsehoods Of Creationism’. The series is quite informative even if you are otherwise "in the know" on this topic.