Phlip K. Dick is one of America's finest modern writers in any genre - in Science Fiction he is without peer. PKD has inspired many and pushed the barriers of the Sci Fi tradition, bringing psychological and mystical themes into imaginary worlds that repeat and invert upon themselves in feedback loops of chaos. The video above is an old BBC documentary on the life of Philip K. Dick, the first of a series of 6 that have been preserved and uploaded to YouTube.  read more »

Jackson Pollock pioneered Abstract Expressionism with a form known as "Action Painting," defining much of what we recognize as modern art. The story of his life has been told in many recently published biographies, but Hans Namuth's documentary video - "Jackson Pollock 51" - gives us a chance to see the master at work in his studio.  read more »