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MTV’s late ’80s report on the demise of vinyl

Back when MTV was still the music channel, there was a report about the decline in vinyl sales and its pending demise as cassette and CD sales spiked.

‘Not Another Sundance Movie’ Trailer

From the team that brought you 12 Year Old Gets A Period and Bus Full of Migrant Workers comes Not Another Sundance Movie.

Batkid Saves San Francisco Documentary

Make A Wish has a moving 9-minute documentary about Miles, the kid who helped save San Francisco as Batkid for a day.

Bruce Springsteen & Jimmy Fallon sing ‘Gov. Christie Traffic Jam’

Jimmy Fallon, Bruce Springsteen, Jersey politics and bridges. So perfect on so many levels.

Mixtapes explained to modern kids

A relatively short time ago making mixtapes was a big undertaking.

‘Medora’ Documentary Trailer

Like Hoosiers with a cold hard dose of reality, a new documentary follows the ups and downs of a high school basketball team in a small underdog Indiana town.

‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ Trailer

The trailer for Wes Anderson’s latest introduces a story set at a grand pink hotel.

‘Let the Fire Burn’ documentary trailer

A new documentary tells the tragic story of the 1985 fire in West Philadelphia neighborhood following a standoff between authorities and radical urban group MOVE.