<div class=”video-container”></div> Lee Harvey Oswald’s lover, Judyth Vary Baker, speaks out about meeting the infamous “lone gunman” of JFK–who she insists was actually trying to save Kennedy’s life. Her meeting with Oswald in the CIA weaponization of cancer project, and the strange withheld background of Oswald working in the counter-Castro movement is explored in this excerpt from the Buzzsaw …
Ending Child Prostitution in India
<div class=”video-container”></div> Child prostitution in India is a serious problem, with girls sold into sexual slavery for years that can even become a generational chain of exploitation. Ruchira Gupta discusses the fight against the exploitation of girls, the humanization of women in the brothels, and the film THE SELLING OF INNOCENCE about the plight. Her founding of an NGO …
Is BOYHOOD Really The Best Movie Of The Year?
BOYHOOD by Richard Linklater has been called the best film of 2014, but does it really stand up to the other films this year and even his own work from the past? By making the movie over 12 years–echoing the UP series– it pulls a lot of emotional strings, but does the work on screen hold up to the weight …
2015 Oscar Best Documentary Shortlist Films
The 2015 Oscar Best Documentary shortlist has been released, and we take a look at six of the films that we covered on BYOD this year. THE CASE AGAINST 8, CITIZEN KOCH, THE INTERNET’S OWN BOY, KEEP ON KEEPIN’ ON, THE OVERNIGHTERS & VIRUNGA are all seen here with their trailers and film clips in addition to interview excerpts from …
Charles Barkley Gets Grumpy On Ferguson
Charles Barkley has spoken out against the Ferguson protests and rioters that have drawn attention to the case of Michael Brown for additional controversial reasons. We discuss his stance against elements of the African-American community, the issue of fame and wealth, and the crime that is endemic to lower income communities in this excerpt from the Crime Time episode with …
New Rewritable Paper Created By Chemists
Rewritable paper has been created by chemist Yadong Yin and his colleagues at the University of California, Riverside. The technology uses special color-switching dyes and ultraviolet light to put text on glass or plastic film. We look at video of the paper in action and discuss some of its practical uses, in this Lip News clip with Elliot Hill and …
INTERSTELLAR Crashes While McConaughey Keeps Rising
INTERSTELLAR was one of the most successful films of the year both critically and commercially. Film critic Peter Rainer stops by to explain why despite many highly ambitious ideas and another knockout performance from Matthew McConaughey the film fails to work on an emotional level. Hear Rainer’s take on one of the year’s biggest films, in this short clip from …