Movies: Jon Else

An update on the DeBolt family, originally featured in Who Are the DeBolts? and Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids? (1977)....

Drawing upon recently declassified documents, archival footage and behind-the-scenes interviews, "Wonders Are Many: The Making of 'Doctor Atomic'" chronicles the creation of the monumental opera based on the mysterious and paradoxical “father of the ...

A documentary about Yosemite National Park....

A fascinating look at the high-speed, high-power trading floor of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. Director Jon Else explores this hectic, noisy, seemingly chaotic workplace with his signature style -- eschewing narration in favor of long, real-time ...

A film about Arthur and Lillie Mayer, 89 and 86 years old and still young. Arthur can remember being taken to the first movie show in America, in 1895; Lillie was among the first American suffragettes. Arthur Mayer reminisces about his famous publici...

Directorial debut of Rick King...

An overview on the actions, hunt and capture of Ted Kaczynski, better known as the Unabomber....