Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse

I watched 'Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse' last night via Kanopy. I enjoyed watching this documentary a lot. This documentary was released earlier this year about the life of Art Spiegelman and his works, including Maus, which won the 1992 Pulitzer Prize. 

I highly recommend 'Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse" if you love comics/graphic memoirs.

I read Maus I and Maus II by Art Spiegelman in the mid 1990s for an English course in college.

I recently reacquired the hardback edition of this book, which contains both volumes of Maus. I look forward to rereading it in 2026.

Joyce Carol Oates: A Body in the Service of Mind - Documentary

 

'Joyce Carol Oates: A Body in the Service of Mind' is a 2021 documentary about the life of author, Joyce Carol Oates. I finally watched this documentary this month and it is excellent! 

If you're a Joyce Carol Oates fan or love learning about authors in general, I think you'll enjoy watching this documentary too.

Checkout the official video trailer above.

Out of Print - Documentary Trailer

 

Out of Print, a 55 minute documentary, came out in 2013. I'd never heard of it until recently and decided to go ahead and watch it. I enjoyed watching this documentary about the printed word.

Out of Print is narrated by Meryl Streep and "draws us into the topsy-turvy world of words, illuminating the turbulent and exciting journey from the book through the digital revolution. Jeff Bezos, Ray Bradbury, Scott Turow, Jeffrey Toobin, parents, students, educators, scientists – all highlight how this revolution is changing everything about the printed word – and changing us."

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold - Documentary on Netflix

I've had the documentary, 'Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold', in my Netflix watch list for the past year... I finally watched it last week and enjoyed it.

I really don't watch a lot of television. Instead preferring to read, knit, blog, spend time on the computer in general, etc. So, this is one of the main reasons it took me so long to finally make the time to watch this documentary.

To date, I've never read anything written by Joan Didion. I am aware of some of her books, but I didn't know much about her life. So, with that said, I actually learned a lot about her life from watching, 'Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold'. Joan's life is fascinating! I now look forward to reading some of her books.

Have you watched 'Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold?' What did you think of it?