DOCUMENTARY

Director and music journalist Cameron Crowe creates a definitive portrait of the seminal band carved from never-before-seen footage, recent band interviews, and concert footage. The two-hour documentary gives an intimate glimpse into Pearl Jam's journey in honor of the band's 20th anniversary. Pearl Jam Twenty ...

In this outtake from James Levine: America's Maestro, James Levine gives an explanation of his unique approach to conducting an orchestra - how he believes in being a "teacher conductor."

In this outtake from James Levine: America's Maestro, James Levine remembers growing up with a father who led a dance band that broadcast from the Beverly Wilshire Hotel and recalls his first piano lessons.

Susan Froemke answered questions via email about the making of the documentary James Levine: America's Maestro. "I knew that Maestro Levine was a genius musically. I saw it every time I filmed him rehearsing with his orchestra, working with a renowned singer or coaching a ...

In this clip from James Levine: America's Maestro, Levine conducts the Met Opera Orchestra in their first rehearsal of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 at Carnegie Hall and engages the orchestra with his unique style of direction. James Levine: America's Maestro premieres Wednesday, June 1 at ...

In this clip from James Levine: America's Maestro, watch Maestro Levine rehearse with and give advice to the young artist Layla Claire in List Hall. James Levine: America's Maestro premieres Wednesday June 1st, 2011 at 8 p.m. (check local listings).

In this clip from James Levine: America's Maestro, hear a story from David Langlitz, the Principal Trombone for the Met Orchestra, that illuminates Levine's unique sensitivity to sound and watch Levine conduct a dress rehearsal of Simon Boccanegra with Placido Domingo. James Levine: America's Maestro ...

Exploring the conductor's life and current work, the one-hour documentary film captures the essence of one of classical music's authentic giants. Looking back at creative milestones since his 1971 Met debut at the age of 28, the film reveals how Levine's unparalleled musicianship and singular ...

Hear stories from one of John Muir's expeditions in Alaska with his colleage and companion S. Hall Young, including a tale of Muir's rescue of Young during a very near brush with death in these outtakes from the documentary John Muir in the New World. ...

This chronology of Muir's life plots a history of his travels, career in writing, conservation efforts, and political victories for the National Parks. See many of these moments reenacted in John Muir in the New World airing Monday, April 18 at 9 p.m. on PBS ...