Paul Reubens did not tell his director that he was dying. On July 31, 2023, the news of Reubens’ death came as a shock to documentary filmmaker Matt Wolf, who had spent a year trying to convince him ...

What's it like to work with Pee-wee Herman? You probably know what it's like to watch Pee-wee – whether it's Pee-wee's Playhouse, Pee-wee's Big Adventure or his 2016 Netflix movie. It's a unique, kind ...

It’s the dog days of summer, during the dog days of the most bodacious decade. “Back to the Future” owns the box office, spending its first three weeks after its July 3 release as the No. 1 movie in ...

Paul Reubens, the eccentric performance artist best known as Pee-wee Herman, was an intensely private person. After a number of people had approached him about making a documentary about himself, he ...

Throughout his career, documentary filmmaker Matt Wolf has excelled at portraits of complicated artists and individuals whose work is both highly idiosyncratic as well as, at least seen in retrospect, ...

In 1986, one of the most unusual and iconic kids' TV shows debuted. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "PEE-WEE'S PLAYHOUSE THEME") PAUL REUBENS: (As Pee-wee Herman) Hey. CYNDI LAUPER: (Singing) Come in and pull ...

Biographical and program notes by John McDonough (56 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.) in container. Performer(s): Pee Wee Russell, clarinet and saxophone, with various ensembles. Production notes: Recorded ...

Other contenders in the category included 'Deaf President Now!,' 'Martha,' 'Pee-wee As Himself,' 'Sly Lives!' and 'Will & Harper' Lizzie Hyman is a Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE, where she contributes in ...

Every filmmaker has that one movie that puts them on the map, and for Tim Burton, it was his very first film, Pee-wee's Big Adventure. Pee-wee's Big Adventure premiered in 1985, and sees the quirky ...

One summer afternoon, bored out of our minds, my friend Eileen and turned my childhood home’s bathroom into a beauty salon. We sizzled our hair with styling tools and teased it high. We layered baby ...