Louis Alvarez

Rich in humor and regional color, this sometimes hilarious film uses the prism of language to reveal our attitudes about the way other people speak. From Boston Brahmins to Black Louisiana teenagers, from Texas cowboys to New York professionals, American Tongues elicits funny, perceptive, sometimes shocking, and always telling comments on American English in all its diversity. (PBS)

Following one intrepid team, filmmakers Louis Alvarez and Andrew Kolker explore Little League baseball in this engaging documentary. Beating the odds, the Aptos All-Stars lands one of eight spots in the Little League World Series. The program follows the California team's ups and downs as they progress through their season and reveals the significant roles played by the parents and coaches Dave Anderson and former major leaguer Mark Eichhorn.

What happens when America's most joyous, dysfunctional city rebuilds itself after a disaster? New Orleans is the setting for Getting Back to Abnormal, a film that serves up a provocative mix of race, corruption and politics to tell the story of the re-election campaign of Stacy Head, a white woman in a city council seat traditionally held by a black representative. Supported by her irrepressible African-American aide Barbara Lacen-Keller, Head polarizes the city as her candidacy threatens to diminish the power and influence of its black citizens. Featuring a cast of characters as colorful as the city itself, the film presents a New Orleans that outsiders rarely see.

How the Japanese process American pop culture and make it their own -- a mind-bending odyssey through cultural mixing.

Women speak candidly and amusingly about their sex lives.

A hilarious, unorthodox look at the colorful, Byzantine political culture of Louisiana, home to Huey and Earl Long, David Duke, and Edwin Edwards, where politics is a long-running spectator sport. Winner of the duPont-Columbia Journalism Award.

Rich in humor and regional color, this sometimes hilarious film uses the prism of language to reveal our attitudes about the way other people speak. From Boston Brahmins to Black Louisiana teenagers, from Texas cowboys to New York professionals, American Tongues elicits funny, perceptive, sometimes shocking, and always telling comments on American English in all its diversity. (PBS)

Following one intrepid team, filmmakers Louis Alvarez and Andrew Kolker explore Little League baseball in this engaging documentary. Beating the odds, the Aptos All-Stars lands one of eight spots in the Little League World Series. The program follows the California team's ups and downs as they progress through their season and reveals the significant roles played by the parents and coaches Dave Anderson and former major leaguer Mark Eichhorn.

Following one intrepid team, filmmakers Louis Alvarez and Andrew Kolker explore Little League baseball in this engaging documentary. Beating the odds, the Aptos All-Stars lands one of eight spots in the Little League World Series. The program follows the California team's ups and downs as they progress through their season and reveals the significant roles played by the parents and coaches Dave Anderson and former major leaguer Mark Eichhorn.

What happens when America's most joyous, dysfunctional city rebuilds itself after a disaster? New Orleans is the setting for Getting Back to Abnormal, a film that serves up a provocative mix of race, corruption and politics to tell the story of the re-election campaign of Stacy Head, a white woman in a city council seat traditionally held by a black representative. Supported by her irrepressible African-American aide Barbara Lacen-Keller, Head polarizes the city as her candidacy threatens to diminish the power and influence of its black citizens. Featuring a cast of characters as colorful as the city itself, the film presents a New Orleans that outsiders rarely see.

How the Japanese process American pop culture and make it their own -- a mind-bending odyssey through cultural mixing.

Women speak candidly and amusingly about their sex lives.

Women speak candidly and amusingly about their sex lives.

A hilarious, unorthodox look at the colorful, Byzantine political culture of Louisiana, home to Huey and Earl Long, David Duke, and Edwin Edwards, where politics is a long-running spectator sport. Winner of the duPont-Columbia Journalism Award.

This award winning film is a fast paced, humorous look at the colorful way the residents of New Orleans express themselves - why they talk the way they do, where the words come from, and what it means to talk with a New Orleans accent.