POP Book - Films - Documentaries

American Experience, a documentary series directed by Steven Ives and produced by PBS, now in it’s 35th season, has released a deep dive into the true story behind a classic American board ...game: Monopoly. Ruthless: Monopoly’s Secret History follows Ralph Anspach’s mission to uncover the truth about... [READ MORE]Show more

Following the release of Lightyear, the origin story of Buzz Lightyear from the Toy Story franchise, Disney Pixar released Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear. This short docu...mentary takes viewers through... [READ MORE]Show more

The 2018 documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor? directed by Morgan Neville is a wonderful tribute to Fred Rogers and his renowned children’s TV show, Mister Rogers’ Nei...ghborhood. The film covers the life of Rogers...[READ MORE]Show more

“Operation: Operation The Power of Play” is a heartwarming mini-documentary produced by Tim Walsh and Peggy Brown with executive producer Mary Couzin about the real story of the beloved ga...me: Operation. Invented by John Spinello in 1965 in his sophomore year design class, Spinello sold the game to Marvin Glass for $500, and hasn’t made a single penny off of it since.   Throughout the film, Walsh and Brown, along with Spinello and his family, tell the story of how Operation came to be, and the interesting connections that came out of it. Spinello’s kindhearted character is obvious, as he shares that he was never bitter that he didn’t reap the monetary benefits from his game, he is simply happy to know that it brings so much joy and inspiration to its players. Little did he know, his kindheartedness would be repaid.  READ MORE...Show more

In Eddy’s World, a mini documentary about one of the world’s greatest and most accomplished toy and game inventors, viewers get to meet and learn all about Eddy Goldfarb. Produced and dire...cted by Eddy’s daughter, Lyn Goldfarb, the film follows Eddy through his day-to-day life now, and walks through his early life – all the steps he took to get to where he is now. READ MORE...Show more