Bill Walton sent me his “Bill Walton Movie List” after our recent podcast interview in which we talked about how he’s staying busy during this era of social distancing and coronavirus.

His list of favorite movies is an eclectic jumble with a non-fiction bent. He likes documentaries, obviously. He likes big interviews, obviously. But there are a few surprises on his movie list, including one dramatic comedy that I haven’t seen.

Give the list a look. I found the best part to be that I hadn’t seen very many of them. I’m sorting through them myself, wondering what I might watch.

Walton loves him some Martin Scorcese films. He loves music, too. Also, Ken Burns’ documentary series work. At the very least, Walton’s movie list is an interesting look at the movies the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame player might throw on if you came to his teepee for a stretch.

Walton also gave me his top-book list. I’ll share that later in the week.

Here’s Bill Walton’s movie list:

• Inside Bill’s Brain: Decoding Bill Gates (History of the mind and life of Bill Gates)

• Clive Davis – The Soundtrack of our Lives (Music-filled journey of hit-maker’s life)

• The Irishman (Robert De Niro stars, Martin Scorcese directs.)

• 20 Feet From Stardom (Untold stories of back-up singers)

• Searching for Sugar Man (True story of 1970s iconic rock star)

• The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mystical Man (Comedic icon chases urban legends and myths)

• Quincy (Life and career of Quincy Jones)

• Joan Dideon - The Center Will Not Hold

• The National Parks Series by Ken Burns

• The West Series by Ken Burns

• The Roosevelts by Ken Burns (Documentary)

• Prohibition by Ken Burns (Documentary on Prohibition)

• Free Solo (Documentary about free rock climber Alex Honnold)

• The Dawn Wall (Rock climbers in Yosemite)

• Fire On The Mountain (Grateful Dead-themed action sports film)

• John & Yoko - Above Us Only Sky (Untold story of Lennon’s “Imagine” album)

• The King’s Speech (Rousing period drama starring Colin Firth)

• David Crosby: Remember My Name (Life and career of Crosby)

• Echo in the Canyon (Documentary on how The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, and The Mamas & the Papas birthed the beginnings of a music scene)

• Clarence Clemons -- Who Do I Think I Am? (Documentary on Bruce Springsteen’s saxophonist)

• David Letterman – My Next Guest Needs No Introduction (Interview series)

• Abacus: Small Enough to Jail (Documentary on small bank prosecuted in financial crisis)

• Life Itself (Drama, romance)

• The Big Interview with Dan Rather (Interview series with entertainment bent)

• George Harrison: Living in a Material World (Martin Scorsese’s portrait of the late George Harrison)

• Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation (Documentary on Woodstock)

• Joe Cocker: Mad Dog with Soul (Documentary on the rise of Joe Cocker)

• Icarus (Netflix documentary about doping/sports)

• Immortal Beloved (Biography of Beethoven)

• Amadeus (Biographical drama of Mozart)

• Dirty Money (Netflix series on corporate corruption and fraud)

• Senna (Life of Brazilian motor-racing champion Ayrton Senna)

• Inequality for All (Robert Reich documentary on disparity of rich-poor)

• Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Film (Martin Scorsese chronicles life of Dylan)

• Long Strange Trip: The Untold Story of the Grateful Dead (Documentary)

Later in the week... I’ll post Bill Walton’s book list.