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2019
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool7.30 2019 HD
An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926-1991).
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2015
Janis: Little Girl Blue
Janis: Little Girl Blue7.30 2015 HD
Janis Joplin's evolution into a star from letters that Joplin wrote over the years to her friends, family, and collaborators.
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2016
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise7.90 2016 HD
A celebration of Dr. Maya Angelou by weaving her words with rare and intimate archival photographs and videos, which paint hidden moments of her...
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1987
The Ten-Year Lunch
The Ten-Year Lunch6.44 1987 HD
The story of the legendary wits who lunched daily at the Algonquin Hotel in New York City during the 1920s. The core of the so-called Round Table...
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1986
Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’
Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’1 1986 HD
Playwright Arthur Miller, director Volker Schlöndorff and actor Dustin Hoffman are seen creating the Roxbury Productions and Punch Productions...
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2018
Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin
Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin7.80 2018 HD
The extraordinary life story of science fiction and fantasy writer Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018) who, in spite of remaining for many years on the...
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2021
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It7.40 2021 HD
Rita Moreno defied both her humble upbringing and relentless racism to become one of a select group who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony...
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2017
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me6.89 2017 HD
A star-studded roster of interviewees (including Jerry Lewis, Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Crystal) pay tribute to the legendary, multi-talented...
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2023
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes1 2023 HD
The Drum Waltzes explores the life and music of legendary drummer, activist Max Roach, his creative peaks, personal struggles and re-inventions from...
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2024
Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse
Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse1 2024 HD
Explores the life and career of cartoonist Art Spiegelman including the creation and ground-breaking impact of his Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic...
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1990
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story1 1990 HD
Biographical portrait of one of Broadway's most brilliant songwriters. Told through the use of archival material and interviews with the rich and...
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2017
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart6.20 2017 HD
On March 11, 1959, Lorraine Hansberry’s 'A Raisin in the Sun' opened on Broadway and changed the face of American theater forever. As the...
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2019
Rothko: Pictures Must Be Miraculous
Rothko: Pictures Must Be Miraculous1 2019 HD
Mark Rothko, a master of abstract expressionism, created 835 paintings during his five-decade career.
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2006
Sketches of Frank Gehry
Sketches of Frank Gehry6.80 2006 HD
First and foremost, Frank Gehry is an artist. Described as a young child as having golden hands, Frank begins his creation through sketch. Forming...
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2021
Ailey
Ailey6.00 2021 HD
Alvin Ailey was a visionary artist who found salvation through dance. Told in his own words and through the creation of a dance inspired by his life,...
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2000
On Cukor
On Cukor1 2000 HD
Widely thought of as “a woman’s director,” legendary film director George Cukor is profiled with the use of film clips and...
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1999
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood7.60 1999 HD
Paying homage to two of Hollywood's central icons, the film creates an unparalleled portrait of two very different personalities amidst the demise of...
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2024
Sarah Thankam Mathews: After All This
Sarah Thankam Mathews: After All This10.00 2024 HD
Following the success of her debut novel, All This Could Be Different, author Sarah Thankam Mathews embarks on her second novel, drawing from her...
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2017
Itzhak
Itzhak6.30 2017 HD
From Schubert to Strauss, Bach to Brahms, Mozart to…Billy Joel, Itzhak Perlman’s violin playing transcends mere performance to evoke the...
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2021
Oliver Sacks: His Own Life
Oliver Sacks: His Own Life7.10 2021 HD
An exploration of the life and work of the legendary neurologist and storyteller, as he shares intimate details of his battles with drug addiction,...