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  • 2015
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    Janis: Little Girl Blue

    Janis: Little Girl Blue

    7.30 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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  • 2019
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    Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

    Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

    7.30 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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  • 2016
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    Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

    Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

    7.90 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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  • 2021
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    Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

    Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

    7.40 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
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    Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

    Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

    6.20 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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  • 2018
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    Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin

    Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin

    7.80 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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  • 1987
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    The Ten-Year Lunch

    The Ten-Year Lunch

    6.44 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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  • 2000
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    On Cukor

    On Cukor

    1 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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  • 2010
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    LennoNYC

    LennoNYC

    7.29 2010 HD

    This documentary takes an intimate look at the time Lennon, Yoko Ono and their son, Sean, spent living in New York City during the 1970s. It features...

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  • 1986
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    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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  • 2017
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    Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me

    Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me

    6.89 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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  • 2006
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    Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film

    Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film

    8.20 2006 HD

    Ric Burns unearths rarely seen footage and offers keen observations on the life and artistic influence of Andy Warhol. [Made for and aired on PBS's...

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  • 2017
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    This Is Bob Hope...

    This Is Bob Hope...

    8.00 2017 HD

    During his career, Bob Hope was the only performer to achieve top-rated success in every form of mass entertainment. American Masters explores the...

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  • 2006
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    Sketches of Frank Gehry

    Sketches of Frank Gehry

    6.80 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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  • 1999
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    Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

    Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood

    7.60 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
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    Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse

    Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse

    1 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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  • 2019
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    Rothko: Pictures Must Be Miraculous

    Rothko: Pictures Must Be Miraculous

    1 2019 HD

    Mark Rothko, a master of abstract expressionism, created 835 paintings during his five-decade career.

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  • 2015
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    By Sidney Lumet

    By Sidney Lumet

    6.70 2015 HD

    An analysis of director Sidney Lumet's work (12 Angry Men, Dog Day Afternoon, Before The Devil Knows You're Dead) in his own words, based on a...

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  • 1989
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    James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

    James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket

    1.50 1989 HD

    James Baldwin was at once a major 20th century American author, a Civil Rights activist and, for two crucial decades, a prophetic voice calling...

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  • 2023
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    Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

    Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

    1 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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