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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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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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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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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
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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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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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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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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2010
LennoNYC
LennoNYC7.29 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
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
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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2006
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film8.20 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
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
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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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
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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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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2015
By Sidney Lumet
By Sidney Lumet6.70 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
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket1.50 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
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...