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1987
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The Ten-Year Lunch
The Ten-Year Lunch6.40 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...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Heywood Hale Broun
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2019
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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool7.19 2019 HD
An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926-1991).
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Carl Lumbly
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2015
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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.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Janis Joplin
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2013
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Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth6.00 2013 HD
The compelling story of an extraordinary woman's journey from her birth in a paper thin shack in the cotton fields of Georgia to her recognition as a...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Alice Walker
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2017
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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...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: LaTanya Richardson Jackson
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2016
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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...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Maya Angelou
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2021
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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,...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Oliver Sacks
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2017
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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...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Itzhak Perlman
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2011
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Eames: The Architect and the Painter
Eames: The Architect and the Painter6.90 2011 HD
The husband-and-wife team of Charles and Ray Eames were America's most influential and important industrial designers. Admired for their creations...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: James Franco
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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 It7.39 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...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Rita Moreno
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2019
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Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am7.50 2019 HD
This artful and intimate meditation on the legendary storyteller examines her life, her works, and the powerful themes she has confronted throughout...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Toni Morrison
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2015
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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...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Sidney Lumet
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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...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Arthur Miller
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2006
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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...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Frank Gehry
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2021
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Ailey
Ailey5.60 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,...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Robert Battle
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2000
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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...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: George Cukor
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2018
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Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin
Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin7.73 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...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Ursula K. Le Guin
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2006
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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...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Andy Warhol
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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...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Bob Hope
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2021
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Becoming Helen Keller
Becoming Helen Keller8.00 2021 HD
The life and legacy of Helen Keller, including how she used her celebrity to advocate for human rights and social justice for women, the poor and...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Helen Keller