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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.
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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...
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2019
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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool7.20 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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2025
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Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse
Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse1 2025 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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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...
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1989
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Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre1 1989 HD
A study of the Group Theatre, a company that changed the face of American drama. The Group was founded in 1931 by Cheryl Crawford, Harold Clurman and...
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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...
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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...
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2025
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Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore1 2025 HD
In 1987, Marlee Matlin became the first Deaf actor to win an Academy Award and was thrust into the spotlight at 21 years old. Reflecting on her life...
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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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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 It7.40 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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2018
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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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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...
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2019
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Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage1 2019 HD
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage is a warm and revealing portrait of the charismatic, groundbreaking actor’s journey from...
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2019
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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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2011
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Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Abides6.70 2011 HD
American Masters takes a look at the career of Jeff Bridges as his friends and family discuss why he's so special and why he's become one of the more...
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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...
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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...
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2024
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Brenda Lee: Rockin' Around
Brenda Lee: Rockin' Around1 2024 HD
Discover the story behind singer Brenda Lee’s iconic songs and explore how her early fame and life of poverty shaped her artistry across pop,...
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1999
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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...