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Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
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Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

A documentary on the Z Channel, one of the first pay cable stations in the US, and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974, the ...
Troy
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Troy

May. 13, 2004

Troy

In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to ...
The President’s Barber
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The President’s Barber

A well-meaning but politically naive barber gets pulled into the inner circle of the South Korean dictator Park Chung-Hee, with rather baleful ...
Roma
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Roma

Apr. 15, 2004

Roma

Joaquín Góñez, a novelist in his sixties recalls his emotions, his wild years in Buenos Aires, the memories of old friends, the meaning of ...
Disaster at Chernobyl
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Disaster at Chernobyl

Jan. 01, 2004

Disaster at Chernobyl

The explosion at Chernobyl was ten times worse than the Hiroshima bomb and was due to a combination of human error and imperfect technology. An ...
The Lion in Winter
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The Lion in Winter

Dec. 26, 2003

The Lion in Winter

King Henry II keeps his wife Eleanor locked away in the towers because of her frequent attempts to overthrow him. With Eleanor out of the way he ...
Cold Mountain
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Cold Mountain

Dec. 24, 2003

Cold Mountain

In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman ...
Mona Lisa Smile
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Mona Lisa Smile

Dec. 19, 2003

Mona Lisa Smile

Katherine Watson is a recent UCLA graduate hired to teach art history at the prestigious all-female Wellesley College, in 1953. Determined to ...
The Private Life of Samuel Pepys
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The Private Life of Samuel Pepys

The Private Life of Samuel Pepys is a 2003 British comedy television film directed by Oliver Parker and starring Steve Coogan, Lou Doillon and ...
Shattered Glass
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Shattered Glass

Nov. 14, 2003

Shattered Glass

The true story of fraudulent Washington, D.C. journalist Stephen Glass, who rose to meteoric heights as a young writer in his 20s, becoming a ...
Luther
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Luther

Oct. 29, 2003

Luther

During the early 16th century, idealistic German monk Martin Luther, disgusted by the materialism in the church, begins the dialogue that will ...
Path to War
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Path to War

Oct. 28, 2003

Path to War

A powerful drama of soaring ambition and shattered dreams that takes a provocative insider’s look at the way the USA goes to war—as seen ...
The Fog of War
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The Fog of War

Oct. 26, 2003

The Fog of War

Using archival footage, cabinet conversation recordings, and an interview of the 85-year-old Robert McNamara, The Fog of War depicts his life, ...
Pompeii: The Last Day
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Pompeii: The Last Day

Oct. 20, 2003

Pompeii: The Last Day

In 79 AD, one of the infamous natural disasters in human history occurred when Mount Vesuvius erupted. With speculative dramatizations of various ...
Boudica
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Boudica

Oct. 12, 2003

Boudica

The Celtic queen who shook the Roman Empire. Boudica is one of history’s first and fiercest women warriors. Sickened by ceaseless war, the king ...
The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone
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The Basque Ball: Skin Against Stone

An attempt to create a bridge between the different political positions that coexist, sometimes violently, in the Basque Country, in northern Spain.
Byron
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Byron

Sep. 27, 2003

Byron

Life and adventures of lord George Gordon Byron. BBC dramatization of the poet’s final thirteen years
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
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Sex at 24 Frames Per Second

Directed by Kevin Burns, this documentary from Playboy Home Video examines the oftentimes tense relationship between sex, women, and popular ...
The Piano Man’s Daughter
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The Piano Man’s Daughter

Terrified of passing on the madness that runs in his family, Charlie Kilworth (Christian Campbell) stays away from relationships that could lead ...
DC 9/11: Time of Crisis
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DC 9/11: Time of Crisis

This is the story of the days directly after 9/11, and the president’s whereabouts. Scheduled to air shortly before the second anniversary ...
Seabiscuit
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Seabiscuit

Jul. 22, 2003

Seabiscuit

True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.
Gods and Generals
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Gods and Generals

Feb. 21, 2003

Gods and Generals

The film centers mostly around the personal and professional life of Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, a brilliant if eccentric Confederate ...