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  • 1986
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    Follies: In Concert

    Follies: In Concert

    7.00 1986 HD

    A backstage documentary film including footage from the legendary 1985 concert performance of Stephen Sondheim's classic musical at Lincoln Center's...

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  • 1999
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    Gram Parsons All-Star Tribute: Sessions at West 54th

    Gram Parsons All-Star Tribute: Sessions at West 54th

    1 1999 HD

    A tribute to Gram Parsons, a pioneering artist in alternative country music, features performances by host John Hiatt, Sheryl Crow, the Mavericks,...

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  • 1979
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    A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

    A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

    1 1979 HD

    Sesame Street celebrated its 10th anniversary in the spring of 1979 with a half-hour PBS special hosted by James Earl Jones titled A Walking Tour of...

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  • 2015
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    Act One: Live from Lincoln Center

    Act One: Live from Lincoln Center

    1 2015 HD

    James Lapine's tribute to a life in the theater based on Moss Hart's autobiography of the same name, starring Tony Shalhoub and Andrea Martin. The...

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  • 2017
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    Falsettos

    Falsettos

    8.30 2017 HD

    Jewish family man Marvin leaves his wife and son for a male lover during the height of the AIDS crisis in 1980s New York City.

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  • 2000
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    Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

    Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy

    1 2000 HD

    For more than 30 years, Lucille Ball was one of the most recognized and loved entertainers in the world. Known to all simply as Lucy, she portrayed a...

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  • 2015
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    In Jackson Heights

    In Jackson Heights

    6.82 2015 HD

    Legendary documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman (At Berkeley, National Gallery) explores the culture, politics and daily life of the Queens, NYC...

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  • 2003
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    Lawrence of Arabia: The Battle for the Arab World

    Lawrence of Arabia: The Battle for the Arab World

    1 2003 HD

    An exploration into the man behind the film-inspired myth, from both Western and Arab perspectives. Thomas Edward Lawrence, a 24-year-old British...

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  • 2021
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    Narratives of Modern Genocide

    Narratives of Modern Genocide

    10.00 2021 HD

    Narratives of Modern Genocide challenges the audience to experience first-person accounts of survivors of genocide. Sichan Siv and Gilbert Tuhabonye...

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  • 2006
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    The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton

    The Secret Life of Mrs. Beeton

    6.20 2006 HD

    In 19th century Victorian England, Mrs. Isabella Beeton produced what became an essential book for housewives of the day. She was married at a...

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  • 2025
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    Next to Normal

    Next to Normal

    1 2025 HD

    A mother struggles with worsening bipolar disorder and the effects that managing her illness has on her family. The PBS Great Performances recording...

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  • 2021
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    Big Bend: The Wild Frontier of Texas

    Big Bend: The Wild Frontier of Texas

    8.00 2021 HD

    Roam the Wild West frontier land of the Rio Grande’s Big Bend alongside its iconic animals, including black bears, rattlesnakes and scorpions.

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  • 2000
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    Mailer on Mailer

    Mailer on Mailer

    5.00 2000 HD

    Norman Mailer frankly discusses American culture, politics, literature, and his own tumultuous life.

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  • 1997
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    Wishbone: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

    Wishbone: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

    1 1997 HD

    "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" dominates as Halloween comes to Oakdale. Wishbone imagines himself as Ichabod Crane while Joe and his two schoolmates...

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  • 2022
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    Great Mammoth Mystery

    Great Mammoth Mystery

    1 2022 HD

    Fossil collectors Neville and Sally Hollingworth discover a stir in southwest England that preserved traces of extinct beasts that populated Britain...

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  • 2021
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    Pumas: Legends of the Ice Mountains

    Pumas: Legends of the Ice Mountains

    8.50 2021 HD

    Travel to the ice mountains of Chile to discover the secrets of the puma (aka panther, mountain lion and cougar) the area's largest predator....

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  • 1997
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    Isamu Noguchi: Stones and Paper

    Isamu Noguchi: Stones and Paper

    1 1997 HD

    Isamu Noguchi was a sculptor, designer, architect, and craftsman. Throughout his life he struggled to see, alter, and recreate his natural...

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  • 1982
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    Hollywood’s Children

    Hollywood’s Children

    1 1982 HD

    A documentary about child actors, since the beginning of motion pictures (narrated by Roddy McDowell).

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  • 2024
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    Make Peace or Die: Honor the Fallen

    Make Peace or Die: Honor the Fallen

    1 2024 HD

    Riddled with survivor’s guilt after his unit lost 17 men during “Operation Enduring Freedom” in Afghanistan, Marine veteran Anthony...

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  • 2003
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    The Transcontinental Railroad

    The Transcontinental Railroad

    5.00 2003 HD

    Documentary filmmakers offer a fascinating look at one of the most spectacular engineering feats of the 19th Century as the story of the...

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