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1986
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Follies: In Concert
Follies: In Concert7.00 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 54th1 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 Street1 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 Center1 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
Falsettos8.30 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 Lucy1 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 Heights6.82 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 World1 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 Genocide10.00 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. Beeton6.20 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 Normal1 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 Texas8.00 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 Mailer5.00 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 Hollow1 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 Mystery1 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 Mountains8.50 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 Paper1 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 Children1 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 Fallen1 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 Railroad5.00 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...