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Everything Is Copy - Nora Ephron: Scripted & Unscripted profiles the life of Nora Ephron, the writer/director who was known for her acerbic wit and whose films include such cultural touchstones as Silkwood, When Harry Met Sally, and Sleepless in Seattle. Written and directed by her son, Jacob Bernstein, the film is Bernstein's personal investigation into his mother's favorite motto, "Everything is copy" -- a philosophy that all that happens in life, good and bad, is fodder for comedy. The film...
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A timely exploration of one of today's most divisive and pressing issues -- the threat posed by homegrown Islamic extremism and the challenges of detecting and countering it. Directed by Emmy award-winner Greg Barker (HBO's Manhunt: The Search for Bin Laden), Homegrown: The Counter-Terror Dilemma is a gripping, insider's account of the homegrown terrorist threat in America, told from the perspectives of those who helped construct America's counter-terrorism machine -- as well as those who are...
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Toe Tag Parole: To Live and Die on Yard A explores one prison's handling of the nation's extreme sentencing policy: life without the possibility of parole. Faced with the largest population of men serving life sentences, the California Department of Corrections developed an experimental, racially integrated program for lifers. Under the program, inmates at the California State Prison in LA County are given the opportunity to earn certain privileges by committing to uphold an integrated...
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Revealing the private world of Saddam Hussein and his inner circle, this gripping 4-part, 4-hour miniseries charts the rise and fall of one of the most significant political figures in recent history. Over the course of 27 years, Saddam (Igal Naor) ,rose from peasant origins to the highest office in Iraq, consolidating his power by executing those who posed real or imagined threats, and surrounding himself with family members, ultimately his notorious sons Uday and Qusay. Along the way, Saddam...
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Twenty years after his groundbreaking Emmy -nominated film Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End of the Street, which chronicled three years in the lives of five young heroin addicts in San Francisco's Tenderloin, Academy Award -winning filmmaker Steven Okazaki turns his focus to America's current opiate-addiction crisis with Heroin: Cape Cod, USA. This film takes an unsparing look at the lives of several young people in their early 20s gripped by heroin addiction, living a seemingly endless...
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"The end is near" for the unconventional, lovable staff of the Billy Barnes Extended Care Unit as HBO presents the third and final season of this offbeat comedy series. Set eight months after the Season 2 cliffhanger, this season finds Dr. Jenna James (Laurie Metcalfe) determined to put the corporate-hospice scandal behind her, while pushing her research ambitions further than ever. Meanwhile, Nurse DiDi (Niecy Nash), newly married Nurse Dawn (Alex Borstein) and Supervising Nurse Patsy (Mel...
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Toe Tag Parole: To Live and Die on Yard A explores one prison's handling of the nation's extreme sentencing policy: life without the possibility of parole. Faced with the largest population of men serving life sentences, the California Department of Corrections developed an experimental, racially integrated program for lifers. Under the program, inmates at the California State Prison in LA County are given the opportunity to earn certain privileges by committing to uphold an integrated...
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San Francisco has long enjoyed its reputation as the counter-culture capital of America, drawing bohemians, mavericks, progressives and activists into its streets. With the onset of the digital Gold Rush, however, young members of the tech elite are flocking to the West Coast to make their fortunes, and the influx of new tech wealth is forcing San Francisco to reinvent itself. As these innovators lead America into the golden age of digital supremacy, are the techies changing the heart and soul...
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Every spring in America more than 8,000 people are shot and killed. Directed and produced by the Emmy -winning filmmaking team of Shari Cookson and Nick Doob, Requiem for the Dead: American Spring 2014 tells some of these stories. Made entirely from existing, found media -- news accounts, police investigations, and social media, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and blog posting of those involved -- this moving film shows that gun violence in America has become tragically commonplace,...
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"Project Greenlight Executive produced by Oscar and Golden Globe - winners Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, Project Greenlight spans the entire filmmaking process, taking a revealing, uncensored look at the challenges facing a first-time director. Equipped with a Hollywood-vetted script and surrounded by a team of industry professionals, the fledgling director must learn to cope with pressure from the studio and producers, survive on-set politics, and lead a veteran cast and crew, all while trying...
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Toe Tag Parole: To Live and Die on Yard A explores one prison's handling of the nation's extreme sentencing policy: life without the possibility of parole. Faced with the largest population of men serving life sentences, the California Department of Corrections developed an experimental, racially integrated program for lifers. Under the program, inmates at the California State Prison in LA County are given the opportunity to earn certain privileges by committing to uphold an integrated...