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 LA-based channel's eclectic slate of movies became a prime example of the untapped power of cable television.

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  Xan Cassavetes

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  Quentin Tarantino
  Self
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  Robert Altman
  Self
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  Jim Jarmusch
  Self
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  Paul Verhoeven
  Self
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  Alexander Payne
  Self
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  James Woods
  Self
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  Henry Jaglom
  Self
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  Jacqueline Bisset
  Self
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  Kris Kristofferson
  Self
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  Theresa Russell
  Self
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  Vilmos Zsigmond
  Self
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  Penelope Spheeris
  Self
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  James B. Harris
  Self
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  Vera Carlisle Anderson
  Self
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  Doreen Ringer Ross
  Self
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  Douglas Venturelli
  Self
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  Kevin Thomas
  Self
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  Jerry Harvey
  Self (archive footage)