Comedy
‘Hysterical’ Puts the Spotlight on Boundary-Breaking Women of Comedy
Director Andrea Nevins conducted interviews with many of comedy’s biggest names to discuss how difficult it is to smash stand-up’s glass ceiling. […]
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HBO’s ‘Tiger’ and the Personal Price of Greatness
HBO’s documentary ‘Tiger’ traces the rise, fall and rise again of golf great Tiger Woods. […]
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‘Baby Chimp Rescue’: A Couple’s Love for Chimps Hits Home
Jim and Jenny Desmond operate a rescue center for young chimps saved from the illegal pet trade. […]
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’80s Music Pioneers The Go-Go’s Unseal Their Story in Showtime Documentary
Showtime’s documentary film ‘The Go-Go’s’ features the ’80s band’s full participation, and a wealth of archival video, photos, music and interviews. […]
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‘Laurel Canyon’: EPIX Docuseries Beautifully Captures a Musical Place in Time
In her two-part docuseries Laurel Canyon, director Alison Ellwood chronicles the famous artists, and their songs, who sprung from this relatively small section of L.A. […]
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Jane Goodall Opens Up Ahead of Her Earth Day Documentary ‘The Hope’
National Geographic’s new documentary, ‘Jane Goodall: The Hope,’ follows the current exploits of animal expert and humanitarian Dr. Jane Goodall. […]
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One Child Nation: Heartbreaking Documentary Shows The Devastating Impact Of A Chinese Policy
PBS’ One Child Nation examines the emotional and lifelong repercussions for millions of women and children from the one-child policy, limiting most families to a single child. […]
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‘The Most Dangerous Animal of All’: Is Gary L. Stewart’s Father the Zodiac Killer?
Is Gary L. Stewart’s father the Zodiac Killer, one of the most infamous serial killers in American history? […]
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Nat Geo Tries To Solve The Mystery Of What Happened To Amelia Earhart
On Oct. 20, National Geographic’s Explorer-at-Large Dr. Robert Ballard will hopefully answer the question of what happened to Amelia Earhart in a two-hour special titled Expedition Amelia. Earhart, who disappeared on July 2, 1937, at the age of 39, was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic. She was attempting to fly around the world when she was last heard from. It’s been over 80 years since her disappearance, and there have been at least 12 searches for her and her navigator, Fred Noonan. Ballard, who discovered the Titanic in 1985, thinks that his team has a […]
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Ken Burns Presents the History of Country Music in New PBS Miniseries
Ken Burns’ eight-part, 16-hour film chronicles the history of country music from its early days through the late ’90s in what we found to be one of the director’s most consistently compelling films since 2007’s ‘The War.’ […]