Howard Smith
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English
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"The 1960s signaled a period of radical cultural, social, and political shifts in the United States and all around the globe; yet in just three years, between 1969 and 1972, Village Voice "Scenes" columnist and cult figure Howard Smith got to the heart of it all with his radio segment on New York City's WPLJ FM. As famous himself as the people passing through his studio, Smith was able to encapsulate the end of an era through personal and hard-hitting...
3) Rhinestone
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English
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Jake is a down-home Country singer with enormous talents. Nick Martinelli is a New York City an even bigger attitude. But when Jake bets her sleazy manager everything, and she means everything, that she can turn anybody into an overnight sensation, that somebody turns out to be Nick. Jake must haul Nick back to the hills of Tennessee for a two-course class in how to walk, talk and sing like a genuine Country star.
4) Marjoe
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English
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A documentary on Marjoe Gortner, who was trained by his holy roller parents to hustle for Jesus and began preaching on the evangelical circuit when he was three years old. Follows Marjoe during his last months of rock-style preaching before his retirement at 28, and includes his comments on life as a con-man and the ethics of his colleagues in the religion business.
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English
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A fascinating and revealing look at the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. filtered through the prism of three major conflicts: the struggle between black and white America, divisiveness with the civil rights movement itself, and an undeclared war in Vietnam. A salute to a man who remains an inspiration and a force for social change nearly forty years after his death at age 39.
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English
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Holly Golightly is an eccentric New York City playgirl determined to marry a Brazilian millionaire. Her next-door neighbor, a writer, is "sponsored" by a wealthy patroness. Guessing who's the right man for Holly is easy; seeing just how romance blossoms is one of the enduring delights of the film.