Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
2004 | 121m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Xan Cassavetes |
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| Writer: | |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | May 16, 2004 |
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| Director: | Xan Cassavetes |
| Writer: | |
| Genres: | History, Documentary |
| Keywords | interview, biography, eccentric, memory, los angeles, california, retrospective, woman director, television history, television network, obscure, cable tv |
| Production Companies | Independent Film Channel, Maja Films, Fresh Produce Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Quentin Tarantino | Self |
| Robert Altman | Self |
| Jim Jarmusch | Self |
| Paul Verhoeven | Self |
| Alexander Payne | Self |
| James Woods | Self |
| Henry Jaglom | Self |
| Jacqueline Bisset | Self |
| Kris Kristofferson | Self |
| Theresa Russell | Self |
| Vilmos Zsigmond | Self |
| Penelope Spheeris | Self |
| James B. Harris | Self |
| Vera Carlisle Anderson | Self |
| Doreen Ringer Ross | Self |
| Douglas Venturelli | Self |
| Kevin Thomas | Self |
| Jerry Harvey | Self (archive footage) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Xan Cassavetes | Director |
| Iain Kennedy | Editor |
| Steven Hufsteter | Original Music Composer |
| John Pirozzi | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
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| Jonathan Montepare | Associate Producer |
| F.X. Feeney | Co-Producer |
| Steve Matzkin | Producer |
| Rick Ross | Producer |
| Ed Carroll | Executive Producer |
| Marshall Persinger | Producer |
| Susan Heimbeinder | Supervising Producer |
| Leslie Lowell | Associate Producer |
| Alison Palmer Bourke | Executive Producer |
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