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American Experience: Jesse Owens (DVD Review)   30 Apr, 2012

Jesse Owens’ down days dealing with racism in America get covered here, but the bulk deals with a...More>>

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‘Mister Rogers & Me’ A Tale of Real Neighbors   21 Mar, 2012

Through the nearly 900-episode run of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” many kids came away from...More>>

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American Experience: Clinton (Blu-ray Review)   12 Mar, 2012

Barak Goodman’s Bill Clinton portrait is right up there with other “American Experience”...More>>

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Frontline: The Interrupters (Blu-ray Review)   5 Mar, 2012

As a subdivision of the Chicago Project for Violence Prevention, the central initiative profiled...More>>

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American Experience: Billy the Kid (DVD Review)   27 Feb, 2012

I appreciated this documentary, in which even former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson throws in a...More>>

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Frontline: The Anthrax Files (DVD Review)   23 Jan, 2012

The material forming the basis for this documentary led to editorials calling for investigations...More>>

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Nova: Finding Life Beyond Earth (Blu-ray Review)   14 Jan, 2012

Given man’s fascination with pondering “Are we alone?”, there certainly is no shortage of...More>>

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PBS Offers ‘Jobs’ Profile   12 Dec, 2011

PBS Distribution Dec. 13 releases 'Steve Jobs: One Last Thing' on DVD at $24.99. More>>

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Page Eight (Blu-ray Review)   1 Dec, 2011

As a PBS presentation of a BBC production, 'Page Eight' is a spy caper that is expectedly long on...More>>

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These Amazing Shadows: The Movies That Make America (Blu-ray Review)   21 Nov, 2011

There’s something special and, yes, even unique about the United States National Film...More>>

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Frontline: The Man Who Knew (DVD Review)   7 Nov, 2011

Though you can obviously go other places beyond a “Frontline” documentary to take the...More>>

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Prohibition: A Film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick (Blu-ray Review)   12 Oct, 2011

There are documentaries, and then there are Ken Burns documentaries, which always seem to offer...More>>

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American Experience: Houdini (DVD Review)   3 Oct, 2011

Produced a little more than a decade ago, this presentation is a good example of how one keeps a...More>>

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American Family: Anniversary Edition, An (DVD Review)   5 Sep, 2011

By far the biggest wavemaker PBS had ever had up to that time (if not still), 1973’s 'An American...More>>

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Frontline: Football High (DVD Review)   11 Jul, 2011

Broadly speaking, director Rachel Dretzin’s reportage deals with the ways in which successful...More>>

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Bad Blood: A Cautionary Tale (DVD Review)   27 Jun, 2011

The lines of personal and clinical filmmaking intersect to maximum power in a landmark story of how...More>>

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Freedom Riders (DVD Review)   8 May, 2011

This installment in PBS’ “American Experience” series details the 1961 Freedom Rides, which...More>>

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American Experience: Stonewall Uprising (DVD Review)   25 Apr, 2011

Though the folkloric reaction to 1969’s famed NYPD’s Stonewall Inn bust has often been termed...More>>

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American Experience: Panama Canal — Gateway to the American Century (DVD Review)   7 Feb, 2011

An expert telling of the story of the building of the Panama Canal. (Street Date 2/8/11)More>>

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Nichols Salutes Roddenberry as Sci-Fi Pioneer   21 Jan, 2011

PBS continues tribute series honoring classic TV.More>>

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