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Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004)

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004)

History Documentary
Release Date: 2004, May 16
Directors: Xan Cassavetes
Countries: United States of America
Production: Maja Films, Fresh Produce Films, Independent Film Channel
Cast: Theresa Russell, James Woods, Kevin Thomas, Kris Kristofferson, Jacqueline Bisset, Vera Carlisle Anderson, Doreen Ringer Ross

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

biography woman director los angeles, california memory interview eccentric television network retrospective television history obscure cable tv