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American Experience: Fly With Me

Helen Dobrowksi - PBS (Direct)
Format: DVD

Fly With Me tells the story of the pioneering young women who became flight attendants at a time when single women were unable to order a drink, eat alone in a restaurant, own a credit card or get a prescription for birth control. Becoming a "stewardess," as they were called,...
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Funny Woman

- PBS (Direct)
Format: DVD


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World on Fire: Season Two Masterpiece

Drew Casson - PBS (Direct)
Format: Blu-ray

Remarkable ensemble drama from Peter Bowker chronicling the key moments of World War II from the ground-level perspectives of ordinary Europeans and Americans impacted by the conflict, such as young, Warsaw-posted British translator Harry Chase (Jonah Hauer-King) ; Lois Bennett (Julia...
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All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (The Criterion Collection) [DVD]

- The Criterion Collection
Format: DVD

Fearless documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras's career-long pursuit of truth and justice finds powerful expression in an epic story of art, activism, and survival. Made in collaboration with renowned artist Nan Goldin, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed entwines the mission of PAIN - an advocacy...
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American Experience: Nazi Town, USA DVD

- PBS (Direct)
Format: DVD

In February 1939, more than 20,000 Americans filled Madison Square Garden for an event billed as a "Pro-American Rally." Images of George Washington hung next to swastikas and speakers railed against the "Jewish controlled media" and called for a return to a racially...
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Lynch/Oz (Janus Contemporaries) [DVD]

Karyn Kusama - The Criterion Collection
Format: DVD

The themes, images, and cultural vernacular of Victor Fleming's The Wizard of Oz continue to haunt David Lynch's filmography - from his early short The Alphabet to his recent television series Twin Peaks: The Return. Arguably, no filmmaker has so consistently drawn inspiration - consciously...
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Fast And Furriest [DVD]

Marco Deufemia - Dreamscape Media
Format: DVD

Chuck and Woodsly head to the Fur Ball Run so they can meet their racing hero. When they go from spectators to racers, these pups are in for the ride of their lives. What team will get their paws across the finish line first? Fuzzy animals star in this take on classic road movies like The Gumball...
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American Masters: Dr. Tony Fauci DVD

- PBS (Direct)
Format: DVD

Follow Dr. Anthony Fauci as he grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic and his 50-year career as the Nation's leading public health advocate. American Masters: Dr. Tony Fauci reveals a rarely seen side of the physician, husband and father as he confronts political backlash, a new administration...
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Gospel

n/a - PBS (Direct)
Format: DVD

From acclaimed scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., GOSPEL explores Black spirituality through sermon and song. From the blues to hip-hop, African Americans have been the driving force of sonic innovation for over a century. Producer: Shayla Harris, Stacey L. Holman, Chelsea Adewunmi, Kevin...
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TheGreatest Westerns Ever Made and the People Who Made Them

Henry Parke - TwoDot
Format: Paperback

The Greatest Westerns Ever Made and the People Who Made Them provides an eclectic review of the Western film and television genre, from John Ford's classic, black and white films, to Deadwood and indie darlings. Screenwriter Henry C. Parke presents a nuanced look at Hollywood's...
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