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Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession is a 2004 documentary film about Los Angeles pay cable channel Z Channel which was directed by Xan Cassavetes, daughter of Hollywood director and actor John Cassavetes. It was screened out of competition at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.
Aug 16, 2007 · Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession: Directed by Xan Cassavetes. With Jerry Harvey, Chuck Ross, Timothy Ryerson, Bob Strock. The story of Z Channel, one of the first U.S. pay cable stations and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey.
Dec 30, 2012 · 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...
Directed by Xan Cassavetes • 2004 • United States. Catnip for cinephiles, Xan Cassavetes’s richly absorbing documentary traces the euphoric rise and tragic descent of Z Channel, Los Angeles’s first pay-cable service, and its virtuosic film programmer Jerry Harvey.
Rated 5/5 Stars • 02/08/23. The story of Z Channel, one of the first cable TV stations in the US that went on to inspire a whole generation of filmmakers and cinephiles. But it's also the story...
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Brief Synopsis. A look at Jerry Harvey and his creation, the Z Channel, the first pay cable network. The Z Channel launched in 1974 as California's first pay-TV service, showing two movies a week, and quickly became required viewing for Hollywood's elite and cinephiles alike.
Oct 15, 2004 · This documentary chronicles Jerry Harvey's emergence as a brilliant programmer at Z Channel, one of the country's first pay cable stations. It also explores Harvey's emotional and psychological descent, which eventually resulted in a shocking murder/suicide and the eventual demise of Z Channel itself.