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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

    • (1.7K)
    • Documentary, Biography, History
    • Xan Cassavetes
    • 2007-08-16
  3. 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...

    • 3 min
    • 18.5K
    • lonelyplace2009
  4. 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.

  5. 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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    • Alexandra Cassavetes
  6. 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.

  7. 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.