Z Channel, une magnifique obsession

Original title: Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

TV Movie
2004
R
2h 2m

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Z Channel, une magnifique obsession (2004)

The story of Z Channel, one of the first U.S. pay cable stations and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974 in LA, their eclectic slate of movies became a prime example of the... Read allThe story of Z Channel, one of the first U.S. pay cable stations and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974 in LA, their eclectic slate of movies became a prime example of the untapped power of cable television.The story of Z Channel, one of the first U.S. pay cable stations and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974 in LA, their eclectic slate of movies became a prime example of the untapped power of cable television.

Director
- Xan Cassavetes
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7.6/10

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Director
- Xan Cassavetes
Stars

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Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Trivia
This film was made only after the financing for another film project, a fiction film, partially collapsed.

Quotes
Alexander Payne: You just never know when you're living in a golden age.

Connections
Features Sportif par amour (1927)

Soundtracks
What'll I Do
Performed by William Atherton
Written by Irving Berlin
Courtesy of Paramount Pictures Corporation and Williamson Music

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7/10

The IFC of the 80s

It's doesn't take a genius to see why the Independent Film Channel would finance this documentary. Basically the Z Channel was the first movie channel to play independent, little seen, and foreign films. Featuring interviews with directors Quentin Tarantino, Robert Altman, and Alexander Pane, "Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession" focuses on the effect the channel had on the film industry.

The station had among it's subscribers some of the biggest names in Hollywood. What I found fascinating about this film is the power a cable channel can have. For example James Woods credits his Oscar nomination to the Z Channel's constant playing of the little seen movie "Salvador" to the right people.

As a film geek I also enjoyed the generous amount of film clips by director Cassavetes. The film turned me on to movies like "Bad Timing" and "F is for Fake".