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'Brooklyn Castle,' 'The Waiting Room' Set to Air on PBS This Fall
PBS has for years now been providing a significant platform for independent films with series "POV" and "Independent Lens," which broadcast docs nationally to audiences who might not normally get a chance to find them given the current realities of theatrical releases these days....
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5 Best Bets on TV This Week: The Returns of 'Justified,' 'Bunheads' and 'Cougar Town'
Sure, Sunday tends to be overcrowded with high-end TV, including the just returned "Downton Abbey," but what to watch the rest of the time? Every Monday, we bring you five noteworthy highlights from the other six days of the week.
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20 Must-See Docs Making Their TV Premieres This October
October is big month for television -- the broadcast networks continue to roll our their new fall shows and familiar returning ones while cable channels like HBO and Showtime are in full swing with series like "Boardwalk Empire," "Treme," "Dexter" and "Homeland.&qu...
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America ReFramed Brings 52 Weeks of Docs to PBS's WORLD Channel
The PBS-supported WORLD Channel brings a slate of docs to public broadcasting stations, starting this past Sunday, September 9 at 8pm with the kick-off of its America ReFramed series. Like POV and Independent Lens, America ReFramed will bring nonfiction indie films (60 or 90 mintues in length) to th...
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'Armadillo,' 'Better This World' and 'Enemies of the People' Nominated for News and Doc Emmy Awards
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the nominations for the 33rd Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards this morning. Among the nominees are docs "Armadillo," which received four nods and "The Battle for Marjah," "Better This World" and &qu...
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5 Best Things to Watch on TV This Week: Pre-Op Chloe Sevigny and Long-term Unemployment
Sure, Sunday is overcrowded with high-end TV like "True Blood," "The Newsroom," "Weeds," "Breaking Bad" (returning this Sunday at 10pm on AMC) and USA's new "Political Animals" (also premiering Sunday at 10pm) but what to watch the rest of t...
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5 Best Things to Watch on TV This Week: Marina Abramovic, Melissa Leo and Independence Day Marathons
Sure, Sunday is overcrowded with high-end TV like "True Blood," "The Newsroom," the just-returned "Weeds" and the can't-get-here-soon-enough "Breaking Bad," but what to watch the rest of the time? Each Monday, we bring you this guide to five noteworthy hig...
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5 Best Things to Watch on TV This Week: A Dog Doc on HBO and a Dog Costume on 'Wilfred'
Sunday always feels overcrowded with high-end TV (including Aaron Sorkin's "The Newsroom," which starts this week on the 24th), but what to watch the rest of the time? Each Monday, we bring you this guide to five noteworthy highlights from the other six days of the week.
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Victory: PBS' POV and Independent Lens Move to Mondays
Long-running PBS documentary series Independent Lens and POV are moving to Monday nights at 10pm, the network announced today, a timeslot that will start October 29 with the fall return of Independent Lens.
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Why the NEA's New Media Emphasis Spells Trouble for Traditional Docs
With less money, more platforms and more projects, PBS is in trouble -- again.
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