Episode 781: Z Channel - A Magnificent Obsession (2004)

Episode 781: Z Channel - A Magnificent Obsession (2004)

Adam Long and Josh Hadley join Mike to explore Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004), the sweeping documentary from Xan Cassavetes about the rise and fall of Los Angeles’s most influential pay-TV channel. More than a cable station, Z Channel was a film school beamed into living rooms, programming uncut movies, international cinema, director’s cuts, and repertory favorites long before that was standard practice.

The conversation digs into the channel’s daring programming philosophy, its outsized impact on American film culture, and the obsessive, self-destructive personality of founder Jerry Harvey. The hosts examine how the documentary balances cinephile nostalgia with a clear-eyed look at the personal and institutional costs of that obsession, while also asking what Z Channel’s legacy means in today’s algorithm-driven media landscape.

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Episode 796: Matilda (1978)

Episode 796: Matilda (1978)

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Episode 795: Some Like it Hot (1959)

Episode 795: Some Like it Hot (1959)

Comedy Month continues as Mike talks with co-hosts Keith Gordon and Heidi Honeycutt about Billy Wilder's Some Like It Hot (1959).Chicago, 1929. Musicians Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon) are ...

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Special Report: When the Germans Bombed Pearl Harbor

Special Report: When the Germans Bombed Pearl Harbor

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