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Big Little Brawlers
A group of extraordinary athletes in one of the world’s most successful wrestling leagues strive, against all odds, to achieve their dreams in the ring and struggle to be the…
Kodiak
Hometosomeoftheworld’sbestfishingandhunting,KodiakIslandisasportsman’sparadise.Madeupofvirtuallyuntouchedwilderness,’TheRock,’asit’sknowntolocals,isalsofrequentedbydeadlypredatorsanderraticweather.Experiencethestrugglesofthreemulti-generationalfamiliesriskingitalltomakealivinginthisinthisdangerousenvironment.
Freeway: Crack in the System
FREEWAY:CRACKINTHESYSTEMtellsthestoryofbrokendreams,drugdealers,dirtycops,andgovernmentcomplicity-morecompellingthanfiction,it’stherealstorybehindAmerica’slongestwar.Thisdocumentarybyaward-winningfilmmakerMarcLevin(SLAM,Mr.Untouchable,BrickCity)exposeshowtheinfiltrationofcrackcocainedestroyedinner-cityneighborhoodsacrossthecountry.Atthecenterofitallistherise,fallandredemptionofFreewayRickRoss,astreethustlerwhobecametheKingofCrack,andjournalistGaryWebb,whobrokethestoryoftheCIA’scomplicityinthedrugwar.FeaturingexclusiveinterviewswithFreewayRickRoss,nottobeconfusedwiththerapperwhotookhisnamePulitzerPrizewinningjournalistGaryWebb,hissourceCoralBaca,andwifeSusanWebbformerLosAngelesDeputySheriffRobertoJuarezdrugtraffickerJulioZavalaandmanymore.TherealRickRossisnotarapper.He’sanurbanlegendinSouthCentralLA,ablackgodfatherfigurewhom…WrittenbyAnonymous
All Star Shore
14 of the world’s biggest reality superstars from some of television’s most iconic series – “Jersey Shore,” “Love Is Blind,” “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” “Geordie Shore,” “Acapulco Shore,” “Rio Shore,” and…
Angelyne
A mysterious blonde bombshell takes over Los Angeles billboards in the mid-80s, ushering in the era of famous-for-being-famous influencer culture.
New Girl
Impossible Railways
BuildingontheglobalsuccessofImpossibleEngineering,thisuniquenewscienceandhistoryseriesshowcasessomeoftheworld’smostextraordinaryengineeringachievementsoftherailways.Sincetheirmeteoricriseinthe19thCentury,railwayshavebeenattheforefrontofmodernengineeringandtransport.Theyhaveconquereddizzyingaltitudes,wilderness,seasandcities.Withamazingaccessandusingatrademarkcombinationofexcitinggraphics,stunningfootageandexpertanalysis,theseriescapturesthedesignbreakthroughsandheraldsthepioneerswhohaveembracednatureandphysicalchallenges,tocreateatrulyremarkableglobalrailwaynetwork.
Upstairs, Downstairs
Just Add Magic
Kelly Quinn and her two BFF’s, Darbie and Hannah, stumble upon her grandmother’s mysterious cookbook in the attic and discover some far from ordinary recipes. When the Shut’em Up Shortcake…