Dangerous, Dirty & Dysfunctional: The Ed Koch NYC Years on PBS
Sep21

Dangerous, Dirty & Dysfunctional: The Ed Koch NYC Years on PBS

Those who lived in New York City during the Ed Koch years will have a visceral reaction to a new documentary about the man once called America’s Mayor in a Time magazine cover story. For everyone else, the feature-length “Koch” will give a fascinating look back at a time in American history when crime ran rampant in its largest city – which had teetered on bankruptcy – minorities struggled to have their voices heard and their concerns...

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Big Men: A Story of Greed and Corruption Unfolds When Big Money is at Stake
Aug23

Big Men: A Story of Greed and Corruption Unfolds When Big Money is at Stake

One of the things that POV on PBS, now in its 27th season, does best is showcasing the work of the world’s finest independent documentary filmmakers, and the upcoming “Big Men” is a prime example. Airing Monday, August 25 on PBS, the documentary is a nail-biting exposé of the global dealmaking and the dark underside of what happens when the US oil industry goes into Africa to drill. It becomes a contest for money and power that...

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