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"Tarantella" was an early Super 8 short film directed by Christopher Nolan with his childhood friend Roko Belic. It was made in 1989 while Nolan was...

Genre: Horror

Cast: Roko Belic

Hidden Turkey is a one-hour television special produced, hosted, and narrated by CBS News Travel Editor Peter Greenberg. It showcases the special...

Genre: Documentary

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Shari Lewis, Lamb Chop, and the gang discover the true meaning of Chanukah in this special holiday program. The story of the special holiday and all...

Genre: Family

Cast: Shari Lewis

Throughout the 1900's, before Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier in 1946, black baseball talent blossomed in the Negro Leagues. Baseball...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Paul Winfield

The colorful stories of Irish-American immigrants and their descendants who lived the history and exemplify the repeated cycle of the outsider...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Aidan Quinn

Taped for a two-part PBS Soundstage, Petty employs the Chicago locale as an entry into the blues and R&B that are at the foundation of rock & roll,...

Genre: Music

Cast: Tom Petty

The history of Chicago's African-American community told like never before -- through the voices of its leading citizens, scholars, artists,...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Kellita Smith

Power pop is arguably one of Americas greatest gifts, The All-American Rejects are champions of the genre. Group members Tyson Ritter, Nick Wheeler,...

Genre: Music

Cast: Tyson Ritter

Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2006, Blondie is still putting out new music and rocking out for fans everywhere! Debbie Harry and her...

Genre: Music

Cast: Debbie Harry

Grammy Award-winning folk singer John Prine performs his early classics such as "Angel from Montgomery" and "Hello in There" in this 1980 concert...

Genre: Music

Cast: John Prine

Chicago is full of places that take your breath away, from gilded lobbies to verdant parks and eye-bending skyscrapers to glorious sacred spaces....

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Geoffrey Baer

Experience the pivotal 1950s-1960s period through the eyes of 20 Chicagoans as they relive the stories and events of their youth, coming of age, and...

Genre: Documentary

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One of the most loved bands in rock history, as well as one of the most commercially successful-with 50 hit songs in the U.S. alone, 18 gold records,...

Genre: Music

Cast: Robert Lamm

A look at the screen triumphs and private lives of the screen's number-one singing team.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Jane Powell

Genre: Music

Cast: Gordon Lightfoot

Inventive performer and poignant songwriter John Hiatt captures the attention of fans and critics alike. In this Soundstage performance, which...

Genre: Music

Cast: John Hiatt

In July 1974, a group of Chicago based blues artists who had already achieved legendary status gathered together with some of their younger "blues...

Genre: Music

Cast: Muddy Waters

Chicagoans of all stripes share their stories from a time when the city served as a major war production center and a hub for soldiers on their way...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Russ Reed

Known fondly as the "Queen of the Blues," Koko Taylor began singing in Chicago blues clubs in the 1950s. Her gritty, powerful voice attracted the...

Genre: Music

Cast: Koko Taylor

Quintessential alternative rockers, Sonic Youth, celebrate free-form experimentalism while reinforcing their performance-art driven tradition in this...

Genre: Music

Cast: Kim Gordon