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Bookmark or Share- Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession - LetterboxdA documentary on the Z Channel, one of the first pay cable stations in the US, and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974, the LA-based channel's eclectic slate of movies became a prime example of the untapped power of cable television.
- Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession - Rotten TomatoesThis film by Cassavetes' daughter Xan focuses on Z Channel programmer Jerry Harvey whose efforts led to wide acclaim but who was a tortured soul who eventually killed his wife and...
- Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession - The Criterion ChannelZ Channel: A Magnificent Obsession. Directed by Xan Cassavetes • 2004 • United States. Catnip for cinephiles, Xan Cassavetes’s richly absorbing documentary traces the euphoric rise and tragic descent of Z Channel, Los Angeles’s first pay-cable service, and its virtuosic film programmer Jerry Harvey.
- Z Channel - WikipediaThe Z Channel was one of the early pay television stations in the United States (1974–1989) best known for its devotion to the art of cinema due to the eclectic choice of films [1] by the programming chief Jerry Harvey.
- Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession Reviews - MetacriticThis documentary chronicles Jerry Harvey's emergence as a brilliant programmer at Z Channel, one of the country's first pay cable stations. It also explores Harvey's emotional and psychological descent, which eventually resulted in a shocking murder/suicide and the eventual demise of Z Channel itself. (IFCTV)
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