By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Alexandra Cassevetes
Country: united_states
Year: 2005
Running time: 120
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405496/combined
Hilary says: “Xan (Alexandra) Cassavetes’ first feature-length foray into the ‘family business’ tells the story of Z Channel, the the nation’s first pay-cable station, founded in 1974 in LA.
“Z Channel’s founder, Jerry Harvey, was a rabid cinemaphile who influenced Z’s viewers, the local movie industry, and scores of working and aspiring filmmakers to explore films from all around the world. The interviewees — including Robert Altman, Jaqueline Bisset, Henry Jaglom, Alexander Payne, Quentin Tarantino — speak of Z’s great influence over their creative lives and film viewing experience. Payne and Tarantino, among others, still have VHS tapes of movies recorded off Z twenty-plus years previously.
“At two hours, this docu sags a bit, but it made me want to quit my job and do nothing but watch films, so it got its point across! 3 1/2 cats”