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Good Hair Chris Rock and Nia Long Come Straight in Documentary

In this award winning documentary about African American culture, Chris Rock asks, "What's your definition of good hair?" The answers are as varied as the hair itself. One woman interviewed said, "Someone that looks relaxed and nice. If your hair's nappy, their not happy." Chris Rock will take you back to your roots. Vanity Fair says Good Hair is "Hilarious!" Variety claims "Audiences will wig out!"

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Chris Rock's Hilarious and Candid Look at Good Hair

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Celebrities Nia Long, Kerry Washington, Al Sharpton, Maya Angelou, Ice-T and more, share their personal stories with Chris Rock, as he struggles to answer his daughter’s question – "how come I don’t have good hair?” – in a way she can understand. "Good Hair" will be released in certain cities on Friday, October 9th, and nationwide on October 23rd.

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KOCE-TV Broadcast of “CARRIER” Offers an Intimate Look at Life Aboard a U.S. Aircraft Carrier

KOCE-TV, Orange County’s trusted PBS source for more than 35 years, announces plans to present “Carrier,” the revealing story of daily life on a United States aircraft carrier – the USS Nimitz.

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A&E Airs Wanda Jean Allen Documentary

Today at 5pm/4C A&E aired a very interesting documentary film about Wanda Jean Allen and how poverty, mental health, race, and sexuality play roles in the criminal justice system.

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KOCE-TV to Premiere Documentary On Catholic Church in Orange County

"Matters of Faith" Airs April 28 at 7 p.m.

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The Doctor Can't See You Now

Seasoned primary care doctors are abandoning their practices and scores of recently trained physicians are eschewing primary care for more lucrative specialties, creating a severe shortage that’s putting the nation’s health at risk. That’s the unsettling problem examined by a WBUR “Inside Out Documentary” initially airing at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Friday, April 11, and repeated at 8 p.m. on Sunday, April 13.

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Travelling to school in Secret Hebron

First prize in a documentary competition has been awarded to a Cambridge student for her film showing the difficulties facing Palestinian children in 2003 as they travelled to school.

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Martin Scorsese to direct film about George Harrison

Martin Scorsese will create a documentary film about guitarist George Harrison. The movie will include interviews and extensive archival materials and is expected to take a few years to make.

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RealNetworks, Warner Bros. Capture Struggle Of Independent Filmmaker In Online Documentary

Warner Bros. Digital Distribution, and digital entertainment services company, RealNetworks®, Inc. (NASDAQ: RNWK), today announced the premiere of "On Set, On Edge," an original online reality series that follows the hectic real life of filmmaker Vanessa Parise as she creates her second movie, "Jack and Jill vs. The World," starring Freddie Prinze Jr. and Taryn Manning.

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Iranian president agrees to Oliver Stone film about his life

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has agreed to let Oscar-winning U.S. film director Oliver Stone make a documentary film about his life.

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Catherine Zeta-Jones gets 'full Welsh treatment'

Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones had "the full Welsh treatment" to ensure she voiced a documentary in the lilting accent of her homeland rather than an American twang.

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Sicko: Healthcare Is Not Fair

Michael Moore’s documentary ‘Sicko’ raises important healthcare questions that certainly need to be answered.

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