Cable Hook-Up July 2003
Cable companies has been part of the American home entertainment landscape since the mid-'70s. In this issue, we profile three of them: Discovery Times, TRIO Channel and MTV.
Features
A Family Affair: Filmmaker Andrew Jarecki Discusses How He Captured 'The Friedmans'
Documentary filmmaker Andrew Jarecki knew he had...
From 'Tupac' to 'True Life': The Story's the Thing at MTV's Documentary Division
Lauren Lazin began her tenure at MTV in 1992,...
The 'Old Grey Lady' Is Ready For Her Close-Up: A Conversation with the Executives Behind Discovery Times Channel
This spring, The New York Times Company and...
Conspiracy Theories, Mating Rituals and Untraditional Traditions: TRIO Channel Looks for Offbeat Docs
It wasn't too long ago when documentary films...
When the Media Meet: Working on Both Stage and Screen
Theater begins alone, a seed in the mind of a...
The Tarheel Challenge: The State of Documentary Making in Nonunion North Carolina
North Carolina is a "right to work" state, which...
War Becomes the Inadvertent Theme at Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
I attended the sixth annual Full Frame...
Power Trips and Veiled Appearances: A Critical Look at the Provocative Docs in the San Francisco International Film Festival
Birds in flight and birds in fights. Public power...
Awakening New Ways of Perception: The Visions Du Réel Film Festival
The Visions du Réel Festival ( www.visionsdureel...
International INPUT into Public Television
Whether you think that INPUT is a festival for...
Business as Usual During Wartime: MIPDOC and MIP-TV Soldier On Despite World Events
International travel just as war is breaking out...