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- At the age of 21, Tim discovers he can travel in time and change what happens and has happened in his own life. His decision to make his world a better place by getting a girlfriend turns out not to be as easy as you might think.
- The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s.
- A spunky young orphan is taken in by a rich eccentric, much to the chagrin of the cantankerous woman who runs the orphanage.
- When student Jake Lo witnesses a killing, he finds himself caught between two feuding drug lords. Betrayed and set up by the federal agents, the only person he can trust is Ryan, a Chicago cop who reminds Jake of his deceased father.
- A lawyer defends her father accused of war crimes, but there is more to the case than she suspects.
- The life and career of the renowned film critic and social commentator, Roger Ebert.
- The secret smuggling of 9,300 Jewish children out of Nazi Germany in the late 1930s.
- The history of the American film industry in Hollywood during the Silent era.
- A look at the life and work of writer/filmmaker Nora Ephron.
- A newspaper reporter trying to track down a hermit-like billionaire goes to the Brazilian jungle, where she finds herself in the middle of an extortion plot, voodoo and supernatural occurrences.
- Colonel Terry Lee travels to the orient in search of a gold mine left to him by his grandfather. While searching, he is a pilot employed by a "no questions asked" airline run by Chopstick Joe. His friend and co-pilot is Hotshot Charlie. His love interest is a girl named Burma. He and his friends are constantly in hot water, thanks to the mysterious Dragon Lady, as they fly from one exotic location to the next.
- Accusations of guilt turns a father into a fugitive, leaving his son to find and bring him home after struggling to put the pieces together.
- Follows the illustrator J.C. Leyendecker, whose legacy laid the foundation for today's out-and-proud LGBTQ advertisements.
- An investigation of the wrongful death of Carlos DeLuna, who was executed in Texas on December 7, 1989, after prosecutors ignored evidence inculpating a man, who bragged to friends about committing the crimes of which DeLuna was convicted.
- Curtis Duffy, one of the country's most renowned chefs, is building his dream restaurant despite the nightmarish state of his personal life. The recipient of two coveted Michelin stars, Duffy has a laser focus on his cooking career that cost him his marriage and two young daughters. His ambition is to make his Chicago restaurant, Grace, the best in the country. FOR GRACE follows the building of the restaurant from concrete box to its opening night. It also revisits Duffy's turbulent childhood: how a teacher recognized talent in a troubled teenager; how an unimaginable family tragedy made Duffy seek refuge in the kitchen; and how cooking took from him as much as it gave.
- This making-of is split in 3 parts: 1. 'True Crime' (14:46): This part is about crime in Chicago and the real Neil McCauley. Also the private life of policemen and criminals is discussed. 2. 'Crime Stories' (20:26): This part tells where the film 'Heat (1995)' is about with all its different story lines. 3. 'Into the Fire' (24:01): This part is all about shooting 'Heat (1995)' and its music. You also learn how the actors and director prepared for their part of filming the movie.
- What do a public access TV personality, an electronics engineer, a Vietnam vet, a libertarian congressional candidate and a retired millionaire have in common? They're all operating unlicensed, 'pirate' radio stations in Tucson, Arizona. Making Waves follows their uphill struggle to be heard on our publicly-owned but corporate-controlled airwaves. Armed with low-cost micro-radio equipment, the First Amendment, even a how-to video by a Michigan pastor, the Tucson pirates use unlicensed radio as a form of civil disobedience. For their stations, this means everything from providing the real alternative to alternative music to educating the public about its Constitutional rights. Making Waves reveals the pirates' personal and political passions that compel them to defy the U.S. Government.
- The Beatles celebrate 50 years since they were the Ed Sullivan show in 1964 and famous singers sing the timeless songs as so much other stuff
- A documentary about the making of director Michael Mann's feature film "Ali".
- The 54th NAACP Image Awards honoring film and television; Queen Latifah hosts.
- Sonia Reich- who survived the Holocaust as a child by running and hiding - suddenly believes that she is being hunted again, 60 years later. Prisoner of Her Past is the story of a woman who appeared to be a normal, self-sufficient adult until she ran out of her house in the middle of the night, convinced that someone was trying "to put a bullet in [her] head." In effect, Sonia was re-enacting the traumatic events of her lost childhood. Separated from her family, she was deprived of 5 years of adolescence, as she fled from the Nazis during the Second World War. During that time, we know that her mother and most of her extended family were killed in mass executions. We also know that she was starving, frostbitten, constantly endangered and, as one psychiatrist described it, "a jungle child." What she witnessed and how she survived, we may never know. She refuses to discuss her past. Prisoner of Her Past is a documentary film that tells the story of Sonia and her son, Chicago Tribune journalist Howard Reich, and his journey to uncover Sonia's tragic childhood in order to understand why she is reliving it, so many years later. The film also reveals the interventions that are being done for today's young trauma survivors: children who survived death and destruction in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, in New Orleans.
- Former Black Panther Party leader Elaine Brown rates six Black Panther Party scenes in movies for realism. Brown discusses the accuracy of the portrayal of the Black Panther Party in films such as "Judas and the Black Messiah" (2021), "Forrest Gump" (1994), and "The Butler" (2013). Brown has personal connections to Bobby Seale, Fred Hampton, and Jean Seberg, and she comments on their depictions in "Panther" (1995), "The Trial of the Chicago 7" (2020), and "Seberg" (2019).
- A documentary which traces gasoline sold at a Chicago-are station back to its origins, from southern Illinois to Lousiana to Venezuela to Iraq to Nigeria.
- A 2006 documentary on the history of American football in Chicago, from high school to colleges to the pros. Written and produced by John Owens; narrated by Rick Kogan. The documentary features notable players and coaches involved with Chicago football, including Mike Ditka, Gale Sayers, Dan Hampton, Pat Fitzgerald and Don Stonesifer.
- Reginald Robinson taught himself how to play ragtime music on his parents' piano while growing up on Chicago's West Side. Because of this talent, he was awarded a MacArthur Foundation genius grant, and Robinson now educates others on this archaic music that he loves. A look at Robinson's career and the history and influence ragtime has had on American music.
- A look back at the rich history of baseball in Chicago from the years 1876 - 2004, featuring interviews with dozens of former players, broadcasters and fans.
- The Ms. Exoti-Lady World Pageant 2011 is a personal and social development opportunity for women at least 35 years of age and of all nationalities.
- Friends and colleagues look back at the life of Studs Terkel, the legendary Pulitzer Prize-winning oral historian, actor, broadcaster and activist. Interview subjects include actor David Schwimmer, who produced a version of Studs' oral history "Race" at Chicago's Lookingglass Theatre. Produced by the Chicago Tribune for WGN-TV's "People to People".
- The jazz band at Kenwood Academy, a high school on Chicago's South Side, gets a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity -- the chance to play original compositions from jazz composer/pianist Jason Moran at Chicago's hallowed Symphony Center.
- African-American clergy have long had influence in the often chaotic Chicago political scene. In "The Power of the Pulpit", the history of this phenomenon is examined, from the Black clergy who cooperated with Democratic Machine politicians to the activists who worked against City Hall. Featuring Rep. Bobby Rush, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Rev. James Meeks and others.
- A look at the history of Chicago's vibrant theater scene, which has produced a variety of talents from houses like Steppenwolf, Second City and the Goodman Theatre. Chicago theater veterans like John Mahoney, David Schwimmer and Gary Sinise are interviewed about their time in Chicago theatre.
- In Chicago, the Hispanic community has become one of the city's most influential voting bloc. At the turn of the 21st Century, Hispanics accounted for one-third of the city's population. The 2003 Chicago Tribune documentary "La Politica de Chicago" looks at the history of Hispanic politics in Chicago and the increased influence that Latinx politicians have in that city. Narrated by Judie Garcia; written and produced by John Owens.
- The fatal police shooting of Laquan McDonald, the trial of Officer Jason Van Dyke, and the troubled relationship between African-Americans and the Chicago Police Department.
- Chopstick Joe agrees to ship a the earthly remains of one of Hong Kong's richest and most mysterious men. The coffin is hijacked from Terry's plane by Dragon Lady's goons and held for ransom, however, when it is revealed that the casket is empty, Air Cathay in general and Chopstick Joe in particular are held responsible.
- Terry and Hotshot are reluctant to take on Chopstick Joe's next assignment, a cargo of poisonous snakes. With an accompanying Serpent Lady they leave for Singapore and are surprised when they arrive with a deceased person.
- A beautiful crook helps murder a French diplomat and steals his passport. Pursued by the police she hides the document in Hotshot's trenchcoat and then tries to retrieve before the co-pilot discovers he's the unwitting bearer.
- Burma, attempting to earn a job as a reporter, stumbles onto one of the Dragon Lady's schemes and stows away on Terry's plane while fleeing her henchmen. Terry and Hotshot try to help their blonde friend by notifying the authorities of the plot to assassinate a visiting maharajah, but are captured before they can report the plot. Now they must escape the Dragon Lady's gilded prison before the potentate comes to harm.
- Chopstick Joe agrees to fly a disreputable passenger and a small bundle immediately to a distant air field - for a wad of cash. He doesn't count on Terry and Hotshot refusing to fly any more that night, even if he pays their back wages. The desperate passenger's pistol is much more persuasive and soon the pilots, the passenger and the precious bundle are flying deep into the jungle where they are forced down by the Dragon Lady's fighter planes. They discover that their cargo is a young boy - the titular ruler of an embattled Chinese province with three groups of men eager to pay to possess the child - dead or alive.
- Hotshot Charlie's plane, with its cargo of gold bullion, is hijacked by the Dragon Lady's operatives while en route to Japan. Terry Lee and Chopstick Joe deduce that the gold could only be disposed of it the Portugese colony of Macao and Terry flies there to attempt to recover the precious cargo.
- Terry and Hotshot investigate when a cargo of rice bound for a United Nations relief effort is hijacked and the American representative who is to certify the cargo is abducted. They suspect that one of Chopstick Joe's shadier pilots has a hand in both the theft and the kidnapping and behind both crimes is the nefarious Dragon Lady.
- Terry and Hotshot unknowingly deliver cases of stolen plastic explosives disguised as sausage to a bandit gang hiding in the jungle and are promptly imprisoned. Terry decides to use Hotshot as human shield since his co-pilot believes he dined on the Compound C-3, making him a walking bomb that's ready to explode.
- A crooked businessman hires Terry and Hotshot to fly him to a secret gold mine deep in the jungle. The gold mine is only a ruse; the businessman has buried a cache of gems stolen from a dozen nearby temples and plans to smuggle them out of China - after killing his pilot and co-pilot.
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- Arrested and charged in 2019 with child sex trafficking, Epstein spends only a short time behind bars, but his accusers still get their day in court.