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Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags on DVD Oct 12, 2011

"Triangle: Remembering the Fire" is Awarded the duPont-Columbia Silver Baton Jan 23, 2012

"Brick City: Season 2" now available on iTunes Apr 02, 2012

New Blowback Releases from Lionsgate Apr 03, 2012

"Hard Times: Lost on Long Island" is now on DVD Jan 08, 2013

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Brick City TV, Robert Redford, CNN Join Forces for Chicago-Centric Series

CNN is heading to the Windy City.

The cable news network has greenlighted Chicagoland, an unscripted series executive produced by Robert Redford and Laura Michalchyshyn of Sundance Productions and Marc Levin and Mark Benjamin of BCTV.

The eight-part series, debuting early next year, aims to "explore where politics and policy meet real people's lives -- in a city generating change and innovation in social policy, education and public safety -- to meet national and lo…

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May 08, 2013

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Dying for the shirt on your back

Great piece by our friend, Michael Hirsch, in today's LA Times on the Rana Factory collapse and the need for global reform in the apparel industry.

By Richard Greenwald and Michael Hirsch

May 7, 2013

The deaths of more than 600 garment workers in <…

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May 07, 2013

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"The Last Party" - 10 “Must See” Robert Downey Jr. Movies

Crave Online has listed Marc Levin and Mark Benjamin's 1993 documentary, "The Last Party" has one of the Top 10 "Must See" Robert Downey Jr. films.

See the list at Crave Online here.

Or purchase the film as a digital download from Lionsgate Films.

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May 01, 2013

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Al Levin's "Sleep: The Fantastic Third of Your Life"

We recently uncovered Al Levin's fantastic documentary from 1963, "Sleep: The Fantastic Third of Your Life" and uploaded it to Vimeo to share with you all. Enjoy!