‘Rent’ Comes to Cuba
‘Revolution Rent,’ debuting June 15 on HBO and HBO Max, tells the story of the staging of the musical ‘Rent’ in Cuba, and of its director’s journey to his parents’ homeland
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Menachem Begin Documentary
Free world premiere of ‘Upheaval: The Journey of Menachem Begin’ is June 7 on Facebook
A Month of Asteroid Day TV
Asteroid Day TV, a free 24/7 web and Twitch TV channel, launches today, June 1… and shuts down Sunday, July 4
Stream Silent Screen Women
Alice Guy-Blaché and other ‘Women of the Silent Screen’ are the focus of free online streams and conversation this week
Italian Soccer Spotlighted
Italian soccer doubleheader: Wednesday, May 26, brings the premieres of Netflix’s ‘Baggio: The Divine Ponytail’ and IFTV’s ‘Underdogs’
George Floyd Anniversary
With May 25 marking one year since George Floyd’s death, we point to two documentaries worth watching
‘The Lost Key’ to Intimacy
May 22-23: a free screening of The Lost Key, a sexual intimacy documentary, followed by a live panel discussion on ‘Intimacy After the Pandemic’
‘Lamar Odom Reborn’ Free
‘Lamar Odom Reborn,’ a documentary about how the former NBA star used psychedelic drugs to cure his drug addiction after a near-death experience, streams free
Eugenics’ ‘Genius Factory’
‘Genius Factory,’ a documentary about a 1980s-90s eugenics experiment in the U.S., debuts May 20 on Discovery+
Crackle Show Helps Debtors
‘Going from Broke,’ a reality show in which financial experts help debtors find solvency, debuts a second season Thursday, May 20, on free streamer Crackle
