Elia Kazan...best remembered for his film directing in the
1950s -- Award winners like On the Waterfront, East of Eden, A Streetcar Named Desire, Gentleman's Agreement, A Face in the Crowd -- yet tainted as a controversial figure. To many, he was emblematic of the sin of "naming names" before HUAC in the darkest days of the Hollywood Blacklist. To others, his extraordinary body of work deserved honors. Martin Scorsese, the director of this documentary, presents a meditation on the nature of art and influence...American Masters, Friday 8pm.
POV again explores two of America's most pressing issues -- environmentalism and terrorism -- by lifting the veil on a radical environmental group the FBI calls the country's "number one domestic terrorism threat." How could a working class kid from Queens face life in prison for two multimillion dollar arsons against Oregon timber companies? Producer Marshall Curry provides a provocative account that is part coming-of-age story, part cautionary tale and part cops- and-robbers thriller...Saturday at 11pm.
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