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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Z Channel was one of the first pay cable stations in the United States. Launched in 1974 from Los Angeles, California, this station was known for its devotion to the art of cinema due to the eclectic choice of films by the programming chief, Jerry Harvey. It also popularized the use of letterboxing on television, as well as showing ''director''s cut'' versions of films (which is a term popularized after Z Channel''s showing of Heaven''s Gate). Z Channel''s…mehr

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Z Channel was one of the first pay cable stations in the United States. Launched in 1974 from Los Angeles, California, this station was known for its devotion to the art of cinema due to the eclectic choice of films by the programming chief, Jerry Harvey. It also popularized the use of letterboxing on television, as well as showing ''director''s cut'' versions of films (which is a term popularized after Z Channel''s showing of Heaven''s Gate). Z Channel''s devotion to cinema and choice of rare and important films had an important influence on such directors as Robert Altman, Quentin Tarantino, and Jim Jarmusch. In 1989, Z Channel faded to black and was replaced by SportsChannel Los Angeles.The channel was the subject of the 2004 documentary Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession, which was directed by Alexandra Cassavetes, daughter of John Cassavetes.