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  Willy Wonka Comes to Town With Two Golden Ticket Winners in Tow

  September 5 at 4 a.m.

  In the world of pop culture, there are only a handful of things that Baby Boomers, Gen Xers, and Millennials can all agree upon for their level of sheer awesomeness. One would be the music of the Beatles, and another is Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Equal parts children’s...

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  Bill Frisell: The Guitar Player's Guitar Player Focus of New Doc

  June 15 at 4 a.m.

  While he’s not a household name, among guitar players and fans of contemporary jazz, Bill Frisell’s reputation – like his playing – is clean, impeccable, and adventurous. That he also plays in other genres like classical, avant garde, Americana, rock, and world music only adds to his sonic pedigree. In...

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  How the Beatles Got 'Tooned in to the Times

  February 27 at 4 a.m.

  It’s not often that an artist has his work denigrated by the very subject of it and can laugh about it decades later. But that’s exactly what has happened to animator Ron Campbell, the director of “The Beatles” cartoon series. The Saturday morning show ran from 1965-69 and featured clean-cut,...

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  Walking Brooms and Disney's Fantasia Come to Life with the Symphony

  January 3 at 6 a.m.

  The magic of Disney and the beauty of music will merge when the Houston Symphony presents Disney Fantasia - Film with Live Orchestra Jan. 5 - 7 at Jones Hall. The musicians will play the iconic score to selections from Fantasia and Fantasia 2000 while the movie plays on a screen above the orchestra.

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  RUMBLE Rocks with a Very Native Sound

  Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at 4 a.m.

  A fascinating and crucial music documentary exploring an area of rock and roll that hasn't been until now.

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  When Bad Movies Happen to Good Soundtracks

  Thursday, August 17, 2017 at 5 a.m.

  Many times, a soundtrack far outpaces its cinematic counterpart. Like these.