NaN/100 votes#1 - East Side Story
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/3/1998
A look at Communist musicals that strove to be ideologically correct - and entertaining, besides.
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- 8.6/108 votes
#2 - When We Were Kings
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 5/24/1998
On 30 October 1974, perhaps the most famous heavyweight championship boxing match of all time took place in Kinshasa, Zaire - the "Rumble in the Jungle" between champion George Foreman and challenger Muhammad Ali. In historical footage and new interviews, this documentary explores the relationship between African-Americans and the African continent during the Black Power era in terms of both popular culture and international politics, including the brutality of then-dictator Mobutu Sese Seko.
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- NaN/100 votes
#3 - Kurt and Courtney
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/31/1998
After rocker Kurt Cobain's death, ruled a suicide, a film crew arrives in Seattle to make a documentary. Director Nick Broomfield talks to lots of people: Cobain's aunt who provides home movies and recordings, the estranged father of Cobain's widow Courtney Love, an L.A. private investigator who worked for Love, a nanny for Kurt and Courtney's child, friends and lovers of both, and others. Although Love won't talk to him and his inquiries lose him financial backing, he comes to believe the coroner's verdict. Portraits emerge: a shy, slight Kurt, weary of touring, embarrassed by fame, hooked on heroin; an out-going Courtney, dramatic, controlling, moving from groupie to star.
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- NaN/100 votes
#4 - Don't Look Back
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/31/1998
Portrait of the artist as a young man. In spring, 1965, Bob Dylan, 23, a pixyish troubador, spends three weeks in England. Pennebaker's camera follows him from airport to hall, from hotel room to public house, from conversation to concert. Joan Baez and Donovan, among others, are on hand. It's the period when Dylan is shifting from acoustic to electric, a transition that not all fans, including Baez, applaud. From the opening sequence of Dylan holding up words to the soundtrack's "Subterranean Homesick Blues," Dylan is playful and enigmatic.
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- NaN/100 votes
#5 - 444 Days
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/14/1998
444 Days offers a detailed insight into the troubled history between the USA and Iran, telling the story of the 1979 hostage crisis at the American Embassy in Tehran. On 4 November 1979, hundreds of Islamic students occupied the Embassy, taking 52 US diplomats hostage and beginning a siege that would topple a president. Featuring exclusive interviews with captors and victims, 444 Days delivers a gripping account of the crisis as it unfolded.
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- NaN/100 votes
#6 - Year of the Dogs
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/21/1998
Year of the Dogs is a documentary detailing the turbulent 1996 season of the Australian Football League (AFL) team Footscray Football Club (now Western Bulldogs).
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- NaN/100 votes
#7 - Waco: The Rules of Engagement
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/28/1998
A reassessment of the tragedy at Waco that left 76 members of the Branch Davidian religious sect dead.
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- NaN/100 votes
#8 - Gigi, Monica and Bianca
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 12/5/1998
This documentary, made by several of the Dardenne Brothers regular collaborators, tells the story of a group of Romanian teenagers living on the streets of Bucharest, particularly focusing on 'Gigi' and his pregnant girlfriend 'Monica'. We watch their struggles, listen to their ambitions and witness their lives unfold as their child is born and they must find a way to support her and themselves. This is an uncompromising documentary, that shows the hardships its characters are facing in graphic detail, but without commentary or sentiment. Much like the Dardenne's feature films, the characters and situations are left to speak for themselves and it's hard not to be emotionally effected.
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- NaN/100 votes
#9 - Moon Over Broadway
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/21/1998
A chronicle of the ups and downs that occur during the rehearsals and previews process of Ken Ludwig's Broadway comedy "Moon Over Buffalo".
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The Best Episodes of Storyville Season 2
Every episode of Storyville Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Storyville Season 2!
Showcasing the best in international documentaries, Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago. Screening over 340 films, from...
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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"East Side Story" is the best rated episode of "Storyville" season 2. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/3/1998. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "When We Were Kings".