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Oprah's Cable Network Starts Film Club

Oprah might be about to do for the film industry what she's done for publishing - skyrocket sales. Much like her star maker book club, the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) will launch a documentary film club featuring films that that focuses on inspirational themes. Each month the network will announce a documentary film and then hold nationwide screenings and panel discussions. The OWN network goes on air in January 2011. We're thinking "Oprah's Film Club" has a nice ring to it. READ OUR COVERAGE OF OPRAH'S NEW NETWORK
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By Essence · Updated October 29, 2020
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Oprah might be about to do for the film industry what she’s done for publishing – skyrocket sales. Much like her star maker book club, the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) will launch a documentary film club featuring films that that focuses on inspirational themes. Each month the network will announce a documentary film and then hold nationwide screenings and panel discussions. The OWN network goes on air in January 2011.

We’re thinking “Oprah’s Film Club” has a nice ring to it.


READ OUR COVERAGE OF OPRAH’S NEW NETWORK