Don’t miss the brilliant music documentary „Searching for Sugar Man“ (free streaming until March 23)!

My favorite movie of Filmfest Hamburg 2012 (blog post in German) is being streamed for free by German/French public broadcaster arte until Monday, March 23, 2017 (link to arte’s media library). Watch the trailer of „Searching for Sugar Man“, „the incredible true story of Rodriguez, the greatest ’70s rock icon who never was“ (Rotten Tomatoes):

Hacking The Hag: Getting „Forbidden Content“ From PBS, Hulu & Pandora

I just published a blog post about a wonderful PBS documentary on Country great Merle “The Hag” Haggard (“Merle Haggard: Learning to Live with Myself”).

Problem: Due to licensing restrictions, you can’t watch the docu in territories like Germany (although the movie was co-produced by German company Spothouse GmbH in association with Thirteen for WNET.org). You receive the following error message: “We’re sorry, but this video is not available in your region due to rights restrictions.“