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Mel Brooks Makes a Noise on American Masters Tonight
On June 6, the American Film Institute will bestow their 41st Life Achievement Award on Brooklyn’s own Melvin J. Kaminsky. Melvin joins a stellar list of previous AFI recipients with such notable monikers as Bette Davis, James Stewart, Henry Fonda, Fred Astaire and … Continue reading
The Invisible War Debuts Monday Night on PBS
Tomorrow night, the PBS series Independent Lens will host the broadcast premiere of a documentary I first covered during its theatrical release last summer (FrontRowCenter, July 2012). Given the horrifying jump in sexual assaults in the military (current statistics were released by the … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Ziering, Independent Lens, Kirby Dick, Rape, Sexual Assault, The Invisible War, U.S. Military, Women's Issues
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The Central Park Five Debuts on PBS Tonight
Tonight, I encourage you to DVR the latest installment of Ready for Love, Dancing with the Stars or NCIS and turn your attention instead to The Central Park Five which debuts on PBS at 9:00 p.m. EDT (Check local listings). The Central … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American Studies, Central Park Jogger, Criminal Justice, Daivd McMahon, Ken Burns, Racism, Rape, Sarah Burns, The Central Park Five, TimesTalks
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The House I Live In Needs Repair
There are no easy answers to why America’s so-called “war on drugs” has been a failure, but filmmaker Eugene Jarecki’s new documentary, The House I Live In, raises enough pertinent questions and points enough fingers to fill half-a-dozen films. As a result, … Continue reading
Perry Miller Adato Remembers Paris The Luminous Years
Back in the day when I was a young graduate film student at New York University, I by chance caught Gertrude Stein: When This You See, Remember Me (1970) on NET/Channel 13. To say that the film changed my life is an … Continue reading
Nora Ephron and The Invisible War
While I’ve been dragging my feet about how to frame my coverage of yet another powerful documentary about the U.S. military, I was shocked like many others to hear of Nora Ephron’s untimely death at 71. No connection, you say? Well, perhaps; … Continue reading
Independent Lens Premieres Powerful Doc on Memorial Day
In light of the drastic funding cuts recently announced by the National Endowment for the Arts, it’s more important than ever to support such hard hit PBS series as Independent Lens, P.O.V. and American Masters. Independent Lens, produced by ITVS in … Continue reading
Montclair Film Festival, Take One
I took a chance and attended a few screenings at the first annual Montclair (NJ) Film Festival last week (May 1-6)and was glad I did. Having weathered 15 American Film Festivals and 11 Christopher Awards galas, as a staffer, program manager and … Continue reading
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Tagged American Film Festival, Christopher Awards, Eddie Bracken, Kathleen Turner, Michael Moore, Montclair Art Museum, Montclair Film Festival, Montclair State University, Olympia Dukakis, Patrick Wilson, Stephen Colbert, The Perfect Family, The Red Shoes, Thelma Schoonmaker, Yogi Berra
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Chimpanzee
Disneynature’s Chimpanzee calls to mind March of the Penguins, minus the ice and snow and high-minded narrative. Both films unfold in treacherous landscapes traversed by intrepid filmmakers who test the limits of Mother Nature, time-lapse photography and technologically advanced film … Continue reading
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Tagged Bereavement, Chimpanzees, Disneynature, Family Relationships, Jane Goodall, Nature & Wildlife, Surrogate Parenting
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