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Mare of Easttown Nabs 16 Emmy Nods and an Upcoming HBO Marathon
“I had a very specific vision. I wanted to tell a story about home and the people I grew up with and yet make it entertaining and wrap a mystery around it.”—Brad Ingelsby, screenwriter and creator, Mare of Easttown. Brad … Continue reading
Posted in Cable, Film, TV
Tagged Brad Ingelsby, Craig Zobel, Crime Drama, Drug Use and Abuse, Evan Peters, Family Relationships, Grief, HBO, Jean Smart, Julianne Nicholson, Kate Winslet, Mare of Easttown, Murder Mystery, Suicide
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Super Hummingbirds Fly Again on PBS Nature
“It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.”–Aesop. I love birds… and have loved them since I bonded with my chatty, cuddly (yes, cuddly!) little parakeet pal as a kid. I also love gardening. I weathered “pandemic isolation” … Continue reading
Remembering Jacques d’Amboise (1934-2021)
“My interest, my belief, my obsession is that the arts liberate a person’s heart and mind to all kinds of possibilities.”—Jacques d’Amboise. I don’t think I’ll ever meet anyone quite like Jacques d’Amboise again. Jacques was so full of life … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Dance, Education, Film, Theater, TV
Tagged Christopher Awards, Dance and Dancers, Emile Ardolino, George Balanchine, He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin', I Was a Dancer, Jacques d'Amboise, National Dance Institute, NDI, New York City Ballet, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Who's Dancin' Now
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Ann Roth Oscar Shoe-In for Ma Rainey’s Pitch Perfect Costumes
“Nothing wrong with having nice shoes. A man gotta have some shoes to dance like this.”— Chadwick Boseman aka Levee in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” Nicole’s nose. Meryl’s caftan. Tippy’s mink coat. Brenda’s red fox coat. Viola’s gold teeth and … Continue reading
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick Tackle Hemingway in New PBS Series
“Our intent is to offer viewers an honest portrayal of a complex and conflicted writer who left an indelible mark on literature.”–Ken Burns. The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, The Old Man and the Sea, The Snows of … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Film, Publishing, TV
Tagged A Farewell to Arms, American Literature, Authors, Edna O'Brien, Ernest Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Geoffrey C. Ward, Jeff Daniels, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Patrick Hemingway, Spanish American War, Sylvia Beach, The Old Man and the Sea, The Sun Also Rises, World War I, World War II
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Tina Turner Is Simply the Best on HBO
“I had an abusive life. It’s a reality so you have to accept it,” says Tina Turner, as she contemplates the physical and emotional blows she absorbed as the abandoned child of sharecroppers in Nutbush, TN, and as the physically … Continue reading
HBO’s Allen v. Farrow Sheds New Light on Family Trauma
“This is someone I loved more than anyone else. You can love somebody and be afraid of them.”–Dylan Farrow. I can’t remember when I didn’t have a crush on Woody Allen. I absolutely adored his films, his humor and the … Continue reading
Marian Anderson’s Civil Rights Legacy Shapes Voice of Freedom on PBS
“She can sing from the top of the Washington Monument if she wants to.”–President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Quite remarkably, in 1939, President Rosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt raised their voices in support of singer Marian Anderson, repudiating the Daughters … Continue reading
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