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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
Posted in Film, TV
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
Posted in Film, TV
Tagged African-American Studies, Central Park Jogger, Criminal Justice, David 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
The Following Takes the Low Road
Call me crazy, but in light of the “dialogue on mental illness” that is supposedly sweeping the country incited by the Newtown school shootings and the fractured family depicted in Silver Linings Playbook, how can FOX justify its new serial killer-cum-cult … Continue reading
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Tagged 666 Park Avenue, Crime & Punishment, Cults, Kevin Bacon, Newtown, Serial Killers, The Following, The Killing, The Sopranos, Violence in Media
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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
Don’t Throw PBS Under the Bus
I almost died last month. Had I gone home from the hospital (as directed) hours after an outpatient diagnostic procedure, I would have bled to death. It’s as simple as that. The chronically late and, as it turns out, careless … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Bird, Education, Educational TV, Federal Budget Deficit, Mitt Romney, PBS, Presidential Debate, Public Broadcasting, William F. Baker
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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
The Killing Cracks the Case
With just two more episodes to go (tonight, June 10, at 9/8c, and next Sunday, June 17, on AMC, check local listings), Season 2 of The Killing is just about to wrap and Rosie Larsen’s killer will be revealed. While I’m absolutely … Continue reading
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Tagged AMC, Bereavement, Brent Sexton, Crime Drama, Family Relationships, Joel Kinnaman, Mireille Enos, Murder Mystery, Rosie Larsen, The Killing, Twin Peaks
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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
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