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Carol Burnett Celebrates a Golden Jubilee on CBS
“There is a place for good fun that the whole family can watch.”– Carol Burnett. If, like me, you’ve been held hostage this year by the psychodrama playing out in our nation’s Capitol and the devastation left behind by horrific hurricanes … Continue reading
PBS Rebroadcasts The Boys of ’36 on American Experience
Yes, I’m on vacation and I’m surrounded by water…the optimum venue from which to give you a shout-out about the rebroadcast of American Experience’s rousing documentary about Olympic rowers. The Boys of ’36 reruns on PBS tonight, Tuesday, August 1, 2017, 8:00 – 9:00 p.m. ET. … Continue reading
American Experience Remembers The Boys of ’36
I’m writing this blog post from the second floor porch of a Victorian B&B in Ocean Grove, NJ, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. There’s a brisk wind off the ocean today, but the sparkling white caps and the fishing boats hovering close to shore hold promise … Continue reading
James Bond Is Back and I Finally Got Him
Where the heck have I been? I confess that the only reason I attended an early screening of the latest James Bond film, Spectre, was because of my new “appreciation” (G-rated word here) for Daniel Craig. I’ve become a big fan … Continue reading
Pedro E. Guerrero: A Photographer’s Journey Debuts on American Masters
Before Mexican-American photographer Pedro E. Guerrero died in September 2012 at age 95, he agreed to be filmed by filmmakers Raymond Telles and Yvan Iturriaga. Their hour-long film profile, incorporating Guerrero’s gracious commentary, American Masters–Pedro E. Guerrero: A Photographer’s Journey, finally debuts on … Continue reading
Liz Swados Takes the High Road in My Depression on HBO
Born in 1951, Elizabeth Swados was a wunderkind, given the range of talents she enjoyed to great success while still in her twenties: composer, performer, music conductor, writer, illustrator. Then regarded as avant-garde, her creative spirit proved to be as natural as life … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Cable, Film, Illustration, Music, Theater, Theatre
Tagged Children's Books, David Wachtenheim, Depression, Elizabeth Swados, HBO, Linda Feferman, Mental Health, My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It), Robert Marianetti, Sigourney Weaver, The Girl with the Incredible Feeling, Women's Issues
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Children of Giant Takes a New Look at an Old Film on PBS
Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Dennis Hopper, Sal Mineo and film director George Stevens. Through the years, it’s been hard to dodge the after-hours buzz on this stellar crew. It’s also hard to imagine them playing second fiddle to anyone, but that’s what … Continue reading
HBO’s Living with Lincoln Reveals One Family’s Magnificent Obsession
My dad was a hard-core Lincoln buff. And, frankly, he didn’t have to work very hard to get me on board the Abraham Lincoln bandwagon. When Ken Burns’ groundbreaking miniseries, The Civil War, debuted on PBS, my dad and I shared that experience and every … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Brian Oakes, Children's Books, Dorothy Meserve Kunhardt, Family Relationships, Frederick Hill Meserve, HBO, Ken Burns, Living with Lincoln, Meserve-Kunhardt Foundation, Pat the Bunny, Peter Kunhardt, Photography, The Civil War, U.S. Presidents
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It’s Me, Hilary: The Man Who Drew Eloise Debuts on HBO
“Skeezix sleeps in a bowl under a lamp in Hilary Knight’s memento-filled Manhattan apartment. Skeezix is a cat that looks like a raccoon. Eloise would feel at home here.” Almost 20 years have passed since I penned that lead-in to my interview … Continue reading
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