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Category Archives: Cable
Poignant Tashi and the Monk Debuts on HBO
It’s been a distressing couple of weeks. I’ve been especially disturbed by the media firestorm ignited by two individuals in particular who have money to burn and no idea where and how best to spend it. One guy seems to think that stalking and … Continue reading
Packed in a Trunk: The Lost Art of Edith Lake Wilkinson Debuts on HBO
It wasn’t easy living in America, circa 1924, if you were a woman with exceptional artistic talent, showed signs of emotional fragility and unorthodox sexual proclivities. Without a supportive family or like-minded community (the ex-pats in Paris, for example) to protect you and nurture your talent, you were … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Cable, Film
Tagged Art & Artists, Artist's Colony, Edith Lake Wilkinson, HBO, Jane Anderson, Lesbianism, Mental Illness, Michelle Boyaner, Packed in a Trunk, Provincetown, Tess Ayers, Women's Studies
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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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Jane Aaron (1948 – 2015) Trailblazing Indie Animator
“Light is thrilling for me.”— Jane Aaron. On June 27, the animation community lost a trailblazer. Jane Aaron’s untimely death at age 67 is a heartbreaking loss for her family and for those of us who’ve enjoyed her whimsical animated films, her … Continue reading
The Lion’s Mouth Opens on HBO
For many of us, May is a month rife with promise and new beginnings… trees and flowers are blossoming; days are brighter and longer; nights are balmy. Summer beckons. If your only problem so far this year was sneezing and coughing through May’s stepped-up allergy season, … Continue reading
Queen Latifah Is Red Hot as Bessie Smith on HBO
“I’m looking forward to people finding out who Bessie Smith is, if they don’t know about her already.”–Queen Latifah. You may come to HBO’s latest bio-pic, Bessie, knowing little or nothing about blues singer Bessie Smith (1894-1937). But by the end of … Continue reading
Posted in Cable, Film, Music
Tagged African-American Studies, Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Bisexuality, Dee Rees, HBO, Ma Rainey, Mo'Nique, Music, Queen Latifah, Racism, Singers, The Blues, Women's Studies, Zanuck Company
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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
Posted in Books, Cable, Film, Photography, Publishing
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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Scientology and Sinatra: All or Nothing at All on HBO
Director Alex Gibney is on a roll. The Oscar and Emmy Award winner’s latest two documentaries landed prestigious back-to-back premiere time slots on HBO, and deservedly so. I’m still shaken by Gibney’s riveting exposé, Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of … Continue reading
Posted in Cable, Film, Music, Radio, TV
Tagged Alex Gibney, American Songbook, Frank Sinatra, HBO, Lauren Bacall, Lawrence Wright, Mia Farrow, Music and Musicians, Sinatra All Or Nothing at All, Singers, The Rat Pack
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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
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
Posted in Cable, TV
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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