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Category Archives: Film
John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls Rings True on HBO
“To refuse the obligations of international leadership for the sake of some half-baked, spurious nationalism cooked up by people who would rather find scapegoats than solve problems is unpatriotic.” — Senator John S. McCain III (R-AZ). The Kunhardt filmmaking clan … Continue reading
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story Ignites PBS
“Any girl can look glamorous…all she has to do is stand still and look stupid.”–Hedy Lamarr (1914-2000) Screen queen Hedy Lamarr (Algiers, Boom Town, Samson and Delilah, White Cargo) learned quickly how far a pretty face could take her in … Continue reading
Untested Rape Kits Exposed in HBO’s I Am Evidence
“You don’t have to think about doing the right thing. If you’re for the right thing, then you do it without thinking.” —Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969). The late poet, activist Maya Angelou was sexually abused … Continue reading
Sex, Lies and Butterflies Soars on PBS Nature
When was the last time you came face to face with an actual butterfly? And I don’t mean a computer generated knock-off! (If you’re currently watching the quirky Alan Ball series, Here and Now, on HBO, you’ve seen more than … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Johnson Prum, Butterflies, Ecology, Gardening, Here and Now, Insects, Janet Hess, NATURE, Nature and Wildlife, Paul Giamatti, PBS
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Playwright Arthur Miller Profiled by Daughter Rebecca on HBO
“The parent is always a mythological figure,” muses playwright Arthur Miller in his daughter Rebecca’s captivating new feature film profile of her dad, Arthur Miller: Writer. “It’s the basis of all mythology, after all,” he continues. “What’s Zeus? He’s the father. … Continue reading
Posted in Cable, Film, Theater, Theatre, TV
Tagged After the Fall, All My Sons, Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman, Family Relationships, HBO, HUAC, Inge Morath, Marilyn Monroe, Playwrights, Rebecca Miller, The Crucible, The Misfits, Tony Kushner
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Celebrating Black History Month on HBO and PBS
As Black History Month draws to a close, what better day than Presidents’ Day 2018 to shine a light on African-Americans who’ve defied cultural, economic, sexist and, most especially, racist roadblocks in pursuit of higher education. Tonight, Monday, February 19, … Continue reading
A Time for Burning Revisited at the Film Forum in NYC
Just a quick heads-up…encouraging my FrontRowCenter readers living in the New York metropolitan area to attend a highly anticipated screening and Q&A at Film Forum, 209 West Houston Street, in New York City tonight, Tuesday, January 23, 2018. The landmark documentary, A … Continue reading
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes Feeling Heart Debuts on PBS
“We had her voice for as long as we really needed it, if we were wise enough to listen.” Actress/activist Ruby Dee makes that startlingly prophetic statement (Dee died in June 2014) about her lifelong friend and colleague at the … Continue reading
Teddy Roosevelt and Director John Maggio Travel Into the Amazon on PBS
In 1914, after suffering a stinging defeat two years before in the Presidential election of 1912, former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt gave up his dream to serve an unprecedented third term in office and focused his wanderlust on the Brazilian Amazon … Continue reading
Steven Spielberg’s Close Encounter of the First Kind on HBO
If you’re a fan of Steven Spielberg’s films … and who isn’t? … grab a bowl of popcorn, kick back on your sofa and spend some quality time watching Spielberg, the new feature-length documentary profile of the Academy Award®-winning producer/director premiering on … Continue reading
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