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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
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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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August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand Debuts on PBS
“He wrote about the frustration and the glory of being black.” This curtain-raising assessment of playwright August Wilson by his friend and colleague, actor/writer/director Ruben Santiago-Hudson, pretty much sets the tone for August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand. The latest installment in … Continue reading
The Big Burn Lights a Fire on PBS
“The question of forest fires, like the question of slavery … sooner or later, it must be faced.” So said Gifford Pinchot, the zealous conservationist who founded the U.S. Forest Service in 1905. The back story and legacy of the … Continue reading
Pass the Popcorn! Penguin Post Office Premieres on PBS
If you’re a fan of March of the Penguins or have a thing for penguins in general, you won’t want to miss Penguin Post Office, the latest installment in the award-winning PBS series, Nature (Wednesday, January 28, 2015, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET. Check local listings for air times … Continue reading
Ricky Jay: Deceptive Practice Bows on American Masters
Lon Chaney may have won fame and fortune as the “Man of a Thousand Faces,” but Ricky Jay has built a successful career on the world stage with his hands… or sleight-of-hand to be more precise. The master magician has also cornered the … Continue reading
Ripley Believe It or Not Is Stranger Than Fiction
As 2014 drew to a close, “believe it or not” seemed to best describe the mentality of those at Sony who thought that a “frat boy comedy” about the assassination of a sitting head of state was a good idea. Now, as we look … Continue reading
I Love Lucy Christmas Special Sweetens the Pot
Even if you’ve never worked on an assembly line, you’ll empathize with Lucy Ricardo and Ethel Mertz, as the two frazzled pals tackle the line in the Job Switching (aka Chocolate Factory) episode of the beloved 1950s’ I Love Lucy CBS-TV series. This classic episode, … Continue reading
Legendary Costume Designer Profiled on CBS News Sunday Morning
“We have a uniform…simple, elegant, impeccable. Dress shabbily, they notice the dress. Dress impeccably, they notice the woman.”–Sigourney Weaver to Melanie Griffith in the 1988 Mike Nichols’ film, Working Girl. Weaver’s character–high-powered boss Catherine Parker–credits that spin to fashion designer … Continue reading
Touching Take on Twin Sisters Debuts on PBS
It’s not every day that you get to see the work of a Norwegian documentary filmmaker on American TV, but tonight I encourage you to jump at the chance to catch the U.S. broadcast premiere of Twin Sisters on Independent Lens (PBS, Monday, October 20, 2014, 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET. … Continue reading
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Tagged Adoption, China, Chinese Americans, Family Relationships, Independent Lens, Mona Friis Bertheussen, Norway, Norwegian Cinema, PBS, Twin Sisters, Twins, Women's Issues
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