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A Tree of Life Revisits the Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting on HBO
“Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must–at that moment–become the center of the universe.”—Eli Wiesel. Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Holocaust survivor Eli Wiesel (1928-2016) would no doubt applaud filmmaker … Continue reading →
Posted in Film, Religion, TV
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Tagged A Tree of Life, Anti-Semitism, Criminal Justice, Death and Dying, Grief, Gun Violence, HBO, Judaism, Mass Murder, Terrorism, The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting, The U.S and the Holocaust, Trish Adlesic
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New PBS Doc Profiles 7 Young Adults Who Lost Dads on 9/11
“My father was a firefighter on 9/11. I never met him.”— Megan Fehling, born October 2001. September 11, 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Sadly, the number of casualties continues to grow. 9/11 First Responders have … Continue reading →
Posted in Film, TV
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Tagged 9/11, Adolescence, Arrow Pictures, Death and Dying, Family Relationships, Generation 9/11, Grief, John Smithson, Liz Mermin, Michael Apted, PBS, Terrorism, U.S. History, World Trade Center
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Glenda Jackson Illuminates Elizabeth Is Missing on PBS Masterpiece
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”— Maya Angelou. We take our memory for granted… until we start to lose pieces of … Continue reading →
Posted in Film, TV
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Tagged Aging, Aisling Walsh, Alzheimer's Dementia, BBC Studios, Death and Dying, Elizabeth Is Missing, Emma Healey, Family Relationships, Glenda Jackson, MASTERPIECE, PBS
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Remembering Mary Higgins Clark (1927-2020)
“The characters in my books are resilient and resourceful. When calamity strikes, they carry on.”–Mary Higgins Clark. There are times in our lives when we hit that proverbial fork in the road… when our feelings of self worth are shaky … Continue reading →
In the Shadow of the Towers: Stuyvesant High on 9/11
“This felt personal. This is New York. This is home.” The documentary may be only 35 minutes long, but I challenge you to find a more powerful film about 9/11 than In the Shadow of the Towers: Stuyvesant High on … Continue reading →
Posted in Cable, Education, Film
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Tagged 9/11, Amy Schatz, Death and Dying, Education, HBO, HBO Family, In the Shadow of the Towers, New York City, Stuyvesant High School, Terrorism, Twin Towers, U.S. History, World Trade Center
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Gloria Vanderbilt Documentary to be Rebroadcast on HBO
“She was always the youngest one in the room,” recalls CNN anchor Anderson Cooper of his mom, Gloria Vanderbilt. Fashion designer … artist … author … heiress … and mom Gloria Vanderbilt passed away this week (6/17/19) at the … Continue reading →
Posted in Art, Cable, Fashion, Film
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Tagged Anderson Cooper, Art and Artists, CNN, Death and Dying, Family Relationships, Gloria Vanderbilt, HBO, Liz Garbus, Nothing Left Unsaid, Poor Little Rich Girl, Women's Studies
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Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive Debuts on American Masters
“Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortals ever dared to dream before”… from The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849). All Hallows’ Eve will soon be upon us, so what better time … Continue reading →
Posted in Magazines, Poetry, Publishing, TV
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Tagged American Literature, American Masters, Authors, Death and Dying, Denis O'Hare, Edgar Allan Poe, Eric Stange, Kathleen Turner, PBS, Poets and Poetry, The Raven
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Gloria Vanderbilt and Anderson Cooper Leave Nothing Left Unsaid in New Doc
“I could always tell as a kid that there was this sadness to her,” says CNN anchor Anderson Cooper of his mom, Gloria Vanderbilt, in the fascinating and poignant new feature-length documentary, Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper, produced … Continue reading →
Posted in Art, Books, Cable, Fashion, Film
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Tagged Anderson Cooper, Art and Artists, CNN, Death and Dying, Family Relationships, Gloria Vanderbilt, HBO, Liz Garbus, Nothing Left Unsaid, Poor Little Rich Girl, The Rainbow Comes and Goes
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