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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
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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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Men, Boyhood and Oscar
It’s hard to recall a richer, more creatively satisfying year for men and boys than 2014. Of course, I’m referring to the fascinating male characters and performances that flooded the cinema, circa 2014: American Sniper, Birdman, Boyhood, Foxcatcher, The Judge, The Grand Budapest Hotel, … 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
Posted in Film, TV
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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Teddy Toplines Episodes 1-3 of The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’re well aware that the first episode of Ken Burns’ monumental and much-ballyhooed seven-part series, The Roosevelts: An Intimate History, debuts tonight on PBS (Sunday, September 14, 2014, 8:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET). It … Continue reading
Halle Berry Flies High on CBS with Eerie Extant
Oscar-winner Halle Berry makes a smooth transition to broadcast TV in her new 13-episode series, Extant, debuting tonight on CBS (Wednesday, July 9, at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT). With executive producer Steven Spielberg and director Allen (The Sopranos) Coulter at the helm, atmospheric cinematography and … Continue reading
Nebraska
If you have aging parents, you’ll probably find yourself in familiar territory in Paramount Vantage’s Nebraska. An Oscar contender for Best Actor (Bruce Dern), Supporting Actress (June Squibb), Director (Alexander Payne), Original Screenplay (Bob Nelson), Cinematography (Phedon Papamichael) and Best Picture, Nebraska is by … Continue reading
I Love Lucy Christmas Special Features Colorized Classic Episodes
I’m generally not a fan of colorized versions of vintage black and white TV shows and movies. The faux colors tend to look garish and cheesy and usually flatten the rich contrast found in their original black and white counterparts. That … Continue reading
56 UP Debuts on PBS
“When I film 84 UP, I’ll be 99!”—director Michael Apted. For half-a-century, ex-pat British director Michael Apted (Coal Miner’s Daughter, Gorillas in the Mist, The World Is Not Enough, The Chronicles of Narnia) has been passionately involved with the ground-breaking Granada TV project … Continue reading
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Tagged 56 Up, Aging, Family Relationships, Michael Apted, POV, Reality TV, Seven UP, Social Issues, The Up Series
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