Will Mr. Rogers win an Oscar? In a way he might. He’s the subject of the new Focus Features documentary “Won’t You Be My Neighbor,” which opened June 8 to glowing reviews. It has a score of 83 on MetaCritic based on 30 reviews. It also has a near-perfect 99% freshness rating at Rotten Tomatoes based on 77 reviews (only 1 is negative thus far). The Rt consensus says the film “takes a fittingly patient and honest look at the life and legacy of a television pioneer whose work has enriched generations.”
Fred Rogers was a Presbyterian minister who became famous for his educational series “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” which aired nationally from 1968 all the way to 2001, making it one of the longest-running children’s shows in television history. He famously appeared before the Us Senate in 1969 to support government funding for public television. And over the course of his career he received a Peabody...
Fred Rogers was a Presbyterian minister who became famous for his educational series “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” which aired nationally from 1968 all the way to 2001, making it one of the longest-running children’s shows in television history. He famously appeared before the Us Senate in 1969 to support government funding for public television. And over the course of his career he received a Peabody...
- 6/9/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
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