Many worthy people are still waiting and waiting for their induction into the Television Academy’s TV Hall of Fame. Each year a small committee makes the selection of just a few people to be inducted. You can visit their busts, statues and tributes at their plaza in North Hollywood, California. Our photo gallery above offers up 50 individuals who easily deserve to be include, so please take a look at these choices, esteemed committee members, and let’s induct even more this year.
The first induction was held in 1984 and it’s been an annual tradition almost every year. That class of legends consisted of actress/executive Lucille Ball, actor/comedian Milton Berle, writer Paddy Chayefsky, writer/producer Norman Lear, journalist Edward R. Murrow, CBS founder William S. Paley, and NBC founder David Sarnoff.
The most recent class from late 2017 featured the inductions of production designer Roy Christopher, producer/writer Shonda Rhimes,...
The first induction was held in 1984 and it’s been an annual tradition almost every year. That class of legends consisted of actress/executive Lucille Ball, actor/comedian Milton Berle, writer Paddy Chayefsky, writer/producer Norman Lear, journalist Edward R. Murrow, CBS founder William S. Paley, and NBC founder David Sarnoff.
The most recent class from late 2017 featured the inductions of production designer Roy Christopher, producer/writer Shonda Rhimes,...
- 8/29/2018
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Progress can be frustratingly slow, and that’s been the case when it comes to the Primetime Emmy writing and directing categories. While there are more female writers and directors nominated for Emmys this year than 10 years ago, they are still underrepresented on the final ballot. And what’s more, their representation is not keeping pace with the overall growth of women writers and directors in the TV industry.
IndieWire tallied the number of male and female writers and directors nominated this year and in 2008, for comparison. Here’s what we found:
Combined, when all comedy, drama, limited series/TV movie, variety series, variety special, and documentary/nonfiction categories are included, there are 149 writers nominated for an Emmy in 2018. Of that group, 35 are women. That makes for 23.5 percent of the nominees.
That’s a nice lift from 2008, when 11 out of 112 nominees — or 9.8 percent — were women.
According to the Writers’ Guild of America,...
IndieWire tallied the number of male and female writers and directors nominated this year and in 2008, for comparison. Here’s what we found:
Combined, when all comedy, drama, limited series/TV movie, variety series, variety special, and documentary/nonfiction categories are included, there are 149 writers nominated for an Emmy in 2018. Of that group, 35 are women. That makes for 23.5 percent of the nominees.
That’s a nice lift from 2008, when 11 out of 112 nominees — or 9.8 percent — were women.
According to the Writers’ Guild of America,...
- 8/10/2018
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
Ken Burns is promising to spill the beans on what goes into making his famous documentary films in his first online course.
Burns, one of America’s best-known and prolific documentary filmmakers, is teaming with online-education startup MasterClass for the series of lessons, slated to launch this fall. His class is open for pre-registration now, available for $90 at masterclass.com or the MasterClass iOS apps. MasterClass also offers a $180 annual subscription, which offers unlimited access to all its courses.
Over more than 40 years, Burns has produced a huge corpus of acclaimed documentaries, including “Brooklyn Bridge,” “The Civil War,” “Baseball,” “Jazz,” “The Statue of Liberty,” “The War,” “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea,” “The Roosevelts: An Intimate History,” “Jackie Robinson” and “Defying the Nazis: The Sharps’ War.”
His docu-series “The Vietnam War,” which premiered on PBS last fall, has been watched by over 39 million people. Burns’ latest film, “The Mayo Clinic: Faith – Hope – Science,...
Burns, one of America’s best-known and prolific documentary filmmakers, is teaming with online-education startup MasterClass for the series of lessons, slated to launch this fall. His class is open for pre-registration now, available for $90 at masterclass.com or the MasterClass iOS apps. MasterClass also offers a $180 annual subscription, which offers unlimited access to all its courses.
Over more than 40 years, Burns has produced a huge corpus of acclaimed documentaries, including “Brooklyn Bridge,” “The Civil War,” “Baseball,” “Jazz,” “The Statue of Liberty,” “The War,” “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea,” “The Roosevelts: An Intimate History,” “Jackie Robinson” and “Defying the Nazis: The Sharps’ War.”
His docu-series “The Vietnam War,” which premiered on PBS last fall, has been watched by over 39 million people. Burns’ latest film, “The Mayo Clinic: Faith – Hope – Science,...
- 8/9/2018
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
If you work in television in any capacity, there are over a hundred categories in which you could be nominated for an Emmy, largely in below-the-line capacities. And what we find every year is how often, behind the scenes, the nominees still happen to be heavily male versus female — while certain fields like casting and make-up do lean heavily towards women nominees, there are still many areas where they struggle to be acknowledged.
Below are some (not all) of the shows featuring deserving women who, this year, received important recognition by the Academy for the work that happens behind the scenes, from writing to editing to production design to directing.
“Twin Peaks”
Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour Or More)
This was the only production nominated in this category that featured an all-female production team as nominees, including production designer Ruth De Jong, art director Cara Brower,...
Below are some (not all) of the shows featuring deserving women who, this year, received important recognition by the Academy for the work that happens behind the scenes, from writing to editing to production design to directing.
“Twin Peaks”
Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour Or More)
This was the only production nominated in this category that featured an all-female production team as nominees, including production designer Ruth De Jong, art director Cara Brower,...
- 7/20/2018
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
Since garnering an Oscar nomination in 1981 for his first documentary feature, “Brooklyn Bridge,” Ken Burns has chronicled events and influential figures in American history. His films seek to examine situations from all perspectives, and in doing so he has made American history a riveting narrative fit for all audiences.
After the success of 1990’s “The Civil War,” Burns became a PBS mainstay, making docu series “Jazz” (2001), “The War” (2007) and “The Dust Bowl” (2012). His latest project, “The Vietnam War” was released in 2017, and is an Emmy contender this year. The 10-part, 18-hour film, co-directed with Lynn Novick, is Burns’ second longest endeavor. (His 1994 series “Baseball” was 18½ hours.)
Burns received his first mention in Variety on May 10, 1976, when he was nominated for the American Society of Cinematographers’ student-film competition award, for his 27-minute film “Working in Rural New England,” which Burns made as an undergraduate at Hampshire College in Amherst, Mass.
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After the success of 1990’s “The Civil War,” Burns became a PBS mainstay, making docu series “Jazz” (2001), “The War” (2007) and “The Dust Bowl” (2012). His latest project, “The Vietnam War” was released in 2017, and is an Emmy contender this year. The 10-part, 18-hour film, co-directed with Lynn Novick, is Burns’ second longest endeavor. (His 1994 series “Baseball” was 18½ hours.)
Burns received his first mention in Variety on May 10, 1976, when he was nominated for the American Society of Cinematographers’ student-film competition award, for his 27-minute film “Working in Rural New England,” which Burns made as an undergraduate at Hampshire College in Amherst, Mass.
What...
- 6/8/2018
- by Addie Morfoot
- Variety Film + TV
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's documentary The Vietnam War averaged 6.7 million viewers across its 10 nights in Live+7 stats, PBS said today. The epic docu enjoyed a reach of just under 34 million. These ratings results mean The Vietnam War is the second-highest-rated Burns/Novick film of the past two decades, following The War in 2007, PBS boasted. Burns’ best-known documentary for PBS, The Civil War, aired nearly three decades ago. Looking back across two decades also…...
- 11/14/2017
- Deadline TV
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s “The Vietnam War” is arguably one of the most important television events of the year, and viewership has backed that up. In particular, its first episode has garnered record numbers, and the 10-part series continues to air and be streamed throughout the country as well as in Vietnam.
On the telecast side, the premiere of “The Vietnam War,” which aired on Sunday, Sept. 17, drew an audience of 9.6 million viewers with a 6.0 household rating, according to a report released by PBS. That makes it PBS’ highest-rated telecast for the season and best-performing telecast since the series finale of “Downton Abbey” in March 2016. It’s also one of the highest-rated episodes of all time for a Ken Burns/Lynn Novick series, far above their acclaimed “Prohibition,” “The War,” and “Jazz.” That 6.0 household rating also means that “The Vietnam War” is more than 300 greater than PBS’ average primetime rating.
On the telecast side, the premiere of “The Vietnam War,” which aired on Sunday, Sept. 17, drew an audience of 9.6 million viewers with a 6.0 household rating, according to a report released by PBS. That makes it PBS’ highest-rated telecast for the season and best-performing telecast since the series finale of “Downton Abbey” in March 2016. It’s also one of the highest-rated episodes of all time for a Ken Burns/Lynn Novick series, far above their acclaimed “Prohibition,” “The War,” and “Jazz.” That 6.0 household rating also means that “The Vietnam War” is more than 300 greater than PBS’ average primetime rating.
- 10/13/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
There's a moment in Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's new PBS miniseries, The Vietnam War, in which a Vietnamese woman – what they call a "hero mother" – talks about losing eight brothers and two sons to ground combat and bombings. It's the sort of devastating testimonial about the personal toll of conflict that you might see in any war doc. But this grieving woman was also a Viet Cong soldier, one of dozens of North Vietnamese citizens Burns and Novick interviewed for the film – and when she mournfully describes losing...
- 9/15/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Steven Soderbergh’s “Logan Lucky” opened to $7.6 million this weekend, well short of its tracking and good for only #3 on the worst summer weekend in two years. This, despite a cast full of draws like Daniel Craig and Channing Tatum, strong reviews, a distribution team of A players, and (overhyped) coverage of its would-be groundbreaking marketing and release plan.
As it turned out, those elements contributed to a complex set of factors that resulted in this meh of a weekend.
Here’s some key ones:
“The Hitman’s Bodyguard” Got in the Way
Studios largely abandoned August, a month that in recent years saw “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “Suicide Squad” thrive. Enter Lionsgate, which knows how to find opportunistic dates for its genre films. In this case, “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” overlapped some of what “Logan Lucky” had to offer, and offered greater appeal.
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As it turned out, those elements contributed to a complex set of factors that resulted in this meh of a weekend.
Here’s some key ones:
“The Hitman’s Bodyguard” Got in the Way
Studios largely abandoned August, a month that in recent years saw “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “Suicide Squad” thrive. Enter Lionsgate, which knows how to find opportunistic dates for its genre films. In this case, “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” overlapped some of what “Logan Lucky” had to offer, and offered greater appeal.
Read More:‘Hitman’s Bodyguard...
- 8/21/2017
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Civil rights activist and comedian Dick Gregory has died, his family has confirmed. He was 84.
Gregory’s son Christian Gregory announced the news in an Instagram post late Saturday night, confirming that his father — who had been hospitalized for a week — had passed away in Washington D.C.
“It is with enormous sadness that the Gregory family confirms that their father, comedic legend and civil rights activist Mr. Dick Gregory departed this earth tonight in Washington, DC,” Christian said in a statement. “The family appreciates the outpouring of support and love and respectfully asks for their privacy as they grieve during this very difficult time.
Gregory’s son Christian Gregory announced the news in an Instagram post late Saturday night, confirming that his father — who had been hospitalized for a week — had passed away in Washington D.C.
“It is with enormous sadness that the Gregory family confirms that their father, comedic legend and civil rights activist Mr. Dick Gregory departed this earth tonight in Washington, DC,” Christian said in a statement. “The family appreciates the outpouring of support and love and respectfully asks for their privacy as they grieve during this very difficult time.
- 8/20/2017
- by Maria Mercedes Lara
- PEOPLE.com
“I Am Not Your Negro” (Magnolia), Raoul Peck’s acclaimed documentary on author James Baldwin, opened extremely well this weekend to achieve an elevated position among this year’s Oscar Documentary Features. It also defied the usual strategy for specialized releases, documentary or otherwise, with a wider that usual first week opening.
It joins the Iranian “The Salesman” as a perfectly timed late-stage release. Asghar Faradi’s film expanded in its second weekend to about the same number of theaters showing “Negro.” They stand out as fresh blood in a period when multiple longer running Oscar nominees are still thriving, including a rare trifecta of three Best Picture nominees in the Top Ten: “Hidden Figures,” “La La Land” and “Lion.”
The first two Sundance 2017 films debuted theatrically, both with near-term home viewing prospects. Barbara Kopple’s “This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous” (on YouTube Red this Wednesday) and “Oklahoma City” (on...
It joins the Iranian “The Salesman” as a perfectly timed late-stage release. Asghar Faradi’s film expanded in its second weekend to about the same number of theaters showing “Negro.” They stand out as fresh blood in a period when multiple longer running Oscar nominees are still thriving, including a rare trifecta of three Best Picture nominees in the Top Ten: “Hidden Figures,” “La La Land” and “Lion.”
The first two Sundance 2017 films debuted theatrically, both with near-term home viewing prospects. Barbara Kopple’s “This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous” (on YouTube Red this Wednesday) and “Oklahoma City” (on...
- 2/5/2017
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Kino Lorber is issuing a new 2K restoration of Josef von Sternberg’s final film “Anatahan“ in theaters next month. Von Sternberg was a prominent figure in the late silent-movie era of the ’20s and transitioned easily to sound pictures. In his 1930 film, “The Blue Angel,” he introduced Marlene Dietrich to the world; they would collaborate together on six more pictures, including “Morocco” (1930), “Blonde Venus” (1932) and “The Devil Is A Woman” (1935).
Continue reading The War Isn’t Over In Trailer For Josef von Sternberg’s Newly Restored ‘Anatahan’ at The Playlist.
Continue reading The War Isn’t Over In Trailer For Josef von Sternberg’s Newly Restored ‘Anatahan’ at The Playlist.
- 1/25/2017
- by Christian Gallichio
- The Playlist
Mark, Aaron and Paul Cobb look at John Frankenheimer’s political thriller, The Manchurian Candidate. We explore the originality and how it influenced other paranoia films, how it spoke to the spirit of the 1960s, as a satire towards McCarthyism, and how it has remained relevant throughout the years.
About the film:
The name John Frankenheimer became forever synonymous with heart-in-the-throat filmmaking when this quintessential sixties political thriller was released. Set in the early fifties, this razor-sharp adaptation of the novel by Richard Condon concerns the decorated U.S. Army sergeant Raymond Shaw (Laurence Harvey), who as a prisoner during the Korean War is brainwashed into becoming a sleeper assassin in a Communist conspiracy, and a fellow Pow (Frank Sinatra) who slowly uncovers the sinister plot. In an unforgettable performance, Angela Lansbury plays Raymond’s villainous mother, the controlling wife of a witch-hunting anti-Communist senator with his eyes on the White House.
About the film:
The name John Frankenheimer became forever synonymous with heart-in-the-throat filmmaking when this quintessential sixties political thriller was released. Set in the early fifties, this razor-sharp adaptation of the novel by Richard Condon concerns the decorated U.S. Army sergeant Raymond Shaw (Laurence Harvey), who as a prisoner during the Korean War is brainwashed into becoming a sleeper assassin in a Communist conspiracy, and a fellow Pow (Frank Sinatra) who slowly uncovers the sinister plot. In an unforgettable performance, Angela Lansbury plays Raymond’s villainous mother, the controlling wife of a witch-hunting anti-Communist senator with his eyes on the White House.
- 5/24/2016
- by Aaron West
- CriterionCast
Browse all the sections of the 58th London Film Festival (Oct 8-18) including the galas, competition titles and individual sections.
Alphabetical list of titles by section including feature premiere status
Wp = Wp
Ep = European Premiere
IP = International Premiere
UK = UK Premiere
Opening Night
The Imitation Game (UK-us)
dir. Morten Tyldum
Closing Night
Fury (Us)
dir. David Ayer
GalasTitlePremFoxcatcher (Us)
dir. Bennett MillerUKWhiplash (Us)
dir. Damien ChazelleUKMen, Women And Children (Us)
dir. Jason ReitmanEPWild (Us)
dir. Jean-Marc ValleeEPTestament Of Youth (UK)
dir. James KentWPMr. Turner (UK)
dir. Mike LeighUKThe Battles Of Coronel And Falkland Islands (UK)
dir. Walter Summers Rosewater (Us)
dir. Jon StewartEPMommy (Can)
dir. Xavier DolanUKA Little Chaos (UK)
dir. Alan RickmanEPWild Tales (Arg)
dir. Damián SzifrónUKThe Salvation (Den)
dir. Kristian Levring The White Haired Witch Of Lunar Kingdom (Chi)
dir. Jacob CheungIPWinter Sleep (Tur)
dir. Nuri Bilge CeylanUKBjork: Biophilia Live (UK)
dir. Nick Fenton, Peter StricklandUKSong Of The Sea (Ire)
dir. Tomm MooreEPOfficial...
Alphabetical list of titles by section including feature premiere status
Wp = Wp
Ep = European Premiere
IP = International Premiere
UK = UK Premiere
Opening Night
The Imitation Game (UK-us)
dir. Morten Tyldum
Closing Night
Fury (Us)
dir. David Ayer
GalasTitlePremFoxcatcher (Us)
dir. Bennett MillerUKWhiplash (Us)
dir. Damien ChazelleUKMen, Women And Children (Us)
dir. Jason ReitmanEPWild (Us)
dir. Jean-Marc ValleeEPTestament Of Youth (UK)
dir. James KentWPMr. Turner (UK)
dir. Mike LeighUKThe Battles Of Coronel And Falkland Islands (UK)
dir. Walter Summers Rosewater (Us)
dir. Jon StewartEPMommy (Can)
dir. Xavier DolanUKA Little Chaos (UK)
dir. Alan RickmanEPWild Tales (Arg)
dir. Damián SzifrónUKThe Salvation (Den)
dir. Kristian Levring The White Haired Witch Of Lunar Kingdom (Chi)
dir. Jacob CheungIPWinter Sleep (Tur)
dir. Nuri Bilge CeylanUKBjork: Biophilia Live (UK)
dir. Nick Fenton, Peter StricklandUKSong Of The Sea (Ire)
dir. Tomm MooreEPOfficial...
- 9/3/2014
- ScreenDaily
Let’s face it, we’re all excited about the new Robocop remake. Adding to the excitement, director José Padilha, along with Samuel L. Jackson, Joel Kinnaman, Michael Keaton and Abbie Cornish sat down with press at Comic-Con 2013 to talk a bit about the film. Check it out below!
In RoboCop, the year is 2029 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Their drones are winning American wars around the globe and now they want to bring this technology to the home front. Alex Murphy is a loving husband, father and good cop doing his best to stem the tide of crime and corruption in Detroit. After he is critically injured in the line of duty, OmniCorp utilizes their remarkable science of robotics to save Alex’s life. He returns to the streets of his beloved city with amazing new abilities, but with issues a regular man...
In RoboCop, the year is 2029 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Their drones are winning American wars around the globe and now they want to bring this technology to the home front. Alex Murphy is a loving husband, father and good cop doing his best to stem the tide of crime and corruption in Detroit. After he is critically injured in the line of duty, OmniCorp utilizes their remarkable science of robotics to save Alex’s life. He returns to the streets of his beloved city with amazing new abilities, but with issues a regular man...
- 7/24/2013
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Sarah Burns knows it doesn't hurt a first-time documentary maker to have one of the genre's icons as a father and a colleague.
The daughter of the much-honored Ken Burns ("The Civil War," "Baseball"), she teamed with him and her husband David McMahon to write and direct the film adaptation of her 2011 book "The Central Park Five," which uses archival footage and new interviews to recount 1989's controversial "Central Park Jogger" New York rape case. After film-festival showings and last fall's theatrical run, the movie makes its PBS debut Tuesday, April 16.
"The book and the film, though they tell the same story, are very different in a lot of ways," Sarah Burns maintains to Zap2it, "just by the nature of the mediums. The film can provide visuals, but on the other hand, the book is much more dense.
"There's just more space in a book to get into detail,...
The daughter of the much-honored Ken Burns ("The Civil War," "Baseball"), she teamed with him and her husband David McMahon to write and direct the film adaptation of her 2011 book "The Central Park Five," which uses archival footage and new interviews to recount 1989's controversial "Central Park Jogger" New York rape case. After film-festival showings and last fall's theatrical run, the movie makes its PBS debut Tuesday, April 16.
"The book and the film, though they tell the same story, are very different in a lot of ways," Sarah Burns maintains to Zap2it, "just by the nature of the mediums. The film can provide visuals, but on the other hand, the book is much more dense.
"There's just more space in a book to get into detail,...
- 4/16/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
If you haven't seen any of Ken Burns' previous documentary films, you really need to check them out. Some of his work includes The Civil War, Jazz, The War, Baseball, Prohibition, and a ton of others that are worth your time.
His latest documentary project is called The Central Park Five and it explores the 1989 case of five black and Latino teenagers who were convicted of raping a 29-year-old white woman in Central Park. After having spent between 6 and 13 years each in prison, a serial rapist confessed to the crime, and the men falsely accused were released.
Here's the official synopsis:
In 1989, five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem were arrested and later convicted of raping a white woman in New York City’s Central Park. They spent between six and 13 years in prison before a serial rapist confessed that he alone had committed the crime, resulting in their convictions being overturned.
His latest documentary project is called The Central Park Five and it explores the 1989 case of five black and Latino teenagers who were convicted of raping a 29-year-old white woman in Central Park. After having spent between 6 and 13 years each in prison, a serial rapist confessed to the crime, and the men falsely accused were released.
Here's the official synopsis:
In 1989, five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem were arrested and later convicted of raping a white woman in New York City’s Central Park. They spent between six and 13 years in prison before a serial rapist confessed that he alone had committed the crime, resulting in their convictions being overturned.
- 10/24/2012
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Jason Collett -- best known as a member of Broken Social Scene -- has a new album coming out in the fall, and in anticipation of that release, he's unveiled a brand-new video for the song "I Wanna Rob a Bank."
Debuting exclusively here at HuffPost Entertainment, "I Wanna Rob a Bank" doesn't play out like an ordinary music video; as directed by Corey Ogilvie, the clip includes real-life Occupy protestors as captured by Ogilvie's cameras for his "Occupy The Movie" documentary. It's an inside look at the movement, and the "I Wanna Rob a Bank" video really manages to put a face on the protest in ways that haven't been seen before. (Expect to see Ogilvie's doc in theaters by 2013 at the latest.)
"I Wanna Rob a Bank" is the first single off Reckon, which also includes appearances from Afie Jurvanen, Basia Bulat, Kevin Drew and Zeus.
“The consistent...
Debuting exclusively here at HuffPost Entertainment, "I Wanna Rob a Bank" doesn't play out like an ordinary music video; as directed by Corey Ogilvie, the clip includes real-life Occupy protestors as captured by Ogilvie's cameras for his "Occupy The Movie" documentary. It's an inside look at the movement, and the "I Wanna Rob a Bank" video really manages to put a face on the protest in ways that haven't been seen before. (Expect to see Ogilvie's doc in theaters by 2013 at the latest.)
"I Wanna Rob a Bank" is the first single off Reckon, which also includes appearances from Afie Jurvanen, Basia Bulat, Kevin Drew and Zeus.
“The consistent...
- 8/1/2012
- by Christopher Rosen
- Huffington Post
Chicago – Ken Burns is one of the most important, influential, and talented filmmakers alive. His long-form documentaries for PBS — “Baseball,” “The Civil War,” and “Jazz” — are all must-sees (and he’s working on pieces on “The Dust Bowl” and “Vietnam”). One of his most accomplished works, “The War,” has been released on Blu-ray just in time for Father’s Day and would make a perfect gift for anyone interested in World War II.
Blu-ray Rating: 5.0/5.0
One needs to make a commitment to a Ken Burns documentary. “The War” is fifteen hours long and approaches its subject matter with an exhaustive yet personal touch. Burns chose four cities across the United States and focused on how they were personally impacted by the combat in Europe and Asia. The impact of WWII on not just people but entire communities has never been more expertly chronicled. Burns has always had an amazing way...
Blu-ray Rating: 5.0/5.0
One needs to make a commitment to a Ken Burns documentary. “The War” is fifteen hours long and approaches its subject matter with an exhaustive yet personal touch. Burns chose four cities across the United States and focused on how they were personally impacted by the combat in Europe and Asia. The impact of WWII on not just people but entire communities has never been more expertly chronicled. Burns has always had an amazing way...
- 5/21/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Here’s a look at the various specials and movies airing on and around this Memorial Day, which remember those who have served in the military, and particularly those who were lost. All times are Eastern. Programming subject to updates; check back for changes and additions. My Vietnam Your Iraq (encore) – PBS, May (check local listings). Vietnam War veterans who have children who served in Iraq tell their stories. The program showcases the pride and fear a family shares when one is deployed. The War (encore) – PBS, May (check local listings). Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s epic, seven-part 2007 [...]...
- 5/16/2012
- by Jeff Pfeiffer
- ChannelGuideMag
The union of Ken Burns and the second World War feels like such a natural, it's almost surprising that it took so long to happen. Burns has made a career out of producing respectfully inoffensive documentaries about topics so broad they would seem to defy cohesion (The Civil War, baseball), while World War Two is so steeped in iconography that only the bravest souls would attempt to condense it to any length (even this series' ultimate 15 hours). The man here has done no worse than anyone would have expected him to, and The War is nothing if not an impressive achievement in synthesizing information, but by producing something that so carefully evokes a portrait of America so long since accepted, he manages to push the actions even further into the past than they already were. In a world where discussion is defined more or less by Godwin's Law, World War...
- 5/16/2012
- by Anders Nelson
- JustPressPlay.net
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick.s award-winning monumental documentary The War debuts on Blu-ray May 15th from PBS Distribution and Paramount Home Media Distribution. M&C is celebrating the release by giving away three copies of the Blu-ray . which arrives loaded with bonus material including commentary by Burns and Novick. Six years in the making, the epic, seven-part film directed and produced by Burns and Novick explores the history and horror of the Second World War from an American perspective through the personal accounts of men and women from four quintessentially American towns. Revealing the most intimate human dimensions of a worldwide catastrophe, the 15-hour documentary paints a vivid portrait of how the war touched the lives of...
- 5/10/2012
- by Patrick Luce
- Monsters and Critics
Yes, it’s that time of year again. The Oscars! Hosted by Billy Crystal! And after sorting through thousands of photos from last night’s affair, we bring you the best pics from backstage at the Oscars, the Vanity Fair Party, the 20th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Viewing Party, and all the other soirees neither of us were invited to. So please, sit back, block some time, and let’s take a glance at the Oscar Photos They Don’t Want You To See: Most Likely To Be Ridding Her Body Of Termites Jennifer Lopez and Maybe That Little Girl In The Back “Coming Up Next! N***As In Paris!” Nina Dobrev and Ian Sommerholder Woman Achieves The Rare “Double Jolie” Kelly Lynch It’S As If All Our Moms Met Adam Lambert Last Night Steven Tyler and Adam Lambert Lisa Kudrowiest Jennifer Westfeldt and Jon Hamm “Did I...
- 2/28/2012
- by Michelle Collins
- BestWeekEver
He's 89 years old, and his career is hotter than ever. With hits like Thor, Captain America and X-Men: First Class dominating the box office in 2011, and upcoming films like The Avengers and The Amazing Spider-Man looking to light up the summer in 2012, you'd think that a man whose career in comic books began just prior to World War II might want to slow down. Think again -- because this 89 year-old dynamo is named Stan Lee. This year's Sundance Film Festival offered a smorgasbord of art-house delights, but its competitor across the street -- the scrappy Slamdance Film Festival -- presented one of Park City's best events last week when it hosted comic book legend Stan Lee for a two-hour master class associated with Slamdance's screening of the new documentary, With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story. Just two days after receiving the Vanguard Award from the Producers Guild of America,...
- 2/1/2012
- by Jason Apuzzo
- Moviefone
Big kudos to the fine folks at MGM Limited Edition DVD-r! They’ve dug deep in the vaults for a true oddity in the world of cinema and television ( sitcoms, to be more precise ) ! I will tell anyone who asks that my absolute favorite TV situation comedy of all time is that early sixties gem ” The Dick Van Dyke Show” ( desert island, only one TV comedy, no hesitation! ). Well one of the few people with even more admiration and affection for this bit of comic perfection is comedy writer and pop culture master Mark Evanier. One of the sites I’ve bookmarked ( and if you love entertainment you should too ) is his website/ blog newsfromme.com . In 2007 he alerted his readers to Don”T Worry We’LL Think Of A Title was airing on the Turner Classic Movie cable channel. He had seen it with his family while they were...
- 12/24/2011
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The thing about war movies is, like actual wars, they’re sometimes very long...
Another holiday, another marathon, this one brought to you by the pain and suffering of untold millions! In honor of Veterans / Armistice / Remembrance Day, here's twenty-four hours of war movies to “celebrate” (by which I mean “only remember it’s happening because the banks are closed.”). You could also look at this as “24 Hours of Being Bummed Out,” but there’s still a post-apocalyptic marathon on the way, so buck up, sport!
8:00 Am - Gone with the Wind - 238 min
I figure the best way to start these things is with an interminably long film everyone’s already seen; that way grogginess, stragglers’ arrivals and breakfast won’t actively interfere with the entertainment. The first time I can remember seeing Gone with the Wind was in fourth grade. Remember “movie day” when you were in school?...
Another holiday, another marathon, this one brought to you by the pain and suffering of untold millions! In honor of Veterans / Armistice / Remembrance Day, here's twenty-four hours of war movies to “celebrate” (by which I mean “only remember it’s happening because the banks are closed.”). You could also look at this as “24 Hours of Being Bummed Out,” but there’s still a post-apocalyptic marathon on the way, so buck up, sport!
8:00 Am - Gone with the Wind - 238 min
I figure the best way to start these things is with an interminably long film everyone’s already seen; that way grogginess, stragglers’ arrivals and breakfast won’t actively interfere with the entertainment. The first time I can remember seeing Gone with the Wind was in fourth grade. Remember “movie day” when you were in school?...
- 11/13/2011
- Shadowlocked
Kevin Brownlow has won a lifetime-achievement Oscar and made superb films. So why isn't he better known?
On 13 November last year Kevin Brownlow received an honorary Academy Award for lifetime achievement, alongside Francis Ford Coppola (Jean-Luc Godard didn't turn up). In his letter of nomination, Martin Scorsese declared that "Mr Brownlow is a giant among film historians and preservationists, known and justifiably respected throughout the world for his multiple achievements: as the author of The Parade's Gone By, a definitive history of the silent era, and . . . a biography of David Lean . . . and as the director with Andrew Mollo of two absolutely unique fiction films, Winstanley (1975) and It Happened Here (1964) . . . On a broader level, you might say that Mr Brownlow is film history." This sums up pretty well the extraordinary record of a remarkable Englishman.
But while Brownlow's achievements – as a historian of film, in preserving and restoring silent-era classics, and...
On 13 November last year Kevin Brownlow received an honorary Academy Award for lifetime achievement, alongside Francis Ford Coppola (Jean-Luc Godard didn't turn up). In his letter of nomination, Martin Scorsese declared that "Mr Brownlow is a giant among film historians and preservationists, known and justifiably respected throughout the world for his multiple achievements: as the author of The Parade's Gone By, a definitive history of the silent era, and . . . a biography of David Lean . . . and as the director with Andrew Mollo of two absolutely unique fiction films, Winstanley (1975) and It Happened Here (1964) . . . On a broader level, you might say that Mr Brownlow is film history." This sums up pretty well the extraordinary record of a remarkable Englishman.
But while Brownlow's achievements – as a historian of film, in preserving and restoring silent-era classics, and...
- 7/22/2011
- The Guardian - Film News
Writer-director Blake Edwards' death was felt in Twitter-Wood today. His films such as "Breakfast at Tiffany"'s and "The Pink Panther" influenced generations of Hollywood talent, and a few such actors and directors, including Edgar Wright, Steve Martin and William Shatner paid their respects with posts.
The sports world was sad as well, with Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller passing away; Brody Stevens honored his legacy, while yet even more distraught tweets reacted to news that "Stargate Universe" has been canceled on Syfy. Check out who's going to miss it down below.
I'm @brianwarmoth, and this is Twitter-Wood for December 16, 2010.
Twitter Pic of the Day:
@davidwain Me and @sarahksilverman rocking it out last night at Ucb/La http://yfrog.com/h2d64bj
-David Wain, Actor/Writer ("Role Models," "Wet Hot American Summer")
Blake Edwards pt. 1: @SteveMartinToGo Blake Edwards was one of the people who made me love comedy.
The sports world was sad as well, with Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller passing away; Brody Stevens honored his legacy, while yet even more distraught tweets reacted to news that "Stargate Universe" has been canceled on Syfy. Check out who's going to miss it down below.
I'm @brianwarmoth, and this is Twitter-Wood for December 16, 2010.
Twitter Pic of the Day:
@davidwain Me and @sarahksilverman rocking it out last night at Ucb/La http://yfrog.com/h2d64bj
-David Wain, Actor/Writer ("Role Models," "Wet Hot American Summer")
Blake Edwards pt. 1: @SteveMartinToGo Blake Edwards was one of the people who made me love comedy.
- 12/16/2010
- by Brian Warmoth
- MTV Movies Blog
The mockumentary format has crept into most areas by now and instigated a hyper realism that has taken cinema to some very dark or very funny places. It has provided exquisite observational comedies, dramas and some hardcore horror films.
With the release next week of Beyond The Pole; a mockumentary (available to own on DVD and Blu-ray from 5th July) that follows the story of two inexperienced adventurers (Stephen Mangan and Rhys Thomas) as they attempt to become the first carbon-neutral, vegetarian and organic expedition to reach the North Pole, we decided to celebrate this fine aesthetic and put together a list of its greatest examples.
The War of the Worlds
Although not a film, it had a great impact upon what would one day become the mockumentary in cinema form. Mr. Orson Welles’ fictitious public service announcement regarding imminent alien invasion sent 1950s America in to something of a tither.
With the release next week of Beyond The Pole; a mockumentary (available to own on DVD and Blu-ray from 5th July) that follows the story of two inexperienced adventurers (Stephen Mangan and Rhys Thomas) as they attempt to become the first carbon-neutral, vegetarian and organic expedition to reach the North Pole, we decided to celebrate this fine aesthetic and put together a list of its greatest examples.
The War of the Worlds
Although not a film, it had a great impact upon what would one day become the mockumentary in cinema form. Mr. Orson Welles’ fictitious public service announcement regarding imminent alien invasion sent 1950s America in to something of a tither.
- 7/2/2010
- by Alex Wagner
- FilmShaft.com
Cannes -- PBS International has signed a long-term distribution deal with Germany's Autentic for German-language rights to the public broadcaster's entire catalog.
Autentic, a joint venture between Jan Mojto's Beta Film and ex-Discovery Channel Germany head Patrick Horl, will be the exclusive distributor for new and library titles from PBS. New program highlights include Ark Media's upcoming doc "My Lai," an expose of the U.S. Army massacre in Vietnam in 1968, which airs on PBS April 22.
PBS titles already sold in Germany -- such as Ken Burns' World War II documentary series "The War" -- will revert to Autentic once their current licensing period expires.
PBS only has one similar international distribution deal in place -- with Polyvideo for Italy.
Tom Koch, vp of international at PBS Distribution, said the deal could also form the basis for future co-productions between PBS and Autentic. In addition to licensing programming for the German market,...
Autentic, a joint venture between Jan Mojto's Beta Film and ex-Discovery Channel Germany head Patrick Horl, will be the exclusive distributor for new and library titles from PBS. New program highlights include Ark Media's upcoming doc "My Lai," an expose of the U.S. Army massacre in Vietnam in 1968, which airs on PBS April 22.
PBS titles already sold in Germany -- such as Ken Burns' World War II documentary series "The War" -- will revert to Autentic once their current licensing period expires.
PBS only has one similar international distribution deal in place -- with Polyvideo for Italy.
Tom Koch, vp of international at PBS Distribution, said the deal could also form the basis for future co-productions between PBS and Autentic. In addition to licensing programming for the German market,...
- 4/12/2010
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
At this point, you have to wonder if the History Channel should be prosecuted for war profiteering. Granted, their continuous Hitler-related programming has been educating the American people for over a decade now, and you can reliably turn the channel on and expect something of greater sophistication than the most recent Two and a Half Men, but it’s hard to think of an industry that owes its existence more to World War II than they do, with the possible exception of bomb shelters and Tom Brokaw’s general career. Nowhere is this dependence on war programming more evident than in their aptly named Ultimate Collections: World War II. Never before has one of the most momentous events in human history been so collectible.
The majority of this four-disc set (which is divided into two sections: The War in Europe and The War in the Pacific) is made up of...
The majority of this four-disc set (which is divided into two sections: The War in Europe and The War in the Pacific) is made up of...
- 8/25/2009
- by Anders Nelson
- JustPressPlay.net
Cannes -- Vincent D'Onofrio, Vinnie Jones, Paul Sorvino, Fionnula Flanagan, Laura Ramsey, Steve Schirripa, Linda Cardellini and Bob Gunton have been added to the cast of Jonathan Hensleigh's "The Irishman."
They join Ray Stevenson, Christopher Walken and Val Kilmer in the crime tale about real-life mobster Danny Greene.
Hensleigh and Jeremy Walters wrote the screenplay for the project, inspired by the book "To Kill the Irishman: The War That Crippled the Mafia" by Rick Porrello.
Code Entertainment's Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt, and Eugene Musso will produce, along with Dundee Entertainment's Tommy Reid and Tara Reid, who brought the property to Code. Jonathan Dana, Peter Miller, and Rick Porrello are exec producers, with George Perez serving as co-producer.
Principal photography begins next week in Detroit, Michigan.
Sales and distribution company Lightning Entertainment is repping international sales, while Icm and Dana are handle domestic sales.
They join Ray Stevenson, Christopher Walken and Val Kilmer in the crime tale about real-life mobster Danny Greene.
Hensleigh and Jeremy Walters wrote the screenplay for the project, inspired by the book "To Kill the Irishman: The War That Crippled the Mafia" by Rick Porrello.
Code Entertainment's Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt, and Eugene Musso will produce, along with Dundee Entertainment's Tommy Reid and Tara Reid, who brought the property to Code. Jonathan Dana, Peter Miller, and Rick Porrello are exec producers, with George Perez serving as co-producer.
Principal photography begins next week in Detroit, Michigan.
Sales and distribution company Lightning Entertainment is repping international sales, while Icm and Dana are handle domestic sales.
- 5/18/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ray Stevenson, Christopher Walken and Val Kilmer will play the leads in "The Irishman," a crime story that Jonathan Hensleigh will direct.
Code Entertainment is producing the action movie, which is based on the real story of mobster Danny Greene (Stevenson). Hensleigh and Jeremy Walters ("Dali") wrote the script, inspired by the book "To Kill the Irishman: The War That Crippled the Mafia" by Rick Porrello.
Greene was a violent Irish-American gangster who competed with the Italian mob in 1970s Cleveland and ended up provoking a countrywide turf war that crippled the mafia. Walken will play the loan shark and nightclub owner Shondor Birns, and Kilmer is a Cleveland police detective who befriends Greene.
Code's Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt and Eugene Musso are producing, along with Dundee Entertainment's Tommy Reid and Tara Reid, who brought the property to Code. Jonathan Dana, Peter Miller and Porrello are exec producers, with George Perez serving as co-producer.
Code Entertainment is producing the action movie, which is based on the real story of mobster Danny Greene (Stevenson). Hensleigh and Jeremy Walters ("Dali") wrote the script, inspired by the book "To Kill the Irishman: The War That Crippled the Mafia" by Rick Porrello.
Greene was a violent Irish-American gangster who competed with the Italian mob in 1970s Cleveland and ended up provoking a countrywide turf war that crippled the mafia. Walken will play the loan shark and nightclub owner Shondor Birns, and Kilmer is a Cleveland police detective who befriends Greene.
Code's Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt and Eugene Musso are producing, along with Dundee Entertainment's Tommy Reid and Tara Reid, who brought the property to Code. Jonathan Dana, Peter Miller and Porrello are exec producers, with George Perez serving as co-producer.
- 5/6/2009
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A complete-series boxed set of "Seinfeld" won the top honor at the fifth annual TV DVD Awards Oct. 14, earning best of show as well as best complete-series set for Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
The announcement came at a gala awards dinner at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles. The TV DVD Awards were presented by Home Media Magazine in cooperation with TVShowsOnDVD.com, Deg: The Digital Entertainment Group and The Hollywood Reporter.
In addition to best of show, the ceremony revealed the winners in 13 categories as chosen by consumers in an online vote. A blue-ribbon panel of judges, comprising top DVD critics and journalists, selected four finalists in each of the categories from a field of more than 150 studio submissions of titles released between Oct. 1, 2007, and Sept. 30, 2008. Winners were determined by an online consumer vote conducted at HomeMediaMagazine.com, TVShowsOnDVD.com and TheDigitalBits.com. The panel selected the best...
The announcement came at a gala awards dinner at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles. The TV DVD Awards were presented by Home Media Magazine in cooperation with TVShowsOnDVD.com, Deg: The Digital Entertainment Group and The Hollywood Reporter.
In addition to best of show, the ceremony revealed the winners in 13 categories as chosen by consumers in an online vote. A blue-ribbon panel of judges, comprising top DVD critics and journalists, selected four finalists in each of the categories from a field of more than 150 studio submissions of titles released between Oct. 1, 2007, and Sept. 30, 2008. Winners were determined by an online consumer vote conducted at HomeMediaMagazine.com, TVShowsOnDVD.com and TheDigitalBits.com. The panel selected the best...
- 10/15/2008
- by By John Latchem
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
New York -- Count filmmaker Ken Burns as someone who isn't enamored of GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
The maker of "The Civil War" and "The War" didn't flinch from criticizing Gop presidential candidate John McCain and Palin when asked at a panel discussion Monday at Fordham University's law school.
"He (McCain) selected someone who is so supremely unqualified to be a heartbeat away from the presidency and he has turned the selection process into a high school popularity contest and an 'American Idol' competition," Burns said. He said that McCain made a "cynical" pick in what he said was the most important decision of his presidential candidacy.
Burns, whose lifelong work is in American history, said that "in the whole history of the Republic there has been no one with as thin as a credential" as Palin. He said it was, for McCain, a "Hail Mary...
The maker of "The Civil War" and "The War" didn't flinch from criticizing Gop presidential candidate John McCain and Palin when asked at a panel discussion Monday at Fordham University's law school.
"He (McCain) selected someone who is so supremely unqualified to be a heartbeat away from the presidency and he has turned the selection process into a high school popularity contest and an 'American Idol' competition," Burns said. He said that McCain made a "cynical" pick in what he said was the most important decision of his presidential candidacy.
Burns, whose lifelong work is in American history, said that "in the whole history of the Republic there has been no one with as thin as a credential" as Palin. He said it was, for McCain, a "Hail Mary...
- 9/22/2008
- by By Paul J. Gough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
HBO’s "John Adams" solidified its position as an Emmy frontrunner, converting eight of its 23 nominations to lead the way at the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
The two most nominated series, AMC's critical darling "Mad Men" and NBC’s Emmy-winning "30 Rock" followed with four and three wins, respectively.
"John Adams’"s wins for casting, costumes, prosthetic makeup, visual effects, sound mixing, editing, cinematography and art direction gave HBO 16 overall nods to lead all networks, followed by ABC and PBS with nine apiece and CBS with eight.
There was a sense of deja vu at the ceremony held Saturday at the Emmys’ new home, the Nokia Theater.
For the second year in a row, Bravo's "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List," topped the outstanding reality series category.
And for a second consecutive year, an obscenity-laced song from a late-night show won the original music and lyrics category. Last year,...
The two most nominated series, AMC's critical darling "Mad Men" and NBC’s Emmy-winning "30 Rock" followed with four and three wins, respectively.
"John Adams’"s wins for casting, costumes, prosthetic makeup, visual effects, sound mixing, editing, cinematography and art direction gave HBO 16 overall nods to lead all networks, followed by ABC and PBS with nine apiece and CBS with eight.
There was a sense of deja vu at the ceremony held Saturday at the Emmys’ new home, the Nokia Theater.
For the second year in a row, Bravo's "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List," topped the outstanding reality series category.
And for a second consecutive year, an obscenity-laced song from a late-night show won the original music and lyrics category. Last year,...
- 9/13/2008
- by By Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Veteran documentarian Ken Burns is on the Board of Governors for the Telluride Film Festival. The creator of classic PBS documentary mini-series like The War, Baseball, and Jazz, all of which have a total runtime of many hundreds of minutes, it's a wonder this guy watches anything other than the archival material he uses to assemble his films. He mentions a film called Hunger by Steve McQueen that's playing here. No, it's not the ghost ...
- 8/31/2008
- by Kevin Buist
- Spout
The U.S. Television Critics Association has named New York advertising drama Mad Men its TV programme of the year.
The show, set in 1960s Manhattan, landed the coveted prize as well as gongs for outstanding new show and outstanding drama.
Other winners at the awards ceremony in Beverly Hills, California on Saturday included Tina Fey's comedy series 30 Rock - which took two awards including a comedy prize for Fey.
The full list of winners is as follows:
Programme Of The Year: Mad Men
Outstanding New Programme: Mad Men
Outstanding Achievement In Drama: Mad Men
Outstanding Achievement In Comedy: 30 Rock
Outstanding Achievement In News + Information: The War: A Film by Ken Burns + Lynn Novick
Outstanding Achievement In Children's Programming: WordGirl
Outstanding Achievement In Movies, Mini-Series + Specials: John Adams
Individual Achievement In Comedy: Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Individual Achievement In Drama: Paul Giamatti, John Adams
Heritage Award: The Wire
Career Achievement: Lorne Michaels.
The show, set in 1960s Manhattan, landed the coveted prize as well as gongs for outstanding new show and outstanding drama.
Other winners at the awards ceremony in Beverly Hills, California on Saturday included Tina Fey's comedy series 30 Rock - which took two awards including a comedy prize for Fey.
The full list of winners is as follows:
Programme Of The Year: Mad Men
Outstanding New Programme: Mad Men
Outstanding Achievement In Drama: Mad Men
Outstanding Achievement In Comedy: 30 Rock
Outstanding Achievement In News + Information: The War: A Film by Ken Burns + Lynn Novick
Outstanding Achievement In Children's Programming: WordGirl
Outstanding Achievement In Movies, Mini-Series + Specials: John Adams
Individual Achievement In Comedy: Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Individual Achievement In Drama: Paul Giamatti, John Adams
Heritage Award: The Wire
Career Achievement: Lorne Michaels.
- 7/21/2008
- WENN
The nation's TV critics coronated AMC's "Mad Men" Saturday, naming the period drama about advertising execs the program of the year, the outstanding new program and the year's best drama. The awards, on the heels of a sweep of Emmy nominations, were the first ever given to AMC by the Television Critics Assn.
Another big TCA Award winner was NBC's "30 Rock," which took the prize for comedy and its star Tina Fey, who won for individual achievement in comedy. The other dual-award winner was HBO's "John Adams," which won for best movie, miniseries or special, and its star Paul Giamatti, who was honored for individual achievement in a drama.
HBO's "The Wire," a critical darling practically ignored by Emmy voters, was given TCA's heritage award, reserved for longstanding programs with cultural impact. The prize for career achievement went to Lorne Michaels, creator of NBC's "Saturday Night Live."
PBS took two TCA Awards. Ken Burns' "The War" won for news and information, and the erudite "WordGirl" was named best children's program.
The awards, presented at the Beverly Hilton, were introduced by the Smothers Brothers.
Another big TCA Award winner was NBC's "30 Rock," which took the prize for comedy and its star Tina Fey, who won for individual achievement in comedy. The other dual-award winner was HBO's "John Adams," which won for best movie, miniseries or special, and its star Paul Giamatti, who was honored for individual achievement in a drama.
HBO's "The Wire," a critical darling practically ignored by Emmy voters, was given TCA's heritage award, reserved for longstanding programs with cultural impact. The prize for career achievement went to Lorne Michaels, creator of NBC's "Saturday Night Live."
PBS took two TCA Awards. Ken Burns' "The War" won for news and information, and the erudite "WordGirl" was named best children's program.
The awards, presented at the Beverly Hilton, were introduced by the Smothers Brothers.
- 7/20/2008
- by By Barry Garron
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
AMC's Mad Men can't possibly be mad at the Television Critics Assn.
The series tied HBO's The Wire with four nominations in this year's TCA Awards, tops for any series. Both shows got noms for drama, program of the year and individual achievement (Mad Men's Jon Hamm and Wire's David Simon).
In addition, Mad Men is up for new program while Wire was mentioned for the organization's Heritage Award.
Although critics have been bashing HBO for losing its way, the pay cabler led all nets with 10 awards. In addition to Wire, HBO collected three noms for its John Adams miniseries, two for Flight of the Conchords and one for the documentary Alive Day Memories.
PBS came in second with nine noms, including three for Ken Burns' The War, a fall docu series on World War II. Three others went to PBS kids shows (Sesame Street, Word Girl and Curious George).
Among the broadcast nets, NBC and ABC scooped up most of the noms. NBC scored seven, including three for 30 Rock and two for Friday Night Lights. ABC landed five, led by Lost with two.
The series tied HBO's The Wire with four nominations in this year's TCA Awards, tops for any series. Both shows got noms for drama, program of the year and individual achievement (Mad Men's Jon Hamm and Wire's David Simon).
In addition, Mad Men is up for new program while Wire was mentioned for the organization's Heritage Award.
Although critics have been bashing HBO for losing its way, the pay cabler led all nets with 10 awards. In addition to Wire, HBO collected three noms for its John Adams miniseries, two for Flight of the Conchords and one for the documentary Alive Day Memories.
PBS came in second with nine noms, including three for Ken Burns' The War, a fall docu series on World War II. Three others went to PBS kids shows (Sesame Street, Word Girl and Curious George).
Among the broadcast nets, NBC and ABC scooped up most of the noms. NBC scored seven, including three for 30 Rock and two for Friday Night Lights. ABC landed five, led by Lost with two.
NEW YORK -- The premiere of Ken Burns' new documentary series The War brought in 7.3 million viewers Sunday night, PBS said Monday.
The first episode of the multipart documentary averaged a 5.0 household rating/7 share in the 56 metered markets, according to preliminary estimates released by Nielsen Media Research.
That is on par with the opener of Burns' 1994 highly rated documentary series for PBS' Baseball, which had a 5.1 household rating. (The premiere of Burns' The Civil War in 1990 brought in a 9.0 rating.)
The War ran between 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. against season premieres on CBS and Fox plus a heavily watched Sunday Night Football matchup between the Dallas Cowboys and the Chicago Bears. At least 15.5 million people tuned in for at least part of the telecast, the network said.
With the addition of a second airing nationwide, the first episode averaged 18.7 million viewers total, PBS said. The first episode received strong ratings in several markets including Minneapolis-St.
The first episode of the multipart documentary averaged a 5.0 household rating/7 share in the 56 metered markets, according to preliminary estimates released by Nielsen Media Research.
That is on par with the opener of Burns' 1994 highly rated documentary series for PBS' Baseball, which had a 5.1 household rating. (The premiere of Burns' The Civil War in 1990 brought in a 9.0 rating.)
The War ran between 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. against season premieres on CBS and Fox plus a heavily watched Sunday Night Football matchup between the Dallas Cowboys and the Chicago Bears. At least 15.5 million people tuned in for at least part of the telecast, the network said.
With the addition of a second airing nationwide, the first episode averaged 18.7 million viewers total, PBS said. The first episode received strong ratings in several markets including Minneapolis-St.
- 9/25/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The war over "The War" is over and a truce has been declared. After pointed criticism by Latino groups that the much-awaited documentary on America during World War II made too little mention of Latino contributions, exec producer Ken Burns added nearly a half-hour of new material.
"We honored what was legitimate about their concerns," Burns said during the PBS portion of the Television Critics Assn.'s summer press tour at the Beverly Hilton. "We've done more than we were asked or expected to," he said. "We were planning to add additional stories before this was a controversy."
The original docu, about 14 1/2 hours long, was completed about 18 months ago. The additional material will be put at the end of the first, fifth and sixth episodes. "War" will be shown in seven parts, beginning Sept. 23.
Earlier in the session, PBS president and CEO Paula Kerger denied that public television set a bad precedent by altering a docu in response to concerns of particular groups.
"We honored what was legitimate about their concerns," Burns said during the PBS portion of the Television Critics Assn.'s summer press tour at the Beverly Hilton. "We've done more than we were asked or expected to," he said. "We were planning to add additional stories before this was a controversy."
The original docu, about 14 1/2 hours long, was completed about 18 months ago. The additional material will be put at the end of the first, fifth and sixth episodes. "War" will be shown in seven parts, beginning Sept. 23.
Earlier in the session, PBS president and CEO Paula Kerger denied that public television set a bad precedent by altering a docu in response to concerns of particular groups.
- 7/12/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
- First reaction: non-surprise. Many of the films mentioned below were tagged to be amongst the final choices – and the ones that I thought were going to break into the fest (namely a couple of American pics) look to be headed to Italy’s Venice film fest in the fall. Two films that I won’t be checking out are the ones that I’ve already seen (albeit, 10 minutes more of Deathproof could be interesting) and Zodiac a film that could have been featured apart from the comp titles. Here is the complete list below. Opening film: My Blueberry Nights - Wong Kar Wai4 Luni, 3 Saptamini Si 2 Zile (4 Months, 3 Weeks And 2 Days)- Cristian Mungiualexandra - Alexander Sokourovauf Der Anderen Seite - Fatih Akinbreath - Kim Ki DukLES Chansons D’Amour - Christophe HONORÉDEATH Proof - Quentin Tarantinoimport Export - Ulrich Seidlizgnanie (The Banishment) - Andrey Zvyagintsevthe Man From London
- 4/19/2007
- IONCINEMA.com
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