History's WATERGATE to Receive October 12th Theatrical Premiere
by Kaitlin Milligan
- Aug 30, 2018
HISTORY(R)'s definitive original documentary, 'Watergate,' from Academy Award(R)-winning director Charles Ferguson ('Inside Job'), will make its theatrical debut on Friday, October 12 in New York at Cinema Village and in Los Angeles at the Laemmle Monica Film Center. The theatrical release of 'Watergate' will follow premieres at the Telluride Film Festival and the New York Film Festival.
The 56th New York Film Festival Announces Complete Spotlight on Documentary Lineup
by Kaitlin Milligan
- Aug 22, 2018
The complete lineup for the Spotlight on Documentary section of the 56th New York Film Festival, taking place September 28-October 14 at the Film Society of Lincoln Center, has been announced. This year's series of dispatches from the front lines of nonfiction cinema features intimate portraits of artists, depictions of the quest for political and social justice, and much more.
BWW Previews: GREAT AMERICAN READ Series Premiere TONIGHT On PBS!
by Bonnie Lynn Wagner
- May 22, 2018
PBS recently unveiled a list of America's 100 best-loved novels, chosen in support of THE GREAT AMERICAN READ, a new PBS series and multi-platform initiative that celebrates the joy of reading and the books we love. THE GREAT AMERICAN READ, hosted by television personality and journalist Meredith Vieira, launches with a two-hour episode on Tuesday, May 22, 2018, at 8 p.m. on PBS stations and will introduce viewers to the full list of America's 100 favorite novels selected through a demographically representative national survey conducted by YouGov.
THE GREAT AMERICAN READ, A New Multi-Platform PBS Series, Reveals List of America's 100 Favorite Novels
by BWW News Desk
- May 22, 2018
PBS today unveiled a list of America's 100 best-loved novels, chosen in support of THE GREAT AMERICAN READ, a new PBS series and multi-platform initiative that celebrates the joy of reading and the books we love. THE GREAT AMERICAN READ, hosted by television personality and journalist Meredith Vieira, launches with a two-hour episode today, May 22, 2018, at 8 p.m. on PBS stations and will introduce viewers to the full list of America's 100 favorite novels selected through a demographically representative national survey conducted by YouGov. The series will also feature interviews with celebrities, authors, superfans and everyday Americans discussing the way particular books have influenced them and their significance in American popular culture. Then, after a multi-platform initiative throughout the summer, which will include live public events, social media components and national reading clubs, the series will resume in the fall with several themed episodes, including an exciting finale, culminating in the first-ever national vote to choose 'America's Best-Loved Novel.' It will be the most expansive national celebration of books and reading aimed at engaging multi-generational readers across multiple platforms ever created.
THE GREAT AMERICAN READ, A New Multi-Platform PBS Series, Reveals List of America's 100 Favorite Novels
by Tori Hartshorn
- Apr 20, 2018
PBS today unveiled a list of America's 100 best-loved novels, chosen in support of THE GREAT AMERICAN READ, a new PBS series and multi-platform initiative that celebrates the joy of reading and the books we love. THE GREAT AMERICAN READ, hosted by television personality and journalist Meredith Vieira, launches with a two-hour episode on Tuesday, May 22, 2018, at 8 p.m. on PBS stations and will introduce viewers to the full list of America's 100 favorite novels selected through a demographically representative national survey conducted by YouGov. The series will also feature interviews with celebrities, authors, superfans and everyday Americans discussing the way particular books have influenced them and their significance in American popular culture. Then, after a multi-platform initiative throughout the summer, which will include live public events, social media components and national reading clubs, the series will resume in the fall with several themed episodes, including an exciting finale, culminating in the first-ever national vote to choose 'America's Best-Loved Novel.' It will be the most expansive national celebration of books and reading aimed at engaging multi-generational readers across multiple platforms ever created.
Employee Of The Month To Feature Emily Mortimer, Hannibal Burress And More, Starting 3/15
by A.A. Cristi
- Feb 27, 2018
SLATE Live has teamed up with Employee of the Month with Catie Lazarus to celebrate the ninth year anniversary of the talk show, which The New York Times calls as a "beloved downtown institution." On Thursday, March 15th, downtown darling Catie Lazarus will interview and honor comedian Hannibal Buress (30 Rock, Broad City), Tony Award-winning Broadway and (now film) music conductor and director Alex Lacamoire (Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, Incredibles II); actor Emily Mortimer (The Party, Marry Poppins, Newsroom), musical guest The Resistance Revival Chorus, fresh from The Grammy's with Kesha and the Women's March.
BWW Review: SEEING IS BELIEVING: WOMEN DIRECT ~ A Celebration of Women as Filmmakers
by Herbert Paine
- Feb 15, 2018
Cady McClain's illuminating, absorbing, and intelligently crafted documentary, SEEING IS BELIEVING: WOMEN DIRECT is a powerful affirmation and celebration of women directors who struggle to overcome the systemic impediments to their artistic progress. Making its Arizona Premiere at the Sedona International Film Festival during the week of February 25th.
Judy Woodruff, Gwen Ifill, and Bob Wolff to Be Honored by WFUV
by BWW
News Desk
- Nov 1, 2017
Award-winning PBS News Hour anchors Judy Woodruff and the late Gwen Ifill will receive the Charles Osgood for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism from WFUV Radio (90.7 FM/wfuv.org), the noncommercial, member-supported public media service of Fordham University for nearly 70 years.
Oprah Winfrey Goes Inside America's Most Notorious Prisons on 60 MINUTES
by BWW
News Desk
- Oct 22, 2017
Oprah Winfrey visits California's Pelican Bay Prison and the infamous Security Housing Unit (SHU), which has been controversial for years and once earned the supermax prison the nickname Skeleton Bay. She reports on conditions in the SHU isolation unit that critics say constitutes torture. Winfrey's report will be broadcast on 60 MINUTES Sunday, Oct. 22 (7:30-8:30 PM ET/7:00-8:00 PM PT) on the CBS Television Network.
Oprah Winfrey Goes Inside America's Most Notorious Prisons on 60 MINUTES
by Caryn Robbins
- Oct 18, 2017
Oprah Winfrey visits California's Pelican Bay Prison and the infamous Security Housing Unit (SHU), which has been controversial for years and once earned the supermax prison the nickname Skeleton Bay. She reports on conditions in the SHU isolation unit that critics say constitutes torture. Winfrey's report will be broadcast on 60 MINUTES Sunday, Oct. 22 (7:30-8:30 PM ET/7:00-8:00 PM PT) on the CBS Television Network.
Judy Woodruff, Gwen Ifill, and Bob Wolff to Be Honored by WFUV
by BWW News Desk
- Sep 19, 2017
Award-winning PBS News Hour anchors Judy Woodruff and the late Gwen Ifill will receive the Charles Osgood for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism from WFUV Radio (90.7 FM/wfuv.org), the noncommercial, member-supported public media service of Fordham University for nearly 70 years.
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