Makers: Women in Hollywood Traces 100 Years of Film & TV History
Fifteen women. One hundred years. That’s the terrain covered in 52 minutes in “Makers: Women in Hollywood,” a new documentary produced by Rory Kennedy and co-produced and directed by Linda Goldstein Knowlton, airing on PBS and available in an extended version on AOL. The film, second in the “Makers” series, is narrated by Julia Roberts and showcases showbiz women from the earliest pioneers of the silent film era to today’s power...
Gracepoint: Moody Murder Mystery Premieres on Fox
Devotees of the acclaimed British crime procedural “Broadchurch” will want to get used to a different version of the way English is spoken when ”Gracepoint” takes to the airwaves on Fox for a 10-part murder mystery series. It’s not unusual that a successful international format is remade for American television, but the distinct throughline between “Broadchurch” and ”Gracepoint” is not only its creator, writer and executive producer...
Ratings a Hot Topic at HRTS State of the TV Industry
With fall television shows premiering, it was a good time for the Hollywood Radio and Television Society (HRTS) to check in on the state of the industry with its first newsmaker luncheon series of the season. The panel discussion took place on September 24 at the Beverly Hilton’s International Ballroom with John Landgraf, Chris Silbermann, Kathy Savitt, Gail Berman and Kevin Beggs weighing in on questions posed by moderator Ben...
Carousel of Hope Ball Looks to Break More Records for Children’s Diabetes Foundation
Preparations are in full swing for one of the biggest and most star-studded benefit galas in the world – Barbara Davis’s biannual Carousel Bell which supports the Children’s Diabetes Foundation (www.childrensdiabetesfoundation.org), voted the country’s top leading care and research center for Type 1 diabetes. Founded 37 years ago, the Carousel Ball has raised a staggering $80 million for the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes...
Dangerous, Dirty & Dysfunctional: The Ed Koch NYC Years on PBS
Those who lived in New York City during the Ed Koch years will have a visceral reaction to a new documentary about the man once called America’s Mayor in a Time magazine cover story. For everyone else, the feature-length “Koch” will give a fascinating look back at a time in American history when crime ran rampant in its largest city – which had teetered on bankruptcy – minorities struggled to have their voices heard and their concerns...
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