70 Years of Hispanics in Television — Going All the Way Back to ‘I Love Lucy’
The spirits of Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball were in the room as the Paley Center for Media celebrated seven decades of Hispanic achievements in television in a gala event Monday night at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel that brought out some of the biggest names in the business. There was so much rich, artistic heritage to acknowledge that it was impossible to get it all into one night, although the content was nonstop. “We will demonstrate...
From Stage to Screen: Your Front Row Ticket to ‘Hamilton’
It’s the toughest ticket on Broadway, but now all of those who want a seat at “Hamilton” can get an inside look at the groundbreaking musical and the journey to bring it to the stage in PBS’s “Hamilton’s America.” A gala premiere for the 90-minute documentary, part of the “Great Performances” series, was held Monday night at the United Palace in Washington Heights, New York, a place that has special resonance for creator Lin-Manuel...
Michelle Obama’s Campaign to Educate Girls Around the World
First lady Michelle Obama’s efforts to ensure that education of girls is accessible around the world gets in-depth treatment in a new CNN Films documentary whose airings are timed globally to coincide with the International Day of the Girl. It may not have made huge headlines at the time, but the first lady’s travels in June 2016 to Liberia and Morocco were well-documented in preparation for the special, which also features FLOTUS’...
Critics’ Choice Unveils Nods for First-Ever Documentary Awards
Recognizing the potent art form that documentaries have become in the past few years, the Critics’ Choice is instituting its first-ever separate awards ceremony to recognize excellence in the genre. After deliberations in nominating committees, comprised of members of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) that make up the Critics’ Choice organization, the nominations...
‘Defying the Nazis:’ The Story of a Couple Who Stood Up to Hitler
It was 1939. The Nazis were ravaging Europe when a young Unitarian minister, Waitstill Sharp, answered a call at his office in Wellesley, Massachusetts that would change not only the life of his family but the course of history during the early dark days of World War II. It is a tale of sacrifice and heroism that may not have been told if not for a high school paper written by Sharp’s grandson, Artemis Joukowsky. When Joukowsky was a...
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