Revisiting the Son of Sam Serial Murders Four Decades Later
Forty years ago, it was a violent crime spree that terrorized not only the nation’s largest city but riveted the entire country, a murderous rampage by an elusive serial killer who came to be known as “Son of Sam.” Last Thursday night in New York City, close to where some of the vicious attacks on innocent civilians took place, Smithsonian Channel premiered its hour-long documentary “The Lost Tapes: Son of Sam,” scheduled to air on...
History as Never Before Seen on ‘America in Color’
It was the Roaring 20s as no one had ever before seen them – in living, nearly breathing, full-spectrum color. That footage of flappers and good time Charlie-types living it up in an era of newfound affluence and social and political freedom for women, which looks like it could’ve been shot a decade ago but is actually nearly a century old, was the opening of a five-part documentary series currently running on the Smithsonian Channel....
HBO’s ‘The Defiant Ones’ Defines Two Legends of Modern Music
A kid from Compton and a Brooklyn boy. Exactly no one could have predicted that these two disparate childhoods in humble circumstances on opposite coasts would breed two of the most innovative men in the music industry—Andre Young (Dr. Dre) and Jimmy Iovine– and that their eventual partnership would prove to be a game-changer, setting off ripples that still emanate through contemporary culture and in recent years, technology....
Take a Trip Back to the 90s in CNN’s 7-Part Documentary Series
Think back more than a quarter of a century to the 1990s. Bill Clinton was president for much of the decade, after defeating incumbent President George H.W. Bush. “Seinfeld,” “Friends,” “Frasier,” “Roseanne,” “The X-Files” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” were among the shows ruling the airwaves, along with animated hits “The Simpsons, “South Park” and “Beavis & Butt-Head.” Johnny Carson gave up “The Tonight Show” desk and Jay Leno...
‘This Is Us,’ ‘Handmaid’s’ and ‘The Crown’ Dominate TCA Awards Nominations
The Television Critics Association (TCA) Awards nominations are the first of the current television season out of the gate, and there are some clear trends. NBC’s freshman hit “This Is Us” scored a number of nods as did Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” and Netflix’s “Stranger Things” and “The Crown.” But it wouldn’t be in awards contest without the participation of Julia Louis Dreyfus, who was nominated again for HBO’s “Veep.” HBO leads...
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