Post Downton, PBS Gives Viewers Like You the Royal Treatment
When the ornate doors of “Downton Abbey” closed earlier this year — despite the fact that creator Julian Fellowes gave nearly all of the beloved characters a happy series-ending sendoff — millions of viewers around the world were left with a gaping hole in their hearts. And for PBS, where “Downton” appeared on “Masterpiece” for six seasons and engendered huge ratings for the public broadcaster, that’s a huge hole to fill. Thus, at the...
A Piece of Janis Joplin’s Heart in ‘Little Girl Blue’
The recent death of Prince sparked a revelation for director Amy Berg, who just spent eight years immersed in the life of another musical legend, Janis Joplin, culminating in the feature documentary “Janis: Little Girl Blue,” which she also wrote and produced. Flash back to the fall of 1970. Less than three weeks after Jimi Hendrix died, the world mourned another drug overdose death of a larger-than-life musician, the...
Feeling the Earth Move in Carole King Documentary
Carole King is having a moment. This month marks the 45th anniversary of the release of acclaimed singer-songwriter’s landmark solo album, “Tapestry,” one of the biggest selling records of all time. To honor the occasion, PBS is unspooling a new documentary, “Carole King: Natural Woman,” in which King tells her own story interspersed with previously unseen footage, rare performance videos and home movies along with interviews with...
Meet 15 Remarkable Women on PBS’ ‘American Masters’
First, there was “The Black List,” then “The Latino List” and “The Out List.” Then there came “The Boomer List.” Now, director and producer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders is coming out with a new documentary, ”The Women’s List.” The concepts for these films grew out of Greenfield-Sanders work as a photographer known for his strikingly intimate portraits of major cultural figures and world leaders, which can be seen in venues including the...
Downton Abbey Cast Says Farewell to the Hit PBS Series
The mood in the Beverly Hilton’s International Ballroom was bittersweet as the producers and key cast members of “Downton Abbey” took the stage over the weekend for what was to be their last time at the Television Critics Association summer confab. Series 6, as they call it in the UK, will finish taping on August 15, and the smash-hit period drama will air in the US beginning January 3, 2016 on PBS Masterpiece. It’s difficult...
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