Without any references to opinions that should be expressed on the Politically Incorrect page - I enjoyed the Frontline program about the Presidential candidates this evening. I was able to watch both portrayals of the candidates without feeling like Frontline had an agenda in favor or against either one.
Without any references to opinions that should be expressed on the Politically Incorrect page - I enjoyed the Frontline program about the Presidential candidates this evening. I was able to watch both portrayals of the candidates without feeling like Frontline had an agenda in favor or against either one.
I watched The Dust Bowl and thought it superb.
I watched The Dust Bowl and thought it superb.
I am so impressed by those folks who weathered all of those years of drought. And there are times when I am reminded why FDR is my favorite president. So many people have talked about starving to death during the 30's if it were not for government assistance: We talk about a lot of help the government can provide but we don't talk about starving to death in our time but it certainly was a possibility then. As usual Ken Burns is both interesting and informative.
^^^Apparently Burns is working on a documentary on FDR, & IIRC it will be finished in 2014.
I watched "Poor Kids" last night and it was really moving. Some of those children have wisdom beyond their years -- unfortunately learned by living through such difficult circumstances. As I watched some of it seemed familiar in a way I couldn't quite put my finger on -- and then I realized that it was in the area/town in which I had grown up.Did anyone watch the Frontline special, "Poor Kids" ? I wasn't exptected to be as deeply moved by the film, but the kids featured in the story were so captivating, and that scene where the one family (can't remember their names off the top of my head) are forced to give up their dog before moving into a motel was just heartbreaking.
PBS always has fantastic documentaries, particularly their Frontline series.
Just found the series Shakespeare Uncovered - http://www.pbs.org/wnet/shakespeare-uncovered/about/ Tonight's episode is Sir Derek Jacobi (one of my all time favorites) talking about Richard II. He stared in the title role 30 years ago when BBC did all the Shakespeare plays. I watched that performance and loved it. After Richard II, we get Jeremy Irons talking about Henry IV and Henry V. I am excited to watch it.
Totally off the subject - I always thought Jacobi would have made a great Dumbledore.
Just found the series Shakespeare Uncovered - http://www.pbs.org/wnet/shakespeare-uncovered/about/ Tonight's episode is Sir Derek Jacobi (one of my all time favorites) talking about Richard II. He stared in the title role 30 years ago when BBC did all the Shakespeare plays. I watched that performance and loved it. After Richard II, we get Jeremy Irons talking about Henry IV and Henry V. I am excited to watch it.
Oh Ita about Jacobi as Dumbledore. I missed most of the chapters but did see Ethan Hawke in the discussion about MacBeth. I LOVE Henry IV and wish I would have seen Irons talking about it.
I don't know if this is local or national but they having been replaying a series about American musical history and I've loved watching it. Something that caught my eye: In the mid-30's someone filmed "Pal Joey" in color from the back of the theatre. There was no sound with the film but you could see a line of dancers across the stage. One stood out--he just seemed more vibrant and danced with such exuberance. It was the young Gene Kelly. He was magnificent.
Just found the series Shakespeare Uncovered - http://www.pbs.org/wnet/shakespeare-uncovered/about/ Tonight's episode is Sir Derek Jacobi (one of my all time favorites) talking about Richard II. He stared in the title role 30 years ago when BBC did all the Shakespeare plays. I watched that performance and loved it. After Richard II, we get Jeremy Irons talking about Henry IV and Henry V. I am excited to watch it.
Did anyone watch the Frontline special, "Poor Kids" ? I wasn't exptected to be as deeply moved by the film, but the kids featured in the story were so captivating, and that scene where the one family (can't remember their names off the top of my head) are forced to give up their dog before moving into a motel was just heartbreaking.
I'm reading Robert Caro's "The Passage of Power" and I think a documentary about Lyndon Johnson's time as Senate Majority Leader could be really interesting as well, especially since that aspect of his career is less known than his Vice-Presidency or his Presidency.
Just found the series Shakespeare Uncovered - http://www.pbs.org/wnet/shakespeare-uncovered/about/ Tonight's episode is Sir Derek Jacobi (one of my all time favorites) talking about Richard II. He stared in the title role 30 years ago when BBC did all the Shakespeare plays. I watched that performance and loved it. After Richard II, we get Jeremy Irons talking about Henry IV and Henry V. I am excited to watch it.