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THE ADDAMS FAMILY

October 15, 2019 By Leave a Comment

THE ADDAMS FAMILY

Considering it only lasted two seasons in its initial run back in the 1960s, the television version of Charles Addam’s gruesomely enchanting New Yorker cartoon, The Addams Family, has become a powerful pop culture touchstone. It’s a favor that the current animated version amply repays, rife as it is with pop and political references. And… Read More »

Tagged With: marsh, mazurka, smokey eye, spooky, television

Robert Gordon Gets to Know the BEST OF ENEMIES

July 30, 2015 By 1 Comment

Robert Gordon Gets to Know the BEST OF ENEMIES

Robert Gordon had heard of the fabled 1968 live debates between Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley that ABC staged during the political conventions of that year in order to grab some much-needed ratings.

Tagged With: 1968, ABC, Christopher Hitchens, David Susskind, debate, Democratic Convention, documentary, feud, Gore Vidal, Jack Paar, John Birch Society, John Lithgow, Kelsey Grammer, marriage equality, media, Myra Breckenridge, Open End, Reid Buckley, Republican Convention, Robert Gordon, television, William F. Buckley

GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK

October 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment

GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK

In a lesser film about Edward R. Murrow and the way he used television to bring down Joseph McCarthy, there would have been the obligatory unburdening scene with his wife. He would articulate the risks involved in what he was undertaking personally, professionally, and financially, have an emotional breakdown of some sort, and Mrs. Murrow… Read More »

Tagged With: based on a true story, CBS, David Strathairn, Edward R. Murrow, Eisenhower, Free Speech, George Clooney, Golden Age of Television, Grant Heslov, history, House UnAmerican Activities Committee, HUAC, Joseph McCarthy, media, military-industrial complex, narrative, television, television news, witch hunts

David Strathairn Wishes Us GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

David Strathairn Wishes Us GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK

The press tour that David Strathairn did for GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK was the first of his career. Considering how many first-rate performances Strathairn has given over the years, this came as something of a surprise to me. From starring roles in such John Sayles’ classics as LIMBO and PASSION FISH to solid supporting work… Read More »

Tagged With: Anne Coulter, based on a true story, CBS, David Strathairn, Edward R. Murrow, Eisenhower, Free Speech, George Clooney, Golden Age of Television, Grant Heslov, history, House UnAmerican Activities Committee, HUAC, Joseph McCarthy, media, military-industrial complex, narrative, television, television news, witch hunts

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