There is no single figure in television history whose longevity and influence match Barbara Walters’. She became a star on NBC’s “Today” in the early 1960s, raising the stature of the morning franchise. She opened […]
“I wanted to be a hero,” Bill Broyles recalled in a recent interview about why he volunteered to go to Vietnam. These days, Broyles is best known for creating “China Beach,” co-writing “Apollo 13” and […]
It was a mere 25 years ago that “The Sopranos” debuted on HBO and set the clocks to zero on what some like to call television’s Platinum Age. Alex Gibney’s two-part scrapbook documentary “Wise Guy: […]
Andrew McCarthy’s documentary Brats, based on his book, Brats: An ’80s Story, offers an intimate exploration of the Brat Pack—a group of young actors who became cultural icons in the 1980s. Through candid interviews and […]
On the Shelf The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music By Tom Breihan352 pages$24.66 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from […]
When Jeremy Pope was a young boy, he used to watch the 1996 movie “The Preacher’s Wife,” which stars Whitney Houston and Denzel Washington, over and over again. “I watched it all year ’round, although […]
Shared from www.latimes.com. Director Keith Maitland’s documentary “Dear Mr. Brody” looks at a 21-year-old who promised to give away his $25 million inheritance in 1970. Images and Article from www.latimes.com Share This Article