Dec 17th, 2008 · The Holocaust provides the backdrop for a spate of new movies. While The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and The Reader just premiered, they're closely followed by three others. Can we chalk up this trend to an artistic need? Critic Andrew Wallenstein says no — the timing indicates the real reason: the Holocaust is Oscar bait.
Dec 8th, 2008 · NBC has announced that White House correspondent David Gregory will be the new host of Meet the Press. Tom Brokaw has been filling in as moderator since Tim Russert died last June. The show dominates the Sunday morning political landscape. It premiered in November 1947.
Dec 7th, 2008 · The E.B. White children's book The Trumpet of the Swan has been adapted for the stage, and it received its world premiere at The Kennedy Center in Washington this past week. Actor Richard Thomas, writer Marsha Norman and composer Jason Robert Brown talk to Andrea Seabrook.
Oct 17th, 2008 · Anne-Sophie Mutter is one of the busiest musicians around, complete with new recordings, new pieces to premiere and seemingly endless concert tours. But when she's relaxing at home in Germany, she lists Ella Fitzgerald and La Bohème among her musical favorites.
Oct 8th, 2008 · Choosing the college football champion by having one title game played by teams chosen by computers and polls is unfair, un-American and, well, idiotic, says commentator Frank Deford. Why? Because the system penalizes the teams in the premier league — the Southeastern Conference.
Oct 2nd, 2008 · Civil Rights "cold cases" from the 1940s and 50s are being reopened by the FBI, in hopes of getting convictions or closure for the families of the victims. A new four-part television series premiering October 5th, Murder in Black and White, takes a look at several of the cases under FBI investigation.
Oct 2nd, 2008 · The new broadcast TV season is not having a stellar start. Every season premiere last Thursday night drew a lower rating than last fall. Even returning favorites like ABC's "Grey's Anatomy," CBS' "Survivor" and NBC's "The Office" lost audience compared to last year. Some are blaming the lower numbers on last year's writers strike. Others are looking to larger forces in the entertainment industry.
Sep 13th, 2008 · The novelist has turned The Bonesetter's Daughter into an opera, which has its premiere at the San Francisco Opera on Saturday. Transforming the book into a libretto wasn't easy for Tan, nor was resurfacing the painful stories of her family's past.