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Watch: Little Feat & Emmylou Harris – Midnight Special (1977)

James Porteous 16 August 2022 0 Comment

Little Feat & Emmylou Harris host the Midnight Special TV Show in 1977. Guests include Bonnie Raitt, Jesse Winchester, Weather Report, & Neil Young 16 August 2022 | James Porteous | Clipper Media News...

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‘The Wire’ at 20: ‘This Show Will Live Forever’

James Porteous 1 June 2022 0 Comment

David Simon and Ed Burns discuss the legacy of their seminal crime drama, Photo: David Simon’s “The Wire” struggled to stay on air during its run but has since been widely hailed as one...

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Brendan Gleeson’s State of the Union

James Porteous 24 May 2022 0 Comment

Brendan Gleeson is a rare actor who never seems to be acting at all. If he is in a movie, I will watch it. And usually, as in The General, again and again. This...

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BBC comedy television The Detectorists

Our favorite Detectorists are coming back with a feature-length special

James Porteous 12 May 2022 0 Comment

The new 75-minute episode is to air later this year, updating fans of the cult hit series on the lives of its characters, five years since Series 3. Photo: Detectorists. Image shows from L...

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Iraq, Libya, Syria, Yemen… And 24/7 Ukraine

James Porteous 8 May 2022 0 Comment

‘Combined, the three networks — ABC, CBS, and NBC — devoted 562 minutes to the first full month of the war in Ukraine.’ The Price Of ‘Selective Inattention’ – Iraq, Ukraine, Libya, And The...

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David Simon talks about police, drugs and his new TV series

James Porteous 30 April 2022 0 Comment

David Simon in conversation about his return to Baltimore in his new TV series, We Own This City Photo: Promo Photo We Own This City (HBO) David Simon and others were interviewed by NOW...

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CNN+ will shut down at the end of April

James Porteous 22 April 2022 0 Comment

CNN+, hyped as one of the most significant developments in the history of CNN, will shut down just one month after it launched. Photo: Montage of streaming options, including CNN+ 21 April 2022 |Oliver...

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Backstory: Lenny Bruce at Carnegie Hall

James Porteous 28 March 2022 0 Comment

Some people are critical of the Lenny Bruce ‘character’ on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and I have to admit that it is a bit odd that the lead character swears like a drunken sailor...

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Backstory: Why is modern ‘war coverage’ so confusing?

James Porteous 16 March 2022 0 Comment

We trace the path from actual ‘war correspondents’ to our rather odd, antiseptic, human-interest version of ‘war.’ Photo: Screenshot: Opening Night of Shock and Awe – CNN 16 March 2022 | James Porteous |...

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Better Things comedy motherhood Pamela Adlon television

Pamela Adlon Looks Back at Fives Seasons of ‘Better Things’

James Porteous 4 March 2022 0 Comment

My character should be in a cape. She’s the worst of me. She’s the best of me. And I’m able to put all of that into so many aspects of the show. Photo: Pamela...

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Ken Burns Music television Vietnam War

How Music Spoke to a Divided Nation During Vietnam War

James Porteous 2 March 2022 0 Comment

The big networks were hesitant to promote entertainers who were vocally opposed to the war. Popular programs would censor artists who planned to perform protest music. Photo: Music fans gather for the Rolling Stones’...

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Curb Your Enthusiasm documentary Larry David television

HBO’s Larry David Doc Pulled a Day Before Premiere

James Porteous 1 March 2022 0 Comment

Details are scarce, but it sounds like the star with two first names wanted a reshoot Photo: Larry David JON KOPALOFF/FILMMAGIC 01 March 2022 | Rick Porter | Hollywood Reporter In what sounds like...