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PBS's MARVIN HAMLISCH: THE WAY HE WAS to Premiere 12/27
by Caryn Robbins - July 26, 2013

With exclusive access to Hamlisch's personal archival treasure trove and complete cooperation from his family, Marvin Hamlisch: The Way He Was (w.t.), premiering nationally Friday, December 27 at 9 p.m. on PBS...


Documentary JIMI HENDRIX - Hear My Train A Comin' Coming to Blu-ray/DVD, 11/5
by Caryn Robbins - September 09, 2013

Experience Hendrix LLC and Legacy Recordings will release, on DVD and Blu-ray, the expanded home video edition of the American Masters documentary Jimi Hendrix - Hear My Train A Comin'...


Chita Rivera, Brian D'Arcy James, Annaleigh Ashford & More Set for MARVIN HAMLISCH: WHAT HE DID FOR LOVE Screening Today
by Movies News Desk - December 09, 2013

A VIP screening of the new American Masters documentary, Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love is set for The Paley Center for Media today, December 9th at 6:15 PM. The new documentary is the American Masters series' Season 27 finale, premiering nationally Friday, December 27, 2013, 9-10:30 p.m. on ...


VIDEO: First Look - American Masters Documentary MARVIN HAMLISCH: WHAT HE DID FOR LOVE, Premiering 12/27
by Caryn Robbins - November 21, 2013

The 'American Masters' documentary 'Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love' premieres Dec. 27 on PBS. Below, watch an exclusive trailer featuring musician-composer Hamlisch, Barbra Streisand, and others!...


BWW Special Coverage: The Genius of Marvin Hamlisch - What He Did, He Did For Love
by Ellen Dostal - August 08, 2013

PBS will close the 27th season of its critically-acclaimed American Masters series with a look at the life of one of stage and film's most prolific composers when Marvin Hamlisch: The Way He Was (working title) premieres on December 27, 2013. He was one of only two PEGOT winners ever, receiving a Pu...


VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Billie Jean King Profiled on Thirteen's AMERICAN MASTERS
by Caryn Robbins - July 15, 2013

This new documentary traces the incredible life of the single most important female athlete of the 20th century as her 70th birthday nears....


Matthew Broderick Narrates Final PIONEERS OF THIRTEEN Episode Tonight
by TV News Desk - December 19, 2013

By the early 1990s, New York's THIRTEEN, the PBS flagship station, was producing and filling public television screens across the country with award-winning programming such as Charlie Rose, Nature, American Masters, and Great Performances. As the cable and satellite revolution gave way to the digit...


PBS and THIRTEEN's AMERICAN MASTERS to Feature Late Artist Lou Reed, 11/7
by Sarah Bellet - October 30, 2013

PBS and THIRTEEN's American Masters series present a special in memoriam broadcast of the 1998 documentary Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart beginning tomorrow, Thursday, October 31 at 10pm nationwide on PBS (check local listings)....


Women's Health Recognizes Eggland's Best Hard-Cooked Peeled Eggs as a Best Recovery Food
by Robert Diamond - November 05, 2013

Women's Health magazine has released its 2013 list of "Supermarket Stars" and Eggland's Best Hard-Cooked Peeled Eggs have been recognized as one of the best "recovery foods" on grocery-store shelves....


VIDEO: Leslie Uggams, Kelli O'Hara, Kevin Cole and More in PBS' MARVIN HAMLISCH: WHAT HE DID FOR LOVE Doc Extras!
by Movies News Desk - December 06, 2013

The 'American Masters' documentary 'Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love' premieres Dec. 27 on PBS. Below, watch three new film extras, featuring interviews with Leslie Uggams, Christopher Walken, Raul Esparza, Kelli O'Hara, Kevin Cole and more!...


PBS Airs MARVIN HAMLISCH: THE WAY HE WAS, 12/27
by Pat Cerasaro - July 26, 2013

PBS has officially announced the broadcast premiere of the new documentary all about EGOT - Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Awards - recipient Marvin Hamlisch with the newly announced American Masters 2013 final entry MARVIN HAMLISCH: THE WAY HE WAS....


VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Thirteen's JIMI HENDRIX - HEAR MY TRAIN A COMIN', Premiering 11/5
by Caryn Robbins - October 07, 2013

THIRTEEN's American Masters Co-Produces Documentary Jimi Hendrix - Hear My Train A Comin' Premiering Tuesday, November 5, 2013 on PBS....


VIDEO: Sneak Peek - American Masters Documentary MARVIN HAMLISCH: WHAT HE DID FOR LOVE Airs Today on PBS
by TV News Desk - December 27, 2013

The 'American Masters' documentary 'Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love' premieres today, Dec. 27 on PBS. Below, watch an exclusive trailer featuring musician-composer Hamlisch, Barbra Streisand, and others!...


Submarine Delicw Acquires US Distribution Rights to WEEKEND OF A CHAMPION
by Caryn Robbins - October 25, 2013

Submarine Deluxe announced today that it has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to Frank Simon's documentary WEEKEND OF A CHAMPION, an entertaining vérité look at world champion driver Sir Jackie Stewart as Roman Polanski follows his attempt to win the Monaco Grand Prix....


Marvin Hamlisch's Widow Talks Late Husband's Unpublished Works, THE WAY HE WAS Documentary
by TV News Desk - August 07, 2013

Promoting THE WAY HE WAS, Hamlisch's widow Balir Hamlisch revealed during the TCA press tour that her late husband 'had a very large music library... there's a lot, some unpublished,' said Blair Hamlisch. 'It's floor-to-ceiling, and I've been told it's one of the largest of a modern day composer.'...


VIDEO: Sneak Peek - PBS Documentary MARVIN HAMLISCH: WHAT HE DID FOR LOVE, Airing 12/27
by Caryn Robbins - December 18, 2013

THIRTEEN's American Masters explore Marvin's prolific life and career in the series' Season 27 finale Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love, premiering nationally Friday, December 27, 2013, 9-10:30 p.m. on PBS (check local listings)....


VIDEO: Sneak Peek - THE COLOR PURPLE Author Alice Walker on PBS' AMERICAN MASTERS, 2/7
by TV News Desk - January 10, 2014

Writer/activist Alice Walker (b. Feb. 9, 1944) made history as the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her seminal novel The Color Purple (1982), for which she won the National Book Award. THIRTEEN's American Masters presents Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth, premieri...


WNET Announces Vintage Logo T-Shirts Now Available for Limited Time
by Caryn Robbins - July 19, 2013

Supporters of THIRTEEN can now receive this limited edition T-Shirt when they contribute a donation of $25....


Baryshnikov & More Featured on THIRTEEN's THE 80's-TRUSTED VOICE, 9/10
by Matt Tamanini - September 06, 2013

In the 1980s, 100 million Americans were tuning into public television every week, and over a third of that primetime programming was being created by New York's THIRTEEN, the PBS flagship station....


BWW Exclusive Interview - Terre Blair Hamlisch Talks PBS's MARVIN HAMLISCH: WHAT HE DID FOR LOVE
by Caryn Robbins - December 26, 2013

Terre Blair Hamlisch speaks exclusively to BWW about the wonderful years she spent alongside the multi-talented, Pulitzer Prize-winning musical genius, Marvin Hamlisch....


THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF OZ Book Gets 11/7 Release
by Nicole Rosky - November 06, 2013

The wonderful world of Oz is a magical place-and has been for generations of Americans since L. Frank Baum penned his enduring classic in 1900. With the 1939 movie starring Judy Garland, Oz was forever woven into our culture. Over the course of the 20th century, Oz continued to capture the hearts of...


Matthew Broderick Narrates Final PIONEERS OF THIRTEEN Episode Tonight
by TV News Desk - December 19, 2013

By the early 1990s, New York's THIRTEEN, the PBS flagship station, was producing and filling public television screens across the country with award-winning programming such as Charlie Rose, Nature, American Masters, and Great Performances. As the cable and satellite revolution gave way to the digit...


MARVIN HAMLISCH: WHAT HE DID FOR LOVE Doc Now Available For Pre-Order, Out 1/14
by Pat Cerasaro - January 02, 2014

The sensational recent PBS American Masters special spotlighting EGOT recipient Marvin Hamlisch's life and career is now available to order....


BWW Exclusive Interview - Terre Blair Hamlisch Talks PBS's MARVIN HAMLISCH: WHAT HE DID FOR LOVE
by Caryn Robbins - December 26, 2013

Terre Blair Hamlisch speaks exclusively to BWW about the wonderful years she spent alongside the multi-talented, Pulitzer Prize-winning musical genius, Marvin Hamlisch....


VIDEO: First Look - American Masters Documentary MARVIN HAMLISCH: WHAT HE DID FOR LOVE, Premiering 12/27
by Caryn Robbins - November 21, 2013

The 'American Masters' documentary 'Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love' premieres Dec. 27 on PBS. Below, watch an exclusive trailer featuring musician-composer Hamlisch, Barbra Streisand, and others!...






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