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LOVE AMONG THE RUINS Extends at El Portal Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 5, 2023

Love Among the Ruins has been extended on additional week.  Learn more about how to get tickets to the new shows here!

Interview: LOVE & Life Not AMONG THE RUINS for Peter Strauss
by Gil Kaan - Oct 20, 2022

Next up at Laguna Playhouse, Love Among the Ruins world premieres October 30, 2022 (with previews starting October 26th). Michael Arabian directs the stellar cast of JoBeth Williams and Peter Strauss in this adaptation of the 1975 ABC Theatre Presentation that starred Katherine Hepburn and Laurence Olivier. Peter graciously found some time between rehearsals and his orange farm to answer a few of my queries.

Podcast: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and Stage and Screen Star John Slattery
by Little Known Facts w/ Ilana Levine - Mar 9, 2020

John Slattery had a moment after college where he was offered a great job in the hotel business and it was tempting - financial security, travel  and lots of other perks. He sat down with his father and asked if he should change lanes from acting to this new job... well, we know what the answer was! This week, Ilana sits down with her long-time friend and star of Broadway, film and television- John Slattery. Go behind the scenes of Mad Men, The Front Page and more plus find out this award winning actor's vocal warm-up tricks!

HBO Presents TRUE JUSTICE: BRYAN STEVENSON'S FIGHT FOR EQUALITY
by Kaitlin Milligan - Apr 29, 2019

In the last half-century, America has become the nation with the highest rate of incarceration in the world, authorized the execution of hundreds of condemned prisoners and continued to struggle to recover from a long history of racial injustice.

Tom Hanks to Play Elvis Presley's Manager in Upcoming Baz Luhrmann Film
by Kaitlin Milligan - Mar 28, 2019

Tom Hanks is in talks to play Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley's manager, in Baz Luhrmann's upcoming Elvis biopic, according to Variety.

HBO Debuts THE NEWSPAPERMAN: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF BEN BRADLEE, Today
by BWW News Desk - Dec 4, 2018

THE NEWSPAPERMAN: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF BEN BRADLEE premieres on HBO Monday, December 4th at 8pm ET/PT.

Steven Spielberg to Receive Cinema Audio Society Filmmaker Award
by Kaitlin Milligan - Oct 4, 2018

Multi-hyphenate Steven Spielberg will receive the Cinema Audio Society Filmmaker Award at the 55th Annual CAS Awards on February 16th, at the Intercontinental Los Angeles Downtown. 

TED WILLIAMS: THE GREATEST HITTER WHO EVER LIVED, Narrated by Jon Hamm, to Debut on PBS July 23
by Macon Prickett - Jun 7, 2018

During his remarkable career with the Boston Red Sox, Ted Williams earned many nicknames - The Kid, The Splendid Splinter and Teddy Ballgame, but the only nickname that he wanted was “the greatest hitter who ever lived.” In that pursuit, he combined his preternatural gifts with a fierce work ethic to become widely regarded as one of the greatest ever to play the game of baseball and in the process elevated the science of hitting in ways still emulated today.

HBO's JOHN MCCAIN: FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS to Screen Ahead of Premiere at the Jacob Burns Film Center
by Macon Prickett - May 21, 2018

For those who are having a “staycation” this Memorial Day, the Jacob Burns Film Center (Pleasantville, NY) invites all to join them on Monday, May 28th for the screening of the new HBO documentary John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls. The documentary was produced and directed by six-time Emmy winner Peter Kunhardt and Emmy winners George and Teddy Kunhardt. Following the screening will be a Q&A with Peter and Teddy Kunhardt, who will be onsite for select interviews.

JOHN MCCAIN: FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS Documentary Will Debut on HBO Memorial Day 2018
by Macon Prickett - May 8, 2018

HBO has set the debut date for and confirmed the title of the previously announced documentary about Senator John Sidney McCain, III. JOHN MCCAIN: FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS will debut this Memorial Day, MONDAY, MAY 28 (8:00-9:45 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO. Produced and directed by six-time Emmy® winner Peter Kunhardt (HBO's “Jim: The James Foley Story,” “King in the Wilderness”), along with Emmy® winners George Kunhardt and Teddy Kunhardt, the film is an illuminating, exclusive profile of one of the most influential forces in modern American politics.

Fox Home Entertainment Announces School Curriculum Based on Acclaimed Film THE POST
by Macon Prickett - May 2, 2018

Journeys in Film, a non-profit organization dedicated to creating inspiring educational materials and classroom lesson plans based on popular films and documentaries, has partnered with 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment to create an eight-part curriculum guide based on the Academy Award-nominated film, THE POST.

HBO Begins Production on Senator John McCain Documentary from Kunhardt Films
by Macon Prickett - Apr 16, 2018

Production has begun on an HBO documentary about Sen. John Sidney McCain, III. Produced and directed by six-time Emmy® winner Peter Kunhardt (HBO's “Jim: The James Foley Story,” “King in the Wilderness”), along with Emmy® winners George Kunhardt and Teddy Kunhardt, the film is an illuminating, exclusive profile of one of the most influential forces in modern American politics.

KING IN THE WILDERNESS An Intimate Account of the Final Years of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Debuts 4/2 on HBO
by Tori Hartshorn - Mar 12, 2018

KING IN THE WILDERNESS An Intimate Account of the Final Years of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

HBO To Debut Martin Luther King Jr. Documentary KING IN THE WILDERNESS 4/2
by Macon Prickett - Mar 12, 2018

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s leadership during the bus boycotts, the sit-ins and the historic Selma-to-Montgomery marches is now legendary. Much of what happened afterward, during the last three years of his life, is rarely discussed, but it was a time when Dr. King said his dream “turned into a nightmare.” From the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965 to his assassination in 1968, King remained unshakably committed to nonviolence in the face of an increasingly unstable country.

Academy Award Nominated Film THE POST Set For Digital + DVD Release This April
by Macon Prickett - Mar 6, 2018

OSCAR ® winners Steven Spielberg, Meryl Streep, and Tom Hanks team up for the first time in this thrilling film based on a true story. Determined to uphold the nation's civil liberties, Katharine Graham (Streep), publisher of The Washinton Post, and hard-nosed editor Ben Bradlee (Hanks) join forces to expose a decades-long cover-up. But the two must risk their careers –– and their freedom –– to bring truth to light in this powerful film with a celebrated cast.

Full Cast Announced For Celebrity Reading Of ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN at City Hall
by Rebecca Russo - Jan 24, 2018

Final casting has been announced for the all-star reading of William Goldman's screenplay for All The President's Men scheduled to take place this Saturday, Jan. 27 at 7:30 p.m. in the John Ferraro Council Chamber of Los Angeles City Hall.

'The Shape Of Water' Among Winners of 2018 Producers Guild Awards
by Stephi Wild - Jan 21, 2018

The 2018 Producers Guild Awards were announced on Saturday, January 20, in Beverly Hills. The Shape of Water took the prize for best feature. The Handmaid's Tale, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Black Mirror took the top TV prizes.

Review Roundup: Critics Weigh In On THE POST
by Tori Hartshorn - Jan 10, 2018

Review Roundup: Critics Weigh In On THE POST

Trump White House Requests Screening of Spielberg Film 'The Post'
by Stephi Wild - Jan 6, 2018

According to the Hollywood Reporter, President Donald Trump's team has requested a screening of Steven Spielberg's film The Post at the White House as well as Camp David, where the president will host a summit with top GOP lawmakers.

GET OUT, WONDER WOMAN Among Producers Guild Award Nominations; Full List
by Caryn Robbins - Jan 5, 2018

The Producers Guild of America has announced the Film and TV nominations for the 29th annual PGA Awards. The winners will be announced at an event held on January 20 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.