Ken Burns has already cracked the code for being synonymous with highbrow documentary filmmaking, but now the award-winning director is taking on an unprecedented feat: capturing the life and legacy of Renaissance painter Leonardo da Vinci.
Burns’ upcoming PBS film “Leonardo da Vinci” marks the director’s first non-American subject. The two-part, four-hour documentary will debut November 18 and 19, as Burns codirects with daughter Sarah Burns and Dave McMahon.
Per the official synopsis, “Leonardo da Vinci” follows the 15th century polymath’s life and evolution as a draughtsman and painter, scientist and engineer, who used notebooks to explore an astonishing array of subjects including painting, philosophy, engineering, warfare, anatomy, and geography, among many others. Set against the rich and dynamic backdrop of Renaissance Italy, at a time of skepticism and freethinking, regional war and religious upheaval, “Leonardo da Vinci” brings the artist’s towering achievements to life through his prolific personal notebooks,...
Burns’ upcoming PBS film “Leonardo da Vinci” marks the director’s first non-American subject. The two-part, four-hour documentary will debut November 18 and 19, as Burns codirects with daughter Sarah Burns and Dave McMahon.
Per the official synopsis, “Leonardo da Vinci” follows the 15th century polymath’s life and evolution as a draughtsman and painter, scientist and engineer, who used notebooks to explore an astonishing array of subjects including painting, philosophy, engineering, warfare, anatomy, and geography, among many others. Set against the rich and dynamic backdrop of Renaissance Italy, at a time of skepticism and freethinking, regional war and religious upheaval, “Leonardo da Vinci” brings the artist’s towering achievements to life through his prolific personal notebooks,...
- 2/12/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Emmy-winning filmmaker Erika Dilday is joining Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon as co-director and co-producer of the upcoming documentary film Emancipation to Exodus (working title). It’s a long-term commitment – the film about a critical period in the African American experience isn’t expected to air on PBS until 2027.
Dilday’s participation in the project will be as an independent filmmaker – in other words, separate from her role as executive director of American Documentary and executive producer of AmDoc’s PBS series Pov and World Channel’s America ReFramed.
Emancipation to Exodus (wt) explores the African American struggle for freedom and opportunity “from the Civil War and end of slavery, through Reconstruction and the start of the Great Migration out of the south that began in the early 20th century,” according to a release about the film.
Erika Dilday at the IDA Documentary Awards on December 10, 2022 in Los Angeles.
Dilday’s participation in the project will be as an independent filmmaker – in other words, separate from her role as executive director of American Documentary and executive producer of AmDoc’s PBS series Pov and World Channel’s America ReFramed.
Emancipation to Exodus (wt) explores the African American struggle for freedom and opportunity “from the Civil War and end of slavery, through Reconstruction and the start of the Great Migration out of the south that began in the early 20th century,” according to a release about the film.
Erika Dilday at the IDA Documentary Awards on December 10, 2022 in Los Angeles.
- 4/6/2023
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Chicago – Say the name “Ken Burns” and immediately images are evoked regarding the best of American documentaries. For three films – “The Central Park Five,” “Jackie Robinson” and the latest PBS documentary series, “Muhammad Ali” – Ken’s daughter Sarah Burns co-directed with him. Sarah talked to Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com on the three landmark films.
Sarah Burns joined her father Ken in documentary production with “The Central Park Five” in 2012. Expanding upon her undergrad thesis, the father/daughter duo – along with Sarah’s husband David McMahon – took on the case of five black youths wrongly accused of attack and rape in Central Park (a case where Donald Trump infamously took out a full page newspaper ad condemning the five before their trial). Their next collaboration was “Jackie Robinson” (2016), a four hour life story of the famous baseball pioneer. “Muhammad Ali” marks the third film for the writing/directing team.
’The Central Park Five,...
Sarah Burns joined her father Ken in documentary production with “The Central Park Five” in 2012. Expanding upon her undergrad thesis, the father/daughter duo – along with Sarah’s husband David McMahon – took on the case of five black youths wrongly accused of attack and rape in Central Park (a case where Donald Trump infamously took out a full page newspaper ad condemning the five before their trial). Their next collaboration was “Jackie Robinson” (2016), a four hour life story of the famous baseball pioneer. “Muhammad Ali” marks the third film for the writing/directing team.
’The Central Park Five,...
- 9/29/2021
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – Say the name “Ken Burns” and immediately images are evoked regarding the best of American documentaries. For three films – “The Central Park Five,” “Jackie Robinson” and the latest PBS documentary series, “Muhammad Ali” – Ken’s daughter Sarah Burns co-directed with him. Sarah talked to Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com on the latest film about “The Greatest.”
Muhammad Ali’s life can also be characterized as The Greatest. Born in Louisville, Kentucky as Cassius Clay – he would later change his name when he joined the Nation of Islam – he burst upon the boxing scene in the 1960 Olympics, where he won a gold medal. Turning pro, he immediately made an impact with his brash braggadocio and backed it up with his superior pugilistic skills, becoming heavyweight champion of the world several times during his illustrious career. Through controversy and triumph, the documentary eyes of Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon...
Muhammad Ali’s life can also be characterized as The Greatest. Born in Louisville, Kentucky as Cassius Clay – he would later change his name when he joined the Nation of Islam – he burst upon the boxing scene in the 1960 Olympics, where he won a gold medal. Turning pro, he immediately made an impact with his brash braggadocio and backed it up with his superior pugilistic skills, becoming heavyweight champion of the world several times during his illustrious career. Through controversy and triumph, the documentary eyes of Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon...
- 9/18/2021
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
“Time” is a movie about the aftermath of a crime that tells you very little about the crime, or the trial that followed, or the legal arguments that tried to get a man out of jail for decades. Instead, it focuses on one thing: the people who are affected, inside but mostly outside the jail.
You could call it a film about crime and justice, but it’s really a film about humanity.
In recent years, we’ve seen a string of disquieting films about miscarriages of justice and about the mass incarceration of young Black men, among them “13,” “The Central Park Five,” “Crime + Punishment” and “Copwatch.” But Garrett Bradley’s “Time” never comes across like an issue film, because it speaks to the issues by showing the people; it’s closer to a doc like “Hale County This Morning, This Evening” in that it’s an artful...
You could call it a film about crime and justice, but it’s really a film about humanity.
In recent years, we’ve seen a string of disquieting films about miscarriages of justice and about the mass incarceration of young Black men, among them “13,” “The Central Park Five,” “Crime + Punishment” and “Copwatch.” But Garrett Bradley’s “Time” never comes across like an issue film, because it speaks to the issues by showing the people; it’s closer to a doc like “Hale County This Morning, This Evening” in that it’s an artful...
- 10/9/2020
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
On Thursday writer, producer, director Ava DuVernay was the guest on A Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
The host and filmmaker talked about the legacy of Congressman John Lewis, his influence during the production of Selma, and personal advice from the lawmaker where he told her to “do everything!”. They also spoke about the criminalization of black people and the myth that they need to be controlled through mechanisms of social control that is prominent in the justice system, which is shown in her film 13th.
Winner of the Emmy, BAFTA and Peabody Awards, Academy award nominee, DuVernay also talked about her new program Leap: Law Enforcement Accountability Project, which came about by the murder of George Floyd and how it funds artists who raise awareness about officers who have committed crimes against black people. In addition Colbert and DuVernay also discussed the mainstream press’s lack of coverage about...
The host and filmmaker talked about the legacy of Congressman John Lewis, his influence during the production of Selma, and personal advice from the lawmaker where he told her to “do everything!”. They also spoke about the criminalization of black people and the myth that they need to be controlled through mechanisms of social control that is prominent in the justice system, which is shown in her film 13th.
Winner of the Emmy, BAFTA and Peabody Awards, Academy award nominee, DuVernay also talked about her new program Leap: Law Enforcement Accountability Project, which came about by the murder of George Floyd and how it funds artists who raise awareness about officers who have committed crimes against black people. In addition Colbert and DuVernay also discussed the mainstream press’s lack of coverage about...
- 7/24/2020
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
At the end of a recent appearance of The Late Show, host Stephen Colbert asked his guest, Run the Jewels rapper Killer Mike, what white people could do to be better allies in what has become a serious moment of reckoning in our country. The artist’s answer: go watch the work of Jane Elliott, an educator who’s been conducting classroom experiments involving race, role play and the pain of exclusion since the Sixties. We have no idea how many people took his advice and sought out the Frontline...
- 6/4/2020
- by David Fear, Tim Grierson and Maria Fontoura
- Rollingstone.com
‘This American Life’ Wins First Pulitzer Prize For Audio, Along With Los Angeles Times And Vice News
Public radio’s This American Life won the first Pulitzer Prize for audio reporting, for an episode they did in partnership with the category’s two other winners, the Los Angeles Times and Vice News.
The episode, The Out Crowd, was recognized for “revelatory, intimate journalism that illuminates the personal impact of the Trump Administration’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy.” The Pulitzers recognized Molly O’Toole, immigration and security reporter in the Times’ Washington bureau, and Emily Green, a journalist based in Mexico City.
In the drama category, the Pulitzer committee recognized A Strange Loop by Michael R. Jackson. The musical “tracks the creative process of an artist transforming issues of identity, race, and sexuality that once pushed him to the margins of the cultural mainstream into a meditation on universal human fears and insecurities,” the judges wrote.
In the music category, Anthony Davis won for The Central Park Five, which...
The episode, The Out Crowd, was recognized for “revelatory, intimate journalism that illuminates the personal impact of the Trump Administration’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy.” The Pulitzers recognized Molly O’Toole, immigration and security reporter in the Times’ Washington bureau, and Emily Green, a journalist based in Mexico City.
In the drama category, the Pulitzer committee recognized A Strange Loop by Michael R. Jackson. The musical “tracks the creative process of an artist transforming issues of identity, race, and sexuality that once pushed him to the margins of the cultural mainstream into a meditation on universal human fears and insecurities,” the judges wrote.
In the music category, Anthony Davis won for The Central Park Five, which...
- 5/5/2020
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Former prosecutor Linda Fairstein took aim at Netflix and Ava DuVernay Wednesday when she filed a lawsuit against the streaming service, director and DuVerney’s co-writer Attica Locke claiming that their miniseries, When They See Us, defamed her.
The four-part series, which premiered on Netflix in May of 2019, “portrays Ms. Fairstein in a false and defamatory matter in nearly every scene in the three episodes in which her character appears,” according to a statement from her attorney, Andrew Miltenberg.
When They See Us tells the tale of the so-called Central Park Five,...
The four-part series, which premiered on Netflix in May of 2019, “portrays Ms. Fairstein in a false and defamatory matter in nearly every scene in the three episodes in which her character appears,” according to a statement from her attorney, Andrew Miltenberg.
When They See Us tells the tale of the so-called Central Park Five,...
- 3/18/2020
- by Brenna Ehrlich
- Rollingstone.com
Ava DuVerNay will receive the Television Showman of the Year award at the 57th annual Icg Publicists Awards.
“Ava DuVernay is the talented force behind some of the most acclaimed works in television and film,” said Publicists Awards Co-chair Sheryl Main in making the announcement Thursday. “Prior to becoming a filmmaker, Ava was an entertainment publicist for 12 years with her own firm. She appreciates the importance of creative strategic marketing campaigns and supports the roles of publicists in making a movie. We are proud to honor Ava, her expanding career and growing body of work.”
Winner of Emmy, BAFTA and Peabody Awards, Oscar nominee DuVernay’s directorial work includes the historical feature film Selma, the criminal justice documentary 13th, and Disney’s A Wrinkle in Time, which made her the highest grossing black woman director in American box office history. Her limited series When They See Us, based on the...
“Ava DuVernay is the talented force behind some of the most acclaimed works in television and film,” said Publicists Awards Co-chair Sheryl Main in making the announcement Thursday. “Prior to becoming a filmmaker, Ava was an entertainment publicist for 12 years with her own firm. She appreciates the importance of creative strategic marketing campaigns and supports the roles of publicists in making a movie. We are proud to honor Ava, her expanding career and growing body of work.”
Winner of Emmy, BAFTA and Peabody Awards, Oscar nominee DuVernay’s directorial work includes the historical feature film Selma, the criminal justice documentary 13th, and Disney’s A Wrinkle in Time, which made her the highest grossing black woman director in American box office history. Her limited series When They See Us, based on the...
- 12/19/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
A notorious New York City jail that has housed such names as Tupac Shakur, Sid Vicious, Sonny Rollins and Lil Wayne is being shuttered.
Rikers Island will be shuttered by 2026 after the City Council of New York voted 36-13 today in favor of establishing smaller jails spread across the city.
Under the $8 billion plan, the jails will be located in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens, closer to existing courthouses. About 7,000 inmates are now housed in the jail, down from a high of 22,000 in 1991. Falling crime rates mean Rikers Island’s huge facility is no longer needed.
“What we are doing today will reshape the city for generations to come and impact the lives of every New Yorker,” said City Council speaker Corey Johnson on Thursday. “For decades, our city was unfair to those who became involved in the justice system, and the overwhelmingly majority who were caught up were black and brown men.
Rikers Island will be shuttered by 2026 after the City Council of New York voted 36-13 today in favor of establishing smaller jails spread across the city.
Under the $8 billion plan, the jails will be located in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens, closer to existing courthouses. About 7,000 inmates are now housed in the jail, down from a high of 22,000 in 1991. Falling crime rates mean Rikers Island’s huge facility is no longer needed.
“What we are doing today will reshape the city for generations to come and impact the lives of every New Yorker,” said City Council speaker Corey Johnson on Thursday. “For decades, our city was unfair to those who became involved in the justice system, and the overwhelmingly majority who were caught up were black and brown men.
- 10/18/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
The Exonerated Five made their Emmys debut during the awards show Sunday.
Kevin Richardson, Antron McCray, Korey Wise, Raymond Santana and Yusef Salaam attended the awards show with When They See Us writer-director Ava DuVernay. The Netflix limited series, which tells the true story of The Central Park Five being wrongly convicted of rape in the 1989 Central Park jogger case, is nominated for 16 awards.
E! Live From the Red Carpet's Giuliana Rancic spoke to DuVernay and the Exonerated Five before the ceremony kicked off.
DuVernay began the interview by discussing how she became inspired to make When They See ...
Kevin Richardson, Antron McCray, Korey Wise, Raymond Santana and Yusef Salaam attended the awards show with When They See Us writer-director Ava DuVernay. The Netflix limited series, which tells the true story of The Central Park Five being wrongly convicted of rape in the 1989 Central Park jogger case, is nominated for 16 awards.
E! Live From the Red Carpet's Giuliana Rancic spoke to DuVernay and the Exonerated Five before the ceremony kicked off.
DuVernay began the interview by discussing how she became inspired to make When They See ...
- 9/22/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Oprah Winfrey sat down for an interview with Korey Wise, Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana, Antron McCray and Yusef Salaam — the men formerly called “The Central Park Five” and now referred to as “The Exonerated Five” — at Netflix’s Fysee location in Hollywood on Sunday night. The conversation, which also included “Whey They See Us” writer and director Ava DuVernay was one of two panels recorded for a special, set to air on Netflix and Own.
When Winfrey asked the five men if they “blame Linda Fairstein for what happened to them,” they replied with a unanimous “yes.” Winfrey continued her line of questioning, asking if “she the only one to blame, or were there others?”
The answers got a little more complicated as the men explained that they do not feel that Fairstein is the only person responsible for their false imprisonment as teens. Korey Wise was the first to answer,...
When Winfrey asked the five men if they “blame Linda Fairstein for what happened to them,” they replied with a unanimous “yes.” Winfrey continued her line of questioning, asking if “she the only one to blame, or were there others?”
The answers got a little more complicated as the men explained that they do not feel that Fairstein is the only person responsible for their false imprisonment as teens. Korey Wise was the first to answer,...
- 6/10/2019
- by Angelique Jackson and Anna Tingley
- Variety Film + TV
”A large part of what the story is, is about redressing the media narratives and how these boys — and men now — were done wrong in the narratives that were told that around them and about them and that’s one of them,” ‘When They See Us’ actor Joshua Jackson told Variety on the red carpet at the Aclu SoCal’s luncheon. The actor was talking about reframing the men as the “Exonerated Five.”
“In calling them the ‘Central Park Five,’ we reinforce this idea — that they were there and had anything to do with this — that that was the central backbone of their life. But they’re not allowed to move on from it. They are exonerated and they are the victims of this case, not the perpetrators.”
Jackson noted that the series was initially titled “The Central Park Five,” before it was changed to “When They See Us.” “I’ll just say for myself,...
“In calling them the ‘Central Park Five,’ we reinforce this idea — that they were there and had anything to do with this — that that was the central backbone of their life. But they’re not allowed to move on from it. They are exonerated and they are the victims of this case, not the perpetrators.”
Jackson noted that the series was initially titled “The Central Park Five,” before it was changed to “When They See Us.” “I’ll just say for myself,...
- 6/9/2019
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
When They See Us
In 2012, Ken Burns made the documentary called The Central Park Five. Wamg’s Melissa Thompson wrote how the film told of the story of five black teenagers who were arrested in 1989 for the brutal beating and rape of a woman jogger in New York’s Central Park .
“What followed was one of the worst miscarriages of justice anyone could ever imagine. Starting with the New York City cops who interrogated the boys without parents or lawyers present, to the media, who created a mob-mentality screaming with bloodlust, with their tabloid headlines and made up term “wilding wolf pack” to whip the public into a frenzy of demands for the death penalty.
And all the while these poor kids had nothing to do with the horrific crime, other than the fact that they were in the park on that same night. There was absolutely no evidence connecting them to the case,...
In 2012, Ken Burns made the documentary called The Central Park Five. Wamg’s Melissa Thompson wrote how the film told of the story of five black teenagers who were arrested in 1989 for the brutal beating and rape of a woman jogger in New York’s Central Park .
“What followed was one of the worst miscarriages of justice anyone could ever imagine. Starting with the New York City cops who interrogated the boys without parents or lawyers present, to the media, who created a mob-mentality screaming with bloodlust, with their tabloid headlines and made up term “wilding wolf pack” to whip the public into a frenzy of demands for the death penalty.
And all the while these poor kids had nothing to do with the horrific crime, other than the fact that they were in the park on that same night. There was absolutely no evidence connecting them to the case,...
- 5/31/2019
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
There is no doubt that Oscar-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay (“Selma,” “The 13th“) has quietly been one of the hardest working directors in recent years. Her passion project, “When They See Us” was teased with a stunning, shattering teaser sequence a few weeks back. Now the full-length trailer has arrived, and DuVernay is not holding anything back.
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An activist and filmmaker, DuVernay brings to screen the story of the young men branded as The Central Park Five, chronicling there lives during the high-profile New York City case that shook the nation and their eventual exoneration and release.
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- 4/19/2019
- by Julia Teti
- The Playlist
When They See Us Trailer Ava DuVernay‘s When They See Us (2019) TV Mini-series teaser trailer has been released by Netflix. When They See Us‘ plot synopsis: “Based on a true story that gripped the country, When They See Us will chronicle the notorious case of five teenagers of color, [...]
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- 3/3/2019
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Ava DuVernay’s upcoming Netflix limited series, “The Central Park Five,” has gotten a new title, a premiere date, and its first teaser.
On Friday, the streamer released the date announcement video for the four-part show, now titled, “When They See Us,” which will premiere on May 31.
DuVernay had the honor of dropping the short clip herself, tweeting along with it, “Not thugs. Not wilding. Not criminals. Not even the Central Park Five. They are Korey, Antron, Raymond, Yusef, Kevin. They are millions of young people of color who are blamed, judged and accused on sight. May 31. A film in four parts about who they really are. When They See Us.”
Not thugs. Not wilding. Not criminals. Not even the Central Park Five. They are Korey, Antron, Raymond, Yusef, Kevin. They are millions of young people of color who are blamed, judged and accused on sight. May 31. A film in...
On Friday, the streamer released the date announcement video for the four-part show, now titled, “When They See Us,” which will premiere on May 31.
DuVernay had the honor of dropping the short clip herself, tweeting along with it, “Not thugs. Not wilding. Not criminals. Not even the Central Park Five. They are Korey, Antron, Raymond, Yusef, Kevin. They are millions of young people of color who are blamed, judged and accused on sight. May 31. A film in four parts about who they really are. When They See Us.”
Not thugs. Not wilding. Not criminals. Not even the Central Park Five. They are Korey, Antron, Raymond, Yusef, Kevin. They are millions of young people of color who are blamed, judged and accused on sight. May 31. A film in...
- 3/1/2019
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Ava DuVernay’s upcoming Netflix limited series on the brutal crime and false prosecutions that shocked NYC and the nation 30 years ago now has a launch date and a new title.
The four-part series formerly known as Central Park Five will be called When They See Us and will be going global on the streamer on May 31, the Oscar-nominated director revealed this morning.
“In 1989, five black and brown teen boys were wrongly accused of a crime they did not commit and branded The Central Park Five, a moniker that has followed them since that time. In 2019, our series gives the five men a platform to finally raise their voices and tell their full stories,” said DuVernay today on the name change.
“In doing so, Korey, Antron, Raymond, Kevin and Yusef also tell the story of many young people of color unjustly ensnared in the criminal justice system,” the 13th and...
The four-part series formerly known as Central Park Five will be called When They See Us and will be going global on the streamer on May 31, the Oscar-nominated director revealed this morning.
“In 1989, five black and brown teen boys were wrongly accused of a crime they did not commit and branded The Central Park Five, a moniker that has followed them since that time. In 2019, our series gives the five men a platform to finally raise their voices and tell their full stories,” said DuVernay today on the name change.
“In doing so, Korey, Antron, Raymond, Kevin and Yusef also tell the story of many young people of color unjustly ensnared in the criminal justice system,” the 13th and...
- 3/1/2019
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated: Producer/director Ava DuVernay is working with Netflix on a Prince documentary, two sources have confirmed to Variety. The project has the full cooperation of the late artist’s estate, which is providing with interviews, archival footage, photos and archive access. The multiple-part documentary will cover the artist’s entire life.
“Prince was a genius and a joy and a jolt to the senses,” she tweeted after the news had broken Monday night. “The only way I know how to make this film is with love. And with great care. I’m honored to do so and grateful for the opportunity entrusted to me by the estate.” The Oscar-nominated filmmaker has been at work on the project for several months.
While renowned for her work on “Selma,” “Queen Sugar” and others, DuVernay made her big-screen debut in 2008 with “This Is the Life,” which chronicled the alternative hip-hop scene in Los Angeles in the 1990s.
“Prince was a genius and a joy and a jolt to the senses,” she tweeted after the news had broken Monday night. “The only way I know how to make this film is with love. And with great care. I’m honored to do so and grateful for the opportunity entrusted to me by the estate.” The Oscar-nominated filmmaker has been at work on the project for several months.
While renowned for her work on “Selma,” “Queen Sugar” and others, DuVernay made her big-screen debut in 2008 with “This Is the Life,” which chronicled the alternative hip-hop scene in Los Angeles in the 1990s.
- 10/30/2018
- by Jem Aswad
- Variety Film + TV
The following essay was produced as part of the 2018 Nyff Critics Academy, a workshop for aspiring film critics that took place during the 56th edition of the New York Film Festival.
Barry Jenkins’ “If Beale Street Could Talk” is a powerful reflection of the Black American experience, a love story layered in beautiful colors and poetic language juxtaposed with the slow-burning tragedy of a family’s fate. That James Baldwin’s 1974 novel, which depicts the inherent racism of the criminal justice system, is relevant enough to be adapted into a movie in 2018 says a great deal about America’s progress, or rather lack thereof.
While there have been other recent films and television series that shed light on the predatory ways in which the judicial system baits Black men into taking plea deals, including “Time: The Kalief Browder Story” and “The Central Park Five,” “Beale Street” is one of the...
Barry Jenkins’ “If Beale Street Could Talk” is a powerful reflection of the Black American experience, a love story layered in beautiful colors and poetic language juxtaposed with the slow-burning tragedy of a family’s fate. That James Baldwin’s 1974 novel, which depicts the inherent racism of the criminal justice system, is relevant enough to be adapted into a movie in 2018 says a great deal about America’s progress, or rather lack thereof.
While there have been other recent films and television series that shed light on the predatory ways in which the judicial system baits Black men into taking plea deals, including “Time: The Kalief Browder Story” and “The Central Park Five,” “Beale Street” is one of the...
- 10/28/2018
- by Keyanna Wigglesworth
- Indiewire
Rosie Fletcher Alec Bojalad Dec 1, 2018
Truth is often stranger than fiction in these amazing documentary shows and features.
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
We love a good murder. In the last few years true crime telly has absolutely exploded with a raft of mindblowing doc series and TV movies. At the forefront of that is Making a Murderer, which has now got a second series on Netflix.
Addicted to true crime? Love the unravelling of a mystery, or the shocking details of a miscarriage of justice? Check out these amazing series available to watch now.
Amanda Knox
Available on: Netflix
Either Amanda Knox is a stone cold sociopath and a murderous liar, or, the documentary posits, she’s basically you. Aged twenty and studying in Italy Knox was accused of murdering her housemate Meredith Kercher as part of a sex game. Knox always maintained her innocence and...
Truth is often stranger than fiction in these amazing documentary shows and features.
This article comes from Den of Geek UK.
We love a good murder. In the last few years true crime telly has absolutely exploded with a raft of mindblowing doc series and TV movies. At the forefront of that is Making a Murderer, which has now got a second series on Netflix.
Addicted to true crime? Love the unravelling of a mystery, or the shocking details of a miscarriage of justice? Check out these amazing series available to watch now.
Amanda Knox
Available on: Netflix
Either Amanda Knox is a stone cold sociopath and a murderous liar, or, the documentary posits, she’s basically you. Aged twenty and studying in Italy Knox was accused of murdering her housemate Meredith Kercher as part of a sex game. Knox always maintained her innocence and...
- 10/22/2018
- Den of Geek
Last year, American Vandal arrived on tiptoe, a barely promoted gift from the Netflix gods that had fans wondering, “Who drew the dicks?” One easily could have mistaken its mockumentary format for a real investigation into a high school prank that resulted in the wrongful expulsion of class clown Dylan Maxwell (Jimmy Tetro). “I was speaking to someone we recently staffed in the writers’ room who said it took him four episodes before realizing these were actors,” says Dan Perrault, who created the true-crime parody series with Tony Yacenda and executive producer Dan Lagana.
- 9/22/2018
- by Phoebe Reilly
- Rollingstone.com
Alec Bojalad Mar 4, 2019
Put that Amazon Prime subscription to use and learn a thing or two with this list of the streaming service's best documentaries
Editor's Note: This post is updated monthly. Bookmark this page and come back every month to see what other excellent Sci-Fi movies get added to Amazon Prime.
Updated for March 2019.
You can see a complete list of Amazon new releases here.
We watch movies to escape. We watch documentaries to stay.
Ok, that's a massive oversimplification. But documentaries fill a much different role in the culture than films or television. A good documentary is ideally both entertaining and a learning experience. All the streaming services have a documentary presence on their servers to some extent and here we break down what Amazon has to offer.
The documentaries of Amazon Prime are as entertaining and informative as any other source. Notice, however, that Mr. Bezos seems...
Put that Amazon Prime subscription to use and learn a thing or two with this list of the streaming service's best documentaries
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We watch movies to escape. We watch documentaries to stay.
Ok, that's a massive oversimplification. But documentaries fill a much different role in the culture than films or television. A good documentary is ideally both entertaining and a learning experience. All the streaming services have a documentary presence on their servers to some extent and here we break down what Amazon has to offer.
The documentaries of Amazon Prime are as entertaining and informative as any other source. Notice, however, that Mr. Bezos seems...
- 7/7/2017
- Den of Geek
Ava DuVernay will write and direct a limited series about the Central Park Five for Netflix. The five-episode drama is set to premiere on the video streaming service in 2019.
DuVernay previously worked with Netflix on the documentary 13th, which explored race and justice in America following the prohibition of slavery as deemed by the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at this year's ceremony.
"I had an extraordinary experience working with Netflix on 13th and am overjoyed to...
DuVernay previously worked with Netflix on the documentary 13th, which explored race and justice in America following the prohibition of slavery as deemed by the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at this year's ceremony.
"I had an extraordinary experience working with Netflix on 13th and am overjoyed to...
- 7/6/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Tony Sokol Jul 7, 2017
Ana DuVernay follows up 13th with a hard look at the Central Park Five, for Netflix...
The Central Park jogger case divided New York City at the end of the 80s. A group of young men attacked, raped and sodomized a complete stranger, Trisha Meili, leaving her in a coma for 12 days. Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise, were convicted.
Because of the press, it became embedded in the minds of New Yorkers, and beyond. Donald Trump put out $85,000 full-page ads calling for New York to reinstate the death penalty. Almost to this day, the president states with conviction that those Five Harlem teenagers are guilty. But the Central Park Five didn’t do it: their confessions were coerced, and they spent years locked up for a crime they didn't do.
Now, filmmaker Ava DuVernay (Selma, 13th, and the upcoming A Wrinkle In Time...
Ana DuVernay follows up 13th with a hard look at the Central Park Five, for Netflix...
The Central Park jogger case divided New York City at the end of the 80s. A group of young men attacked, raped and sodomized a complete stranger, Trisha Meili, leaving her in a coma for 12 days. Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise, were convicted.
Because of the press, it became embedded in the minds of New Yorkers, and beyond. Donald Trump put out $85,000 full-page ads calling for New York to reinstate the death penalty. Almost to this day, the president states with conviction that those Five Harlem teenagers are guilty. But the Central Park Five didn’t do it: their confessions were coerced, and they spent years locked up for a crime they didn't do.
Now, filmmaker Ava DuVernay (Selma, 13th, and the upcoming A Wrinkle In Time...
- 7/6/2017
- Den of Geek
Drama centres on wrongful conviction true story.
Ava DuVernay is returning to the streaming service with a five-episode limited series based on the notorious true story of The Central Park Five.
Each episode will focus on one of the five teenagers from Harlem – Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise – who were wrongly convicted of raping Trisha Meili in New York’s Central Park.
The series will span the spring of 1989, when each was first questioned about the incident, to 2014, when they were exonerated and a settlement was reached with the city of New York.
DuVernay will write and direct the series. Jeff Skoll and Jonathan King from Participant Media, Oprah Winfrey through Harpo Films, and Jane Rosenthal and Berry Welsh from Tribeca Productions will serve as executive producers alongside DuVernay.
This marks DuVernay’s second project for Netflix following this year’s Oscar-nominated documentary 13th. DuVernay is also...
Ava DuVernay is returning to the streaming service with a five-episode limited series based on the notorious true story of The Central Park Five.
Each episode will focus on one of the five teenagers from Harlem – Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise – who were wrongly convicted of raping Trisha Meili in New York’s Central Park.
The series will span the spring of 1989, when each was first questioned about the incident, to 2014, when they were exonerated and a settlement was reached with the city of New York.
DuVernay will write and direct the series. Jeff Skoll and Jonathan King from Participant Media, Oprah Winfrey through Harpo Films, and Jane Rosenthal and Berry Welsh from Tribeca Productions will serve as executive producers alongside DuVernay.
This marks DuVernay’s second project for Netflix following this year’s Oscar-nominated documentary 13th. DuVernay is also...
- 7/6/2017
- ScreenDaily
DuVernay’s drama centres on the story of The Central Park Five.
Ava DuVernay is returning to the premium streaming service with a five-episode limited series based on the notorious true story of The Central Park Five case.
Each episode will focus on one of the five teenagers from Harlem - Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise - wrongly convicted of raping Trisha Meili in Central Park.
The series will span from the spring of 1989, when each were first questioned about the incident, to 2014 when they were exonerated and a settlement was reached with the city of New York.
DuVernay will write and direct the series. Jeff Skoll and Jonathan King from Participant Media, Oprah Winfrey through Harpo Films, and Jane Rosenthal and Berry Welsh from Tribeca Productions will executive produce the series alongside DuVernay.
This marks DuVernay’s second project for Netflix following the Oscar-nominated documentary 13th. DuVernay also has...
Ava DuVernay is returning to the premium streaming service with a five-episode limited series based on the notorious true story of The Central Park Five case.
Each episode will focus on one of the five teenagers from Harlem - Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise - wrongly convicted of raping Trisha Meili in Central Park.
The series will span from the spring of 1989, when each were first questioned about the incident, to 2014 when they were exonerated and a settlement was reached with the city of New York.
DuVernay will write and direct the series. Jeff Skoll and Jonathan King from Participant Media, Oprah Winfrey through Harpo Films, and Jane Rosenthal and Berry Welsh from Tribeca Productions will executive produce the series alongside DuVernay.
This marks DuVernay’s second project for Netflix following the Oscar-nominated documentary 13th. DuVernay also has...
- 7/6/2017
- ScreenDaily
Netflix is jumping on the scripted true-crime wave with a look back at the Central Park Five case.
The streaming service has announced a five-part scripted miniseries based on the infamous case, with acclaimed filmmaker Ava DuVernay (Selma, 13th) on board to write and direct. In 1989, five Harlem teenagers were accused of raping a female jogger in New York’s Central Park, and their case became a tabloid sensation. (Donald Trump took out a full-page newspaper ad calling for the teens to face the death penalty.) The teens were convicted and sentenced to prison, but years later, after another man confessed to the crime,...
The streaming service has announced a five-part scripted miniseries based on the infamous case, with acclaimed filmmaker Ava DuVernay (Selma, 13th) on board to write and direct. In 1989, five Harlem teenagers were accused of raping a female jogger in New York’s Central Park, and their case became a tabloid sensation. (Donald Trump took out a full-page newspaper ad calling for the teens to face the death penalty.) The teens were convicted and sentenced to prison, but years later, after another man confessed to the crime,...
- 7/6/2017
- TVLine.com
After debuting“13th”, her sprawling and searing documentary about the prison industrial complex, on Netflix, “Selma” filmmaker Ava DuVernay is returning to the streaming juggernaut.
DuVernay will write and direct a new dramatic limited series based on the historic case of The Central Park Five. The narrative will be a five-episode series and for the uninitiated, the infamous true-life Central Park Five case was a huge miscarriage of justice that took place in the late 1980s in New York.
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DuVernay will write and direct a new dramatic limited series based on the historic case of The Central Park Five. The narrative will be a five-episode series and for the uninitiated, the infamous true-life Central Park Five case was a huge miscarriage of justice that took place in the late 1980s in New York.
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- 7/6/2017
- by The Playlist
- The Playlist
Ava DuVernay will write and direct a limited series slated for Netflix based on the case of the Central Park Five. From the press release: The historic case of The Central Park Five...
- 7/6/2017
- by Sasha Stone
- AwardsDaily.com
Ava DuVernay and Netflix are teaming up once again. The duo earned an Oscar nomination last year for the acclaimed documentary “13th,” and now the director is set to write and direct a five-part miniseries for the streaming giant based on the historic case of The Central Park Five. Netflix is targeting a 2019 release date.
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The Central Park Five was the name given to five young black men — Antron McCray, Korey Wis, Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana and Yusef Salaam — who were wrongly convicted of raping 28-year-old Trisha Meili. The attack left the woman in a coma for 12 days. The five men weren’t proven innocent until 2014, when DNA evidence proved they were not responsible for the attack. The case was the subject of a 2012 Ken Burns documentary of the same name.
“I had an...
Read More: Anthony Bourdain Lashes Out at ‘Baby Driver’ and Ava DuVernay Comes to Its Defense
The Central Park Five was the name given to five young black men — Antron McCray, Korey Wis, Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana and Yusef Salaam — who were wrongly convicted of raping 28-year-old Trisha Meili. The attack left the woman in a coma for 12 days. The five men weren’t proven innocent until 2014, when DNA evidence proved they were not responsible for the attack. The case was the subject of a 2012 Ken Burns documentary of the same name.
“I had an...
- 7/6/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon are producing and directing a documentary for PBS about the legendary American boxer Muhammad Ali, who passed away last June. Production of the two-part, four-hour documentary began in early 2016 and the film is expected to premiere in 2021.
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“Muhammad Ali’s passing last year gave us reason to celebrate his boxing feats as well as his contributions as an ambassador for human rights, and as a voice and symbol of pacifism,” said Sarah Burns in a statement. “But it’s easy to forget how divisive a figure he was, proudly associating with the Nation of Islam, refusing induction into the Army before the Vietnam War had become deeply unpopular. We’re eager to get beyond the archetypes and examine who and what influenced his choices, and how he maintained the courage of...
Read More: HBO Announces Multi-Part Muhammad Ali Documentary From Director Antoine Fuqua
“Muhammad Ali’s passing last year gave us reason to celebrate his boxing feats as well as his contributions as an ambassador for human rights, and as a voice and symbol of pacifism,” said Sarah Burns in a statement. “But it’s easy to forget how divisive a figure he was, proudly associating with the Nation of Islam, refusing induction into the Army before the Vietnam War had become deeply unpopular. We’re eager to get beyond the archetypes and examine who and what influenced his choices, and how he maintained the courage of...
- 3/29/2017
- by Yoselin Acevedo
- Indiewire
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of film and TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best film in theaters right now?”, can be found at the end of this post.)
This week’s question: This past Friday saw the release of Raoul Peck’s “I Am Not Your Negro,” a documentary that speaks to our present moment through the writings and actions of the late James Baldwin. What other documentaries — recent or not — might help people better understand and / or respond to the state of the world today?
Richard Brody (@tnyfrontrow), The New Yorker
“The state of the world today” is too big a matter for any one documentary, because there’s no one state of things, there’s an overwhelming diversity of experiences — and the history of movies is as much the history of the ones that it doesn’t show.
This week’s question: This past Friday saw the release of Raoul Peck’s “I Am Not Your Negro,” a documentary that speaks to our present moment through the writings and actions of the late James Baldwin. What other documentaries — recent or not — might help people better understand and / or respond to the state of the world today?
Richard Brody (@tnyfrontrow), The New Yorker
“The state of the world today” is too big a matter for any one documentary, because there’s no one state of things, there’s an overwhelming diversity of experiences — and the history of movies is as much the history of the ones that it doesn’t show.
- 2/6/2017
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
It took a team of four seasoned documentary DPs to capture the stories of Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman. Shot in Montana, Kansas and Louisiana, the film documents the lives of three men (the titular rancher, farmer and fisherman) who act as environmental conservationists in their respective fields. Directors Susan Froemke and John Hoffman have the action unfold in a vérité fashion, which stresses the land and the people who work it. Among the DPs they hired for the project were Bob Richman (An Inconvenient Truth), Buddy Squires (The Central Park Five) and Thorsten Thielow (30 for 30). Below, these three cinematographers discuss the unique challenges […]...
- 1/20/2017
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Children in poverty, rape in the military, mass murderers at large … Oscar-nominated director Lucy Walker picks 10 powerful documentaries to galvanise you into action
More inspiring culture for 2017
The documentaries praised on these pages are all ones that fired me up, galvanised me into action, which are also magnificent works of film-making well worth watching now. I’m proud to look around and, as that there are far too many non-fiction films to choose from, please forgive the omissions as I’m spoiled for choice by my inspiring film-maker colleagues.
There are brilliantly energising films that have brought real-world justice, such as The Central Park Five (directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon) about five black and Latino teenagers wrongly convicted of raping of a white woman jogging in New York in 1989. In this category, I would also mention The Jinx (directed by Andrew Jarecki) about the real estate heir Robert Durst,...
More inspiring culture for 2017
The documentaries praised on these pages are all ones that fired me up, galvanised me into action, which are also magnificent works of film-making well worth watching now. I’m proud to look around and, as that there are far too many non-fiction films to choose from, please forgive the omissions as I’m spoiled for choice by my inspiring film-maker colleagues.
There are brilliantly energising films that have brought real-world justice, such as The Central Park Five (directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon) about five black and Latino teenagers wrongly convicted of raping of a white woman jogging in New York in 1989. In this category, I would also mention The Jinx (directed by Andrew Jarecki) about the real estate heir Robert Durst,...
- 1/2/2017
- by Lucy Walker
- The Guardian - Film News
Today in film history, November 23, 2012, Ken Burns’ excellent documentary, “The Central Park Five,” opened in USA theaters. it’s a film that’s certainly worth revisiting as we enter the age of Trump – Donald Trump, the next president of… Continue Reading →...
- 11/23/2016
- by Tambay Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
The Central Park Five’s innocence was established nearly 15 years ago, but Donald Trump apparently isn’t buying it. The presidential candidate continued to assert his belief that the group, who were wrongly accused and convicted of raping a jogger in 1989 before being exonerated due to DNA evidence (and the actual rapist’s confession) in 2002, were in fact responsible for the crime. In a statement to CNN, Trump — who once took out a full-page ad in the Daily News calling for them to receive the death penalty — said the group “admitted they were guilty.”
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Ken Burns and David McMahon, who co-directed the 2012 documentary “The Central Park Five,” were among the many left angered and confused by Trump’s comments. In a joint statement, they said the Gop standard-bearer’s words...
Read More: Robert de Niro, Stephen Colbert, and Samantha Bee React to Donald Trump’s Lewd Comments Caught on Tape
Ken Burns and David McMahon, who co-directed the 2012 documentary “The Central Park Five,” were among the many left angered and confused by Trump’s comments. In a joint statement, they said the Gop standard-bearer’s words...
- 10/9/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
The Central Park Five have become a textbook case of young, black and Latino suspects being falsely accused and imprisoned. After they were accused in the brutal rape of a jogger in 1989 and sent to prison, DNA evidence identified the real rapist — who confessed — and the city of New York paid them $40 million for their ruined lives. But Donald Trump — who 28 years ago took out newspaper ads in response to the attack calling for the reinstatement of the death penalty — told CNN this week that he still thinks they’re guilty. Also Read: 'The Central Park Five' Agree...
- 10/7/2016
- by Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
Glenn here. Each Tuesday bringing you reviews of documentaries from theatres, festivals and on demand.
The title of Deborah Esquenazi’s film Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four is not an accident. It has been done to deliberately reference both West of Memphis and The Central Park Five. Those two films were also true crime documentaries that focused on cases in which the wrong people – bundled together under one umbrella with a numerical media savvy nickname – were convicted of a heinous crime. The mistrials of justice in both of those cases were so monumental that multiple films, non-fiction and dramatic, exist about each.
It’s doubtful the same will become true of the San Antonio Four given the crimes for which the four women at the centre of its terribly heartbreaking story were charged and found guilty of were not as sensationally savage as those other stories.
The title of Deborah Esquenazi’s film Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four is not an accident. It has been done to deliberately reference both West of Memphis and The Central Park Five. Those two films were also true crime documentaries that focused on cases in which the wrong people – bundled together under one umbrella with a numerical media savvy nickname – were convicted of a heinous crime. The mistrials of justice in both of those cases were so monumental that multiple films, non-fiction and dramatic, exist about each.
It’s doubtful the same will become true of the San Antonio Four given the crimes for which the four women at the centre of its terribly heartbreaking story were charged and found guilty of were not as sensationally savage as those other stories.
- 9/13/2016
- by Glenn Dunks
- FilmExperience
I wasn’t even aware that Ken Burns’ excellent documentary, “The Central Park Five,” was streaming on Netflix; although it’s been about 4 years since the film was released in theaters, so it certainly shouldn’t be a surprise that, at some point… Continue Reading →...
- 6/22/2016
- by Tambay Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
We're living a tidal wave of content. It's hard to know what to watch, when, and where. We're here to help! By telling you that you can and should watch a movie about a tsunami entitled The Wave from the director of the upcoming Tomb Raider movie, Roar Uthaug, on Netflix next month. The streaming service has released the titles for their July 2016 movies and TV shows, though they are subject to change. Also available are those titles leaving Netflix in July. Highlights of what you can look forward to include: Back to the Future 1- 3, Beverly Hills Cop 1 and 2 (if you want to get ready for the upcoming sequel), All of the Lethal Weapon movies (get a look at The Predator director Shane Black's first script brought to life), BoJack Horseman Season 3, The Sting, and more. Make sure to check out these titles before they leave: A Clockwork Orange,...
- 6/21/2016
- by Roth Cornet
- Hitfix
“The People v Oj Simpson” is over, and you’re going through withdrawal. So are we. The FX drama starring Cuba Gooding Jr. as O.J. Simpson, Sarah Paulson as Marcia Clark, Courtney B. Vance as Johnnie Cochran and Sterling K. Brown as Christopher Darden, had everything: nineties nostalgia, crime, race, celebrity and legal drama. No single show has all those elements. But you can explore them separately in a series of shows on our list, including “The Central Park Five,” “Confirmation,” and even the film “The Oj Simpson” story. Also Read: Oj Fact Check: Juror Who Raised Black Power Salute...
- 4/9/2016
- by Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
New York Film Critics Awards: Best Film winner 'Carol' with Cate Blanchett. 2015 New York Film Critics Awards have enlivened Oscar race Catching up with previously announced awards season winners that will likely influence the 2016 Oscar nominations. Early this month, the New York Film Critics Circle announced their Best of 2015 picks, somewhat unexpectedly boosting the chances of Todd Haynes' lesbian romantic drama Carol, Clouds of Sils Maria actress Kristen Stewart, and László Nemes' Holocaust drama Son of Saul. Below is a brief commentary about each of these Nyfcc choices. 'Carol' Directed by Todd Haynes, starring two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett (The Aviator, Blue Jasmine) and Oscar nominee Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), and adapted by Phyllis Nagy from Patricia Highsmith's 1952 novel The Price of Salt,[1] Carol won a total of four New York Film Critics awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay,...
- 12/14/2015
- by Mont. Steve
- Alt Film Guide
Ken Burns has one word about the $40 million settlement that New York City has agreed to pay five men who were wrongfully convicted of raping a jogger in Central Park in 1989. Well, actually, he has a lot of words about the settlement. But one word pretty much sums it up: He's “thrilled.” “We're thrilled. It's really a period at the end of a long, run-on sentence of injustice,” Burns, whose 2012 documentary “The Central Park Five” chronicled the case, said of the settlement, which was reached at the end of June. “We're sorry that it took several administrations to...
- 7/22/2014
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
The five men convicted in the Central Park jogger case (who were exonerated from all charges in 2002 after serving between six and thirteen years in prison) have this week agreed to a settlement in the amount of $40 million from the City of New York. The Ida has been following this case closely, from the release of the feature-length documentary The Central Park Five (dir. Sarah Burns, Ken Burns, David McMahon) through the City of New York's attempt and ultimate failure to subpoena the filmmakers for the unused footage ...
- 6/20/2014
- by krelth
- International Documentary Association
The 73rd Annual Peabody Award winners are a zeitgeisty mix of new television classics, from "Breaking Bad" to "House of Cards" and "Scandal," and underdogs like FX's "The Bridge." This was a great year for overseas television. Denmark's "Borgen" and France's "The Returned," a must-see now on Netflix, both won prizes. BBC's beloved sci-fi series "Orphan Black," starring Tatiana Maslany, and crime miniseries "Broadchurch," took home honors as well. Though the Peabody Awards typically honor television and radio, filmmakers weren't left out. Director Alex Gibney picked up a Peabody for his HBO documentary "Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God" about sex scandals in the Roman Catholic Church. Director Ken Burns' provocative "The Central Park Five" -- which he co-directed with Sarah Burns and David McMahon -- got kudos, too. TCM was honored for Mark Cousins' 15-part revisionist history of cinema "The Story of Film," which.
- 4/2/2014
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
The University of Georgia’s 73rd Annual Peabody Awards set a record with 46 recipients, which were announced today on CBS This Morning. The winners, chosen from nearly 1,100 entries, were selected by the Peabody board to be named the “best in electronic media for 2013.”
Recipients range from local news to international coverage, also including entertainment series, documentaries, web-based winners and more. A complete list of the winners is below:
180 Days: A Year Inside an American High School (PBS)
The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (PBS)
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (CNN)
Best Kept Secret (PBS)
Borgen...
Recipients range from local news to international coverage, also including entertainment series, documentaries, web-based winners and more. A complete list of the winners is below:
180 Days: A Year Inside an American High School (PBS)
The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (PBS)
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (CNN)
Best Kept Secret (PBS)
Borgen...
- 4/2/2014
- by Samantha Highfill
- EW.com - PopWatch
The 2014 Peabody Award winners were announced Wednesday (April 2) on "CBS This Morning," honoring excellence on television, radio and the Internet. The awards, chosen by the University of Georgia Grady School of Journalism, will be handed out May 19 and the ceremony will air on Pivot later that month.
Awards include (full list can be found here):
"Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown" (CNN): Whether Bourdain's tireless search for new taste experiences takes him to Myanmar or Detroit, he never fails to find great stories to go with the food.
"Breaking Bad" (AMC): Through a stunning brand of visual storytelling and meticulous character development, we were able to explore the darkest chambers of a human heart in a way never before seen on TV. Over five seasons, Vince Gilligan made good on his promise to utterly transform Walter White from Mr. Chips into Scarface.
"The Bridge" (FX): A crime drama...
Awards include (full list can be found here):
"Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown" (CNN): Whether Bourdain's tireless search for new taste experiences takes him to Myanmar or Detroit, he never fails to find great stories to go with the food.
"Breaking Bad" (AMC): Through a stunning brand of visual storytelling and meticulous character development, we were able to explore the darkest chambers of a human heart in a way never before seen on TV. Over five seasons, Vince Gilligan made good on his promise to utterly transform Walter White from Mr. Chips into Scarface.
"The Bridge" (FX): A crime drama...
- 4/2/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
The list of Peabody Award winners for 2013 was announced today prior to the formal ceremony scheduled to take place on May 19th. The large list, 46 winners in total this year, is highlighted by shows such as "Orange is the new Black," "Scandal," "House of Cards," "Breaking Bad," and "Orphan Black." Named after George Foster Peabody, the awards are the oldest in broadcasting and designed to recognize excellence across that spectrum. There are no categories for the Peabody Awards and no set number of winners – the judges simply decide whether a submission is deserving or not. Winning requires a unanimous vote from the 16 member board. Consequently, this year has 46 winners whereas last year there were 39. Ira Glass, who is also hosting the ceremony in May, made the announcement about the recipients on CBS's early show, "CBS This Morning," along with Charlayne Hunter-Gault, a Peabody board member. Glass's program, "This American Life,...
- 4/2/2014
- by Josh Lasser
- Hitfix
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