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'American Masters' gives Philip Roth a friendly hearing
... men and women, of turning life into art, of brutal frankness and of events in his own life. Watching the "American Masters" episode "Philip Roth: Unmasked," airing on PBS at 9 p.m. EDT Friday, you may ponder why someone who, according to writer ... Comment?
Roth documentary raises new questions at 80
Not everyone believes that Philip Roth has written his last book. Among the skeptics: Livia Manera Sambuy, co-director of an upcoming PBS "American Masters" documentary about the prize-winning novelist. Comment?
TV: A hands-on guide to sex
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... with the exception of the Nobel, and has vowed not to write another book. He's also the subject of a new " American Masters " documentary, airing Friday night. I found the 90-minute film enjoyable, but after I'd logged off the PBS press site, I ... Comment?
Philip Roth On The Future Of Reading
As we've mentioned before, a new Philip Roth PBS documentary, "American Masters Philip Roth: Unmasked" , premieres on March 29th in honor of the author's 80th birthday this month. Comment?
Hollywood at Home: Eight Men Out
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... Geographic uncovers the criminal network behind ivory's supply and demand. Wednesday at 8 p.m. on PBS 6. AMERICAN MASTERS looks at the double life of Louisa May Alcott, author of "Little Women." Monday at 10 p.m. on PBS 6. This film takes you into ... Comment?
Roth documentary raises new questions at age 80
Not everyone believes that Philip Roth has written his last book. Among the skeptics: Livia Manera Sambuy, co-director of an upcoming PBS "American Masters" documentary about the prize-winning novelist. Comment?
Philip Roth 'American Masters' portrait is intriguing but incomplete
The "American Masters" portrait of Philip Roth puts you in the company of the much-honored writer for about 90 minutes. Comment?
Andrew D. Cooke's Documentary Slices into the Heart of a Creative Life
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... the idea of doing a film documentary on the great Will Eisner after seeing an episode of the PBS series American Masters , begrudging the fact that the great comics innovator had never been included nor celebrated on the screen, TV or otherwise. So ... Comment?
CONFIRMED: The Weinstein Company Acquires J.D. Salinger Doc
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... with Robert Offer and Shelby Weiser on behalf of the filmmakers. PBS holds U.S. television rights for their American Masters series. Comment?
The Weinstein Co. to Distribute New Documentary About J.D. Salinger
... number of film festivals before releasing it theatrically Sept. 6. PBS holds U.S. television rights for its American Masters series. "Shane Salerno has created a haunting piece of documentary filmmaking in Salinger," TWC co-chairman Harvey Weinstein ... Comment?
Philip Roth documentary on KQED
... "Goodbye Columbus" and "Portnoy's Complaint," Roth announced his retirement from writing last November. The American Masters feature explores Roth's life and career, and will rebroadcast through the following week on several KQED channels. Comment?
Philip Roth Unmasked Reveals Our Most Wicked Writer as a Charmer
... Theater ' s uproarious paean to adultery, and his eyes dance - he's at it again. Philip Roth Unmasked is an American Masters production for PBS, so the specifics of Portnoy's Complaint and Sabbath's Theater - all that high holy kink - get elided. ... Comment?
A Measured Look At Roth As The Writer Turns 80
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... its peak with a new documentary - Philip Roth Unmasked - that will screen on PBS next week as part of the American Masters series. Now, there's no doubt that Roth is a master, and not just an American one. His first book, Goodbye, Columbus , won the ... Comment?
Robert Brustein: Philip Roth at 80: Tales Told Out of Schul
... be numerous celebrations of Roth's achievement, a new PBS documentary called Philip Roth: Unmasked on "American Masters" (some wag, citing Portnoy's Complaint , will undoubtedly rechristen the program "American Masturbators"). Another celebration is ... Comment?
Philip Roth 'Unmasked' For PBS Special
... was interviewed in his 18th century farmhouse in Warren, for "Philip Roth: Unmasked," a 90-minute PBS "American Masters" special, adapted from a French television interview. It airs March 29. He was expansive, in promoting the film via satellite ... Comment?
Two Tivos To Paradise 03.15.13: Veronica Mars, The Voice, The Walking ...
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... parenthood rite of passage. Louis C.K.'s newest HBO comedy special premieres next month... Here's a look at American Masters' upcoming Mel Brooks episode... It's pretty obvious that you've got a crush; that news in your pants, it's making me blush. ... Comment?
New Philip Roth documentary doesn't quite 'unmask' him
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... Film Forum in New York (March 13 to 19) before airing nationally March 29 on PBS stations as part of the "American Masters" series. The film explores the life and work of the Pulitzer Prize-winning , two-time National Book Award winner from his ... Comment?
... the recently retired novelist. (It is, after all, the upcoming episode of PBS's uniformly reverential "American Masters" series.) Talking head after talking head-Jonathan Franzen, Nicole Krauss, Mia Farrow, etc.-spews hot air about the significance ... Comment?
Roth docu raises new questions
Among the skeptics: Livia Manera Sambuy, co-director of an upcoming PBS "American Masters" documentary about the prize-winning novelist. Comment?
Philip Roth: Unmasked Elides the Kink While Fondly Looking Back
... camera Sabbath's Theater 's uproarious paean to adultery, and his eyes dance. Philip Roth: Unmasked is an American Masters production, for PBS, so the specifics of Sabbath's Theater - all that high holy kink - get elided. That's a compliment: His ... Comment?