Smithsonian TV documentary, box set celebrate Lead Belly
By CHARLES J. GANS Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter never had a hit record before he died of Lou Gehrig’s disease in 1949. But the folksinging legend, who is being celebrated…
Documentaries
NORTH KOREA PURGES KIM JONG UN’S POWERFUL UNCLE
By FOSTER KLUG FILE – In this Dec. 28, 2011 file photo, North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, front center, is followed by his uncle Jang Song Thaek, vice chairman…
Gifts for movie lovers: Collectible DVD box sets
By SANDY COHEN This photo provided by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment shows the Blu-ray box set of the James Dean Ultimate Collector’s Edition. (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Home Entertainment) Gift Guide-DVD…
UNLIKELY SALINGER DETECTIVE SPENT DECADE ON TRAIL
By HILLEL ITALIE This undated image provided by The Story Factory, shows J.D. Salinger working on “Catcher in the Rye” during World War II. Shane Salerno, a screenwriter, has taken…
HERZOG ON TACKLING TEXTING AND DRIVING IN NEW FILM
By DERRIK J. LANG In this Jan. 13, 2012 file photo, German director Werner Herzog talks about the “On Death Row” documentary series during the Discovery Networks portion of the…
PBS FILM ‘LATINO AMERICANS’ AIMS FOR WIDE AUDIENCE
Actor Benjamin Bratt, right, discusses the documentary film “Latino Americans” as fellow panelists Rita Moreno, left, and author Ray Suarez look on during the PBS Summer 2013 TCA press tour…
“SENNA” DIRECTOR TO MAKE AMY WINEHO– USE DOCUMENTARY
FILE – In this Feb. 16, 2007 file photo, British singer Amy Winehouse poses for photographs after being interviewed by The Associated Press at a studio in north London.…
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS DENOUNCES BBC TACTICS
By GREGORY KATZ The name plaque outside the London School of Economics (LSE) in this file photo dated Sept. 3, 2009, in central London. The renowned LSE has denounced the…