by David Krell | May 3, 2015 | David Krell
HBO’s 2008 tv-movie Recount dramatizes the events surrounding the controversial Florida votes in the 2000 presidential election. A complex tale involving arcane election law, Recount benefits from an all-star cast portraying the proceedings that Americans...
by David Krell | Apr 10, 2015 | David Krell
The 1997 movie Private Parts, based on Howard Stern’s autobiography of the same name, has fairly rich television connections. Stern, a shock jock, portrayed himself in the story recounting his rise from a $96 a week disc jockey to the King of All Media. His...
by David Krell | Mar 14, 2015 | David Krell
In 1961, FCC Chairman Newton Minow decried television as a vast wasteland. Nearly a half-century later, Bill Carter analyzed the landscape, coalescing his findings into the 2006 book Desperate Networks. A television show reaching the prime time airwaves is a...
by David Krell | Mar 9, 2015 | David Krell
HBO’s drama series The Wire showcased Baltimore’s politicians, detectives, and drug dealers for five seasons with a multiracial cast, compelling story lines, and locations throughout Baltimore. Created by former Baltimore Sun reporter David Simon and...
by David Krell | Jul 26, 2013 | David Krell
After James Gandolfini died last month, HBO announced that it will make The Sopranos available on demand. I just finished screening Season 1. Being a native of northern New Jersey, I get a kick out of seeing or hearing places mentioned that I know. Los Angeles can...
