Exclusive: PBS announced today that journalist and The View alum Meredith Vieira will host the forthcoming series The Great American Read. The eight-part series will debut with a two-hour special event on Tuesday, May 22 at 8 Pm.
As host of The Great American Read, Vieira will take viewers on a journey across the country to uncover the nation’s 100 most-loved novels, the people who love them and their authors. Joining Vieira on the series will be a notable roster of authors, celebrities and figures in the entertainment, sports, news and literary worlds including Margaret Atwood, Jenna and Barbara Bush, Chelsea Clinton, Junot Díaz, Morgan Freeman, Lauren Graham, John Green, Gayle King, George R. R. Martin, Shaquille O’Neal, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jason Reynolds, Gabrielle Union, Ming-Na Wen and others. They will share their personal stories and connections to their favorite titles throughout the series.
During the series, viewers will be able...
As host of The Great American Read, Vieira will take viewers on a journey across the country to uncover the nation’s 100 most-loved novels, the people who love them and their authors. Joining Vieira on the series will be a notable roster of authors, celebrities and figures in the entertainment, sports, news and literary worlds including Margaret Atwood, Jenna and Barbara Bush, Chelsea Clinton, Junot Díaz, Morgan Freeman, Lauren Graham, John Green, Gayle King, George R. R. Martin, Shaquille O’Neal, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jason Reynolds, Gabrielle Union, Ming-Na Wen and others. They will share their personal stories and connections to their favorite titles throughout the series.
During the series, viewers will be able...
- 3/28/2018
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Birthday shoutouts go to Steve Howey (above), who is 35, Christine McVie is 69, Richard Simmons is 64, Cheryl Ladd is 61, and Topher Grace is 34.Steven Tyler is leaving American Idol. There's no truth to to the rumor that his next gig will be as Aughra in the remake of The Dark Crystal.Steven Daldry is favored to direct the movie adaptation of Wicked, which is finally on the fast track. Target won't sell Frank Ocean's album Channel Orange, but they insist it's a "business decision." Stephen Moyer is upset that he doesn't have the gay fan base that fellow True Blood actors Joe Manganiello, Alex Skarsgård, and Ryan Kwanten have. This is a really great interview, and has pushed Stephen to the top of that list for me. Well, until Ryan's next ass shot. Young Conservatives Rally For Same-Sex Marriage, Remain Unsure On Romney.Ben Whishaw has been cast as the new...
- 7/12/2012
- by snicks
- The Backlot
Since a bunch of you have asked, no, Series 4 of Dante's Cove has not started shooting yet. I checked. It is still in development for a Fall shoot. It's still a money-maker for Regent/here! so there's little doubt that cameras will roll on the naked and nearly naked flesh of all the denizens of DC sometime this year.
Dantes isn't one of my favorite shows. I applaud every year that another season gets produced. I truly love the fact that queer genre is being made, year in and year out. Like with the The Lair, it's awesome that there's an audience for the supernatural shenanigans on both shows. I just wish both shows were... better. Better written, better acted, better produced. I want our stuff to be great, regardless of the gayness of it. I've never been convinced that Dantes or The Lair does that.
I've posted below the...
Dantes isn't one of my favorite shows. I applaud every year that another season gets produced. I truly love the fact that queer genre is being made, year in and year out. Like with the The Lair, it's awesome that there's an audience for the supernatural shenanigans on both shows. I just wish both shows were... better. Better written, better acted, better produced. I want our stuff to be great, regardless of the gayness of it. I've never been convinced that Dantes or The Lair does that.
I've posted below the...
- 6/5/2009
- doorQ.com
- [Pierre-Alexandre Despatis suffers for his cinema. Now covering his second edition, our official festival reporter and multi-function human cyborg will provide us the sights (plenty of cool pics!), the sounds, the reviews and the occasional interviews of the still very young 5th edition of the Tribeca film festival. Below are some of Pierre-Alexandre’s reviews in easy to read, insightful capsule form. Enjoy!] Al Franken: God SPOKEWell, if God speaks to Bush and asks him to go to war, why doesn’t God speak to Al Franken too? Coincidentally, the film opens with a series of shots of God himself! It pretty much sets the tone for the rest of the film--a hilarious and sometimes politically incorrect journey with the colored Al Franken before the last presidential elections in the United States. Combining excerpts of one-on-ones, tv appearances and interviews, cinéma-vérité veterans Nick Doob and Chris Hegedus offer us an interesting perspective on Al Franken's "tireless campaign" against George Bush and Franken's motives behind his never-ending crusade. Of course, any pro-democrat documentary would be incomplete without making fun of Fox News and featuring Michael Moore! Whether you like him or not, this is definitely a must see so that you can like Al Franken more--or hate him more!Follow My Voice: With
- 4/29/2006
- IONCINEMA.com
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