Articles for tag: children's television, Mister Rogers, Rita Moreno

Classic PBS Children’s Television: Part I, 1960s-1970s

If you take a look at the children’s PBS schedule, you may have noticed something—more cartoons and fewer live action television shows. Yes, if you were a child who grew up sometime during the late 20th century, you may have noticed that, for the most part, PBS children’s broadcasting probably looks quite a bit different ...

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Series Premier of CANE on CBS

The cast of CANE could be considered an all star line up. Jimmy Smits, Rita Moreno, Hector Elizondo, and Nestor Carbonell head this fantastic cast. Set in modern day south Florida the Duque family is in the sugar business. They have been in the sugar business for years and have moved from producing sugar to ...

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1950s Hollywood Musicals

Movie musicals hit the peak of their popularity in the fifties. Major studios created an active production schedule and during the early and mid-fifties more than two dozen musicals were turned out each year. A new musical was released every two weeks! MGM was the most productive and innovative in story, music, and dance and ...

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A Chat with Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s Chase Masterson

Chase Masterson really does it all. She dances, sings, performs sketch comedy and stars in TV and movies. Now she’s even producing. Her new film noir Yesterday Was A Lie is a complex story about the nature of reality from director James Kerwin and Chase is a producer. For millions of Star Trek: Deep Space ...

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Latino Actors Changing Hollywood

Since the first cameras rolled, Latinos have helped shape one of the 20th Century’s most enduring art forms. John Leguizamo probably summed up today’s acting Latino best when he was quoted as saying, “As Latin artists, we have a responsibility to open doors for others. And if the doors don’t open, we have a responsibility ...