NEW YORK (CNS) A fresh approach, energetic direction and lively commentary propel the documentary Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road.
Following its 2021 premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival and a theatrical release last fall, the profile premieres on PBS Tuesday, June 14, 9-10:30 p.m. EDT six days prior to the famed songwriter s 80th birthday.
Broadcast times for this American Masters presentation may vary, however. So viewers should consult their local listings.
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Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Another excellent argument for Puerto Rican statehood.
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You don t find subjects much more disarming than Rita Moreno, whose seven-decade career on stage and screen is described in Mariem Pérez Riera s celebratory documentary as both the essence of the American Dream and the tenacious attainment of it despite dispiriting obstacles. You must never really believe anything about your fame and all that kind of bullshit, says Moreno with characteristic unfiltered charm. Yeah, it goes up and down. Right now, it s up. Built around an in-depth interview conducted soon after the star s 87th birthday in her home in the hills of Berkeley, California, this archive-rich bio is a candid sit-down with a national treasure.
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Rita Moreno is a living legend. The Puerto Rican-born actress, singer, dancer, and television star came to America as a child and wanted to be a movie star since she saw her first film. Not only did Moreno become one winning an Oscar in 1962 for West Side Story but now a documentary, Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It, directed by Mariem Pérez Riera, chronicles her life and career.
The film, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this week, traces Moreno s life, starting with her 87th birthday party, and flashing back to her childhood in Puerto Rico, her arrival in New York, and her experience meeting Louis B. Mayer at the Waldorf Astoria for a Hollywood contract. Moving to Los Angeles, Moreno takes a series of dusky maiden roles in films that play on stereotypes about race, ethnicity and gender. She was miserable, treated like a sex object or just an object on one production.