Television is the exact opposite. Its a postage stamp and it has to draw you in. Theres no question that this is the age of images and it became that way because of television. And the movies, of course, have to deal with that. I think were on the verge of a media revolution comparable to the arrival of television itself. Annenberg media and with additional funding from these foundations and individuals and by and the annual Financial Support of hello, im john lithgow. Welcome to american cinema. In 1946, hollywood didnt think a tv screen only inches in size could ever compete with a theatre screen 30 feet wide. Movies were king. Television was a novelty developed by radio industry. Barely 6,000 sets were in use across the entire country. By 1951, it was a new world and television was a part of it. Movie theatres were closing in waves, 55 in new york alone. To make matters worse, hollywood was coming apart. Antitrust action dismantled the entire studio system. The monopoly of the movie
And by and the annual Financial Support of hello, im john lithgow. Welcome to american cinema. In 1946, hollywood didnt think a tv screen only inches in size could ever compete with a theatre screen 30 feet wide. Movies were king. Television was a novelty developed by radio industry. Barely 6,000 sets were in use across the entire country. By 1951, it was a new world and television was a part of it. Movie theatres were closing in waves, 55 in new york alone. To make matters worse, hollywood was coming apart. Antitrust action dismantled the entire studio system. The monopoly of the movies was over. Hollywoods reaction to tv was like one of its plot lines. At first denial, then feeling threatened, followed by fierce competition until embracing the adversary. Yet it was television that produced a new generation of movie directors that told stories in new ways, with movies like the manchurian candidate, bonnie and clyde, and mash. The studios didnt disappear; they adapted. And so did the m
united states kills at least 43 people. we will speak with the leading climate scientist about the connection between tornadoes and climate change. then to chicago. it hurts me all over to know the family is going through this tragedy going on, police shooting without asking. why you got to shoot and ask questions later? amy: protests continue in chicago after police shot dead to the african-americans a , 55-year-old african-american mother of five and a close student. could these latest killings force mayor rahm emanuel to resign? we will go to chicago for an update and also speak to a statistician with the mapping police violence project which has documented how police have killed at least 1152 people in the united states so far this year. and we remember the oscar-winning cinematographer haskell wexler. what advice would you have for the next generation coming up? or to sayilent something is debilitating, and i hope they don t fall victim to that. has died at wexler th
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major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. brown: the decision is in, in the tamir rice killing. a case that s roiled cleveland and riveted the country. a grand jury will not indict a white officer for killing the black 12-year-old. the county prosecutor announced today: the evidence did not indicate criminal conduct. we ll have this story in full, and more on new killings in chicago, after the news summary. in iraq, government troops have recaptured the center of ramadi from islamic state fighters. the military trumpeted its success today, even as pockets of resistance persisted. we have