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call it classical, traditional or old fashioned, i m drawn to those forms, try to stick them. get back home is a basic action. you ve seen it before, it s called ulysses. and if you don t think it works there, it s really terrific when it s e.t. annenberg media and: with additional funding from these foundations and individuals: and by: and the annual financial support of: hello, i m john lithgow. welcome to american cinema, a 1o-part series that looks at a great american success story of the 20th century. american film is international, popular the world over. from japan to france to brazil, their appeal is universal. what makes a hollywood movie a hollywood movie? is it the story? is it the style? or is it the director? well, it s all of these and more. for almost a hundred years, the american film industry has produced films that have truly engaged the audience. pure entertainment, these films are a sophisticated art form, using highly skilled craftsmen and ....
and by: and the annual financial support of: hello, i m john lithgow. welcome to american cinema, a 1o-part series that looks at a great american success story of the 20th century. american film is international, popular the world over. from japan to france to brazil, their appeal is universal. what makes a hollywood movie a hollywood movie? is it the story? is it the style? or is it the director? well, it s all of these and more. for almost a hundred years, the american film industry has produced films that have truly engaged the audience. pure entertainment, these films are a sophisticated art form, using highly skilled craftsmen and technological know-how. the style of these films, perfected in the 20s and 30s, isn t easy to see. in fact the classic hollywood style is almost invisible. but that is its aim: to make you, the audience, so involved with the story, so identified with characters that you don t notice the sets, the camera angles or the editing, any of the ....
just the beginning. a new year, a new toll hike, a new wave of frustration from drivers. that s outrageous. $7? wow! and gas? it s easier to take the bus. reporter: transit officials don t think this will be the typical reaction, pointing out this wasn t imposed on drivers, it was approved by voters in an election. everyone knew it was coming. in fact it was voted on in the bay area about six months ago. but it s not real until it s real, and it s real today. i do think that people have to remind themselves that the tolls are going up this year by a dollar. reporter: this dollar toll increase at state-owned bridges like the bay bridge is just round one. the price will go up $1 every three years, a total of $3 in nine years. the money will go toward transportation projects that will hopefully ease traffic congestion. a lot of money for new b.a.r.t. cars, new cars for san francisco muni as well, new car pool lanes across the entire bay area, which we really need ....
and by: and the annual financial support of: hello, i m john lithgow. welcome to american cinema, a 1o-part series that looks at a great american success story of the 20th century. american film is international, popular the world over. from japan to france to brazil, their appeal is universal. what makes a hollywood movie a hollywood movie? is it the story? is it the style? or is it the director? well, it s all of these and more. for almost a hundred years, the american film industry has produced films that have truly engaged the audience. pure entertainment, these films are a sophisticated art form, using highly skilled craftsmen and technological know-how. the style of these films, perfected in the 20s and 30s, isn t easy to see. in fact the classic hollywood style is almost invisible. but that is its aim: to make you, the audience, so involved with the story, so identified with characters that you don t notice the sets, the camera angles or the editing, any of the ....
fingers to save a baby with just seconds to spare. but first we begin this morning with today s eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. everybody up here, by the way, is united, no matter who wins this damn thing we ll all stand together. the democrats debate ahead of the new hampshire primary. we re g to hav to take mr. trump down on the economy because if you listen to him he s crowing about it every single day and beat us unless we can take him down on the economy, stupid. japan and the u.s. reporting their first fatalities from the coronavirus. two victims were both in the city of wuhan. that, of course, the epicenter of the outbreak. president trump firing two top officials who testified in the house impeachment inquiry. i m deeply concerned about the effect that this is going to have on accountability for the president going forward. i ll always feel responsible as the man out front. a. j. hinchize apologizes. you re in the dug out? i heard i ....