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Tonight were presenting a program on the craft and varied history of documentary filmmaking. In the spring we hope to present a program on the creation of music scores for film by taking a close look at the storied career of max steiner, perhaps hollywoods most influential composer. It has been noted that we are presently in a golden age of documentary filmmaking with more documentaries being filmed, screened, and seen, than ever before. But what impresses me more than that, i suppose, is that ive noticed very often these days in advocacy and in educational groups, a particular recent documentary comes up in the group conversation. People reference it, recommend it, and in particular talk about its defining impact on them. Documentaries are becoming more pervasive and an integral part of our conversations about political and social issues. In fact, theyre often framing and shaping those conversations. Why this is happening is perhaps something our guests here tonight will talk about. J ....
The chairman has canceled all scheduled hearings this week. Ning me is karen to margin karoun demirjian. I am pleased to have her back on the program. Tell me what you think this is with respect to the House Intelligence Committee and chairman nunez. Karoun i think they are in a little bit of a disarray right now. You do have democrats calling for him to step aside when it comes to this investigation. He is saying that he wont go and accusing them of trying to take a political point. That does not bode well for progressing with this investigation. We have seen there was supposed to be an open hearing today with the former director of national intelligence, former cia director, and former acting attorney general, who President Trump fired because she refused to uphold the first immigration order. Dot plot canceled last week that got canceled last week. The heari ....
The chairman has canceled all scheduled hearings this week. Ning me is karen to margin karoun demirjian. I am pleased to have her back on the program. Tell me what you think this is with respect to the House Intelligence Committee and chairman nunez. Karoun i think they are in a little bit of a disarray right now. You do have democrats calling for him to step aside when it comes to this investigation. He is saying that he wont go and accusing them of trying to take a political point. That does not bode well for progressing with this investigation. We have seen there was supposed to be an open hearing today with the former director of national intelligence, former cia director, and former acting attorney general, who President Trump fired because she refused to uphold the first immigration order. Dot plot canceled last week that got canceled last week. The heari ....
Lectures in history, with top College Professor developing into americas past. And our new series, real america, featuring archival government and educational films from the 1930s through the 70s. Cspan3, created by the cable tv industry and funded by your local cable or satellite provider. Watch us in hd like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. During this Holiday Season we are showing you American History programs. Today, we are focusing on our series, reel america. Next, the first of two profiles of american film directors and the Second World War. We will start with a look at frank capras work and focus on George Stevens. Later, its director john ford and his movie the battle of midway. Each wee ....
Film thunderbolt. Explained. Had made a compelling documentary about the memphis belle, a flying fortress. This was the first war documentary to show what it was like to fly missions in a bomber ver occupiedand offe germany. There was no restaging of this. Wyler and his men trained to fly. They went over to europe, they flew five missions, they were shot at. All of that commitment led to this documentary which was made to theeat attention military. He wanted to create a kind of you are their experience. One of the most important insurance. There is four of them. Theyre coming around. B17 out of control at 3 00. Come on, you guys, bailout. That moving and the acclaim wanting toto wyler make a different movie about a different kind of bomber called thunderbolt. It was during the filming of extra footage for thunderbolt, a little bit more footage she wanted to get of the italian coastline that he experienced this real personal tragedy which is that he got out of the plane and had on death ....