| Jo Harvey Allen, artist and author of The Beautiful Waitress, talks about the creative process of getting to know her characters and how this adds to the quality of her performance. 08DR/CL JSCA 30 min. |
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"Recommended. Ms. Burnett's story of success is an
inspiring story of determination." -California ITC "You must always play with the better tennis player; then your game will get better." -Carol Burnett A star of stars, Carol Burnett is one of the most respected and admired people in show business. Though famous, both as the star of her long-running television series, The Carol Burnett Show, and for her roles in many hit movies, including Annie and The Four Seasons, Ms. Burnett always remains a down-to-earth celebrity. In this uplifting interview, viewers will delight in learning how this legendary comedian and actor rose to stardom from the NY stage to television and to Hollywood; plus we learn her recipe to making a "Carol Burnett Sandwich." 08DR/CL JSCA 30 min. |
| Joan Darling, an Emmy Award winning director for the hit series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, was the first female director on television. Here she discusses her love of teaching acting. 08DR/CL JSCA 30 min. |
| Famous for his leading roles in film, television, and theater, Brian Dennehy is also known for being brutally honest. Here we get an example of that honesty as he discusses the "business of Hollywood." 08DR/CL JSCA 30 min. |
| Zanne Devine, Director of Acquisitions at Universal, is responsible for bringing such films as Fried Green Tomatoes to the big screen. Here she discusses bringing independent films to the big screen. 08DR/CL JSCA 30 min. |
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"Highly Recommended. This is rare and wonderful opportunity to remember Chuck Jones, the talented artist behind those world famous cartoons." -National Media Review Chuck Jones (1912 - 2002) was one of America's greatest animators; he made over 300 animated films, was nominated for eight Oscars and won three as a director; plus he received an honorary Oscar for Lifetime Achievement in 1966. He will be forever remembered for the famous cast of animated characters he created for Warner Brothers' Studios, including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd and Porky Pig, as well as those he created himself, including Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote, Marvin Martian, Pepe le Pew, and Michigan J. Frog. He too gained worldwide fame as the producer, director and writer of the television classic, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and the feature-length film, The Phantom Tollbooth. Beyond his creativity and talent was a man filled with life and spirit, who loved his work and inspired optimism in others. In this classic program, we get to meet Chuck in an up close and personal conversation with K.C. Compton. Here he reflects on his early days of studio work; he shares his thoughts on the lessons he learned about the creative process, explaining how many of his characters came to be; and "that's not all folks," then he delights viewers by taking a moment to give a quick lesson in drawing some of the famous characters on paper. 08DR/CL JSCA 30 min. |
| Michael Learned, actress of stage and film, is best known for her role as the mother in the hit series The Waltons. Here she describes the heavy workload of being a performer, as well as a mother. 08DR/CL JSCA 30 min. |
| A look at what makes comedy work by a director who worked with Jack Benny, George Burns and Gracie Allen, Ricky Ricardo and Lucille Ball - in fact, he directed the pilot episode of I Love Lucy. 08DR/CL JSCA 30 min. |
| Jimmy Lydon, who started his career as a stage actor in New York; then learned his trade by being the "kid" at RKO in the Henry Aldridge movies, offers an overview of early television. 08DR/CL JSCA 30 min. |
| A candid interview with one of the most recognized actress-models in the world, Brooke Shields, who offers her perspective of growing up as a child star and working with Louis Malle in Pretty Baby. 08DR/CL JSCA 30 min. |
| Paul Junger Witt (Dead Poet's Society and The John Laroquette Show) discusses his work and his belief that the key to success lies in a broad-based Liberal Arts education. 08DR/CL JSCA 30 min. |