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At shakespeare in the park. I always had this feeling that shakespeare himself had a kind of bucket list. Of the great human emotions. And that he was going to write a play in which one of those emotions was the engine driving that entire play. You have sensual jealousee in othello. You have old age and dementia in king lear. You have the oedipus complex in hamlet. You have blood thirsty ambition in macbeth. And those are just the tragedies. You know, you have all varieties of romantic love in t...

At shakespeare in the park. I always had this feeling that shakespeare himself had a kind of bucket list. Of the great human emotions. And that he was going to write a play in which one of those emotions was the engine driving that entire play. You have sensual jealousee in othello. You have old age and dementia in king lear. You have the oedipus complex in hamlet. You have blood thirsty ambition in macbeth. And those are just the tragedies. You know, you have all varieties of romantic love in t...

Hamlet hes ever seen. As you get older, you see hamlet as the ultimate coming of age story. Weve all had the moment where the phone rings or you get the telegram or email saying dad died, the Family Business has gone bankrupt, your mothers left us, and at that moment when you think life will never be the same, and everything thats been in place to protect you wasnt there anymore, and you have to reckon with the adult world as an adult yourself, and you realize that without all of the safety nets...

No, no, h okay. That is heavy, okay . If that anvil, all of a sudden, started like scooting across the table, you will look for some reason for that, wouldnt you . Maybe youll look for maybe a rope that you cant see or maybe a magnet or something. This is just not gonna move of itself, is it . Theres gonna be a reason for it to move. Hey, this is the 20th century, we know there are reasons for things, right . I take this ball, okay . This ball. Put this ball. That ball starts all of a sudden goi...

With additional funding from these foundations and individuals and by and the annual Financial Support of hello, im john lithgow. Welcome to american cinema. The end of world war ii in 1945 brought an era of homecoming, of rediscovering family, of rebuilding. That year, hollywood premiered the best years of our lives, a story of a returning veteran and his family that won the Academy Award for best picture of the year. But another picture premiered that year that portrayed a different version of...

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 wav...

And by and the annual Financial Support of hello, im john lithgow. Welcome to american cinema. During the golden age of hollywood, the film studios became incredibly powerful. They controlled production, distribution and exhibitio the mass pduction system that made ford motors a success worked for the lm studios as well. A very Efficient Assembly line was built that enabled a studio to release a film a week. Adventures, comedies, romances, westerns, gangsters, musicals. Ford was famous for one m...

And by and the annual Financial Support of hello, im john lithgow. Welcome to American Cinema, a 1opart 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, its all of these and more. For almost a hundred years, the american Film Industry has produce...

And by and the annual Financial Support of hello, im john lithgow. Welcome to American Cinema, a 1opart 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, its all of these and more. For almost a hundred years, the american Film Industry has produce...

House republicans are going to push a fallback plan today. Theyre trying to make sure that taxes dont go up for anyone making under 1 million. Will it help or hurt the negotiations . And president obama front and center on the gun control debate, promising yesterday quick action. Well show you how some cities are arming teachers. While many parents are taking safety into their own hands by buying bulletresistant backpacks for their children. Theres a lot of fear out there. There is a lot of fear...