Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s “The Vietnam War” has been an 18-hour journey into understanding decades of trauma and loss that still affect Americans today. Even though more then 40 years have passed, emotions still run deep about that conflict.
During a Television Critics Association press tour panel for “The Vietnam War” in July, retired General Merrill McPeak spoke passionately about his view on the war.
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“I’ve heard it argued that we never lost a military engagement in Vietnam. We just lost the war,” he said. “I’ve not been back to Vietnam. I’m a poor loser… I’m not sure I’ll ever go to Vietnam. Many, many veterans do, and they’re warmly received. It’s a wonderful relationship we have with the Vietnamese now. It’s great. I celebrate it.
During a Television Critics Association press tour panel for “The Vietnam War” in July, retired General Merrill McPeak spoke passionately about his view on the war.
Read More:‘The Vietnam War’ Filmmaker on the Horrifying Execution Footage That’s ‘Unbearable to Look At’
“I’ve heard it argued that we never lost a military engagement in Vietnam. We just lost the war,” he said. “I’ve not been back to Vietnam. I’m a poor loser… I’m not sure I’ll ever go to Vietnam. Many, many veterans do, and they’re warmly received. It’s a wonderful relationship we have with the Vietnamese now. It’s great. I celebrate it.
- 9/29/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
The Ink Factory makes three hires.
The Night Manager outfit The Ink Factory has made three hires, including former Film4 executive Anna Higgs.
Higgs, most recently creative director at digital channel Nowness will join as head of story worlds and marketing.
She will work alongside Emma Broughton, head of development. According to the company, Higgs will lead on strategy for building film and TV projects into immersive narratives across different platforms.
Based in London, she will also be tasked with growing the company’s in-house digital team and overseeing audience development and marketing functions.
Meanwhile, Sophie Johnston and Arielle Gottlieb both join Broughton’s team as script executives.
Gottlieb previously script-edited Hooten And The Lady for Red Planet Pictures, and was a story producer at Nutopia, script consultant for Euston Films, head of development at MakeFilm, and acquisitions assistant at Fine Line Features.
Johnston began work as a script editor on The Bill before joining Kudos where she...
The Night Manager outfit The Ink Factory has made three hires, including former Film4 executive Anna Higgs.
Higgs, most recently creative director at digital channel Nowness will join as head of story worlds and marketing.
She will work alongside Emma Broughton, head of development. According to the company, Higgs will lead on strategy for building film and TV projects into immersive narratives across different platforms.
Based in London, she will also be tasked with growing the company’s in-house digital team and overseeing audience development and marketing functions.
Meanwhile, Sophie Johnston and Arielle Gottlieb both join Broughton’s team as script executives.
Gottlieb previously script-edited Hooten And The Lady for Red Planet Pictures, and was a story producer at Nutopia, script consultant for Euston Films, head of development at MakeFilm, and acquisitions assistant at Fine Line Features.
Johnston began work as a script editor on The Bill before joining Kudos where she...
- 6/16/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: The Ink Factory and Rise Films have partnered with Film4 to develop The American War, a spy drama depicting the fall of Saigon in 1975, which signalled the end of the Vietnam War. Tom Morton-Smith will write the screenplay, which is based on Decent Interval, the bestselling and controversial memoir by CIA operative-turned-whistleblower Frank Snepp, and his autobiography Irreparable Harm. The film will follow the rising tensions between the intelligence…...
- 3/8/2017
- Deadline
After a two-week trial and almost a week of deliberations, the jury today in veteran former NBC News producer Frank Snepp’s age-discrimination lawsuit against NBCUniversal said they can’t reach a verdict. With that deadlock among the six men and six women jury, Judge Stephen Moloney declared a mistrial. Closing arguments were presented on December 18 and Snepp’s lawyers urged he be awarded over $5.5 million in damages. The jury in L.A. Superior Court returned to the…...
- 12/24/2015
- Deadline TV
NBCUniversal will answer accusations of age discrimination in the trial of a lawsuit brought by Frank Snepp, a former Knbc reporter who claims the network fired him for his years. Snepp sued in 2013 for his termination from Los Angeles' Knbc in 2012, when he was 69. In the Los Angeles Superior Court trial, which opened Thursday, his lawyer's opening statement placed Snepp's removal within a trend of alleged discrimination on the part of NBCUniversal and Knbc. "NBC acted intentionally. They papered his file with untrue criticisms. They did the same thing to other employees. They wanted Mr. Snepp out
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- 12/3/2015
- by Austin Siegemund-Broka
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Update, 11:40 Am: Looks like Frank Snepp’s age-discrimination battle with NBC News will not be going to trial today as scheduled. The proceedings never really started on Monday morning as L.A. Superior Court Judge Rolf Treu said he will not be overseeing the matter. A new judge is now going to be named in the case and a new start date for the trial is expected at the same time. The now 72-year old former CIA analyst and award winning producer first sued NBCUniversal and Co…...
- 11/9/2015
- Deadline TV
It's looking more and more certain that Frank Snepp is going to get the trial he wants against NBCUniversal and Comcast. A L.A. Superior Court Judge today refused the media giant's best efforts to have the Emmy and Peabody-winning journalist's nearly 2-year old age discrimination case thrown out. That means the November 2 jury trial start date is still on the calendar – and approaching probably too fast for Comcast. The former CIA analyst first filed suit on October 1…...
- 8/29/2015
- Deadline TV
Last Days In Vietnam IFC Films Reviewed for Shockya by Harvey Karten. Data-based on Rotten Tomatoes Grade: A- Director: Rory Kennedy Screenplay: Mark Bailey, Keven McAlester, story by Keven McAlester Cast: Stuart Herrington, Juan Valdez, Kiem Do, Frank Snepp, Henry Kissinger, Dam Pham, Richard Armitage, Rep. Pete McCloskey, Miki Nguyen, Paul Jacobs, Jim Laurie Screened at: Review 1, NYC, 6/26/14 Opens: September 5, 2014 A bumper sticker that has made its presence felt on New York City cars features and American flag with the slogan, “These colors don’t run.” Would that this were true. Let’s forget about Iraq (I guess the slogan was printed some years ago) and look to [ Read More ]
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- 9/1/2014
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
Anschutz Entertainment Group filed suit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday, charging NBC Universal, KNBC-TV and local news producer Frank Snepp with slander. AEG seeks unspecified monetary damages for "a series of inaccurate and alarmist 'news' broadcasts that purport to show unsafe conditions at Staples Center." The suit, filed by the Stroock & Stroock & Lavan law firm on behalf of AEG, says the TV station used "deceptively juxtaposed images" and special effects to convey the misimpression that the arena was a firetrap.
- 5/11/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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