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Whether he’s reading to kids at the White House, hitting up local bookstores on Black Friday, or giving recommendations to his daughters, President Barack Obama may as well be known as the Commander in Books.
Potus is an avid reader and recently spoke to the New York Times about the significant, informative and inspirational role literature has played in his presidency, crediting books for allowing him to “slow down and get perspective.” With his presidency coming to an end this Friday, EW looked back at Obama’s lit picks over the years...
Whether he’s reading to kids at the White House, hitting up local bookstores on Black Friday, or giving recommendations to his daughters, President Barack Obama may as well be known as the Commander in Books.
Potus is an avid reader and recently spoke to the New York Times about the significant, informative and inspirational role literature has played in his presidency, crediting books for allowing him to “slow down and get perspective.” With his presidency coming to an end this Friday, EW looked back at Obama’s lit picks over the years...
- 1/19/2017
- by Mark Marino
- PEOPLE.com
"The Wire" and "Treme" creator David Simon is said to be spearheading an HBO six-hour miniseries adaptation of Pulitzer Prize-winner Taylor Branch's book trilogy "America: In The King Years".
Originally setup at HBO in 2010 with playwright Robert Schenkkan attached, Deadline reports that Simon is taking on the project which would cover many of the key moments of Martin Luther King's life - his relationships with Lyndon Johnson and the Kennedys, the freedom rides, the Birmingham and Selma campaigns, and the march on Washington he was organizing when he was killed.
Simon will write at least the first episode, as well as the 'bible' for the entire mini-series. Both he and his "Treme" co-creator Eric Overmyer will see the entire mini-series through completion.
Oprah Winfrey will produce the project which will cover all three books - "Parting The Waters," "Pillar Of Fire" and "At Canaan's Edge".
Originally setup at HBO in 2010 with playwright Robert Schenkkan attached, Deadline reports that Simon is taking on the project which would cover many of the key moments of Martin Luther King's life - his relationships with Lyndon Johnson and the Kennedys, the freedom rides, the Birmingham and Selma campaigns, and the march on Washington he was organizing when he was killed.
Simon will write at least the first episode, as well as the 'bible' for the entire mini-series. Both he and his "Treme" co-creator Eric Overmyer will see the entire mini-series through completion.
Oprah Winfrey will produce the project which will cover all three books - "Parting The Waters," "Pillar Of Fire" and "At Canaan's Edge".
- 3/6/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Deadline reports that Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films is teaming with HBO for a 7-hour miniseries about Martin Luther King. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan, who wrote four episodes of HBO’s The Pacific,...
- 5/5/2010
- by Ryan Adams
- AwardsDaily.com
Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films is reportedly teaming up with HBO to produce America: In the King Years, described as “a 7-hour miniseries” about Martin Luther King Jr that’s based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning trilogy of books by Taylor Branch – Parting The Waters, Pillar of Fire and At Canaan’s Edge.
This announcement makes it 3 Mlk projects that are currently in the works.
There’s Lee Daniels’ Selma, which we’ve given plenty of coverage on this blog, with David Oyelowo, Liam Neeson, Hugh Jackman, Lenny Kravitz and Cedric The Entertainer attached to star.
And the other Mlk project is the DreamWorks/Steven Spielberg biopic, being the only one that has received official recognition and assistance from the King estate, run by his children, who’ve been fighting for control of it.
Oprah’s people are apparently saying that this will be “the seminal Civil Rights era film.”
Casting...
This announcement makes it 3 Mlk projects that are currently in the works.
There’s Lee Daniels’ Selma, which we’ve given plenty of coverage on this blog, with David Oyelowo, Liam Neeson, Hugh Jackman, Lenny Kravitz and Cedric The Entertainer attached to star.
And the other Mlk project is the DreamWorks/Steven Spielberg biopic, being the only one that has received official recognition and assistance from the King estate, run by his children, who’ve been fighting for control of it.
Oprah’s people are apparently saying that this will be “the seminal Civil Rights era film.”
Casting...
- 5/5/2010
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
Exclusive: In their first substantial project since moving from ABC to HBO, Harpo Films' Oprah Winfrey and Kate Forte are teaming with HBO to mount America: In the King Years, a 7-hour miniseries about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr based on Taylor Branch's celebrated book trilogy. Robert Schenkkan, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of The Kentucky Cycle who most recently wrote four episodes of HBO’s 10-part mini The Pacific, will write seven hour-long episodes. HBO acquired rights to Branch's Pulitzer Prize-winning Parting The Waters, as well as Pillar of Fire and At Canaan’s Edge. The HBO-Harpo mini means that, 42 years after his [...]...
- 5/4/2010
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline Hollywood
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