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David Geffen: Inventing David Geffen: The Soundtrack

Tom McNamara — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 21:33:55 +0000

Joni Mitchell, Mama Cass (background), and David Geffen | Photo Credit: Henry Diltz

BY TOM McNAMARA

It’s American Masters radio: the other AM on the Spotify dial.

How many PBS films have a Whitesnake track? From Crosby, Stills & Nash to Joni Mitchell, from Neil Young to Elton John, and Bob Dylan, too, the soundtrack to Inventing David Geffen just goes to show the far-reaching influence Geffen had as a music producer on our national soundscape.

Have yourself a listen to the Inventing David Geffen playlist, curated by the American Masters team.

A note to the user, you’ll have to sign up for a Spotify account to listen. But, you’re in luck: it’s a free service.

David Geffen: Film Comment: Susan Lacy on David Geffen

Tom McNamara — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:26:27 +0000

Susan Lacy, creator and executive producer of American Masters, explains the drive behind telling David Geffen’s story, as well as the obstacles of capturing the life of a behind the scenes man. Lacy also takes time to answer viewers’ questions about the film.

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PART TWO

Dorothea Lange: AM Archive: ‘USA: Photography – Dorothea Lange’

Tom McNamara — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 21:49:40 +0000

From 1965, a documentary film in two-parts, written and narrated by Richard Moore, about the life of documentary photographer and photojournalist Dorothea Lange (1895-1965), one of the most important photographers of the 20th century, who died on October 11, 1965 of esophageal cancer, during post-production of this film.

Lange will be the subject of an upcoming AMERICAN MASTERS film.

PART ONE

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PART TWO

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About THIRTEEN

For fifty years, THIRTEEN has produced a wide array of high quality, ground-breaking and provocative programs for public television audiences in the New York area and across the country. Their 50th Anniversary Video Vault samples of some of the finest programs produced by THIRTEEN over the last half century.

David Geffen: Film: Inventing David Geffen

Tom McNamara — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 13:30:04 +0000

Notoriously press and camera-shy, David Geffen reveals himself for the first time in this unflinching portrait of a complex and compelling man, directed, produced and written by American Masters creator Susan Lacy. Geffen’s far-reaching influence — as agent and manager, record industry mogul, Hollywood and Broadway producer, and billionaire philanthropist — has helped shape American popular culture for the past four decades.

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American Masters: Inventing David Geffen, premieres nationally on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 on PBS (check local listings)

David Geffen: Film Outtake: David Geffen In Three Words

Tom McNamara — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:01:23 +0000

How would you describe David Geffen? You have three words to do it.
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American Masters: Inventing David Geffen, premieres nationally on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 on PBS (check local listings)

David Geffen: Film Outtake: ‘Free Man In Paris’ Interpreted

Tom McNamara — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:56:57 +0000

There are many ways you could interpret Joni Mitchell’s “Free Man In Paris.” Robbie Robertson of The Band gives his take on the song’s meaning.
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American Masters: Inventing David Geffen, premieres nationally on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 on PBS (check local listings)

David Geffen: Film Excerpt: ‘I’m in love with Cher!’

Tom McNamara — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 00:41:22 +0000

David Geffen and Cher both recall meeting in 1973 at Geffen’s table at The Roxy on Sunset Blvd., as well as the unexpected romantic relationship that ensued.

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American Masters: Inventing David Geffen, premieres nationally on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 on PBS (check local listings)