Apr 30 Conversation: Peter Berg, Creator and Executive Producer of ‘Friday Night Lights’ By Molly Finnegan NBC's television drama "Friday Night Lights," shows football as the raison d'etre for the small, fictional community of Dillon, Tx., but its residents also learn that life is about much more than touchdowns. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch Away from Battle, Soldiers Find Relief in ‘Theater of War’ At military bases around the nation, performances of Greek drama are linking ancient and modern warriors in an understanding of war's pain and mental agony. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching
Oct 06 ‘The Good Wife’ Makes the Political Personal On the new CBS drama "The Good Wife," Alicia Florrick (played by Julianna Margulies), is an attorney turned dutiful political wife whose husband's sex tape with a prostitute lands him in prison and her back in the workforce. Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch Bening Returns to Stage with Modern Twist on ‘Medea’ After establishing herself as a star of the silver screen, Annette Bening has returned to her roots as a stage actor with a modern interpretation of Euripides' classical Greek play, "Medea."… Continue watching
Jun 15 Watch Congo’s Civil War Is Rich Seam for Prize-Winning Playwright Playwright Lynn Nottage talks to Jeffrey Brown about her Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, "Ruined," set during Congo's civil war. Continue watching
May 06 New David Simon Drama Will Depict Life in Post-Katrina New Orleans By Arts Desk Fans of the groundbreaking TV drama "The Wire" can expect a new David Simon series about life in urban America next year. HBO has reportedly picked up "Treme," a new series about musicians in post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans. Continue reading
Dec 26 Watch Famed Singer Eartha Kitt Dies of Cancer at Age 81 Entertainer Eartha Kitt gained international celebrity for her sultry and elegant style before dying of colon cancer at age 81 on Christmas Day. Kitt recently spoke with Gwen Ifill for a PBS special. Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch Most Iraq War Movies Enjoy Little Box Office Success While a plethora of recent movies have focused on the Iraq war, few have succeeded at the box office. The director of the new film "Stop-Loss" and a film critic discuss this phenomenon. Continue watching