The Northwell Health system allowed filmmakers to make documentaries following its doctors, nurses and patients. It went so well, the hospital is starting a studio to make its own. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Television”
George Newall, a Creator of ‘Schoolhouse Rock,’ Dies at 88
By Gotham Rex on December 7, 2022
He was the last surviving member of the team that produced the educational cartoon for ABC-TV that informed Generation X. Source: New York Times
Allen Kay, 77, Dies; Coined ‘If You See Something, Say Something’
By Gotham Rex on December 2, 2022
He created many memorable commercials, including one featuring a monk who works miracles with a Xerox copier. His most notable slogan helped save lives. Source: New York Times
Liza Colón-Zayas Swears by Brené Brown, ‘Hacks’ and Hugs
By Gotham Rex on November 21, 2022
The actress, who won fans for her turn as a wary prep cook on “The Bear,” makes her Broadway debut in “Between Riverside and Crazy.” Source: New York Times
Douglas McGrath, Playwright, Filmmaker and Actor, Dies at 64
By Gotham Rex on November 4, 2022
His one-man Off Broadway show, “Everything’s Fine,” directed by John Lithgow, had opened just weeks ago. Source: New York Times
How Maulik Pancholy Spends His Sundays
By Gotham Rex on October 15, 2022
Maulik Pancholy sets the table but lets his husband do the cooking. Source: New York Times
Al Primo, Creator of Local TV’s Eyewitness News, Dies at 87
By Gotham Rex on October 7, 2022
At stations in Philadelphia and then New York, he relaxed the tone of news delivery, using two anchors, a diverse team of reporters and dollops of banter. Source: New York Times
Meteorologist Erick Adame’s Firing Over Online Sex Prompts Backlash
By Gotham Rex on September 28, 2022
Spectrum News NY1 fired Erick Adame after someone took nude pictures of him performing on an adult webcam site and sent them to his employer and his mother. Source: New York Times
At Lincoln Center, Addicted to Swing and Back on the Dance Floor
By Gotham Rex on September 1, 2022
After a pandemic hiatus, dancing under the stars has returned, uniting old friends and acquaintances. Source: New York Times
Robert LuPone, Actor Who Became a Behind-the-Scenes Force, Dies at 76
By Gotham Rex on August 31, 2022
After playing a critical Broadway role in “A Chorus Line,” he helped start the vibrant Off Broadway MCC Theater. TV watchers knew him from “The Sopranos” and “Law and Order.” Source: New York Times
How John DeMarsico Made SNY’s Mets Broadcasts Go Viral
By Gotham Rex on August 16, 2022
SNY already had some of the best announcers in baseball. John DeMarsico, the network’s director, has made every game feel like a trip to the movies. Source: New York Times
‘Law & Order’ Crew Member Is Fatally Shot at Brooklyn Film Location
By Gotham Rex on July 19, 2022
The man, who was enforcing parking restrictions on a Greenpoint block before filming began on Tuesday, was sitting in a car when he was killed by a lone gunman. Source: New York Times
How Dan Perlman, of ‘Flatbush Misdemeanors,’ Spends His Sundays
By Gotham Rex on July 8, 2022
After singing lessons and some basketball, the actor, who is “easing back into standup,” stops by a few comedy clubs. Source: New York Times
Directing the Beatles Was Just One Part of His Long and Winding Career
By Gotham Rex on July 5, 2022
The filmmaker Michael Lindsay-Hogg, who attracted some social media scrutiny after his appearance in Peter Jackson’s “Get Back,” finds peace in New York’s Hudson Valley. Source: New York Times
Andrew Giuliani’s Vaccination Status Will Bar Him From Debate Studio
By Gotham Rex on June 12, 2022
The Republican candidate for governor of New York is unvaccinated and says he has “natural immunity” to the coronavirus. Source: New York Times