Harry Belafonte

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.

Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.

Colbert Raporu, Pazartesi ile Perşembe günleri Komedi Merkezi'nde yayınlanan Amerikan hicivli bir gece televizyon programı. Jon Stewart ile The Daily Show'un eski muhabiri olan politik mizahcı Stephen Colbert'i canlandırıyor. Colbert Raporu, politikaya ve medyaya benzer şekilde yorum yapan The Daily Show'dan bir ve ikiye bölündü. Özellikle Fox News'in The O'Reilly Factor adlı muhafazakar kişiliğe dayalı politik pundit programlarını hicvediyor. Gösteri, gerçek hayat isimleriyle oynanan Stephen Colbert adlı kurgusal bir çapa karakterine odaklanıyor. Colbert tarafından “iyi niyetli, iyi bilgilendirilmiş, yüksek mevkili bir aptal” olarak tanımlanan karakter, televizyonda siyaset uzmanlarının karikatürüdür. Colbert Raporu her biri 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 ve 2012'de yedi Primetime Emmy Ödülü, iki Televizyon Eleştirmenleri Derneği Ödülü ve iki Uydu Ödülüne aday gösterildi. 2013 yılında iki Emmys kazandı. Tom DeLay Legal Defence Trust ve Robert Wexler'ın programa verdiği röportajı takiben birçok örnekte hicivsiz bir gazetecilik olarak sunuldu. Söz konusu rapor, 17 Ekim 2005'te Colbert'in “hakikat” terimini, söz konusu yayınevini Merriam-Webster'ın 2006 Yılı Kelimesi olarak adlandırdığı ilk filmi izleyerek, medyada önemli ölçüde yer aldı.

The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.

Every evening at 6:45 p.m. sharp, a prominent guest takes a seat on the red sofa—and DAS! provides daily updates on what's hot in the north.

The sparkling notes of a trumpet fanfare and the familiar logo of the sun alert viewers that it's time for CBS's Sunday morning staple. Journalist Jane Pauley helms the show, taking over hosting duties from Charles Osgood, who spent 22 years on the job. A morning talk show, this program airs at a different pace and focuses much of its attention on the performing arts. After a quick update of the day's news and national weather, correspondents offer longer-length segments on a variety of topics, from architecture to ballet to music to pop culture to politics.

The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.

The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances, and an award is given for regional theatre.

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.

A French variety show.

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.

A long-running German-language entertainment television show based on the format of the British show You Bet! and the American show Wanna Bet?.

Le Grand Échiquier is a French variety television program created and presented by Jacques Chancel. It aired at 8:30 pm on the first channel of the ORTF from January 12, 1972 to July 12, 1972, then on the second color channel of the ORTF from September 1972 to December 1974, and finally on Antenne 2 from January 1975 to December 21, 1989. The program returned to France 2 on December 20, 2018 and is hosted by Anne-Sophie Lapix.

The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC network from 1950 to 1955. The show starred many notable comedians and entertainers of the era, including Eddie Cantor, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Fred Allen, Donald O'Connor, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante, Ray Bolger, Gordon MacRae, Ben Blue, Robert Paige, Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster, Broadway dancer Wayne Lamb and Spike Jones and His City Slickers.

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child is an American anthology animated television series.

Ron Stallworth’un gerçek hayat hikayesinden uyarlanan filmde, Stallworth, Colorado'da yaşayan Afro-Amerikan bir polis memurudur. Ortağı Flip Zimmerman ile birlikte çalışmakta ve bu ikili Ku Klux Klan'I (KKK) durdurmak için mücadele vermektedir. Ron, örgütün şehri ele geçirme girişimlerini engellemek için örgütün içine sızar. Yerel Ku Klux Klan'ına başarıyla sızmakla kalmayan Ron, yerel bölümün de başına geçmeyi başarır. Peki Afro-Amerikan bir polis memuru, beyaz üstünlüğünü savunan bir örgütün içinde kimliğini gizli tutmayı nasıl başaracaktır?

Yapımcı Oprah Winfrey’nin ikonik oyuncu, film yapımcısı ve sivil haklar aktivisti efsanevi Sidney Poitier’yi onurlandırdığı bu aydınlatıcı belgeselde Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Barbra Streisand ve daha birçok kişi ile röportajlara tanıklık edeceksiniz.

Film yapımcısı Griffin Mill (Tim Robbins), hergün yüzlerce senaryoyu red etmektedir. fakat bir gün bir senaryo yazarından ölüm tehditleri almaya başlar. Senaryo yazarının kimliğini ortaya çıkarmaya çalışan Mill, üstüste yaptığı hatalarla rakibinin eline onun şantaj için kullanabileceği malzemeler verir. Hollywood'un kirli çamaşırlarını ortaya döken bir kara komedi.

Ocak 1985'de müziğin en büyük yıldızları "Biz Dünyayız" şarkısının kaydını yapmak için bir araya geldi. Bu belgesel, tarihî önemdeki bu olayın sahne arkasına ışık tutuyor.

"Jim Henson Idea Man" bizleri, yerel televizyonda kuklacılık yaptığı yıllardan, "Susam Sokağı" ve "Muppet Show" gibi dünya çapındaki eserlerine kadar, sıra dışı bir vizyonerin zihninde yolculuğa çıkarıyor. Jim'in kişisel arşivine benzersiz bir erişim sunan bu belgeselde yönetmen Ron Howard, sınırsız hayal gücüyle dünyaya ilham veren karmaşık bir adama dair büyüleyici ve derinlikli bir bakış sunuyor.

Moda dünyasının kalbi Paris'te atmaktadır ve burada yapılan defileler her zaman büyük yankılar uyandırmaktadır. İşte böyle bir moda haftası dolayısıyla bir araya gelen birbirinden ünlü tasarımcılar, gazete muhabirleri, mankenler, magazin yazarları ve fotografçılar arasında birbirleriyle ilgisi olmayan çeşitli olaylar yaşanmaktadır. Bu kadar ünlü kişi bir araya gelince ve adeta herkesin gözü önünde cereyan etmeye başlayan bu anlaşmazlıklar, kaçamaklar, gizli gizli yürütülen bir takım çalışmalar da anında dünya basınının en öncelikli haberleri olarak gözler önüne serilmektedir.

“Bobby”, Amerikan tarihinin en trajik gecelerinden birisini yeniden ekranlara taşır. Başkanlığa doğru hızla ilerleyen Senatör Robert F. Kennedy’nin öldürüldüğü kader gecesinde Ambassador Hotel’de bulunan 22 hayali karakterin öykülerini izleyen yazar / yönetmen Emilio Estevez, kırılma noktasına doğru yol alan Amerika’nın çok samimi ve detaylı mozaiğini şekillendirdi. Filmdeki farklı karakterlerin önyargıları, adaletsizliği, kaosu ve karmaşık kişisel öyküleri arasında yelken açarken, Kennedy idealizminden günümüze kalmış en küçük umut kırıntılarını bile aramayı ihmal etmedi. Sıradan insanların farklı deneyimlerini keşfe çıkan film aracılığıyla olağanüstü bir insanın ve tarihin en önemli dönüm noktalarından birisinin enstantanelerinde yer alanların ruhunu kutsadı.

In this musical set in an all-Black army camp, civilian parachute maker and "hot bundle" Carmen Jones is desired by many of the men. Naturally, she wants Joe, who's engaged to sweet Cindy Lou and about to go into pilot training for the Korean War.

We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song is a documentary which examines how the song was written, how producer Quincy Jones and songwriters Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie persuaded some of the most popular performers in America to donate their services to the project, and offers a behind-the-scenes look at the marathon recording session that produced the single.

A wagon master and a con-man preacher help freed slaves dogged by cheap-labor agents out West.

Tersine kurgulanmış bu filmde Amerika'da siyahlar toplumun elit tabakasını, beyazlar ise aşağılanan kenar mahalle insanlarını oluşturuyorlardı. Olaylar Louis Pinnock (John Trovalta)'nın geçindirmesi gereken ailesi için çalıştığı fabrikadan patronu Thaddeus (Harry Belafonte) tarafından yanlış bir anlaşılma sonucu kovulması ile başlar. Evinden atılan ve karısıyla oğlunu kayınvalidesine bırakmak zorunda kalan Louis için tek bir çıkış yolu vardır. Patronu Thaddeus'u fidye için kaçırmak... Çaresiz bir emekçi ve insani değerlerini unutmuş bir iş adamının arasında yaşananları duygulanarak izleyebilirsiniz.

Ed Sullivan, pazar geceleri yayınlanan varyete programına siyahi sanatçıları davet ederek engelleri yıktı. Bu belgesel, televizyonun bu öncü isminin eşitlikçi mirasını konu alıyor.

Born into poverty in Panama, Cirilo McSween’s journey is one of defiance, resilience, and triumph over systemic barriers. Against the backdrop of Jim Crow America, he confronts racism while pursuing the American Dream. From his arrival in the U.S. as an ambitious immigrant to his rise as a trailblazing entrepreneur and civil rights activist, McSween’s life stands as a testament to determination and community. Through tireless advocacy for equality and opportunity, he helped shape both Panama’s identity and Chicago’s civil rights movement. A confidant of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a pioneering insurance executive, and a philanthropist empowering underserved communities, McSween’s story bridges nations and generations. CIRILO, A Legacy Untold illuminates a transformative figure whose legacy continues to inspire across the Americas.

A look at the Black revolution in 1970s cinema, from genre films to social realism, from the making of new superstars to the craft of rising auteurs.

The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City Music Hall. The event, for which ticket-buyers paid up to $1,000 a seat (tax-deductible as a contribution to the Actors' Fund) was billed as "The Night of 100 Stars" but, actually, around 230 stars took part. And most of the audience of 5,800 had no idea in advance that they were paying to see a TV taping, complete with long waits for set and costume changes, tape rewinding, and the like. Executive producer Alexander Cohen estimated that the 5,800 Radio City Music Hall seats sold out at prices ranging from $25 to $1,000. The show itself cost about $4 million to produce and was expected to yield around $2 million for the new addition to the Actors Fund retirement home in Englewood, N. J. ABC is reputed to have paid more than $5 million for the television rights.

The 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony take place on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. This year’s Performer Inductees are Pat Benatar, Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, and Carly Simon. Judas Priest and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis will receive the Musical Excellence Award, Harry Belafonte and Elizabeth Cotten the Early Influence Award, and Allen Grubman, Jimmy Iovine, and Sylvia Robinson the Ahmet Ertegun Award.

The history of the irreverent "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" and the content battles it fought with its television network.

For the first time in their careers, all the Muppets (except the ones that couldn't make it, like the Doozers, Gorgs and most of the Fraggles) have gathered together in one place to celebrate their thirtieth anniversary and honor the one who brought them together: Kermit the Frog (and by doing so, Jim Henson).

A report on the National Black Political Convention held in Gary, Indiana, in 1972, a historic event that gathered Black voices from across the political spectrum, among them Jesse Jackson, Dick Gregory, Coretta Scott King, Richard Hatcher, Amiri Baraka, Charles Diggs, and H. Carl McCall.

A scandalous tale of politics, social inequality, interracial romance, and murder set on a fictitious British-owned Caribbean island.

Free to Be…You and Me, a project of the Ms. Foundation for Women, is a record album, and illustrated book first released in November 1972, featuring songs and stories from many current celebrities of the day (credited as "Marlo Thomas and Friends") such as Alan Alda, Rosey Grier, Cicely Tyson, Carol Channing, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross, among others. An ABC Afterschool Special using poetry, songs, and sketches, followed two years later in March 1974. The basic concept is to encourage a post-60's gender neutrality, while saluting values such as individuality, tolerance, and happiness with one's identity. A major thematic message is that anyone, whether a boy or a girl, can achieve anything.

This revealing portrait of comedian, activist, pop-culture icon and thought leader Dick Gregory documents his many personal reinventions throughout the decades, from celebrity to civil rights hero and beyond, while hearing from the incredible entertainers who have been inspired by his blueprint.

In this episode of PBS' Great Performances, the history and legacy of puppeteer Jim Henson is explored, from his six-second commercial beginnings to a five-season run on ABC of The Muppet Show to several theatrically released films, including five Muppet movies, The Dark Crystal, and Labyrinth.