Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. Movies

CNN celebrates the innovations, headlines, and culture of the 20th century. CNN: Celebrate the Century consists of ten programs. The fifth program, CNN: Celebrate the Century - Episode 5, 1945-1954, features the major headlines of the day, including the effects of the barrier between the Soviet bloc and Western Europe known as the Iron Curtain, the independence of Israel in 1948, and the Korean War. The program also recounts the major innovations of the late 1940s and early 1950s, such as color TV, the powerful hydrogen bomb, and the discovery of the polio vaccine. Features an entertaining and educational look at what it meant to be an American during the late 1940s and early 1950s . ~ Laura Mahnken, All Movie Guide

CNN celebrates the innovations, headlines, and culture of the 20th century. CNN: Celebrate the Century consists of ten programs. The ninth program, CNN: Celebrate the Century - Episode 9, 1980-1989, features the major headlines of the day including the presidency of Ronald Reagan and the fall of communism. The program also recounts the major innovations and events of the 1980s, such as the birth of the personal computer, the cell phone, and virtual reality. Culturally, America was enraptured with the Steven Spielberg film E.T., the advent of MTV, and the music and enigma of pop superstar Michael Jackson. Features an entertaining and educational look at what it meant to be an American during the 1980s. ~ Laura Mahnken, All Movie Guide

CNN celebrates the innovations, headlines, and culture of the 20th century. CNN: Celebrate the Century consists of ten programs. The second program, CNN: Celebrate the Century - Episode 2, 1915-1929, features the major headlines of the day, including the Russian Revolution and the panic on Wall Street. The program also covers the major innovations of the early 20th century, such as the invention of the liquid fuel rocket and the La-Z-Boy recliner. As far as culture, CNN reminds viewers that the most influential film was Birth of a Nation and that jazz began to make its mark on the American music scene. Features an entertaining and educational look at what it meant to be an American at the dawning of a new century . ~ Laura Mahnken, All Movie Guide

CNN celebrates the innovations, headlines, and culture of the 20th century. CNN: Celebrate the Century consists of ten programs. The first program, CNN: Celebrate the Century - Episode 1, 1900-1914, features the major headlines of the day, including the flight of the Wright Brothers and the sinking of the Titanic. Major innovations of the early 20th century are covered, such as the invention of the automobile, the car, and plastic. From 1900-1914, American culture was primarily influenced by the music and style of ragtime and the blues. Take an in-depth look at America at the dawning of a new century . ~ Laura Mahnken, All Movie Guide

This bittersweet comedy is, among many other things, a tour de force for the marvelous Anne Bancroft. The star is cast as Estelle Rolfe, an unconventional divorcee who resides in New York, in close proximity to her grown son Gilbert (Ron Silver) and his wife Lisa (Carrie Fisher). Though his wife yearns to move back to her home state of California, Gilbert cannot quite cut the silver cord that binds him to his mother. Upon learning that Estelle is dying, her dutiful son offers to honor her last request to meet the reclusive actress Greta Garbo. The rest of the film plays wonderful variations on this theme, involving such peripheral characters as a gay Garbo fan (Harvey Fierstein), an elderly Shakespearean actress (Hermione Gingold), a "female Joe Papp" director (Denny Dillon), and an ageing papparazzi (Howard Da Silva). Without giving away the ending, it is worth noting that the divine Garbo shows up in the person of playwright/lyricist/ performer Betty Comden. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide