The Norwegian author Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832-1910) is best known for his plays, which treat both historical subjects and contemporary issues. He was influential in the revival of Norwegian as a literary language. The son of a rural past...
Cher, Demi Moore and Sissy Spacek star in an HBO movie, "If These Walls Could Talk," Sunday at 9 p.m. The film, set in a single house, takes intimate glimpses of the lives of three women who lived there in different decades, all...
Playwright Ping Chong has embarked on a theatrical exploration on the issues of racism and his own Asian heritage with a trilogy set in three different Asian countries. The first play, 'Deshima,' deals with the effects of nuclear bombing on the populations of a...
Anyway, the announcer told the packed house, "everybody who's anybody is already here." Such as Katie Couric! "How do you get to Carnegie Hall?" the new CBS Evening News anchor would ask from the center of the main stage. "Negotiate, negotiate, negotiate." It's Upfront Week,...
"We approached our development this year with a specific goal in mind—to be daring and different," said Nina Tassler, President, CBS Entertainment. "The Fall and mid-season series we have selected offer creativity and variety with great potential to excite and surprise television audiences everywhere." They’re...
