"POV" (a cinema term for "point of view") is television's longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films. POV premieres 14-16 of the best, boldest and most innovative programs every year on PBS. Since 1988, POV has presented over 400 films to public television audiences across the country. POV films are known for their intimacy, their unforgettable storytelling and their timeliness, putting a human face on contemporary social issues.
Pacific Opera Victoria Makes New Home at The Baumann Centre
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2015
On Monday, February 16, 2015, Pacific Opera Victoria (POV) officially opened The Baumann Centre, a new home for POV and for music-making in the community. The former Hall of the Church of St. John the Divine at 925 Balmoral Road in Victoria, B.C., has been re-designed to include a rehearsal and reci...
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2015
On Monday, February 16, 2015, Pacific Opera Victoria (POV) officially opened The Baumann Centre, a new home for POV and for music-making in the community. The former Hall of the Church of St. John the Divine at 925 Balmoral Road in Victoria, B.C., has been re-designed to include a rehearsal and reci...
Horror Film ZOMBIEWORLD Coming to DVD 2/24
by Caryn Robbins - February 03, 2015
Image Entertainment, an RLJ Entertainment (NASDAQ: RLJE) brand, in association with DreadCentral announce the DVD and digital download release of Zombieworld....
by Caryn Robbins - February 03, 2015
Image Entertainment, an RLJ Entertainment (NASDAQ: RLJE) brand, in association with DreadCentral announce the DVD and digital download release of Zombieworld....
Pacific Opera to Present Tracy Dahl as Lucia di Lammermoor
by Robert Diamond - January 24, 2015
Nothing compares to the high drama in Donizetti's tragic Lucia di Lammermoor, except perhaps the high notes! Pacific Opera Victoria presents the composer's most celebrated opera at the Royal Theatre in Victoria, BC, February 12, 14, 18, 20, and 22, 2015....
by Robert Diamond - January 24, 2015
Nothing compares to the high drama in Donizetti's tragic Lucia di Lammermoor, except perhaps the high notes! Pacific Opera Victoria presents the composer's most celebrated opera at the Royal Theatre in Victoria, BC, February 12, 14, 18, 20, and 22, 2015....
Marriott Hotels Invites Guests to Travel Brilliantly with GoPro
by Robert Diamond - January 14, 2015
Marriott International's flagship brand, is putting a whole new "POV" on the guest experience by providing GoPro HERO4 cameras at 17 Caribbean and Latin American resorts and hotels. The exclusive offer allows guests to test drive a GoPro HERO4, the most advanced GoPro yet and capture a...
by Robert Diamond - January 14, 2015
Marriott International's flagship brand, is putting a whole new "POV" on the guest experience by providing GoPro HERO4 cameras at 17 Caribbean and Latin American resorts and hotels. The exclusive offer allows guests to test drive a GoPro HERO4, the most advanced GoPro yet and capture a...
STAGE TUBE: Sheryl Crow & Barry Levinson Talk DINER in POST: POV Series
by Nicole Rosky - January 05, 2015
Virginia's Signature Theatre is currently presenting the world premiere of Diner, the musical adaptation of the landmark film with a book by the movie's Academy Award®-winning screenwriter and director Barry Levinson (Rain Man, Bugsy, The Natural) and an original score by nine-time Grammy Award® w...
by Nicole Rosky - January 05, 2015
Virginia's Signature Theatre is currently presenting the world premiere of Diner, the musical adaptation of the landmark film with a book by the movie's Academy Award®-winning screenwriter and director Barry Levinson (Rain Man, Bugsy, The Natural) and an original score by nine-time Grammy Award® w...
Sheryl Crow & Barry Levinson Will Talk DINER in POST:POV Series
by Nicole Rosky - December 08, 2014
Virginia's Signature Theatre will soon present the world premiere of Diner, the musical adaptation of the landmark film with a book by the movie's Academy Award®-winning screenwriter and director Barry Levinson (Rain Man, Bugsy, The Natural) and an original score by nine-time Grammy Award® winner ...
by Nicole Rosky - December 08, 2014
Virginia's Signature Theatre will soon present the world premiere of Diner, the musical adaptation of the landmark film with a book by the movie's Academy Award®-winning screenwriter and director Barry Levinson (Rain Man, Bugsy, The Natural) and an original score by nine-time Grammy Award® winner ...
BWW REVIEW: BAD JEWS Set Off Sparks at SpeakEasy Stage
by Jan Nargi - November 28, 2014
If watching family members spew venom at each other for 100 uninterrupted minutes is your idea of holiday cheer, then by all means head on over to SpeakEasy Stage Company this Thanksgiving weekend for a visit with BAD JEWS....
by Jan Nargi - November 28, 2014
If watching family members spew venom at each other for 100 uninterrupted minutes is your idea of holiday cheer, then by all means head on over to SpeakEasy Stage Company this Thanksgiving weekend for a visit with BAD JEWS....
SpeakEasy Stage Presents BAD JEWS, Now thru 11/29
by BWW News Desk - October 24, 2014
From today, October 24 through November 29, 2014, SpeakEasy Stage Company will present the New England premiere of BAD JEWS, a seriously smart comedy about family, faith, and legacy, written by Joshua Harmon....
by BWW News Desk - October 24, 2014
From today, October 24 through November 29, 2014, SpeakEasy Stage Company will present the New England premiere of BAD JEWS, a seriously smart comedy about family, faith, and legacy, written by Joshua Harmon....
BWW Review: HELEN LAWRENCE at Canadian Stage
by Dennis Kucherawy - October 20, 2014
'Helen Lawrence,' now playing at Toronto's Bluma Appel, theatre, is an entertaining, multi-media presentation of a 1940s film noir story hampered by a thin script by Chris Haddock (co-written with Stan Douglas.) During the first five minutes, you tend to be overwhelmed by the show's blue compositing...
by Dennis Kucherawy - October 20, 2014
'Helen Lawrence,' now playing at Toronto's Bluma Appel, theatre, is an entertaining, multi-media presentation of a 1940s film noir story hampered by a thin script by Chris Haddock (co-written with Stan Douglas.) During the first five minutes, you tend to be overwhelmed by the show's blue compositing...
SpeakEasy Stage to Present BAD JEWS, 10/24-11/29
by BWW News Desk - October 08, 2014
From October 24 through November 29, 2014, SpeakEasy Stage Company will present the New England premiere of BAD JEWS, a seriously smart comedy about family, faith, and legacy, written by Joshua Harmon....
by BWW News Desk - October 08, 2014
From October 24 through November 29, 2014, SpeakEasy Stage Company will present the New England premiere of BAD JEWS, a seriously smart comedy about family, faith, and legacy, written by Joshua Harmon....
Oscar Nominated THE ACT OF KILLING Premieres Tonight on PBS
by Movies News Desk - October 06, 2014
Nominated for an Academy Award, The Act of Killing is as dreamlike and terrifying as anything that Werner Herzog (an executive producer) could imagine....
by Movies News Desk - October 06, 2014
Nominated for an Academy Award, The Act of Killing is as dreamlike and terrifying as anything that Werner Herzog (an executive producer) could imagine....
Oscar Nominated THE ACT OF KILLING to Premiere on PBS, 10/6
by Caryn Robbins - September 23, 2014
Nominated for an Academy Award®, The Act of Killing is as dreamlike and terrifying as anything that Werner Herzog (an executive producer) could imagine....
by Caryn Robbins - September 23, 2014
Nominated for an Academy Award®, The Act of Killing is as dreamlike and terrifying as anything that Werner Herzog (an executive producer) could imagine....
WICKED's Marybeth Abel and Christy Ney to Hold Stage Management Workshop on 10/13
by Nicole Rosky - September 19, 2014
Broadway Basics is recruiting Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors, as well as Undergrads, Grad students and recent grads for their Stage Management Workshop- a one day intensive on Sunday, October 13, 2014 from 10am-3pm for an in-depth day with two Professional Broadway Stage Managers. Upon attending ...
by Nicole Rosky - September 19, 2014
Broadway Basics is recruiting Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors, as well as Undergrads, Grad students and recent grads for their Stage Management Workshop- a one day intensive on Sunday, October 13, 2014 from 10am-3pm for an in-depth day with two Professional Broadway Stage Managers. Upon attending ...
POV to Present Six New Interactive Documentary Shorts
by Caryn Robbins - September 15, 2014
POV, American television's longest-running showcase for independent nonfiction films, is taking a bold leap into new forms of storytelling with the launch of six new interactive shorts...
by Caryn Robbins - September 15, 2014
POV, American television's longest-running showcase for independent nonfiction films, is taking a bold leap into new forms of storytelling with the launch of six new interactive shorts...
Latino Public Broadcasting Premieres Online Programming During Hispanic Heritage Month
by Danielle DeSisto - September 05, 2014
Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB) will premiere new online short films on PBS.org as part of its celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month....
by Danielle DeSisto - September 05, 2014
Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB) will premiere new online short films on PBS.org as part of its celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month....
VIDEO: Sneak Peek - PBS to Premiere Film on 'America's Mayor' KOCH
by Caryn Robbins - September 02, 2014
Ed Koch -- who New Yorkers either loved or hated -- will be featured in the upcoming film 'Koch,' which will have its national broadcast premiere on Monday, September 22 at 10:00pm on PBS as part of the 27th season of POV (Point of View)....
by Caryn Robbins - September 02, 2014
Ed Koch -- who New Yorkers either loved or hated -- will be featured in the upcoming film 'Koch,' which will have its national broadcast premiere on Monday, September 22 at 10:00pm on PBS as part of the 27th season of POV (Point of View)....
Brad Pitt Executive Produces Documentary BIG MEN, Premiering on PBS Tonight
by TV News Desk - August 25, 2014
As part of the 27th season of POV (Point of View), the nail-biting documentary 'Big Men' will have its national broadcast premiere tonight, August 25 at 10:00pm on PBS....
by TV News Desk - August 25, 2014
As part of the 27th season of POV (Point of View), the nail-biting documentary 'Big Men' will have its national broadcast premiere tonight, August 25 at 10:00pm on PBS....
PBS to Air Alzheimer's Documentary THE GENIUS OF MARIAN, 9/8
by Caryn Robbins - August 18, 2014
Sept. 8 on PBS: A filmmaker captures his mother's early-onset Alzheimer's in 'The Genius of The Genius of Marian is a visually rich, emotionally complex story about one family's struggle to come to terms with Alzheimer's disease....
by Caryn Robbins - August 18, 2014
Sept. 8 on PBS: A filmmaker captures his mother's early-onset Alzheimer's in 'The Genius of The Genius of Marian is a visually rich, emotionally complex story about one family's struggle to come to terms with Alzheimer's disease....
Brad Pitt Executive Produces Documentary BIG MEN, Premiering on PBS 8/25
by Caryn Robbins - July 30, 2014
As part of the 27th season of POV (Point of View), the nail-biting documentary 'Big Men' will have its national broadcast premiere on Monday, August 25 at 10:00pm on PBS....
by Caryn Robbins - July 30, 2014
As part of the 27th season of POV (Point of View), the nail-biting documentary 'Big Men' will have its national broadcast premiere on Monday, August 25 at 10:00pm on PBS....
Cape Comedy by Marc Weingarten is Released
by Christina Mancuso - July 23, 2014
Cape Comedy, a novel by Marc Weingarten available at all online retailers worldwide including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple and Google. The American comedy club scene is the birthplace of fame and occupies a significantly elevated status when it comes to defining American pop culture. It is the o...
by Christina Mancuso - July 23, 2014
Cape Comedy, a novel by Marc Weingarten available at all online retailers worldwide including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple and Google. The American comedy club scene is the birthplace of fame and occupies a significantly elevated status when it comes to defining American pop culture. It is the o...
Tammany Hall History & More Set for Next METROFOCUS on THIRTEEN
by Caryn Robbins - July 22, 2014
A new edition of the award-winning MetroFocus premieres in the New York metro area today, July 23 at 7:30 p.m. on WLIW21 and Thursday, July 24 at 8:30 p.m. on THIRTEEN and 10:30 p.m. on NJTV....
by Caryn Robbins - July 22, 2014
A new edition of the award-winning MetroFocus premieres in the New York metro area today, July 23 at 7:30 p.m. on WLIW21 and Thursday, July 24 at 8:30 p.m. on THIRTEEN and 10:30 p.m. on NJTV....
WICKED's Marybeth Abel and Christy Ney to Hold Stage Management Workshop on 8/10
by Nicole Rosky - July 07, 2014
Broadway Basics is recruiting undergraduates for their Stage Management Workshop- a one day intensive on Sunday, August 10, 2014 from 10am-3pm for an in-depth day with two Professional Broadway Stage Managers. Upon attending the workshop, students will learn first-hand about what it takes on put on ...
by Nicole Rosky - July 07, 2014
Broadway Basics is recruiting undergraduates for their Stage Management Workshop- a one day intensive on Sunday, August 10, 2014 from 10am-3pm for an in-depth day with two Professional Broadway Stage Managers. Upon attending the workshop, students will learn first-hand about what it takes on put on ...
Photo Flash: Stephen Sondheim Attends Tonight's Performance of Encores! TICK, TICK...BOOM!
by Tyler Peterson - June 26, 2014
The legendary Stephen Sondheim stopped by New York City Center for tonight's Encores! performance of Jonathan Larson's TICK, TICK...BOOM!, where he was greeted by the show's star Lin-Manuel Miranda - who brought him out a little gift. Check out the photo of his appearance below!...
by Tyler Peterson - June 26, 2014
The legendary Stephen Sondheim stopped by New York City Center for tonight's Encores! performance of Jonathan Larson's TICK, TICK...BOOM!, where he was greeted by the show's star Lin-Manuel Miranda - who brought him out a little gift. Check out the photo of his appearance below!...
Documentary WHEN I WALK Kicks Off POV's 27th Season on PBS, 6/23
by Caryn Robbins - June 11, 2014
Jason DaSilva tells a brave and remarkable story in When I Walk. He was already an accomplished documentary filmmaker (Lest We Forget, Olivia's Puzzle) by the age of 25. If there is glamour in the world of documentary, DaSilva garnered his share of it with his intelligence, good looks and genial man...
by Caryn Robbins - June 11, 2014
Jason DaSilva tells a brave and remarkable story in When I Walk. He was already an accomplished documentary filmmaker (Lest We Forget, Olivia's Puzzle) by the age of 25. If there is glamour in the world of documentary, DaSilva garnered his share of it with his intelligence, good looks and genial man...
2014 Northside Festival Adds Over 150 Bands to Lineup
by Tyler Peterson - May 15, 2014
Northside Festival, Brooklyn's largest discovery festival, announces the addition of 150+ bands to our lineup along with new film premieres, Trade Show Exhibitors and top-notch Innovation presenters....
by Tyler Peterson - May 15, 2014
Northside Festival, Brooklyn's largest discovery festival, announces the addition of 150+ bands to our lineup along with new film premieres, Trade Show Exhibitors and top-notch Innovation presenters....
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