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Killing Lincoln movie brings Bill O’Reilly’s book to the screen

February 14, 2013 Channel Guide Contributor

Killing Lincoln movie brings Bill O’Reilly’s controversial book to the screen on National Geographic Channel Sunday, Feb. 17. By Kate O’Hare On a sultry summer day in Richmond, Va. — the Confederate capital during the Civil War — a film crew has gathered at a historic building refitted to look like a telegraph office. The scene being shot features Abraham Lincoln (Billy Campbell) receiving a message and then discussing it with Secretary of War Edwin Stanton (Graham Beckel). Despite the sweltering heat, the bearded men wear waistcoats and jackets, and the women are decked out in period dresses with corsets. […]

Betty and Coretta premieres Feb. 2 on Lifetime

January 25, 2013 Lori Acken

Angela Bassett is Hollywood’s go-to actress for critically heralded performances as women with steely backbones and tender hearts — most notably American history-makers Rosa Parks, Tina Turner and Dr. Betty Shabazz, widow of Malcolm X. But after more than 25 years in the business, the Oscar-nominated star had yet to play Martin Luther King Jr.’s widow Coretta Scott King, who expanded his message of nonviolence and equality to a global audience until her death in 2006. Bassett finally got her chance. This month, she stars as Mrs. King opposite Mary J. Blige’s Dr. Shabazz in the Lifetime original movie Betty […]

Black History Month 2013 TV schedule

January 23, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Updated Feb. 7, 2013, 2:15pm CT Here are some of the notable new and returning TV specials, documentaries and movies airing in celebration of Black History Month 2013. All times are Eastern. Programming is subject to change; check back regularly for additions and updates. UNCF An Evening of Stars — Jan. 27 at 10pm on BET. Anthony Anderson hosts the 34th annual UNCF An Evening of Stars Educating Our Future. The variety show focuses public attention on America’s need for more African-American college graduates and UNCF’s work getting students to and through college. Features performances and appearances by Usher, Steve […]

Sean Rich and his “Lords of War” search for military history in new NGC series

January 21, 2013 Channel Guide Contributor

National Geographic Channel’s (NGC) new series Lords of War makes its debut this Wednesday, Jan. 23, at 9pm ET/PT, and follows modern-day treasure hunter Sean Rich on a mission to track down masterpieces of military history. Throughout the 16-part series, Sean and his team of arms experts patrol the country for rare collectibles and auction them off to the highest bidder. Sean (pictured below firing a Dutch or Portuguese naval ship swivel cannon from the late 17th/early 18th century) is an expert in antique arms whose collection of weapons has been featured in films such as the Pirates of the […]

Pearl Harbor 71st anniversary TV programming

December 5, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

This Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, marks the 71st anniversary of the “date which will live in infamy” — the day in 1941 when the Japanese attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, bringing America into World War II and effectively changing the course of that conflict. That date, as President Franklin Roosevelt predicted, has indeed lived in infamy as a symbol of treachery, but it has also lived on as a symbol of resolve. In commemoration of the event, and in honor of those who lost their lives, several TV programs about the Pearl Harbor attack will […]

History’s “Mankind” tells the epic tale of human history

November 13, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

History has certainly embarked upon a program worthy of its network name with its new 12-hour, six-night event series Mankind The Story of All of Us. Following in the wake of its successful America The Story of Us, this series takes the same approach, but — as its title suggests — expands its canvas to a much wider subject: nothing less than the history of the human race. Starting, indeed, as far back as the Big Bang and explaining how conditions on our planet became just right for our species to develop, the series fast-forwards to the first humans and […]

“America’s Doomsday Plan” to be revealed on Discovery Channel

November 2, 2012 StayTuned Staff

Almost certainly, it was conceived by a former Boy Scout — it’s the ultimate circumstance in which to “be prepared.” With devastating events in recent years like Hurricane Sandy, the tidal wave and nuclear disaster in Japan, the earthquakes in Haiti and Indonesia, it shouldn’t surprise anyone that the so-called “doomsday” scenario has been a subject of a little more than just speculation. Discovery Channel looks at the United States government’s contingency plan for if and when such a disaster occurs in America’s Doomsday Plan, premiering Sunday, Nov. 4 at 10pm ET/PT. “I don’t want to have a major event […]

“SEAL Team Six: The Raid on Osama bin Laden” premieres on NGC Nov. 4

November 1, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

There have been a few documentaries chronicling the May 2011 raid by SEAL Team Six that led to the killing of Osama bin Laden, and now we are coming to a point where feature-length dramatic films are being made on the subject. Next month, the film Zero Dark Thirty, directed by Kathryn Bigelow, will be released in theaters. But before that, National Geographic Channel (NGC) will be airing on the small screen SEAL Team Six: The Raid on Osama bin Laden, making its world premiere on the network this Sunday, Nov. 4, at 8pm ET/PT. While some Republican supporters believe […]

Cuban Missile Crisis 50th anniversary TV specials

October 18, 2012 Ryan Berenz

Cuban Missile Crisis 50th anniversary TV specials shed new light on the events of October 1962 that put the U.S. and Soviet Union on the brink of nuclear war. Commander in Chief: Inside the Oval Office “Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis” Re-airs Sunday, Oct. 21, at 12pm ET/PT on Military Channel (from Military Channel press release): COMMANDER IN CHIEF: INSIDE THE OVAL OFFICE is a gripping television mini-series that reveals the untold stories behind the critical military decisions in different presidencies. Produced by Stephen David Entertainment, known for its acclaimed History Channel specials THE MEN WHO BUILT AMERICA and […]

“Black Ops” makes tactical move on Military Channel

October 10, 2012 StayTuned Staff

They work in secrecy, but their exploits are legendary. Around the world, elite special operations units — “black ops” — carry out high-risk missions with little or no recognition. In a new series on Military Channel, premiering tonight and airing Wednesdays at 10pm ET/PT, these operatives get a bit of their due as Black Ops reveals the inside stories of some of recent history’s most dramatic military actions. And no, they’re not all American missions: “City Under Siege” (Oct. 10) Mumbai, 2008. In a siege of terrorist attacks, more than 170 people were killed in shootings or bomb blasts across […]