SMALL SCREEN THE BUZZ ON TELEVISION.Byline: - Compiled by Valerie Kuklenski GOING BOWLING: ``Hollywood Bowl The Hollywood Bowl is a modern amphitheatre at 2301 North Highland Avenue in Hollywood, California, USA, that is used primarily for music performances. The "bowl" in this context is the natural cavity in the earth into which the amphitheater is built, rather than the shape of the : Music Under the Stars'' is a nostalgic wallow wallow mud bath frequented by pigs, elephants, red deer, hippopotami as a cooling aid. in one of the area's most famous icons. Archival footage of the Bowl's early days - and before, when folks were just discovering the area's natural acoustic qualities - show the series of backdrop designs (including a set from a Douglas Fairbanks film that he donated to the site) before the famous permanent installation was built. In the '30s and '40s, the documentary points out, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. was a cultural mecca for musically minded European emigres seeking to escape Hitler. Frank Sinatra's performance in the early '40s paved the way for more popular genres to be presented at the Bowl. Clips of the Bowl's appearance in such entertainments as Bugs Bunny and Pink Panther cartoons, ``Anchors Aweigh'' and even ``The Beverly Hillbillies'' are offered. The documentary skimps on more recent years, with a random assortment of pop stars who've played the Bowl presented in a sloppy photo montage and jazz greats listed in cheesy cheesy (che´ze) caseous. graphics. But for anyone who's ever enjoyed a few breezy hours at the venue, ``Hollywood Bowl'' offers an engaging history lesson. HOLLYWOOD BOWL: MUSIC UNDER THE STARS, 7 tonight and 6 p.m. Sunday, KCET KCET Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo (Japan) KCET Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology . O, ROCK MY SOUL: PBS' ``American Soundtrack'' series' latest installment goes gospel for ``Soul and Inspiration: Doo Wop Spirituals.'' While doo wop has its roots in church music, rarely, if ever, have gospel and doo wop legends shared a stage for television. The Jordanaires render ``Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,'' Sam Moore Sam Moore (born Samuel David Moore, 12 October 1935, Miami, Florida) is an American Southern Soul singer. Overview Moore is best known for his work as Sam of the soul duo Sam & Dave, where he was the higher tenor voice, and featured as lead vocal on most of their biggest offers ``The Lord's Prayer,'' and the Dixie Hummingbirds and the Impressions get the hall dancing with ``Loves Me Like a Rock'' and ``Amen.'' SOUL AND INSPIRATION: DOO WOP SPIRITUALS, 8 tonight, KCET and KOCE. WHAT A CROC croc n. Informal A crocodile. : NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. is teasing its upcoming ``Croc Files'' Saturday morning series with a Steve Irwin special, ``Crocodile Hunter: Graham's Revenge.'' The program has Irwin and his wife, Terri, trying to get the feisty crocodile named Graham and his mate into their new enclosure at the Australia Zoo. It's not as easy as it sounds. CROCODILE HUNTER: GRAHAM'S REVENGE, 9 tonight, NBC, Channel 4. HISTORY LESSON: The History Channel, preparing for the final installment of David Simon Schama's ``A History of Britain'' in November, is letting latecomers to the acclaimed series play catch up. Starting tonight, it will repeat the first 11 programs each Saturday at 10 p.m. That's so much better than borrowing someone else's notes, isn't it? A HISTORY OF BRITAIN, 10 tonight, History Channel. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) no caption (Crocodile Hunter) (2) no caption (Impressions) |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion