Pivot network's "HitRECord on TV" at first seems like a difficult show to categorize: it's a blend of comedy, music, animation, fiction, documentary, and more, but creator and host Joseph Gordon-Levitt calls it "a variety show in the true sense of the word." That's good news since that is where it competes at the Emmys — in the category for Best Variety Series. (listen to our podcast below). -Break- Exclusive Video: Director Davis Guggenheim ('Teach'): Education is 'where battle for America is won or lost' He adds, "I have really eclectic taste in stuff that I like to watch and read and listen to, and so I wanted the show to not just be all comedy, or not just be all short documentaries, or not just be all music. I really wanted it to be a smorgasbord of different things in every episode." "HitRecord" came to TV in...
- 6/16/2014
- Gold Derby
Oscar-winner Davis Guggenheim ("An Inconvenient Truth") has directed three feature documentaries about American public education:"The First Year," "Waiting for 'Superman,'" and now "Teach," which aired on the Pivot network and is up for an Emmy nomination for Best Documentary or Nonfiction Special. If there's one thing he's learned it's that the most important factor in students' success is the quality of their teachers. "Everyone who works in schools, they know what works is great teaching," said Guggenheim in our recent webcam chat (watch below). -Break- Who will win Emmys this year? Click here to see our complete racetrack odds As he explained, "You can go to a school that is low on funding, tough neighborhood, but they've got great teachers – that school has a shot. And you could have the opposite, which is a school that has everything, the highest, mos..."'...
- 6/14/2014
- Gold Derby
This Thursday, we'll talk with director Davis Guggenheim about his documentary "Teach," which premiered last September on Pivot, a network launched in August 2013 targeting millennial viewers. Join us for our live chat on June 12, at 3:30pm Pt/6:30pm Et on Gold Derby's home page. -Break- Follow Gold Derby on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, iTunes and YouTube Guggenheim is probably best known for directing the 2006 documentary "An Inconvenient Truth," in which former vice president Al Gore brought attention to the climate change crisis. A rare crossover box office success for a documentary, it won Guggenheim an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature. With "Teach," Guggenheim continues to bring attention to the American education system; he previously directed two other films on the subject: "The First Year" (2001) and "Waiting for 'Superman'" (2010). Narrated ...
- 6/11/2014
- Gold Derby
This Thursday, we'll talk with director Davis Guggenheim about his documentary "Teach," which premiered last September on Pivot, a network launched in August 2013 targeting millennial viewers. Join us for our live chat on June 12, at 3:30pm Pt/6:30pm Et on Gold Derby's home page. -Break- Follow Gold Derby on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, iTunes and YouTube Guggenheim is probably best known for directing the 2006 documentary "An Inconvenient Truth," in which former vice president Al Gore brought attention to the climate change crisis. A rare crossover box office success for a documentary, it won Guggenheim an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature. With "Teach," Guggenheim continues to bring attention to the American education system; he previously directed two other films on the subject: "The First Year" (2001) and "Waiting for 'Superman'" (2010). Narrated ...
- 6/11/2014
- Gold Derby
The actions of teachers unions - whether protecting bad teachers, protesting against politicians (or marching for them), and promoting education "reforms" that often seem more about social issues than the three Rs -- often capture the interest of the media, overshadowing the day-to-day work of teachers trying to do the best job they can.
In 2010, filmmaker Davis Guggenheim directed and co-wrote "Waiting for Superman," a documentary that took a frank look at the failures of the American educational system as it showed parents trying to get their children in charter schools.
Much of the media attention for the film focused on a segment that showed how teachers unions fiercely protect political alliances and policies and teachers' job security, often at the expense of needed financial overhauls.
In a two-hour special called "Teach," airing Friday, Sept. 6, on CBS, Guggenheim puts the focus back on exceptional teachers, following four public-school instructors through the 2012-2013 school year.
In 2010, filmmaker Davis Guggenheim directed and co-wrote "Waiting for Superman," a documentary that took a frank look at the failures of the American educational system as it showed parents trying to get their children in charter schools.
Much of the media attention for the film focused on a segment that showed how teachers unions fiercely protect political alliances and policies and teachers' job security, often at the expense of needed financial overhauls.
In a two-hour special called "Teach," airing Friday, Sept. 6, on CBS, Guggenheim puts the focus back on exceptional teachers, following four public-school instructors through the 2012-2013 school year.
- 9/6/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
With his 2010 documentary film Waiting for ‘Superman’, director Davis Guggenheim unleashed a vigorous, trenchant examination of the failures of the American education system. While the film earned praise and sparked on ongoing debate about our schools, controversy arose over the perception by some that he laid too much of the blame at the feet of teachers — namely, bad teachers being coddled by the powerful unions. But with his new project, Teach, those educators should be able to more easily embrace his approach. Hosted by Queen Latifah, whose mother was a teacher, the two-hour special airing at 8pm tonight [...]
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- 9/6/2013
- by Stacey Harrison
- ChannelGuideMag
On TV this Friday: A baddie locks on Luther in the miniseries’ finale, CBS airs Teach for America, a Bones encore brings Booth’s mom to town (again) and Real Fear 2 shares more scary stories behind big-screen hits. Here are seven programs to keep on your radar.
8 pm Teach (CBS) | Two-hour special: Celebs (including Parks and Recreation‘s Rashida Jones, Two and a Half Men‘s Jon Cryer and We Are Men‘s Jerry O’Connell) honor educators in this look at America’s school system. Academy Award winner Davis Guggenheim (Waiting for Superman) directs.
8 pm Dear Dumb Diary (Hallmark...
8 pm Teach (CBS) | Two-hour special: Celebs (including Parks and Recreation‘s Rashida Jones, Two and a Half Men‘s Jon Cryer and We Are Men‘s Jerry O’Connell) honor educators in this look at America’s school system. Academy Award winner Davis Guggenheim (Waiting for Superman) directs.
8 pm Dear Dumb Diary (Hallmark...
- 9/6/2013
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Just in time for back-to-school, the two-hour special Teach, which looks at the American education system through the eyes of teachers, will premiere at 8 Pm September 6 on CBS. Directed by Oscar winner Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth), the documentary asks the question, “What does it take to be a teacher?” and traces a year inside the classrooms of a fourth-grade teacher and a high school algebra teacher in Denver, a middle school math educator in Kuna, Idaho, and an AP history teacher in Los Angeles. “We all have had a teacher who’s shaped us, inspired us, even scared us, and who we can credit with having empowered us to become who we are today,” said Jack Sussman, Evp Specials, Music and Live Events at CBS Entertainment. “This special celebrates those educators who, despite many hurdles and obstacles, aspire to bring inspiration to their students to succeed.” The special — Guggenheim...
- 8/7/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
CBS will air "Teach," a new two-hour special from "Waiting for Superman" director Davis Guggenheim, on Sept. 6, the network announced. The show, from Participant Media, follows four exceptional teachers through the 2012-13 school year and answers the question, "What does it take to be a teacher?," CBS said. The special comes at a time when 60 percent of America's teachers are expected to retire in the next decade, CBS said. It kicks off an 18-month campaign by Participant Media to encourage students and recent graduates to go into teaching. "We all have...
- 8/6/2013
- by Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
Hello, Zoners! I hope that everyone who celebrated Thanksgiving had a joyful and delicious day, and that our non-us friends had a wonderful week, too. Now, we have one more thing to be thankful for: the waiting is almost over and a new episode is on its way! Which guests are you most excited to see?
Monday, November 29th: Dan Savage:
Everyone who reads the Village Voice knows Dan Savage as the openly gay, witty, and straight-talking (no pun intended) writer of the newspaper’s “Savage Love” sex-advice column. Savage’s newest endeavor is the “It Gets Better” project. Heartbroken by the recent epidemic of suicides by gay adolescents, Savage established his site to bring hope to despairing Lgbt teens, many of whom feel isolated and lack familial support. “It Gets Better” features videos downloaded by hundreds of same-sex couples and supporters who not only talk about their own difficult teen years,...
Monday, November 29th: Dan Savage:
Everyone who reads the Village Voice knows Dan Savage as the openly gay, witty, and straight-talking (no pun intended) writer of the newspaper’s “Savage Love” sex-advice column. Savage’s newest endeavor is the “It Gets Better” project. Heartbroken by the recent epidemic of suicides by gay adolescents, Savage established his site to bring hope to despairing Lgbt teens, many of whom feel isolated and lack familial support. “It Gets Better” features videos downloaded by hundreds of same-sex couples and supporters who not only talk about their own difficult teen years,...
- 11/29/2010
- by Karenatasha
- No Fact Zone
Davis Guggenheim directed and produced An Inconvenient Truth, which won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. He also directed Barack Obama's biographical film, which aired during the Democratic National Convention as well as Obama's infomercial, which was broadcast on 29 October 2008. His other credits as producer and director include Training Day, The Shield, Alias, 24, NYPD Blue, ER, Deadwood, Party of Five and the documentaries The First Year and Teach. He recently completed It Might Get Loud, a documentary that glimpses into the lives of guitarists Jimmy Page, The Edge, and Jack White. by Matthew-Lee Erlbach and Carmelo Larose Talk to the symbolism, or the iconography that is the guitar in American music, and really in America overall. There's a reason why we don't worship the acoustic guitar or the flute. There's something about the guitar when it's plugged in and has...
- 8/20/2009
- by Matthew-Lee Erlbach
- Huffington Post
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