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Carmen Jones No. 1 In their third collaboration in 1954 Bass and Kallis struck pay dirt. It was Otto Preminger’s movie version of the musical “Carmen Jones.” It was the first film for which Bass designed a title sequence….
Here are the six rough sketches Saul Bass had Al Kallis do for the 1954 musical version of “A Star Is Born.” I love how in the first drawing Bass had the idea of having the words of the title…
Let’s set the scene for this work. It’s 1954. Two years earlier Bass had hung out his shingle as an independent designer, not working exclusively for one studio or ad agency. In 1953, Bass wrote a piece about film advertising…
NBC has picked up two pilots from Warner Bros. TV to go to series, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. One of the shows is “Powerless,” a workplace comedy that “features (mostly fringe) DC Comics superheroes and stars Vanessa Hudgens,” the article…
A TV news veteran who has been a fixture on CBS News for decades has announced his retirement. Morley Safer, the longest-tenured correspondent on “60 Minutes,” will formally retire this week, CBS News reports. Safer will turn 85 in November….
ABC has announced a new prime-time series, debuting next month, with late-night veteran Arsenio Hall and country star Kelsea Ballerini set to co-host. The show, “Greatest Hits,” spotlights musical acts of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. The series premieres June…
FX has officially put a “Sons of Anarchy” spinoff into script development, moving the eagerly anticipated project one step closer to becoming a reality, E! News reports. “Sons” creator Kurt Sutter is overseeing the project. “Mayans MC” focuses on the…
An impressive lineup of recording artists will be a part of PBS’s “Joan Baez 75th Birthday Celebration,” coming to the broadcaster in June. Among those who took part in the event, along with Baez, are Jackson Browne, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Judy…
Kelly Ripa provided insights into what went on behind the scenes with ABC’s handling of the news that Michael Strahan, her co-host on “Live! with Kelly & Michael,” would be leaving the show. In an exclusive interview with People, Ripa talked…
Fox has officially ordered six new scripted series, including two dramas reimagining popular movies in “Lethal Weapon” and “The Exorcist.” The network also placed series orders for the dramas “A.P.B.” and “Pitch,” along with the comedies “Making History” and “The…