Tag Archives: 1976

Mark Russell PBS: Mark Russell Takes a Look at Election 76: We Got a President As Good As The American People

Source:Mark Russell PBS– with a political satiric look at campaign 76. Source:The Daily Times “From “Mark Russell Looks at Campaign ’76”–clips from Russell’s Dec 1975 special. It begins with a song about politicians sung to the tune of “A Modern … Continue reading

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Warner Vod: All the President’s Men (1976)

. Source:The Daily Post If you like movies based on true stories, then All The President’s Men is a great movie if you like movies with great writing, then All The President’s Men is a great movie. If you like … Continue reading

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Warner Brothers: Helter Shelter- Story of The Charles Manson Family

  Source:The Daily Press  “Helter Skelter – Trailer” From Warner Brothers In 1976 there was a two-part TV mini-series I believe on CBS about the Manson Crime Family from the late 1960s and even after their leader Charles Manson was arrested … Continue reading

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ABC Evening News: Saturday Before Start of 1976 Republican National Convention

Source:The New Democrat  Just a few days before the start of the 1976 Republican National Convention and the GOP didn’t know who their presidential nominee would be. Even though they held the White House with President Gerald Ford. But President … Continue reading

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Flanagan: Network (1976)

Source:The New Democrat  Anyone who’s interested in modern network news should watch the movie Network from 1976.  It’s almost forty years old now and except for the modern technology, the new players and the new stories they’d be hard pressed … Continue reading

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CBS Sports: NFL 1976-NFC Divisional Playoff: NFL Today Pre-Game Show

Source:The New Democrat  An interesting game comes after this pre-game show, with this being the last playoff game for George Allen, not only as head coach of the Redskins, but also in the NFL as well as against the Minnesota … Continue reading

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The Atlantic: James Parker: Madder Than Hell: How Network Anticipated Contemporary Media

Source:The New Democrat  This is an interesting topic for a blog that I got from James Parker over at The Atlantic. The 1976 movie Network, which is not only a great movie but one of my all-time favorites, predicted and … Continue reading

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Howard Beale: Network (1976) ‘We’re In a Lot of Trouble’

Source:Sunny Chew– The Great Peter Finch as Howard Beale. Source:Real Life Journal “This clip from Network reminded us of why we become a bunch of couch potatoes! Howard Beale : We are in a lot of trouble!… because the only … Continue reading

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