TELEVISION; Eloquent 'John Adams' eye-opening; Giamatti, Linney do justice...

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  March 13, 2008 ;     700+ words ......disliked," in one famous description, John Adams also was haughtily intellectual and...hero does a man like that make? In "John Adams," an eight-part miniseries adapted...victim but the mocking crowd as well. "John Adams" is full of scenes like that: eye-openi...

John Adams' Legacy Revisited in HBO Series

NPR Talk of the Nation;  April 15, 2008 ;     700+ words ......NPR Talk of the Nation 04-15-2008 John Adams' Legacy Revisited in HBO Series Host...height, if not teeth. Founding father John Adams possessed a little less of all three...gloriously to life in an HBO miniseries "John Adams," which stars Paul Giamatti as the...

GETTING TO KNOW...John S. "Big John" Adams

Post-Tribune (IN);  April 7, 1991 ;     294 words ...PHOTO - JOHN S. "BIG JOHN" ADAMS THIS ELECTRONIC VERSION MAY DIFFER SLIGHTLY FROM THE PRINTED VERSION. GETTING TO KNOW...John S. "Big John" Adams John S. "Big John" Adams Hometown: Gary. Birthplace: Owensboro, Ky. Age...

The dissolving American family. (decline in family traditions coincident...

U.S. News & World Report;  December 12, 1988 ;     700+ words ...John Adams's famous clan had black sheep. America's...public service is, of course, the Adamses. John Adams and his son, John Quincy Adams, were both...democracy in America. The talented but dyspeptic John Adams could become a national hero without ever...

TV REVIEW: 'John Adams' makes for compelling historical drama

University Wire;  March 27, 2008 ;     700+ words ......modern times in HBO's historical drama John Adams. Though the events took place well...Shiites. Whatever the producers of John Adams intended to draw parallels to, what...history of the American Revolution and John Adams' struggles to create the United States...

Book about John Adams wonderful

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  September 27, 2001 ;     329 words ......word appearing in the book titled, "John Adams" by David McCullough). A book on...An early history of the USA when John Adams was our second president, following...speech, so different from today's, the John Adams family must have recorded much that...

Profile: Music of John Adams

NPR Morning Edition;  January 12, 2004 ;     700+ words ......NPR) 01-12-2004 Profile: Music of John Adams Host: RENEE MONTAGNE Time: 11:00 AM-12:00 Noon RENEE MONTAGNE, host: John Adams is one of the most performed and...about artists and their inspirations, John Adams spoke with NPR's Ketzel Levine about...

Composer John Adams Discusses His Music

NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday;  June 2, 1996 ;     700+ words ......Liane Hansen speaks with composer John Adams about his award-winning violin concerto...composer become a household name, but John Adams has managed to do it. A pioneer of...sensational. Today, the music of John Adams is the most frequently programmed...

GOV. KAINE APPLAUDS ECONOMIC, TOURISM IMPACT OF JOHN ADAMS

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  March 11, 2008 ;     517 words ......economic and tourism impact of the new HBO miniseries, John Adams. John Adams was filmed largely in Virginia at locations in Williamsburg...David McCullough and Paul Giamatti, who starred as John Adams. "Virginia's film industry has again made our Commonwealth...

Interview: David McCullough discusses his new biography "John Adams"

Weekend Edition - Saturday (NPR);  June 16, 2001 ;     700+ words ......McCullough discusses his new biography John Adams Host: SCOTT SIMON Time: 12:00 Noon...EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon. John Adams is the missing profile in American...years ago the US Postal Service put John Adams face on the two-cent stamp. Since...

MITT ROMNEY IS CERTAINLY NO JOHN ADAMS

The Boston Globe;  November 13, 2005 ;     158 words ......values," Page A1, Nov. 11). This time he invokes John Adams for support. So let's make a few comparisons between...longs to be in Washington. Massachusetts knows John Adams. Massachusetts made John Adams what he was, and in turn John Adams made Massachusetts...

TV REVIEW: Take a ride down freedom trail with 'John Adams'

University Wire;  March 13, 2008 ;     700+ words ......premiere of the new HBO miniseries "John Adams." Not only were the surroundings...Boston library is also home to the John Adams Library, housing around 3,500 different...continuity of direction helps make "John Adams" less like a television show and...

Second president regains currency - John Adams coin puts spotlight on...

The Boston Globe;  May 27, 2007 ;     700+ words ......seventh- generation descendant of John Adams, who noted that his famous forebear...said, "181 years after his passing, John Adams continues to help Quincy." Designed...decided that Quincy, the birthplace of John Adams and his son, John Quincy Adams, the...

GIAMATTI SHINES AS 'JOHN ADAMS'.(LIFESTYLE)(MEDIA MUSINGS)(Column)

The Capital Times (Madison, WI);  March 18, 2008 ;     693 words ...Byline: Jane Burns Poor John Adams. He signed the Declaration of Independence...for knowledge about the man. HBO's John Adams delivers its story with grace and...aging makeup. Paul Giamatti stars as John Adams, and Laura Linney co-stars as his...

Truly historic `John Adams' brims with life and texture

The Boston Globe;  March 14, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Television Review John Adams Starring: Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney...noble earnestness to politics, HBO's "John Adams" should be as stiffly grand as a gallery...celebrating the birth of a nation, "John Adams" also conveys a daunting, haunting sense...