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    Washington, D.C., Film and Television
    Washington, D.C., Film and Television
    Washington, D.C., Film and Television
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    Washington, D.C., Film and Television

    By Tracey Gold Bennett

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    For generations, movies and television have been sources of entertainment that have shaped the country s consciousness. Washington, DC, Film and Television chronicles popular and obscure films and television programs that feature Washington, DC. Sharing the sites, neighborhoods, institutions, and monuments that filmmakers used as their settings, this exciting title takes readers behind the scenes of classic movies, including Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Houseboat, and The Exorcist. Familiar television programs that transmitted local news and information are featured alongside photographs of some of Hollywood s greatest stars. With the nation s capital as a backdrop, the landscape, architecture, and history of Washington have always and will continue to make it an aesthetically exciting and authentic locale for the many story lines of Hollywood.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArcadia Publishing
    Release dateApr 28, 2014
    ISBN9781439642764
    Washington, D.C., Film and Television
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    Tracey Gold Bennett

    Tracey Gold Bennett is a former Black Entertainment Television news reporter and producer, a one-time Washington Examiner newspaper Grist columnist, and a freelance reporter. In a journalism career of more than 16 years, this is Gold Bennett�s fifth book. She pulls images from the Library of Congress and National Archives to breathe new life into the history of film and television production in Washington, DC.

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      Washington, D.C., Film and Television - Tracey Gold Bennett

      you.

      INTRODUCTION

      Ben Affleck’s 2012 film Argo (2013 Oscar winner for Best Picture) was the inspiration for Washington, DC, Film and Television. I watched the film more times than I care to mention here, but each time, I noticed something that reminded me of Washington, DC, a landmark, images of the State Department where I once covered a story, and then a childhood memory came to mind.

      I was in elementary school when the Iran hostage crisis happened, but even as a small child, I distinctly remember watching the news on television, particularly Mike Wallace’s 60-minute interview with Ayatollah Khomeini. At my grandparents’ home in Adams Morgan, the adults could be overheard discussing how the events in Iran (a world away), with the ouster of the Iran shah Reza Pahlavi, would affect us here in America. While I did not understand all the nuances, I recall one thing: being afraid. And the images that I saw of rioting and protests did nothing to allay my fears.

      That is the power that television and film have, to inform, penetrate the consciousness, impact our culture, educate, entertain, and, decades later, evoke poignant memories—even those of a small child. I have carried those memories with me, even after the passing of my parents and grandparents.

      I often wonder how many people other than me find themselves humming tunes from Squire Rushnell’s School House Rock cartoon vignettes that aired on the ABC network every Saturday morning. More than 20 years later, I still occasionally hum, I’m just a bill . . . and I’m sitting here on Capitol Hill. I did not know it as a kid, but Rushnell was spoon-feeding the legislative process to an entire generation; it is now permanently embedded in our heart and minds. Decades later, I wrote him a note, thanked him, and told him how his creative endeavor had impacted my life.

      Perhaps those were the lessons I took with me when I became a reporter with a beat on Capitol Hill during the hotly contested presidential election in 2000. Undoubtedly, Ed Bradley, Mike Wallace, Tim Russert, Max Robinson, Helen Thomas (dean of the White House press corps who passed only days ago as I write this), David Blume, and Charlayne Hunter Gault echoed through my mind as I interviewed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s widow, Corretta Scott King, one-on-one in her trailer during the Redeem the Dream March on Washington in 2001.

      One thing is certain: television and film also have the power to inspire. The writers, directors, and producers who carefully craft their stories and scout for locations to support their plot are keenly aware of that. When I watch a film, I often pay as much attention to the setting as I do the characters, conflict, and unfolding story. I am excited when I see the Washington Monument crop up in the background of films like In the Line of Fire (1993), Forrest Gump (1994), Guarding Tess (1994), Independence Day (1996), The Bourne Identity (2002), and Salt (2010).

      I specifically watch ABC’s political drama Scandal in hopes of connecting with some familiar site in a story line that is well disguised but still recognizable.

      Washington, DC, Film and Television is filled with photographs from films, television, news events, news makers, and celebrities that reflect reality and, in the case of film, take us to another place all together through science fiction, like The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951).

      Even for people who perhaps watch little television and commercial film, there are two independent documentary directors featured in this book who bring important issues to the forefront, help to galvanize social and political participation, and promote dialogue.

      Part of the intent of this book is to pay homage to not only the civilians who document the news events and films of our time, but also to recognize the brave men and women of the military who serve the country as combat photographers and journalists on the front lines. These individuals have the responsibility of recording images and telling stories of fellow service members, oftentimes under very trying, stressful, and dangerous circumstances. An entire chapter of this book is replete with their images. I make it a practice to say thank you to the members of the military whom I happen across; I hope this book will inspire others to extend that same thank you to the service members charged with the awesome responsibility of telling military stories.

      A lot of attention has been paid to the commercial media, but what may go unnoticed are the journalistic endeavors of civil servants. This book includes images from the Library of Congress and other governmental agencies that record the news.

      Washington, DC, Film and Television is a collaboration of professional and amateur photographers; media outlets that cover social, political, and economic issues of our time; and filmmakers who sometimes make us think hard or laugh out loud. Within this book are the people who make the news as well as the news stories they have witnessed,

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