"Weinstein," A New-Released Frontline Documentary

It's monkeys -- and monkey business -- that keep SOBMF in office.
It was monkeys who put him there.

(May monkeys forgive me for maligning them.)

Dear F,

Frontline's "Weinstein" may be the last thing you want to watch. (See postscript.)

But given your fondness for Hollywood, you might enjoy this study, both for its analysis of the man and its insight into individual and institutional enablers.

Every day I'm more aware that we are monkeys and that humankind's monkey business goes to the bone.

Love

A 

PS We monkeys also do astonishingly uplifting things. But when that happens, it is routinely necessary that young people be raised in deep family culture or "get grabbed" by a creative, artesanal or studious passion that lifts them from the commonplace ruts of obsession, myopia, comsumption/addiction and assiduous shallowness.

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From: FRONTLINE 
Date: Tue, May 22, 2018 at 6:30 PM
Subject: TONIGHT: "Weinstein"
To: alanarchibaldo@gmail.com

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Harvey Weinstein was once one of the most successful producers in Hollywood. But beneath the glitz and glamour, there was a pattern of alleged sexual misconduct going back to the very start of his career. Tonight, don’t miss Weinstein – our documentary investigating the disgraced mogul’s spectacular downfall, the efforts to silence his accusers and what Hollywood itself knew.  When the documentary, a collaboration with the BBC, initially aired in March, The Washington Post said it “demonstrates just how far the entertainment industry has to go in reckoning with its complicity," TV Worth Watching said it "pulls back the curtain on Hollywood abuse," and The Hollywood Reporter called it "a terrific documentary." Drawing on insider accounts from former executives at Miramax and The Weinstein Company, accusers including actresses Sean Young and Jessica Barth, and journalists who confronted Weinstein over the years as they pursued the story, the documentary shines new light on what those around Weinstein knew about his behavior, and when. Since the initial broadcast in early March, FRONTLINE has continued to follow developments related to the Weinstein investigation, and tonight's film has been updated.   See the updated version of Weinstein starting at 10 p.m. EST/9 p.m. CST on PBS stations (check local listings), or watch online. - Patrice Taddonio Assistant Director of Audience Development, FRONTLINE ***    Text FRONTLINE to 617.300.0810,  and we'll let you know when FRONTLINE airs next. FRONTLINE is produced by WGBH Boston and is broadcast nationwide on PBS. Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Major funding for FRONTLINE is provided by The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Additional funding is provided by the Abrams Foundation, the Park Foundation, the John and Helen Glessner Family Trust, and the FRONTLINE Journalism Fund with major support from Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation.