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Cleveland Review of Books @clereviewbooks.bsky.social · 3d

"a university is not a television station. a university is not a circle you can walk around. a university is not a telephone or a table lamp or a table. a university is just a plot device."

from "Groceries" by Nora Claire Miller @fonografeditions.bsky.social

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from "Groceries" - Cleveland Review of Books

a university is not a television station. a university is not a circle you can walk around.

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Marcella @marcellafilm.bsky.social · 11d

Look what's showing on @emiratesairways.bsky.social!!!

✈️ Catch MARCELLA at 30,000 feet or at home on Amazon, Apple, PBS Passport, on DVD, at a cinema, or anywhere you can see movies!📺

Here's where you can watch! marcellafilm.com/watch 🍅

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Marcella @marcellafilm.bsky.social · 16d

🍅 See MARCELLA, the James Beard Award-winning new movie about Marcella Hazan, the amazing woman who changed how we cook and experience Italian food!🍝

📣WATCH NOW ON AMAZON!📣
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“Possibly the best chef documentary I have seen.” - Sonoma Valley Sun

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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 18d

At the UN today Trump called climate change the ‘greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world.’

Congrats to the clever plotters for enlisting the planet’s glaciers, oceans and forests in their scheme.

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Peter Miller @willowpondfilms.bsky.social · 19d

Inspiring to join fellow @wgaeast.bsky.social members in leafleting audience members waiting in line for ABC/Disney shows -- so many were eager to join the fight for free speech.

Writers Guild of America East @wgaeast.bsky.social · 19d

Today, we leafleted audience members in line for The View, Good Morning America, and LIVE with Kelly & Mark to encourage them to join the fight to show ABC/Disney no president or corporation can deny our right to free speech.

Two WGAE members passing out flyers to the audience

“Help us get Jimmy Kimmel Live! back on the air” in front of ‘The View’ audience poster

Two WGAE members holding Bring Kimmel Back flyers

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Peter Miller @willowpondfilms.bsky.social · 21d

Spirited resistance in NYC today!!!

#makebillionairespay
#resist
#freespeech

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Peter Miller @willowpondfilms.bsky.social · 21d

Signs ready for today's rally - join us in NYC and around the country: www.makebillionairespay.us/nyc

#resist
#makebillionairespay
#freespeech

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Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · 23d

What we are witnessing is an outright abuse of power.

This administration is attacking critics and using fear as a weapon to silence anyone who would speak out. Media corporations — from television networks to newspapers — are capitulating to these threats.

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Peter Miller @willowpondfilms.bsky.social · 22d

There's never been a more urgent time to speak out -- NYC friends, please join us for a rally this Saturday 9/20 at noon. And there are marches all around the country, too. See you on the streets, and please share the news!

Make Billionaires Pay

www.makebillionairespay.us

Peter Miller @willowpondfilms.bsky.social · 24d

Proud to join @wgaeast.bsky.social in standing up for free speech.

Writers Guild of America East @wgaeast.bsky.social · Aug 26

Peter Miller, a PBS/Documentary Filmmaker with nearly 4 decades of experience in the industry, calls the current existential threats to free speech "an unprecedented crisis for media and journalism."

“I have been directing, producing, and writing historical and biographical documentaries, primarily for PBS, for over thirty years. My work has been recognized with Emmy, Peabody, and DuPont-Columbia Awards. But more important has been its reach: the stories we tell help inform, enlighten, and inspire millions of viewers — and are offered by PBS for free to every home in America. PBS requires the highest level of journalistic and scholarly rigor from its filmmakers — the programs we make are steeped in research, nuance, and humanity. American democracy depends on an informed public, and PBS plays a central role in making that possible. Defunding public media is not just an assault on quality television, it is a catastrophe for our nation.”

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Peter Miller @willowpondfilms.bsky.social · 29d

May it be our turn next.

Bolsonaro Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Plotting Coup in Brazil

www.nytimes.com

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Peter Miller @willowpondfilms.bsky.social · Aug 23

Remembering two good men, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, executed August 23, 1927, during a time of political repression and anti-immigrant bigotry.

May their memories be a blessing and a reminder.

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Marcella @marcellafilm.bsky.social · Aug 8

Wonderful piece about Marcella Hazan, Giuliano Hazan, director Peter Miller, and how we made our movie, in the Tampa Bay Times!

MARCELLA is showing everywhere!

@tampabaytimes.bsky.social
@greenwichent.bsky.social
@pbs.org
#marcellahazan
#marcellamovie
@willowpondfilms.bsky.social

Chef Marcella Hazan’s son continues his mother’s legacy in a new documentary

The film details the life of the Italian answer to Julia Child. Written, produced and directed by Peter Miller, an Emmy and Peabody award-winning filmmaker, “Marcella” recently won the James Beard Awa...

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Peter Miller @willowpondfilms.bsky.social · Aug 1

This is outrageous. Public broadcasting belongs to all of us. The programming it creates makes us smarter and better informed. It protects our democracy and elevates our souls. Shame on everyone responsible for this catastrophic loss. Fight back, people!

Corporation for Public Broadcasting Will Shut Down

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Marcella @marcellafilm.bsky.social · Aug 1

Bean heroes @ranchogordo.bsky.social include postcards about MARCELLA in every package sent to their 30K+ Bean Club members! The cards include Marcella Hazan's cannellini bean salad recipe using Rancho Gordo's Marcella Beans. Cook some beans and watch a movie!

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Marcella @marcellafilm.bsky.social · Jul 30

Hudson Valley friends: James Beard Award-winner MARCELLA this Sunday, 8/3 @ 3:15 at Upstate Films in Rhinebeck!🍅

Q & A with director Peter Miller and editor Amy Linton moderated by legendary film critic Thelma Adams.
Tickets on sale now!

#marcellahazan
#documentary
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Marcella (CLOSE UP w/ dir. Peter Miller) - Upstate Films, Ltd.

CLOSE UP Marcella Hazan didn’t just teach Italian cooking—she changed the way America eats. Fearless, passionate, and exacting, she introduced authentic recipes to millions. Julia Child called Marce...

www.upstatefilms.org

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Peter Miller @willowpondfilms.bsky.social · Jul 30

Please join me in supporting the urgent work of @standing-together.bsky.social -- more important now than ever!

Standing Together @standing-together.bsky.social · Jul 28

We fight against the catastrophe in Gaza, against the occupation, and for a real just peace. And your help is absolutely crucial to power our grassroots actions.

Donate here: omdi.me/thefight4life (1/4)

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Marcella @marcellafilm.bsky.social · Jul 15

Beautiful appreciation of Marcella Hazan's life and legacy, featuring an interview with director Peter Miller, by Daniel Hautzinger for WTTW, Chicago PBS, which airs MARCELLA Tuesday.

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#DisabilityPrideMonth

Marcella Hazan Changed How Americans Cook, Even Though She Had Never Cooked When She Moved Here

She helped introduce balsamic vinegar, sun-dried tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, and numerous delectable dishes to America despite not being able to write in English.

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Marcella @marcellafilm.bsky.social · Jul 13

🍅 What a joy to share Marcella Hazan's amazing story PBS American Masters! MARCELLA is now streaming on the PBS App and pbs.org, and anywhere you can see movies.

"Italian cooking is simple, but not easy," Marcella reminds us. But seeing her movie is just a click away!
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marcellafilm.com/watch/

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Marcella @marcellafilm.bsky.social · Jul 11

MARCELLA premieres tonight at 10/9C on @pbs.org!

“A feast for the eyes as well as the appetite.” - New York Sun

“A charming and deeply entertaining documentary.” - Arts Fuse

“Possibly the best chef documentary I have seen.” - Sonoma Valley Sun

#marcellahazan
#marcellamovie
#pbsamericanmasters

American Masters | How Marcella Hazan accidentally became a teacher | Season 39

Discover how Marcella Hazan became a teacher.

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Marcella @marcellafilm.bsky.social · Jul 10

"One ingredient after the other, she brought it to America."

The James Beard Award-winning doc MARCELLA is streaming everywhere you can see movies + on PBS American Masters Friday, July 11!

"A feast for the eyes as well as the appetite." - New York Sun

#marcellahazan
#marcellamovie
@pbs.org

These Italian ingredients didn’t exist in America before Marcella Hazan | American Masters | PBS

Marcella Hazan introduced classic Italian ingredients to America, including extra virgin olive oil and sundried tomatoes. She also introduced balsamic vinegar to the U.S., which she lived to regret fo...

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The Seattle Times @seattletimes.com · Jul 1

With a new film on the revered Marcella Hazan, Bethany Jean Clement explores her delicious influence — and shares a recipe adapted from one of her classics.

Remembering a cookbook author through a film and a comforting pasta

With a new film on the revered Marcella Hazan, Bethany Jean Clement explores her delicious influence — and shares a recipe adapted from one of her classics.

www.seattletimes.com

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Marcella @marcellafilm.bsky.social · Jul 7

MARCELLA premieres on PBS American Masters this Friday, July 11, at 10PM/9C.

“A beautiful and delicious film.” - Ken Burns

"Possibly the best chef documentary I have seen.” - Sonoma Valley Sun

Tune in Friday (and, of course, check local listings).

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Marcella Hazan - About the documentary | American Masters | PBS

Discover how celebrated cookbook writer Marcella Hazan shaped Italian cuisine in America in this documentary.

www.pbs.org

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Peter Miller @willowpondfilms.bsky.social · Jul 2

Please join me in supporting necessary and courageous journalism during these complicated times.

L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · Jul 1

In a month in which too many prominent voices have chosen silence in the face of federally mandated mass deportations that target families, friends, and workers, we applaud and are endlessly grateful for Longoria’s generosity and actions. Thank you for seeing our work. lataco.com/longoria-don...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Jul 1

This is not normal

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