Apograph Productions

01/03/2018

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01/03/2018

The Secret of Tuxedo Park | American Experience | PBS

Check out our latest film -- premiering on January 16th, 2018 at 9/8C on PBS

Meet Wall Street tycoon Alfred Lee Loomis, who led a double life as a scientist and whose secret lab in upstate New York developed radar technology that altered the course of World War II.

04/12/2017

PBS

Hear the voices of those who lived through WWI. #GreatWarPBS continues tonight on American Experience | PBS at 9/8c. http://to.pbs.org/2nhfdke

Hear the voices of those who lived through WWI. #GreatWarPBS continues tonight on American Experience | PBS at 9/8c. http://to.pbs.org/2nhfdke

04/04/2017

The Great War | American Experience - WGBH | PBS

Check out our latest production - "The Great War" premieres April 10th on PBS. It's a collaboration between Insignia Films and American Experience, with Apograph producing the third and final episode.

Discover how WWI transformed America through the stories of those whose participation in the war to “make the world safe for democracy” has been largely forgotten.

01/30/2016

Review: ‘American Experience’ Traces President Garfield’s Assassination

Great review in the Times!
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/30/arts/television/american-experience-garfield-assassination.html?_r=1

This installment, “Murder of a President,” stars Shuler Hensley and Kathryn Erbe, and is based on a book by Candice Millard.

01/07/2016

Murder of a President Preview

Set your DVRs! Murder of a President will air February 2nd at 9pm on PBS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMmAanQsIS8

President James Garfield was only four months into his presidency when he was shot by a deranged office seeker. The President was bedridden for two months wh...

10/05/2015

American Experience | PBS

President Chester A. Arthur was born on October 5, 1829 in Fairfield, Vermont. He would become the 21st President of the United States after the assassination of President James Garfield.

The story of how Chester A. Arthur became Garfield's Vice president is full of political intrigue -- more on that in our upcoming doc, "Murder of a President" premiering on PBS in 2016!

07/22/2015

NOMINEES FOR THE 36th ANNUAL NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMY® AWARDS ANNOUNCED | The Emmy Awards - The...

Excited to announce The Poisoner's Handbook has been nominated for an Emmy! Congrats to everyone involved!
http://emmyonline.com/news_36th_nominations
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/poisoners/

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01/12/2015

A one-of-a-kind marketplace from Steven Soderbergh. - Extension 765

Check it out! Steven Soderbergh watched The Poisoners Handbook last year while working on his fantastic series, The Knick. http://extension765.com/sdr/22-seen-read-2014

A one-of-a-kind marketplace from Steven Soderbergh.

06/16/2014

Working on the next film...

Here are some images from last week's filming for the upcoming PBS "American Experience" documentary on the Garfield assassination, based on Candice Millard's outstanding book "Destiny of the Republic." Park Ranger Mary Lintern and Chief of Interpretation & Education Todd Arrington of our staff traveled to Boston and did on-camera interviews with Apograph Productions, the company making the film for PBS. These photos were taken and shared with us by the good folks at Apograph. Mary and Todd were asked questions on many different aspects of James A. Garfield's life, career, family, and more. Everyone at James A. Garfield NHS thanks Apograph Productions for including us in this exciting documentary! The film will air on PBS sometime in the fall of 2015. We'll keep everyone posted with news about the film as we receive it.

04/02/2014

The Peabody Awards

Congrats to Ark Media on their Peabody Award for Many Rivers to Cross!
http://www.peabodyawards.com/stories/story/2013-peabody-winners

After the Peabody Awards Ceremony in 2013, Louis C.K. talks about creating his show, Louie, and the changing landscape of...

03/24/2014

Town Hall

We can't wait to see our friends' doc on TV - you should watch too!

Follow Tea Party activists Katy and John from the battleground state of Pennsylvania who believe America's salvation lies in a return to true conservative values. _Town Hall_ is more than a political treatise, painting a portrait of the fears of those who believe they will be left behind by a nation...

02/25/2014

American Experience | PBS

"The building was fireproof. It shows now hardly any signs of the disaster that overtook it. The walls are as good as ever; so are the floors; nothing is the worse for the fire except the furniture and 141 of the 600 men and girls that were employed in its upper three stories."
-New York Times, March 26, 1911

Our 2011 doc, "Triangle Fire" re-airs tonight at 8/7c on PBS.

01/14/2014

WGBH American Experience | PBS . The Poisoner's Handbook

If you missed it on television, you can now watch "The Poisoner's Handbook" online.

The grave truth behind modern forensics was discovered in 1920s New York.

01/07/2014

WGBH American Experience | PBS . The Poisoner's Handbook

Tune in TONIGHT (8pm EST) to PBS for the premiere of our film, The Poisoner's Handbook.

The grave truth behind modern forensics was discovered in 1920s New York.

01/06/2014

‘The Poisoner’s Handbook,’ on PBS’s ‘American Experience’

‘The Poisoner’s Handbook,’ on PBS’s ‘American Experience’

In “The Poisoner’s Handbook,” the PBS show “American Experience” looks at the poisons that were once sold as goods ranging from complexion enhancers to furniture polish.

01/06/2014

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/science-sushi/2014/01/03/3816/#.Usq8HvZic7A

01/04/2014

American Experience | PBS

In the early 20th century, radium was considered such a healthful additive that dozens of companies began branding their wares as "Radium"--cookware, a "radium heater" and even "Radium silk" neckties were all advertised in popular magazines.

More on radium's lethal popularity in our new doc, "The Poisoner's Handbook" premiering Tuesday, January 7th!
http://to.pbs.org/1hldVbz

01/03/2014

Ten Poisonous Lessons from 2013 - Wired Science

Ten Poisonous Lessons from 2013 - Wired Science

“To me, a jolly good dose of potassium cyanide beats stupid old spinning electrons any day of the week” (Flavia de Luce in Speaking from the Bones by Alan Bradley, 2013) 1. The most apparently upright citizen can be …

01/02/2014

WGBH American Experience | PBS . The Poisoner's Handbook

Set yer DVRs, y'all! The Poisoner's Handbook Tues Jan. 7 8pm PBS. Blood! Murder! Cyanide! Arsenic! Prohibition! Dismemberment! Radium! Underaged Sex! Carbon Monoxide! Mystery! Forensics! Chemistry! (not necessarily in that order) What's not to like? Watch it!

The grave truth behind modern forensics was discovered in 1920s New York.

12/28/2013

Charles Norris, New York's first appointed chief medical examiner (1918–1935) and a pioneer of forensic toxicology in America.

12/27/2013

American Experience | PBS

Pictured here with his (adorable) son, the "father of forensic toxicology" Alexander Gettler emigrated to the U.S. at age six, and was a lifelong New Yorker.

Learn about some of the groundbreaking cases he worked on with our interactive graphic novel: www.pbs.org/poisoners

(Photo Credit: Dorothy Atzl)

12/20/2013

The Return of the Cyanide Murder - Wired Science

The Return of the Cyanide Murder - Wired Science

This summer, a member of the Montreal mafia (who knew?) mysteriously died in a Canadian federal prison. On Monday, Canadian authorities announced the result of the autopsy. They’d found a lethal dose of cyanide in blood and tissue. Curiously enough, …

12/10/2013

WGBH American Experience . The Poisoner's Handbook | PBS

Cut open a stomach and check for cyanide in this new Poisoner's Handbook interactive comic book.

Interactive: Tales from the Poisoner's Handbook

12/09/2013

The Power of Poison

If anyone offers you a snack at this new Museum of Natural History exhibit, your answer should be a firm no. (And don't lick the frogs, either.)

Whether as a defense against predators, a source of magical strength, or as a lethal weapon used as lifesaving treatment, the story of poison is surprising at every turn. The Power of Poison, a special exhibition that opens November 16, 2013, explores poison’s paradoxical roles in nature, human heal...

12/05/2013

Writers Guild Awards

The Abolitionists was nominated for a WGA award! Congrats to Rob Rapley for a brilliant script! http://www.wga.org/wga-awards/nominees-winners.aspx

Breaking Bad, Written by Sam Catlin, Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, George Mastras, Thomas Schnauz, Moira Walley-Beckett; AMC

12/03/2013

The Poisoner's Handbook Preview

The Poisoner's Handbook Preview

In 1918, on the brink of becoming the largest metropolis in the world, New York City hired Charles Norris as its first scientifically trained medical examine...

11/17/2013

DOC NYC has had such an amazing lineup this year! Here are some of the titles we've checked out: Twenty Feet From Stardom, The Act of Killing, Stories We Tell, and tonight, Town Hall. Which films have you seen at the biggest documentary festival in the US?

11/11/2013

WGBH American Experience | PBS . The Poisoner's Handbook

There are 58 days until the new Apograph Productions film airs. Mark your calendars, people: January 7th, 2014!

The grave truth behind modern forensics was discovered in 1920s New York.

11/07/2013

http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/America_in_Primetime/70242631?locale=en-US

http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/America_in_Primetime/70242631?locale=en-US

11/06/2013

CNN Films: Pandora's Promise

Be sure to check out Pandora's Promise on CNN tomorrow at 9pm. Edited by our very own Don Kleszy! #pandoraspromise http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/world/cnn-films-pandoras-promise/index.html?iref=allsearch

Sundance's controversial "Pandora's Promise" shows how lifelong environmentalists fearing climate change have reversed their opposition to nuclear power.

11/05/2013

The Civil War and the End of Slavery | The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross | PBS

Episode 3 of THE AFRICAN AMERICANS: MANY RIVERS TO CROSS airs tonight on PBS, directed by the fabulous Jamila Wignot. Check it out! (and check local listings for the exact time.)

Watch preview: African American soldiers in the Civil War, the end of slavery, and Reconstruction in the South are covered in this African-American history documentary on PBS.

11/01/2013

http://www.oprah.com/packages/bridegroom.html

It's exciting to see so many networks buying documentaries these days! Check out the beautiful film, #Bridegroom on OWN. Don't forget the tissues! http://www.oprah.com/packages/bridegroom.html

10/31/2013

TOWN HALL

Come see our good friends' film, Town Hall, at #DOCNYC!

NYC PREMIERE An unexpected consequence of the 2008 presidential election, the Tea Party emerged as an ostensibly grassroots conservative political movement focused on limiting government and a political force with which to be reckoned, as demonstrated by the midterm elections. With restraint and can...

10/31/2013

CNN Films: Blackfish

CNNFilms has been airing some really great documentaries, including the eye-opening, devastating Sundance hit #blackfish. http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/us/cnn-films-blackfish/index.html

One of the hottest films out of Sundance, "Blackfish" traces the history of killer whales in captivity leading up to the 2010 killing of a Sea World trainer.