Being Mary Tyler Moore

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Michael D @MichaelX Oct 12, 2026 We remedied my husband's Carol Burnett gap with a few episodes of her eponymous show at our Airbnb in Monroe, Ohio back in summer 2024 followed by the movie musical "Annie" and the original "Four Seasons". Mary Tyler Moore was next on the list, and this warm 2023 HBO documentary by James Adolphus was the perfect vehicle. I’d somewhat taken Moore for granted, aware of her importance but not her full complexity, and this portrait, produced by Lena Waithe, set us straight. The talking head roster is extraordinary: Carol Burnett, Betty White, Gloria Steinem, Robert Redford, and many more bear witness to a woman who fundamentally changed how women were portrayed on American television. And then there’s "Ordinary People" with Moore playing against type as a cold, unloving mother, devastating and unforgettable, which is next in our queue. She passed in 2017 from complications of diabetes, but her influence endures. See more Nick E. @nicksmovies93 Jul 17, 2025 An endearing look at a television icon. See more Dena B @RT33513755 Oct 22, 2023 Love Rob Reiner infinity. See more Alan W @PatronWong Jul 20, 2023 Conventional and chronologically structured biographical account of the actor/performer charting her rise to fame through two classic U.S. sitcoms of the 60s and 70s, HBO Max's Being Mary Tyler Moore juxtaposes her modern portrayal of, first a housewife to Dick Van Dyke and then as an independent career woman in her own show, with the rise of feminism and how the portrayal of women pivots, at least on the small screen, to play tribute to a pioneering TV career. Beyond that, the film is more descriptive and less penetrating, especially with her personal life and her marriages which feels a little fudged over. However, for someone like me, who only has a passing knowledge of her as I've not really grown up with her shows, it serves as a fascinating but perhaps cursory introduction to the groundbreaking actor's life and work. See more Scott Toaden M @RT66956616 Jul 1, 2023 I love MTM. This doc was a disappointment. It was 2 hours that could have been under 45 minutes. It was pretty jumbled and it looses it's focus several times not knowing what kind of documentary it wants to me. It is fun to watch for the audio clips from her and many celbs and people they knew her (mostly without video). This one is for the fans and people just wanting to look at women icons of 60s/70s to waste some time but it drags on . .. . Most disappointing is how it wastes so much time on repeating things and skips over important information. For example it mentions MTM's diabetes but doesn't talk about it till the end and it focuses on that for long time repeating things . . . Also mentions MTM Enterprises but none of the other shows they produced or how she worked with people on other shows. . . . it also skips over many issues she had. It just wasn't good and was a let down. See more Read all reviews

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