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TVWW ARCHIVE

Contributors Archive
 
 
2019
Jan
28
HBO'S 'DEADLINE ARTISTS' PROFILES OLD-SCHOOL COLUMNISTS By David Hinckley
 
 
The decline of print newspapers has cost us, among many other things, a unique subspecies: the New York tabloid columnist...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Jan
27
'I AM THE NIGHT' IS AN ENGROSSING MYSTERY By David Hinckley
 
 
TNT’s shadowy crime drama I Am the Night approaches a familiar piece of film turf – the infamous 1947 Black Dahlia murder case in Los Angeles – from a different direction...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Jan
25
STREAMING SERVICE BROADWAYHD BRINGS US 'A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN' By David Hinckley
 
 
The tragic mystique of Janis Joplin has considerably outstripped the success she enjoyed back when she was with us...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Jan
21
THE NATIVE AMERICAN INFLUENCE ON MUSIC IS EXAMINED IN 'RUMBLE: INDIANS WHO ROCKED THE WORLD ' By David Hinckley
 
 
When writers start running down the list of all the musical styles that influenced rock ‘n’ roll, even the most learned often stop before they get to the music of Native Americans. They shouldn’t,..
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Jan
20
'BLACK MONDAY' IS NOT A GREAT INVESTMENT By David Hinckley
 
 
Thirty-one years should clear the statute of limitations for making a comedy about a devastating stock market crash...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Jan
19
THE MACHINATIONS BEHIND 'BREXIT' By David Hinckley
 
 
Even Benedict Cumberbatch, alas, can’t fully explain Brexit...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Jan
16
'DEADLY CLASS' HAS POTENTIAL By David Hinckley
 
 
As our unfortunate friend Preacher illustrates, the best graphic novels don’t always turn into the best TV shows. So it’s a pleasure to report that the new kid on this block could turn out to be a killer...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Jan
15
THE COMPLICATED HISTORY OF THE EVERGLADES IN 'THE SWAMP' ON PBS By David Hinckley
 
 
Florida’s Everglades, which once covered the lower half of that large state, is the home to alligators, poisonous snakes and mosquito clouds thick enough to darken the sun...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Jan
15
'ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO' COVERS FAMILIAR GROUND THAT'S WORTH REVISITING By David Hinckley
 
 
Roswell, New Mexico certainly picked the right moment to return to prime-time television...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2019
Jan
13
'TRUE DETECTIVE' FANS HAVE NO NEED TO FEAR SEASON 3 By David Hinckley
 
 
Hey, Marvel’s Iron Man did it – rebounded from one terrible movie to recapture much of its original magic the next time out. Now HBO’s True Detective does it...
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
New From TVWW

PBS' 'Frontline’ Examines Pension Promises and — Spoiler Alert — Finds the Math Doesn’t Add Up
By Alex Strachan
 
 
 
 
The Decadence of ‘Versailles’ Comes to Ovation
By David Hinckley
 
 
 
 
Prescribing Mamie Gummer in 'Emily Owens, M.D.'
By Ed Bark
 
 
 
 
Looking for a Free Ride? HBO Can Deliver
By Christy Slewinski
 
 
 
 
'Pass the Biscuits' Part of the Hatfield-McCoy Pop-Culture Legacy
By Noel Holston
 
 
 
 

Dispatches From TVWW

'Extinction: The Facts' is a Sobering Call to Action
By David Hinckley
 
 
 
 
How 'Mayans' Has Been Influenced by the Show's Creator Elgin James
By Mike Hughes
 
 
 
 
For Whom the Bell Tolls: Ken Burns and Lynn Novick Take on Ernest Hemingway, the Man and the Myth
By Alex Strachan
 
 
 
 
In the Final Season, Sutton Foster's Liza is Now the Genuine Version of Her 'Younger' Self
By Monique Nazareth
 
 
 
 
Season 2 of 'City on a Hill' Returns with Kevin Bacon, Aldis Hodge, and Boston Corruption
By David Hinckley