Just as there are known knowns and known unknowns, there are facts, and then there are non-facts. And then there are alternative facts. Or are there?...

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THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL OF DONALD J. TRUMP By David Bianculli

Consider this a repeat or a sequel. This historic event is the best thing to watch today.

2021

Feb

1964: THE BEATLES FIRST APPEAR ON 'ED SULLIVAN' By David Bianculli

On this day in 1964, The Ed Sullivan Show became the most-watched TV show of its era, thanks to an appearance by the Beatles...

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Feb

1979: 'LITTLE WOMEN' HAS LITTLE LUCK ON NBC By TV WW

On this day in 1979, NBC attempted to turn the two-part movie Little Women into a weekly series...

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FIRST COW By David Bianculli

This 2019 low-budget movie is getting lots of buzz and momentum heading into this year’s Oscar race. I’d say it’s a dark horse candidate, but, given the context, that would be udderly ridiculous. First Cow just won the New York Film Critics Association Award for best picture of 2020, and is directed and co-written by Kelly Reichart, who explored a similar time and place in her 2010 movie Meek’s Cutoff, starring Michelle Williams. Set in the pre-stateho

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Feb

THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL By David Bianculli

This 1952 film stars Kirk Douglas as a movie producer with few scruples (or is that redundant?), which isn’t exactly new territory for a Hollywood movie. But director Vincente Minnelli’s drama does structure itself quite unusually, by teaching us about this movie producer by listening to (and watching) the very biased and personal perspectives of three people caught within his web – a writer, a director, and an actress. Lana Turner is a standout as the actress, and t

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Feb

30 COINS By David Bianculli

In tonight’s Episode 7 of this weird imported horror series, the last of the Judas “blood money” coins find their way to the village – which, perhaps not too coincidentally, is immediately enveloped in a scary shroud of fog. I remain somewhat intrigued by the odd tone of this miniseries, so I’m still watching. HBO, play misty for me…

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Feb

PUPPY BOWL XVII By David Bianculli

Animal Planet has been conducting its miniature bowl games, featuring various breeds of puppies (and other animals) cavorting with toys on a tiny football field, for 17 years now. You’d think it’d be old by now. Then again, when the first Puppy Bowl was held, Tom Brady already was playing as a pro football quarterback. So time is relative… and this annual special continues to provide the paws that refreshes.

2021

Feb

KITTEN BOWL VIII By David Bianculli

If you’re more of a cat person than a dog person, then you may find that this kitty-come-lately Puppy Bowl ripoff, begun by The Hallmark as an annual event less than a decade ago, will, uh, mews you.

2021

Feb

SUPER BOWL LV By David Bianculli

This really could be one of the best Super Bowls ever played. The Kansas City Chiefs, led by young superstar QB Patrick Mahomes, are defending their title from last year. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, led by old superstar QB Tom Brady, are the first team in Super Bowl history, all 55 years of it, to be playing in their home stadium. But with a COVID-reduced attendance, that may not be that huge a factor. But the QB matchup, a true generational battle, certainly is. And because Mahomes already won la

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