DAVID BIANCULLI

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ERIC GOULD

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2020
Mar
7
 
 
I showed this 1974 movie to my daughter, Kristin, just before she went away to attend law school. She’s never forgotten it, and maybe only recently forgiven me for it – but she told me, years later, it was the best preparation she could have had for taking law school seriously from the start. Timothy Bottoms stars as a first-year Harvard Law School student, Lindsay Wagner plays a local distraction for his attentions, and John Houseman, who won an Oscar for his role, plays Professor K
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Mar
7
 
 
SERIES FINALE: I’ve got a secret: Ever since I saw the premiere of Nova back in the 1970s, I’ve been a sucker for making-of documentaries about nature films. And since some of the most astounding nature photography I’ve ever seen has appeared in Seven Worlds, One Planet, this post-series special providing the tricks of the producers’ trade is the perfect dessert, complementing the perfect meal. And it’s amazing in itself. Some of the shots I was
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Mar
7
 
 
SEASON PREMIERE: This is the Season 3 premiere of LeBron James’ exceptional HBO talk show, which basically appears whenever he feels like it. He and Maverick Carter appear in almost every episode, guiding a refreshingly freewheeling and honest talk that always touches on sports, pop culture, money, and music. It takes place in a barbershop, a setting as casual as the conversation, and in this season premiere episode includes such guests as Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes (pictured), Bl
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Mar
7
 
 
SERIES REPEAT: The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour is one of my all-time favorite TV shows – and, in terms of comedy/variety television, one of the most important. If not for what Tom and Dick Smothers and company (and what a company, including Mason Williams and Pat Paulsen!) did in their 1966-69 CBS series, such spiritual successors as Saturday Night Live may never have existed. The last time any episodes of Comedy Hour were televised, anywhere, was almost 30
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Mar
7
 
 
This week’s new episode features Daniel Craig as guest host, even though he was booked to promote No Time to Die, the new James Bond international blockbuster – which its studio, MGM, two days ago delayed from release until November. Why? Because of fears about movie attendance dropping because of the spreading coronavirus. It could have been worse: The film in question could have been a remake of Live and Let Die. Regardless, the news of the delay of No Time
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Mar
6
 
 
Looking back at a busy life and a lost election, Hillary Clinton summed things up. "I have been often – in my view, obviously – mischaracterized, misperceived," she said. "And I have to bear a lot of the responsibility for it."...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Mar
6
 
 
It takes about five seconds for a reboot of Amazing Stories to fully conjure the spirit of Steven Spielberg, who created the original 1985 series...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Mar
6
 
 
I still don't understand why so many people dislike Hillary Clinton. I mention this because I had hoped Hulu's new documentary Hillary, which becomes available Friday, might provide some insight...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Mar
6
 
 
SERIES PREMIERE: If you remember the original 1985 Steven Spielberg anthology series, you might have the proper mixture of anticipation and skepticism regarding this new reboot. Yes, it has the same musical theme (by John Williams) and a similar opening title sequence, which worked so well the first time. But except for a few standout episodes, the original NBC Amazing Stories seldom featured stories that were… amazing. Apple TV+ provided only one episode for preview, and it&rsq
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Mar
6
 
 
It's mere coincidence, but the day after Elizabeth Warren withdraws from the Democratic presidential primary race, Hulu premieres a new four-part documentary about the woman who ran for president in 2016, and won the popular vote: Hillary Rodham Clinton. The first episode spends much of its time on the Rodham part, including her newsmaking commencement address at Wellesley while a student there (pictured), and her time as a young legal aide on the Watergate staff. But it hops around in time, beg