To all those who watched the first three episodes of Mrs. America when the brilliantly acted miniseries premiered last week, dramatizing the fight for (and against) the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s, be aware: Episode 4 dropped today, and focuses on Tracey Ullman as pioneer feminist Betty Friedan. From now on, new episodes roll out weekly.

2020

Apr

THE BIG INTERVIEW WITH DAN RATHER By David Bianculli

Tonight’s guest for Rather’s one-hour interview is Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry – who, in her 1980s salad days, had a major impact not only on MTV, but on hip-hop. Yes, it’s true. Listen and learn, because I’m sure they’ll cover it, “Rapture”-ously.

2020

Apr

POPEYE By David Bianculli

This 1980 movie musical is rarely televised, so take advantage of the opportunity. It’s quite an oddity. A live-action adaptation of a cartoon or comic is nothing rare in Hollywood terms, but one directed by Robert Altman? With music and lyrics by Harry Nilsson? With Robin Williams in the title role? This eye-popping Popeye also stars Shelley Duvall as Olive Oyl, Ray Walston as Popeye’s Pappy, and Paul Dooley as Wimpy. And look hard enough, and closely enough, and you&rsquo

2020

Apr

WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS By David Bianculli

In tonight’s episode, the vampire pack heads out at night to feed – but, as an experiment, on snacks, served at a neighborhood Super Bowl party, their first. “You are all such strong women!” marvels Nadja (Natasia Demetriou) in her heavy accent, while sharing drinks and gossip with the human wives. “How did you end up married to such boiled potatoes?”

2020

Apr

BROCKMIRE By David Bianculli

In this week’s new episode, “The Hall,” Hank Azaria’s Brockmire finally, finally, gets his shot at being inducted into Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame. But in doing so, he has to confront not only his troubled and colorful past – but his equally colorful wax likeness.

2020

Apr

KOYAANISQATSI By David Bianculli

This 1982 film – a bizarre, bold favorite of mine – has a title that comes from a Hopi Indian phrase and translates, roughly, to “life out of balance.” It comes from a time when extreme time-lapse photography was relatively new, and the purpose of director Godfrey Reggio’s Koyaanisqatsi was to capture images from unexpected angles at unusual speeds. Urban traffic grids were shot from above and sped up greatly, making the lights from cars look like scurryin

2020

Apr

JANE GOODALL, EARTH DAY, AND NATGEO By Mike Hughes

Last month, Jane Goodall – who will be the star of many Earth Day programs Wednesday – received some jolting news: She would be relaxing at home for a while...

2020

Apr

SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON EARTH DAY PROGRAMMING By Mike Hughes

Let’s think of it as an Earth Day Film Festival. On Wednesday, our TVs and other devices will be filled with documentaries and other programming, some hopeful and some bleak, for the 50^th anniversary of the first Earth Day, April 22, 1970...

2020

Apr

1993: 'WALKER, TEXAS RANGER' DEBUTS By TV WW

On this day in 1993, CBS debuted the crime drama Walker, Texas Ranger...

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