Maybe the most unexpected suggestion in The Longest War, a new documentary on America’s military intervention in Afghanistan, is that our presence there had some positive consequences. Not a lot. But some...

2020

Apr

SAFETY LAST By David Bianculli

The TCM Classic Film Festival 2020 Special Home Edition continues this weekend, which means, just about any time you tune to TCM, you’ll be seeing something wonderful – now more than ever. Check in any time of the day or night, and you’re likely to be pleased, and solidly entertained, by what you see. Today, I’m highlighting just two of the featured offerings on this particular Saturday schedule, because I can imagine their enjoyment being enhanced if watched by multiple

2020

Apr

ONE WORLD: TOGETHER AT HOME By David Bianculli

SPECIAL: This new special, simulcast by CBS, NBC and ABC, is a collaboration between the World Health Organization and Global Citizen. A more expanded version, a sort of massive pre-show, will be streamed on several platforms from 2-8 p.m. ET, including Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, Facebook, Apple, and Instagram. The idea – and potentially, it’s a brilliant one – is to present a multi-hour “socially distanced” entertainment event in which musical acts, and appearanc

2020

Apr

CASABLANCA By David Bianculli

And if you’re not into massive virtual concert fundraisers: For this Saturday night portion of TCM’s home version of its 2020 Classic Film Festival, the network presents one of the most classic movie ever made: 1942’s Casablanca, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman as former lovers caught up in the deadly espionage plots involving World War II. Remember that this was filmed and released during that war, making its defiant portrayals of pat

2020

Apr

THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS COMEDY HOUR By David Bianculli

This week’s ultra-rare rerun of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour is a presentation of the program’s third-season premiere in September 1968. Tom and Dick Smothers were reeling from, and reacting to, the police brutality that flared outside the Democratic National Convention that summer, as well as the June assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy. To start the new season, and acknowledge all the national unrest, the brothers worked with guest star Ha

2020

Apr

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE By David Bianculli

Last week’s “At Home” edition of SNL was important, and very welcome. I loved seeing Tom Hanks as host, especially as he began by poking fun at two durable show-biz institutions: Saturday Night Live and himself. Tonight’s show is a rerun, but is worth watching because it’s the most recent episode performed and televised live before the pandemic shutdown. Daniel Craig was the guest host, making jokes about the fact that he was there to promote the

2020

Apr

1966: THE ACADEMY AWARDS BROADCAST IN COLOR By TV WW

This day in 1966 marked the 38th Annual Academy Awards, the first Oscar awards ceremony to be broadcast in color...

2020

Apr

1989: THE LAUNCH OF CNBC By TV WW

This day in 1989 marked the launch of the Consumer News and Business Channel, better known as CNBC...

2020

Apr

ANOTHER SEASON OF 'BOSCH' DEBUTS AS IT RETURNS TO AMAZON PRIME By David Hinckley

Some cop shows just know how to maintain a solid entertainment level, and one of them is Amazon Prime's Bosch...

2020

Apr

A HARD DAY'S NIGHT By David Bianculli

The virtual TCM Classic Film Festival continues today, with loads of classic films and TCM specials running all day and night through the weekend. Point your TV to TCM, and you stand a much better chance of making it till Monday. I’ll point out two highlights today, starting with this one: the 1964 Richard Lester romp that still stands as one of the best and most vibrant movie musicals ever made. From its opening chord (and what a chord!), A Hard Day’s Night is a joy. And r

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