Attention was paid, quite rightly, to Jon Heder, in the titular starring role in this quirky 2004 comedy, which is about a small-town high school race for class president – but really was about alienation and individuality and pride. And, for a young generation, spawned more than its share of catch phrases.

2014

Jun

THE PEOPLE VS. O.J. SIMPSON: WHAT THE JURY NEVER HEARD By David Bianculli

Twenty years on, NBC presents a two-hour special with the sort of hyperbolic title that, by accident, mirrors the media mania with the case from the start, when the low-speed chase of O.J. Simpson’s white Bronco sparked the so-called (and so wrongly called) “The Trial of the Century.” This special recounts and condenses it all, and also provides some new interviews – but the closest it gets to a “key” source is Simpson houseguest Kato Kaelin, getting his 15 Mi

2014

Jun

2014 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY By David Bianculli

Tune in at the start of this repeat of the 2014 induction ceremony, because that’s where most of the best music is – led by the all-star tribute to Linda Ronstadt, featuring lyrical ladies Carrie Underwood, Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris, Sheryl Crow and Stevie Nicks.

2014

Jun

MARS ATTACKS! By David Bianculli

This 1996 Tim Burton comedy is an inspired takeoff on those intentionally tasteless Mars Attacks! vintage trading cards of the same name (yes, you read that correctly), with a sparkling cast and special effects to match. Jack Nicholson plays a flashy dual role, Annette Bening and Sarah Jessica Parker offer very strong support, and the scene in which Lisa Marie, as an alien disguised as an odd femme fatale seducing White House aide Martin Short, is Tim Burton at his oddball best.

2014

Jun

NBA FINALS By David Bianculli

It’s Game 3 of the San Antonio Spurs-Miami Heat series, with each team claiming a victory thus far. But now the action movies to Miami, where the Heat hasn’t lost a playoff game all season, and where they’ve won the NBA title the past two years.

2014

Jun

BRAZIL WITH MICHAEL PALIN By David Bianculli

Palin continues tonight with two more travelogue episodes looking at Brazil, starting with the glitzy Rio de Janeiro, and ending with areas even farther south. And all the info is valuable, as we suddenly shift focus to this country as the host of this year’s impending, already controversial World Cup. Check local listings.

2014

Jun

CHASING LIFE By David Bianculli

SERIES PREMIERE: When The Fault in Our Stars beat out another new film, Tom Cruise’s sci-fi action movie Edge of Tomorrow, at the box office last weekend, it may have been a tipoff that young audiences are more than eager to see dramas that focus on young people faced with premature mortality. And if The Fault In Our Stars, which is about teens who meet at a cancer support group, can grab national attention, perhaps this new ABC Family series can as well. Chasing Life stars Italia Ricci as

2014

Jun

ROYAL PAINS By David Bianculli

SEASON PREMIERE: Royal Pains is back, and so is series star Mark Feuerstein, which will be good news for loyal fans of this USA series. But you’d have to be loyal to stay with this show this long, because even by casually scripted USA network standards, Royal Pains is onion-skin thin.

2014

Jun

FARGO By David Bianculli

This is the penultimate episode of this series’ first season, which has turned out to be one of television’s most pleasant surprises of 2014. The cast is deep, the plots are deeper, and the style is deliriously high.

2014

Jun

FIFA-FO-FUM By Linda Donovan

The world's largest sporting event, what we in the U.S. might call a soccer tournament, starts this week in Brazil. The 2014 World Cup will be watched across the globe and John Oliver is both "excited and extremely conflicted about it..."

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