TCM’s month of movie musicals, shown every Tuesday and Thursday in June, is at an end, but what a way to go out: The action begins at 8 a.m. ET with 1971’s The Boy Friend (where waifish supermodel Twiggy played a flapper), and, over the course of the day and night, includes everything from 1973’s Godspell (3 p.m. ET) and 1972’s 1776 (5 p.m. ET) to 1968’s Funny Girl (8 p.m. ET) and 1971’s Fiddler on the Roof (10:45 p.m. ET). And the evening, and the month-long

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2018 FIFA WORLD CUP By David Bianculli

The final slots in the Round of 16 are filling up fast, and today’s action features four more games – played two at a time, with Fox televising one of them, and Fox Sports 1 televising the other. Tomorrow at 10 a.m. ET, Fox presents Senegal vs. Columbia, while Fox Sports presents Japan vs. Poland. They’ll all in Group H, and except for Poland, all still have a chance to advance. Then at 2 p.m. ET, from Group G, Fox presents England vs. Belgium (pictured), both of wh

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HARLAN ELLISON, 1934-2018 By David Bianculli

Harlan Ellison, the passionate and influential writer whose works encompassed fantasy novels, collections of TV and film criticism, groundbreaking literary anthologies and memorable TV episodes from Star Trek and The Outer Limits, died in his sleep today, June 28, at age 84. Many people may not associate him immediately with television, but I do…

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2018 FIFA WORLD CUP By David Bianculli

Today and tomorrow are the final days of the Group Stage, when teams will either advance to the Round of 16, or go home. Games are played simultaneously, with coverage divided between Fox and Fox Sports 1. Today at 10 a.m. ET, Fox presents Mexico vs. Sweden: Mexico (pictured) has won both its previous matches, while fellow Group F squad Sweden has won one and lost one. On Fox Sports, also from Group F, it’s Germany vs. South Korea. Germany has the same record as Sweden, while South Korea i

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PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK By David Bianculli

Last month, Amazon presented an involving, well-acted new miniseries version of Picnic at Hanging Rock, expanding upon the story told in Peter Weir’s atmospheric, influential 1975 Australian film. Whether or not you’ve seen the miniseries, you should make an effort to see this telecast of Weir’s version, starring Rachel Roberts (pictured) as the imperious, mysterious Mrs. Appleyard. And watch for a young Jacki Weaver, now co-starring in Netflix’s Secret City miniseries, a

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NOVA: "THE RISE OF SUPERSTORMS" By David Bianculli

From Beaumont, TX (pictured) to Puerto Rico, the devastation caused by hurricanes has been horrific. This new NOVA asks, however, whether Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria have something else in common – something that will make similar “superstorms” even more common. Check local listings.

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SECRET CITY By David Bianculli

SERIES PREMIERE: Anna Torv stars in this 2016 series import from Australia, playing a reporter who finds herself immersed in a scandal involving murder and intrigue by two powerful international forces: the United States and China. It’s a story of government posturing and threatening, and since it reflects international tensions and alliances from just before the election of Donald Trump, some of the chess-playing moves by the respective government seem almost quaint. (The U.S. and Austral

2018

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MAD ABOUT MUSICALS By David Bianculli

Today’s lineup for TCM’s “Mad about Musicals” festival contains three movie musicals that, for varied reasons, touch on a few of my lifetime passions and favorite memories. At 5:30 p.m. ET, there’s 1962’s Gypsy, with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, whom I just interviewed on stage – a career highlight – for an event at Rutgers University. At 11 p.m. ET, there’s 1962’s The Music Man, with Robert Preston starring in a delightful widescreen ve

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2018 FIFA WORLD CUP By David Bianculli

Today’s World Cup schedule is another dual, dueling round of contests, when both Fox and Fox Sports 1 present a doubleheader of games played simultaneously. At 10 p.m. ET, Fox shows Denmark vs. France, while Fox Sports 1 presents Australia vs. Peru. Then at 1 p.m. ET, Fox shows Nigeria vs. Argentina, while Fox Sports 1 televises Iceland vs. Croatia. Good games all, as we near the end of this opening round and finalize the list of the 16 squads, and countries, advancing to the Knockout Roun

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