Made in 1971, this was another Seventies triumph directed by Alan J. Pakula, and this one starred Donald Sutherland as the title character, and Jane Fonda in a career-redefining turn as Bree, a high-priced prostitute who is threatened by a serial killer. So moody. So dark. So good – especially the acting, by both Sutherland and Fonda.

2016

Jul

NOT THE 11 O’CLOCK NEWS: HOW THE LATE-NIGHT COMEDY SHOWS ARE DEEPENING THE DIVIDE BETWEEN COMMENTARY AND TRADITIONAL NEWS By Alex Strachan

Two lists. First is a list of the most recent Emmy winners for news and documentary. Next is a list of this month’s Television Critics Association (TCA) nominees for news and information...

2016

Jul

2016 WIMBLEDON TENNIS By David Bianculli

It’s shaping up to be quite a year for Wimbledon, especially for fans rooting for the relative old-timers. Defending champion Novak Djokovic was toppled in a stunning loss to No. 28-ranked Sam Querrey on Saturday, which makes today’s men’s quarterfinals especially intriguing. No. 3-ranked Roger Federer (pictured), who last won the trophy at Wimbledon in 2012 (which was the most recent of his 17 majors), plays No. 9-ranked Marin Cilic at 8 a.m. ET. That game is followed, at 11 a

2016

Jul

EURO 2016 SEMIFINALS: PORTUGAL VS. WALES By David Bianculli

With Cinderella team Iceland knocked out of the Euro 2016 soccer games, the action reverts to teams with some of the world’s most famous and highly paid players. But there’s still one Cinderella team in play: Wales, which today plays in the first semifinal game of a major match in that country’s history. And there are superstars, too: Wales has Gareth Bale (pictured), who, when not representing his home country here, is a star player for Real Madrid – as is Cristiano Rona

2016

Jul

MARON By David Bianculli

Tonight, a plot thread from earlier in the season is revisited, as Marc visits the lesbian couple to whom he served as sperm donor so they could have a child. When he goes there to meet the baby and congratulate the couple, he learns that the couple… has broken up.

2016

Jul

THE WILD BUNCH By David Bianculli

Tuesdays and Wednesdays this month are Western days on TCM, hosted by Keith Carradine. Today, the most interesting movies come late in the day, starting with Sam Peckinpah’s controversially violent 1969 The Wild Bunch. The violence ante has been upped so much in the decades since, the slow-motion carnage here may seem more quaint than shocking – but the performances remain a delight. William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan and Warren Oates star.

2016

Jul

PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID By David Bianculli

This 1973 film, too, is a Western directed by Sam Peckinpah, starring James Coburn and Kris Kristofferson as the lawman Pat Garrett and outlaw Billy the Kid, respectively. But the most fascinating part of this Western comes from supporting player Bob Dylan, who plays the mysterious character known as Alias (pictured) – and who also provided the music’s memorable score, including the now-iconic song “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door.”

2016

Jul

FX’S 'TYRANT' RETURNS WITH THE FAMILY BUSINESS STILL DYSFUNCTIONAL By David Hinckley

FX’s Tyrant doesn’t try to pretend that running a Middle Eastern country would be, for most people, a coveted gig...

2016

Jul

USA'S 'ROYAL PAINS' ENDS 8-SEASON RUN, LEAVING A VOID By David Hinckley

It’s no big shock or spoiler to say there are a lot of good outcomes in the last-ever episode of USA’s Royal Pains...

2016

Jul

THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY By David Bianculli

All this month, TCM is devoting Mondays and Tuesdays, day and night, to the Western, with a 100-film retrospective, hosted by Keith Carradine. And the entire thing begins today, early, at 6:15 am. ET, with the first Western ever filmed: 1903’s The Great Train Robbery, the Edwin S. Porter-directed action film, fewer than 15 minutes in length, that ends with a famous shot of one of the bad guys pointing his gun directly at the audience and firing.

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