Billy Wilder directed this 1944 film noir classic, and they don’t get much noir-er than this. Fred MacMurray and Edward G. Robinson star as men who get caught in the web, or put in the deadly path, of a femme fatale played by Barbara Stanwyck. What a performance – and what a movie.

2013

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2013 WIMBLEDON MEN'S FINAL By David Bianculli

In yesterday’s women’s final, poor Sabine Lisinki, after playing so brilliantly, and with such heart, to reach the finals, had little left in the tank, and lost in straight sets to Marion Bartoli, coming alive only in the last few games. What that may mean for today’s men’s final is uncertain. Novak Djokovic (pictured), ranked No. 1, may be drained a bit after playing the longest men’s semifinal in Wimbledon history, and prevailing over Juan Martin del Potro in a th

2013

Jul

THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN By David Bianculli

TCM already had scheduled an Essentials, Jr. night devoted to “Down to Size” before the recent death of writer Richard Matheson, whose imagination spawned an astounding list of beloved movies and TV shows. (For my list of his TV greats, see Bianculli’s Blog.) Even so, the night begins with his seminal contribution to the “shrunken drama” genre: 1957’s The Incredible Shrinking Man, starring Grant Williams as a man who finds himself getting smaller and smaller,

2013

Jul

DEXTER By David Bianculli

Last week’s Season 8 premiere ended with a stunner – with a visiting police psychologist, played by Charlotte Rampling, casually mentioning to Michael C. Hall’s Dexter that she knows about “Harry’s code” – the rules by which Dexter’s father taught and allowed him to kill. How is that possible? In tonight’s episode, we find out, and the answer makes Rampling’s character even more mysterious and unpredictable.

2013

Jul

FAMILY TREE By David Bianculli

SEASON FINALE: In California, Tom (Chris O’Dowd) continues to uncover more, increasingly unsettling information about his ancestors. And while he’s finding loved ones, Bea (Nina Conti) is losing them – at least one, when her beloved Monkey hand puppet vanishes around Venice Beach.

2013

Jul

RAY DONOVAN By David Bianculli

In this second episode, Liev Schreiber, as Ray, has to contend with his ex-con father, just released from prison, who embarks on a determined campaign to undermine his son’s wishes by getting closer to Ray’s wife and children. It leads to one of the most friction-filled father-son dynamics on TV in years, and one definitely worth watching – especially with Jon Voight doing such great work as Ray’s loose-cannon dad.

2013

Jul

MY ENCOUNTER WITH 'THE LONE RANGER' By Bill Brioux

"Are ya grindin'?" the Lone Ranger said to me. "Shut 'er down." Thus began my interview with Clayton Moore, TV's The Lone Ranger from 1949 to 1957...

2013

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2013 WIMBLEDON TENNIS WOMEN'S FINAL By David Bianculli

The opponents in this year’s women’s final at Wimbledon have gotten there through very different paths. Marion Bartoli (seeded No. 15) has had a relatively easy time of it, getting to the finals without losing a set. On the other hand, and on the other side of the net, Sabine Lisicki (pictured), seeded No. 23, has battled hard to make it this far, coming back after being down 0-3 in the third and deciding set to beat both Serena Williams (the No. 1 seed) and, on Thursday, Agnieszka R

2013

Jul

THE WALKING DEAD MARATHON By David Bianculli

The Fourth of July weekend marathon continues. And today, beginning at 1 p.m. ET, AMC repeats Season 3, the shows in which the band of hardy survivors prepares to take to the road again – shifting from the farm to a potential new haven, a local prison.

2013

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SCHINDLER'S LIST By David Bianculli

It’s been 20 years since Steven Spielberg made this 1993 movie about Oskar Schindler – winning himself an Oskar (well, an Oscar) as Best Director in the process. Liam Neeson stars in the role of the man who, despite his close association with Nazis, saved an estimated 1000 Jews from extermination during the Holocaust.

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