DAVID BIANCULLI

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2012
Jul
24
 
 
The first five minutes of this new documentary extol the virtues, the beauty, the rarity, and the environmental and ecosystem value of the salmon spawning in Bristol Bay, in the southwest corner of Alaska. The remaining 55 minutes reveal the dangers posed by an international consortium that has purchased mineral rights to 330 miles of state land, and plans to extract silver, gold and other minerals in a mining operation that could threaten, if not destroy, the natural system in the region. Check
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Jul
24
 
 
Last summer, the buzz about The X Factor made it sound like the biggest thing to hit TV in years. Then it arrived and, well, shrunk...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Jul
23
 
 
Nigel Lythgoe fueled rumors that Jennifer Lopez may not be leaving American Idol, but Fox entertainment president later confirmed JLo's exit and announced a new Idol judge: Mariah Carey...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Jul
23
 
 
PBS promotions continue with Ken Burns talking about his new four-hour film, The Dust Bowl, and a few pioneers of television...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Jul
23
 
 
This 1986-91 CBS series, starring Paul Reubens as his hyper alter ego Pee-wee Herman, is one of the last great children’s series – and the one most likely to excite, as well as enchant, 21st century youngsters watching it for the first time...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Jul
23
 
 
In 1935, less than a decade after the advent of motion picture talkies, this drama won an Oscar for Best Picture, and Charles Laughton crafted an astoundingly sophisticated portrayal as the maniacal Captain Bligh. And look else who’s along for this fantastic voyage: Clark Cable as Fletcher Christian and Franchot Tone as Byam.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Jul
23
 
 
I knew the name Vito Russo only as a film critic and author – as the man who wrote The Celluloid Closet, the early seminal work about gay images and themes in mainstream cinema. But this 2011 documentary covers much more ground than that. It not only documents his early ties to Bette Midler’s New York bath house performances and the city’s emerging gay club scene, but also Russo’s involvement in gay rights and the initial identification of the AIDS virus.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Jul
23
 
 
Only a few episodes are left until this series ends and its spinoff begins. So if you’re a big fan of Kyra Sedgwick, now’s the time to watch her. Her tantrums are becoming more frequent, more demonstrative – and, given what’s bothering her these days, more meaningful.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Jul
23
 
 
This isn’t a well-written series, which makes it a lot less satisfying to watch – but this new quirky crime series does feature a lot of surprisingly strong guest stars. Tonight, for exaple, the guest star is Sheryl Lee from Twin Peaks, who plays a woman who, after being attacked, raped and almost murdered as a teen, is returned to her old bedroom 26 years later to pick up her life where it left off – and, while thinking she’s a teen again, try and recall details about he
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Jul
23
 
 
So many stars have jumped aboard for this show’s second season – Meryl Streep and Rosie O’Donnell among them – that Lisa Kudrow’s partly improvised comedy has become increasingly enjoyable. Especially the closing credits, where outtakes are folded in to provide one final jolt of good humor.