DAVID BIANCULLI

Founder / Editor

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Associate Editor

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2012
Sep
23
 
 
SEASON PREMIERE: This season’s opener is bursting with so much fabulous music that it should be watched, treasured and celebrated for that alone. But there’s so much else going on – politically, musically, socially, romantically, gastronomically – that it’s clear this is another David Simon series, daring you to absorb and crack the code of this superbly realized city portrait, and amply rewarding those who do.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
23
 
 
Vegas has the makings of a damned fine weekly hour of good vs. evil, with Quaid against Chiklis as the crowd-pleasing main event...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
22
 
 
The Day Carl Sandburg Died interestingly lays out the life of a misremembered American poet, journalist, biographer, musician, musical archivist, political activist, husband, father and author of children's literature...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
22
 
 
Conclusion.  If you’ve been watching all week, this is the payoff. If you haven’t, you should have been. And this is the big ending with the showdown at Osaka Castle, and with Anjin-San (Richard Chamberlain) battling side-by-side with Toranaga (Toshiro Mifune, pictured).
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
22
 
 
Glenn Ford is putty in the gloved hands of Rita Hayworth’s Gilda in this 1946 romantic melodrama – and who can blame him? You can put the blame on Mame if you want – but it’s Hayworth, singing that song, who casts the spell that proves so potent.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
22
 
 
Rubik is not to blame here, but tonight the Doctor (Matt Smith) and his companions are confronted by some mysterious cubes. They’re less harmless than they seem – but on this entertaining series, isn’t everything?
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
22
 
 
From 1999, this is one of the early Chris Rock specials for which he prepared like a heavyweight, coming out with all-new material and determined to land an early knockout punch. Which, by the way, he does.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
22
 
 
The last time Joseph Gordon-Levitt showed up to guest host, he came with an impressive amount of energy, and a willingness to do a lot more than might have been expected of him. Now that he’s set his personal bar so high, the writers should respond in kind, making this a potentially strong outing. Musical guests: Mumford & Sons.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
22
 
 
On this day in 1999, NBC introduced one of television's most honored dramatic series, The West Wing...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
22
 
 
Steeped in New Orleans music, culture and food, the noir drama Treme returns Sunday night, Sept. 23 at 10 p.m. ET on HBO. The series features one of TV's top casts, including Lance E. Nichols, Steve Zahn, Melissa Leo, David Morse and Jon Seda...