TCM’s month-long salute to Kim Novak continues tonight, and prime time begins with her most enchanting film roles – literally. In this 1958 comedy, she plays a witch who casts a spell to catch the eye of James Stewart, who previously was bedazzled by her in Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo. When she holds that cat under her face to gaze into his eyes, it’s like watching four cat eyes at once – what a strange feline! All that, and co-star Ernie Kovacs, too.

2013

Sep

ELEMENTARY By David Bianculli

Part 2 of 2. Tonight’s repeat episode puts the “More” in Moriarty, as Sherlock and Watson discover the identity behind the sleuth’s mysterious arch-enemy. They’re surprised by what they find – as should anyone who’s read the original Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stories.

2013

Sep

VALERIE’S STORY: A MEREDITH VIEIRA SPECIAL By David Bianculli

What a month it’s been for Valerie Harper. Despite her grim medical diagnosis, she’s been making the rounds and stepping back into the spotlight in a very visible way. First she guest-starred on an episode of TV Land’s Hot in Cleveland, along with Mary Tyler Moore, Betty White and Georgia Engel, all of them beloved veterans of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Then, earlier this week, she made her emotional debut as one of the contestants on this latest round of ABC’s Dancing wi

2013

Sep

THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART By David Bianculli

Like father, like daughter. Former President Bill Clinton has visited Jon Stewart many times on The Daily Show to discuss his pet projects and joke around a bit with this show’s host – and tonight, his daughter, Chelsea Clinton, does the same.

2013

Sep

TVWW'S 2013 FALL PREVIEW PAGE: UP AND RUNNING! By David Bianculli

Once again, TVWW’s Fall Preview page is back – this time with information, premiere dates and capsule reviews about new shows premiering in the 2013 fall TV season…

2013

Sep

KEY & PEELE BACK IN FINE FORM FOR SEASON 3 By Ed Bark

A subtly effective mini-sketch on the Trayvon Martin case speaks louder than any and all bluster from MSNBC...

2013

Sep

ZERO DARK THIRTY By David Bianculli

This 2012 movie is bookended by segments that struck some as controversial – the aggressive interrogation of a prisoner at the start, and the invasion of Osama bin Laden’s compound at the climax. But those scenes, and every one in between, propel this decade-long detective story forward, without any false beats or pandering over-explaining. Jessica Chastain stars, and is excellent – but she’s working with an excellent director (Kathryn Bigelow), from a script by a very sm

2013

Sep

SURVIVOR: BLOOD VS. WATER By David Bianculli

SEASON PREMIERE: This is the 27th go-round for Survivor, and I have to admit, my passion for this show faded quickly, and completely, somewhere around Round 20. Even the variations no longer seem that varied. And this time, with a gimmick pitting 10 returning players against their loved ones, turning in to Survivor seems more like déjà viewing than ever. Oh, look, there’s Rupert… again. But if you're still into it, here it is.

2013

Sep

AMERICA'S GOT TALENT By David Bianculli

SEASON FINALE: This is Season 8 for this competition series, and I have to admit, my passion for this show faded quickly, and completely, somewhere around Round 1. But I’m such a Beatles freak, I’ll go ahead, in this crowning of the fall 2013 winner, and root for Cami Bradley, who performed a slowed-down, built-up version of “I Want to Hold Your Hand.”

2013

Sep

BROADCHURCH By David Bianculli

Alec (David Tennant) is very ill, it’s revealed, but that won’t stop his investigation. And in this seventh episode, that investigation is beginning to move along nicely, even if Alec himself has to spend time in a hospital bed.

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