Louis C.K.’s sad-sack comic persona on FX’s Louie is used to being treated shabbily – but Louie shouldn’t be. Nor should another FX series, the brilliant drama Justified, yet both were snubbed by Thursday’s Emmy nominations. What the FX is going on here?

2012

Jul

2012 EMMY NOMINATIONS: THE COMPLETE LIST By David Bianculli

A complete list of Emmy nominations — every category, every nominee...

2012

Jul

EMMY NOMS GO TO TV FAVES AND SOME NOTABLE NEWCOMERS By Ed Bark

A batch of usual suspects — Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Modern Family, 30 Rock — again deservingly had their say while newcomers American Horror Story, Homeland, Girls and Hatfields & McCoys also broke through in a big way...

2012

Jul

FORBIDDEN PLANET By David Bianculli

This 1956 sci-fi movie is a classic in its genre, not only because of its cool robot, but because of its source material: Shakespeare’s The Tempest. And as a bonus, it features the gorgeous Anne Francis. So with three good reasons to watch, why not? And there’s a fourth: Her male co-star is Leslie Nielsen, playing it straight.

2012

Jul

GALAXY QUEST By David Bianculli

Here’s a sci-fi movie that’s very meta, and very, very clever. It’s a movie about an old Star Trek-type TV series whose star (Tim Allen) has alienated most of his former co-stars, yet gets an unexpected chance at redemption when some real aliens, believing the show to be a documentary, arrives on Earth to seek help from the heroic TV characters. It’s such a sweet, smart movie – and co-stars in this 1999 movie include Tony Shalhoub and, in a wonderful change-of-pace

2012

Jul

PROJECT RUNWAY By David Bianculli

SEASON PREMIERE: This is the 10th season for this competition reality series, which used to be one of the most inspirational and satisfying of the bunch – but even with a lackluster “all-star” round last year, has generated little excitement since moving to Lifetime. Part of it is the natural aging process of a series whose gimmicks have become repetitive, but part is that the contestants, of late, have shown less creativity as designers than narcissism as would-be TV divas. Pe

2012

Jul

BURN NOTICE By David Bianculli

This series certainly is being egalitarian this season. Two weeks ago, the focus was on Fiona. Last week, it was on Sam. And tonight, it’s on Michael, who’s on a mission that puts him squarely against a tough mob guy. And for help, he goes to a familiar corner, but an unexpected one.

2012

Jul

LOUIE By David Bianculli

Part 1 of 2. Parker Posey guest stars as a new woman in Louie’s life – and boy, is she interesting. Louie (Louie C.K.) finds her all sorts of strange, and unsettling, and unpredictable. And somehow, finds that combination more than a little attractive…

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