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2015
Jul
7
 
 
Today and tomorrow, TCM is saluting the centennial of the invention of Technicolor. The tribute begins at 6 a.m. ET Tuesday with a showing of the first feature-length color film, 1922’s The Toll of the Sea (before that, Technicolor was used sparingly, and mostly in shorts). Colorful examples of the pioneering color process are available all day and night today and Wednesday. Among the Day 1 highlights is this 1938 Michael Curtiz-direction action film, starring Errol Flynn as Sir Robin of L
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Jul
7
 
 
SEASON FINALE: What a triumphant season for Amy Schumer – a Peabody award, a new movie about to open, and a series of shows, this year, that started boldly and brilliantly and never slowed down. Tonight’s season finale presents the usual number of titillatingly twisted sketches – including one in which Amy plays a witch accused, in Puritan times, of cursing the town’s menfolk… with what sounds an awful lot like a series of cases of STD.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Jul
7
 
 
SEASON PREMIERE: This friendly little game show, a spiritual throwback to the good-natured fun of Password and the like, begins Season 3 with host Jane Lynch presiding over a mix of oddball quizzes, in which regular contestants are paired with teams of boisterous celebrities. Tonight, that roster includes musician John Legend and wife and model Chrissy Teigen, and actors Zachary Quinto and Jesse Tyler Ferguson.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Jul
7
 
 
Michael Powell’s 1948 movie fable, about a ballerina (Moira Shearer) torn between love of her craft and of a young composer, and both possessor of and possessed by a pair of magical ballet slippers, may be the most sumptuous Technicolor film ever released. It’s the sort of film that has inspired generations to become dancers – or filmmakers.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Jul
6
 
 
The opening day of Week 2 at Wimbledon is to tennis fans what a college bowl game day is to football fans: nonstop action, all day long. The round of 16 begins today, and all players, men and women, play today in hopes of advancing. Several top seeds have been upset already, including Rafael Nadal. But there’s plenty of action and excitement still to come – starting this morning in particular: among the opening matches covered live by ESPN this morning is the latest example of the sp
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Jul
6
 
 
SEASON PREMIERE: The premise of this show is simple: amateur magicians perform their bits of business in front of, and sometimes with the involvement of, master illusionists Penn Gillette and Teller. If Penn & Teller are impressed, so are we. It’s a basic idea, but always fun because of the hosts, who also serve up some enjoyable tricks of their own. Last year, Fool Us seemed like a one-off summer series, but it fooled us. Presto: It’s back!
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Jul
6
 
 
In case you missed last night’s intense season finale of Penny Dreadful, here it is again, in prime time. Don’t miss it twice. Eva Green stars.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Jul
6
 
 
Tonight’s installment is called Tough Love, and examines two separate custody cases – of parents trying to regain custody of children taken away from them. It’s a tough fight, and emotional, and sometimes very hard to judge – which, looking at it from a legal standpoint, is the point of this study. Check local listings.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Jul
6
 
 
Jon Stewart is taking the week off – one last break before he comes back for his final laps – but even Stewart’s Daily Show reruns, out of their current-events context, are fun to watch. Tonight’s isn’t that old a repeat: It’s from last week, with guest Jon Hamm, enjoying a very playful relationship with the show’s host. They’re very good together. And remember: If it’s older Daily Show vintages you care to sample, the Comedy Central web
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
Jul
6
 
 
Talent comes in different shapes and sizes. And guises. That’s hardly news, of course, but it explains a lot about how, even after 10 seasons, America’s Got Talent is still doing boffo biz in the summer ratings...