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2015
May
15
 
 
In case you missed Diane Sawyer’s commendably sensitive interview with Bruce Jenner, here it is again – this time on the E! network, where restraint and good taste aren’t exactly hallmarks.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
May
15
 
 
This new documentary profiles filmmaker Richard Linklater, whose credits include the Before Sunrise trilogy, the comedy Dazed and Confused, and the game-changing, attention-getting Boyhood fim, which follows this documentary on Showtime tonight at 9:30 ET.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
May
15
 
 
Continuing’s TCM’s month-long Friday salute to Orson Welles, tonight’s offerings stress his Shakespearean dramas – starting with this 1966 film, in which he plays Shakespeare’s Falstaff in this version exploring Falstaff’s relationship with the future King Henry V. Following that, at 10:15 p.m. ET, is 1952’s Othello, and at midnight ET, 1948’s Macbeth, featuring Welles’ Mercury Players. Orson Welles is on camera, and behind it, in all these m
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
May
15
 
 
This new American Masters special profiles the American Ballet Theatre, the acclaimed dance troupe founded in 1940. It’s a complete and compelling overview, combining interviews with such current dancers as Susan Jaffe and Julie Kent with plenty of impressive video performance clips from the archives. Check local listings.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
May
15
 
 
In addition to the politicians on hand, tonight’s guests include John Waters, women’s rights advocate Ayaan Hirsi Ali, and rapper Killer Mike. Grade for eclecticism: A.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
May
14
 
 
SEASON FINALE: Liz has been double-crossed, and triple-crossed, and all evidence points to her as being a traitorous terrorist. Only one man is in her corner to try and clear her name – but it’s Red, so don’t count her out.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
May
14
 
 
MINISERIES PREMIERE: This is a warning, not a recommendation. M. Night Shyamalan is an executive producer of this show, and directed the premiere episode before handing those chores over to other directors. And the cast, in this show about a mysteriously secluded and secretive small town, includes Matt Dillon, Juliette Lewis, Carla Gugino, Terrence Howard, Hope Davis and (pictured) Melissa Leo – quite a collection of actors indeed. But only Davis and Leo really shine here, and reflect the
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
May
14
 
 
SEASON FINALE: Tonight, the verdict is in on the case – but the verdict on American Crime is in already. It’s been renewed, and will return with a different story and cast, as seems to be all the rage these days.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
May
14
 
 
This week’s episode is another one featuring Ursula Parker as Jane, one of Louis C.K.’s TV daughters. Tonight, she hosts a sleepover – which means Louie does, too.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2015
May
14
 
 
Tonight’s guests on this fifth-to-last Late Show with David Letterman are actor/filmmaker George Clooney and musician Tom Waits. Letterman waited until now to invite Clooney, and Tom Waits for no man…