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TVWW ARCHIVE

Contributors Archive
 
 
2012
May
1
FRONTLINE: "MONEY, POWER & WALL STREET" By David Bianculli
 
 
Parts 3 and 4. This four-hour examination of the current financial crisis, and how we got to this point, is very informative, but also very depressing. And there’s no avoiding the conclusion that we’re not close to being out of the woods yet. But we knew that already, didn’t we? Check local listings.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
May
1
THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA By David Bianculli
 
 
Long before Peter Benchley went to the sea with Jaws, but long after Herman Melville did it with Moby-Dick, Ernest Hemingway dove into his own aquatic allegories with this short, terse story about an aging fisherman and his persistence in his quest to catch an elusive, glorious marlin. Spencer Tracy stars in this 1958 movie version, directed by John Sturges. The author’s fourth wife, Mary Hemingway, can be seen in the film very briefly, playing a tourist.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
May
1
THE VOICE U.K. -- IS IT O.K.? By Kim Akass
 
 
Kim Akass reports from England about the BBC's version of The Voice -- the one with Tom Jones as a judge, and a talent show that's making quite a splash on the other side of the pond...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Apr
30
'GENERAL HOSPITAL' NEEDS A BOOST, SO BRING ON SUSAN LUCCI By Ed Martin
 
 
It’s been two months since executive producer Frank Valentini and head writer Ron Carlivati took control of ABC’s ailing General Hospital. TVWW's Ed Martin assesses their progress, and makes a few creative suggestions of his own...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Apr
30
THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH CRAIG FERGUSON, IN SCOTLAND By David Bianculli
 
 
Last year, Craig Ferguson and his cronies went to France for a week of freewheeling, genre-bending talk shows. The week of May 14, he does it again, this time in Scotland. He checks in on his home town of Cumbernauld, and presents some serious interviews, as well as lots of comic nonsense, along the way...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Apr
30
EMBARRASSMENT OF EXCESSES: WASHINGTON'S PROM NIGHT By Ed Bark
 
 
The "Fair and Balanced" news network gave equal time to Lindsay Lohan and Kim Kardashian, inviting both to Saturday night's White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington.  White House Correspondents? That's something of a really big joke these days at what's now derided as "prom night" for the people who allegedly cover government goings-on..
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Apr
30
A QUESTION OF IDENTITY By Eric Gould
 
 
One of the most hard-won achievements in life is knowing who we really are. For three young people in the new documentary American Transgender, discovering their true selves was just the beginning...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Apr
30
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER By David Bianculli
 
 
In this new episode, the characters, even more so than usual, engage in bad behavior that may have long-term consequences – especially the behavior that takes place in a casino. And speaking of long-term, is tonight’s rambling, gambling episode likely to shed actual light on the identity of Ted’s eventual spouse? Don’t bet on it.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Apr
30
THE VOICE By David Bianculli
 
 
Last week, though the staging of the production numbers was a bit much, the most talented performers progressed to this week’s round. Which is all you can hope for – other than for judge Adam Levine to get to the point a little more quickly.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Apr
30
AS GOOD AS IT GETS By David Bianculli
 
 
This 1997 James L. Brooks movie is a showcase of excellent writing, acting and directing – all of which were duly honored at the Oscars and elsewhere. Helen Hunt plays a diner waitress who both clashes and connects with a difficult regular patron, who has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. He’s played by Jack Nicholson, in a challenging yet successful, and delightful, performance.
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
New From TVWW

PBS' 'Frontline’ Examines Pension Promises and — Spoiler Alert — Finds the Math Doesn’t Add Up
By Alex Strachan
 
 
 
 
The Decadence of ‘Versailles’ Comes to Ovation
By David Hinckley
 
 
 
 
Prescribing Mamie Gummer in 'Emily Owens, M.D.'
By Ed Bark
 
 
 
 
Looking for a Free Ride? HBO Can Deliver
By Christy Slewinski
 
 
 
 
'Pass the Biscuits' Part of the Hatfield-McCoy Pop-Culture Legacy
By Noel Holston
 
 
 
 

Dispatches From TVWW

'Extinction: The Facts' is a Sobering Call to Action
By David Hinckley
 
 
 
 
How 'Mayans' Has Been Influenced by the Show's Creator Elgin James
By Mike Hughes
 
 
 
 
For Whom the Bell Tolls: Ken Burns and Lynn Novick Take on Ernest Hemingway, the Man and the Myth
By Alex Strachan
 
 
 
 
In the Final Season, Sutton Foster's Liza is Now the Genuine Version of Her 'Younger' Self
By Monique Nazareth
 
 
 
 
Season 2 of 'City on a Hill' Returns with Kevin Bacon, Aldis Hodge, and Boston Corruption
By David Hinckley