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2012
Apr
21
 
 
Terrence Malick's films -- relatively rare events -- never make much of a dent at the box office, and this poetic 2011 drama didn't either, despite the presence of both Brad Pitt and Sean Penn. But, like the others, attention was indeed paid. Roger Ebert said, "The only other film I've seen with this boldness of vision is Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey." And he went on to add that 2001 "lacked Malick's fierce evocation of human feeling." In other word: Watch.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Apr
21
 
 
This new Comedy Central special has Patton Oswalt holding court, spinning stories that poke fun at everything from being a new parent (which he is) to attending meetings at Weight Watchers (which he has). Very funny stuff, all around.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Apr
21
 
 
This is a rerun, but one with a reason for revisiting. The musical guest is Lana Del Ray, and her performances here were largely derided afterward as the worst SNL musical debacle since Ashlee Simpson’s lip-synching machine “malfunctioned” in 2007, causing her to walk off in embarrassment.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Apr
21
 
 
With the hundreds of nature documentaries that have aired over the years, you start thinking there must be nothing left for us to see on this Big Blue Planet. But Frozen Planet is a project four years in the making, in extreme conditions...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Apr
20
 
 
Here's a new comedy series for those who expect absolutely nothing but incompetence, cynicism and crass opportunism from their elected leaders in Washington.Which might well cover most of us these days...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Apr
20
 
 
I previewed the first three episodes of the new HBO series Girls with my girlfriends -- and then with my mother. We all took turns being entertained, and completely mortified... by Alison Mastrangelo
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Apr
20
 
 
I am still smiling, and I watched HBO's three preview episodes of "Veep" ten hours ago. It's just that funny...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Apr
20
 
 
Real life these days seems to provide the best mystery tales of all. And there's a doozy told Friday night in The Woman Who Wasn't There, the 8-9:30 p.m. ET.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Apr
20
 
 
Filmmaker Angelo Guglielmo describes his personal involvement with the title subject of his mesmerizing 9/11 fallout documentary The Woman Who Wasn't There (Friday 8-9:30 p.m. ET, Investigation Discovery). More in FOR BETTER OR WERTS review at left. - DW
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Apr
20
 
 
(Fri - Sun) At the top of this new edition, Bill Moyers talks about a subject he knows extremely well: public television. A recent federal appeals court decision has approved the presentation of political and issue-related advertising on public TV and radio channels. Moyers directs his outrage not only to viewers, but to local station managers. “Just say no,” he tells them, and asks viewers to act also. To find where this program is broadcast in your area, click HERE.