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2012
Sep
22
 
 
From 1999, this is one of the early Chris Rock specials for which he prepared like a heavyweight, coming out with all-new material and determined to land an early knockout punch. Which, by the way, he does.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
22
 
 
The last time Joseph Gordon-Levitt showed up to guest host, he came with an impressive amount of energy, and a willingness to do a lot more than might have been expected of him. Now that he’s set his personal bar so high, the writers should respond in kind, making this a potentially strong outing. Musical guests: Mumford & Sons.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
22
 
 
On this day in 1999, NBC introduced one of television's most honored dramatic series, The West Wing...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
22
 
 
Steeped in New Orleans music, culture and food, the noir drama Treme returns Sunday night, Sept. 23 at 10 p.m. ET on HBO. The series features one of TV's top casts, including Lance E. Nichols, Steve Zahn, Melissa Leo, David Morse and Jon Seda...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
22
 
 
Though Ben and Kate can be a bit grating, principal series creator Dana Fox has penned a pretty funny first episode, which will be part of a new Fox comedy line-up...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
21
 
 
On this weekend’s program, Bill Moyers interviews former FEC Chairman Trevor Potter, who explains to Moyers, and to us, the differences between corporations and individuals when it comes to funding election campaigns – regardless of what the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled. Moyers & Company airs from Friday to Sunday on local public TV stations; to find it in your local area, click the BillMoyers.com website.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
21
 
 
Part 5. Having earned the trust and gratitude of Toranaga, Anjin-San (Richard Chamberlain) is offered the return of his old ship. But what does that mean, and does the British sailor actually want to return to his old homeland?
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
21
 
 
Even by Lars von Trier standards, this is a gloomy movie. But this 2011 drama is, if nothing else, visually evocative, and emotionally haunting. It also features some very unadorned and committed performances, starting with Kristen Dunst as the bride who may be witnessing a celestial disaster on her wedding night. But also, watch for some of the other members of the wedding party, including Kiefer Sutherland from 24 and Alexander Skarsgard from True Blood.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
21
 
 
On TCM’s Adolphe Menjou night, this early Stanley Kubrick movie gets a prime-time showing. This is the anti-war film, starring Kirk Douglas, that so impressed the actor that he reached out to Kubrick to take the helm on Spartacus. This 1957 movie has fewer ornate set pieces than the usual Kubrick film, but the hand-held scenes of trench warfare, as well as the top-brass arguments afterward, are electrically charged.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Sep
21
 
 
Among tonight’s guests: author Salman Rushdie and MSNBC host Chris Matthews. Given the uprisings and political gaffes this week, both men should have an awful lot to say.