In his new Comedy Central special, In God We Rust, Lewis Black jokes about descriptions of him "having a comedy style that suggests he's having a mental breakdown." His crisis is our pleasure...

2012

Sep

1967: 'THE FLYING NUN' SOARS ONTO ABC By Christy Slewinski

On this day in 1967, ABC introduced The Flying Nun, starring Sally Field...

2012

Sep

STAND UP TO CANCER By David Bianculli

Gwyneth Paltrow produces this successful fundraiser, with celebrities manning phones as others, including Taylor Swift and Coldplay, perform. The special is being shown simultaneously on ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, as well as cable's Bio, E!, Encore, HBO, Ion, Lifetime Movie Network, Showtime, Starz, Style, TBS and VH1. So if you don't watch, it's not because it's hard to find.

2012

Sep

SECRETARY By David Bianculli

The Sundance Channel's double feature of erotic twistedness starts off with Secretary, a 2002 love story starring James Spader as a very demanding boss who hires a new secretary, played by Maggie Gyllenhaal, and treats her poorly. Which she likes. And that's only the beginning of a surprising, sweet character study. It's followed at 10 p.m. ET by David Lynch's nightmarish Blue Velvet.

2012

Sep

BIRDMAN OF ALCATRAZ By David Bianculli

Someday, some cable network will present a triple feature of Alcatraz movie masterpieces, starting with this 1962 Burt Lancaster vehicle, and ending with Escape from Alcatraz and The Rock. In the meantime, this really is a great place to start.

2012

Sep

GREAT PERFORMANCES: PAUL MCCARTNEY'S LIVE KISSES By David Bianculli

The full album title McCartney is exploring here is Kisses on the Bottom, a lyric from the Fats Waller standard "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter." One can only surmise Kisses on the Bottom Live was vetoed by PBS's marketing team. No matter what the film's title, it captures McCartney, joined by Diana Krall and other jazz masters, performing in an equally classic setting — Los Angeles' iconic Capitol Records studios, where Frank Sinatra and others recorded. For a ful

2012

Sep

REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER By David Bianculli

This week, the Democrats were very convention-al. Don't expect Bill Maher to behave likewise — or to behave, period. But the deconstruction of the past two weeks by Maher and tonight's guests is required viewing to end the political week. Scheduled guests include: Christine O'Donnell, David Simon, Steve Schmidt, Jim VandeHei and Katrina vanden Heuvel.

2012

Sep

1969: 'H.R. PUFNSTUF' DEBUTS ON NBC By Christy Slewinski

On this day in 1969, NBC introduced the live-action children's television series, H.R. Pufnstuf...

2012

Sep

'AMERICAN HORROR STORY' SERVES UP TWISTED TEASERS By Eric Gould

FX has been rolling out new teaser commercials for the upcoming season, subtitled The Asylum. Here's one...

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