Last month, Amazon presented an involving, well-acted new miniseries version of Picnic at Hanging Rock, expanding upon the story told in Peter Weir’s atmospheric, influential 1975 Australian film. Whether or not you’ve seen the miniseries, you should make an effort to see this telecast of Weir’s version, starring Rachel Roberts (pictured) as the imperious, mysterious Mrs. Appleyard. And watch for a young Jacki Weaver, now co-starring in Netflix’s Secret City miniseries, a

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Jun

NOVA: "THE RISE OF SUPERSTORMS" By David Bianculli

From Beaumont, TX (pictured) to Puerto Rico, the devastation caused by hurricanes has been horrific. This new NOVA asks, however, whether Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria have something else in common – something that will make similar “superstorms” even more common. Check local listings.

2018

Jun

SECRET CITY By David Bianculli

SERIES PREMIERE: Anna Torv stars in this 2016 series import from Australia, playing a reporter who finds herself immersed in a scandal involving murder and intrigue by two powerful international forces: the United States and China. It’s a story of government posturing and threatening, and since it reflects international tensions and alliances from just before the election of Donald Trump, some of the chess-playing moves by the respective government seem almost quaint. (The U.S. and Austral

2018

Jun

MAD ABOUT MUSICALS By David Bianculli

Today’s lineup for TCM’s “Mad about Musicals” festival contains three movie musicals that, for varied reasons, touch on a few of my lifetime passions and favorite memories. At 5:30 p.m. ET, there’s 1962’s Gypsy, with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, whom I just interviewed on stage – a career highlight – for an event at Rutgers University. At 11 p.m. ET, there’s 1962’s The Music Man, with Robert Preston starring in a delightful widescreen ve

2018

Jun

2018 FIFA WORLD CUP By David Bianculli

Today’s World Cup schedule is another dual, dueling round of contests, when both Fox and Fox Sports 1 present a doubleheader of games played simultaneously. At 10 p.m. ET, Fox shows Denmark vs. France, while Fox Sports 1 presents Australia vs. Peru. Then at 1 p.m. ET, Fox shows Nigeria vs. Argentina, while Fox Sports 1 televises Iceland vs. Croatia. Good games all, as we near the end of this opening round and finalize the list of the 16 squads, and countries, advancing to the Knockout Roun

2018

Jun

2018 FIFA WORLD CUP By David Bianculli

Today’s games are being played simultaneously. On Fox at 10 a.m. ET, host team Russia faces Uruguay (pictured), while over on Fox Sports 1 at the same time, Saudi Arabia faces Egypt. Then at 2 p.m. ET, Spain battles Morocco on Fox Sports 1 while, back on Fox, Iran battles Portugal.

2018

Jun

DIETLAND By David Bianculli

Tonight is Episode 5, of a series that gets more darkly comic, and just plain more dark, every week. In this new episode, Plum (Joy Nash) enters the dating world and quickly tires of it – which may be why the hour is titled “Plum Tuckered.”

2018

Jun

'BELIEVER' EXPLORES WORKING FOR HUMAN RIGHTS CHANGE WITHIN THE RELIGION YOU REVERE By David Hinckley

Call Dan Reynolds a contemporary Don Quixote...

2018

Jun

2018 FIFA WORLD CUP By David Bianculli

I hope you started the day, as I did, tuning in early to Fox Sports 1 for today’s first World Cup match, featuring England vs. Panama. I’m writing this just before halftime, and haven’t been able to focus on writing because the game has been too exciting. As I type this sentence, England is ahead 4-0, and it’s the first time England has scored four goals in a World Cup since 1966, when the Beatles were still performing live. And as I wrote that sentence, still before half

2018

Jun

THE PACIFIC WAR IN COLOR By David Bianculli

SERIES PREMIERE: This newest Smithsonian presentation of a vibrant new look at history focuses on the Pacific – starting with this episode, “An Ocean Apart,” that collects color footage (shot at the time, not colorized afterward) capturing images from the islands that soon would become pivot points in the battle history of WWII, including Wake Island and Guam. You’ll also see Pearl Harbor before the Japanese bombed it. But, quickly enough, you’ll see a lot of battle

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