With a new month comes a host of new festivals on Turner Classic Movies. October salutes Leslie Caron, Esther Williams, Depression-set films, and thrillers to kick off an ongoing survey of movie genres...

2009

Sep

FALL TV: 'DEXTER' GETS EVEN BETTER By Diane Werts

Oh, it's sooo tempting: Here's another killer season of Dexter! Michael C. Hall's performance will slay you! Guest star John Lithgow is lethal! The twists and turns are brilliantly executed!...

2009

Sep

WATCH THIS: 15 MORE TV TREATS By Diane Werts

While Bianculli tracks the big-name shows coming up on the networks and cable, I prefer to travel the tube's backroads, seeking slightly more obscure stuff worth watching. So I'll match him 15 for 15 with these (less obvious) September TV treats...

2009

Sep

FALL TV: HOT 'HOUSE' TONIGHT By Diane Werts

If you were in a mental hospital, wouldn't you be happy to find Hugh Laurie's Dr. House as a fellow patient? The guy's funny, he's smart, he's an anarchist, he's guaranteed thrills. Also painful insults, but hey, you can't have everything...

2009

Sep

WATCH THIS: RICKY GERVAIS' ORIGINAL 'OFFICE' By Diane Werts

Ricky Gervais is now a comedy cottage industry, but he was nobody back in 2001 when he co-created and starred in the original British version of The Office. Find out why he's been hot stuff ever since, as the show gets another go...

2009

Sep

CLICK HERE: A TV BLOG TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE (BUT IT IS!) By Diane Werts

If there's one thing I really hate, it's reading a TV blog entry I wish I'd written. And if there's one thing I really, really hate, it's reading one of those every day. Too bad for me...

2009

Sep

GO FIGURE: ELLEN ON 'IDOL'? By Diane Werts

So Ellen DeGeneres is replacing Paula Abdul on American Idol. I don't get it. Do we really want to hear jokes while contenders' performances are being assessed? Or are producers thinking Ellen will bring warm-and-cuddly support?...

2009

Sep

NEWS NEWS: DIANE SAWYER STEPS UP By Diane Werts

The early bird gets the anchor slot. Charles Gibson, Katie Couric, Tom Brokaw and Barbara Walters way back when, and now Diane Sawyer -- all morning-show hosts who made the leap to anchoring their networks' evening newscasts...

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