Capital Radio 6-1-26: Marilyn’s Centenary
The 100th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe’s birth is certainly cause for celebration. What other figure made as big a cultural impact in the last century? She wasn’t known as a…
Monday TV: A Cult for the Good-Looking
Those who have been awaiting the next cult documentary, here’s the three-part “Bring Me the Beauties: A Model Cult” (HBO, 9 p.m.), about a socially active Studio 54 habituate Frederick…
Sunday TV: Eddie Murphy Gets His AFI Award
The 51st AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy (Netflix, streaming) gets a streaming showcase this year, the 51st such event. Taped last month at the Dolby Theater…
Saturday TV: Charli XCX Has ‘The Moment’
Charli XCX atars in a satire of her own pop stardom in the rockumentary “The Moment” (HBO, 8 p.m.) that appeared in theaters earlier this year. She plays herself, beginning…
Friday TV: Alison Janney in ‘Miss You, Love You’
Allison Janney plays a widow forced to plan her late husband’s funeral with a stranger — her estranged son’s assistant, played by Andrew Rannells, in the new comedy “Miss You,…
Thursday TV: ‘Four Seasons’ Back for More
Tina Fey, Will Forte, Colman Domingo, Kerri Kenney-Silver and the rest all return for the second season of “The Four Seasons” (Netflix, streaming), a series based on an old Alan…
Wednesday TV: ‘Good Girl’s Guide to Murder’
The smart British mystery drama “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder” (Netflix, streaming) returns for a second season, dealing with the fallout of the case that dominated the first season.…
Tuesday TV: ‘The War Cabinet’ on ‘Frontline’
It campaigned on maintaining peace, but the current administration has been indulging in a string of military action. The new season for “Frontline” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings) begins…
Capital Radio 5-25-26: Decoration Day & Dylan
Memorial Day brought a couple of songs vaguely connected to the old Decoration Day, as well a songs about soldiers’ graves and memorials, the nature of war and dying for…
Monday TV: Nick Cage Takes the Cape in ‘Spider-Noir’
Two days before it premieres on Prime Video — in your choice of color or black & white — all eight episodes arrive of one of the most unusual adaptations…