Whitney Houston, 1963-2012
Whitney Houston, who was found dead Saturday at the Beverly Hilton Hotel at 48 of unknown causes, set a standard in pop singing few could ever hope to reach. After…
Beyond ‘Extreme Chopin’
It’s not so much “Extreme Chopin” that pianist Brian Ganz is dedicating himself to. That would seemingly involve performing the Polish master’s repertoire while riding a motorcycle or perhaps playing while…
Saturday TV: Jean Shrimpton and Valentine Flicks
Karen Gillan of "Doctor Who" portrays iconic model Jean Shrimpton in a new film about how fashion changed in the early '60s. In John McKay's "We'll Take Manhattan" (Ovation, 8…
Friday TV: Outer Space or Outskirts of Wyoming
With an evening kicking off with “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” (TCM, 8 p.m.), you’d think the location for tonight’s Oscar series on Turner Classic Movies is outer space.…
Angela Davis Today on Violence in the 70s
In "the Black Power Mixtape" that premiered Thursday on "Independent Lens," Angela Davis gets pretty angry at a Swedish journalist who interviewed her in jail in the early 70s and…
Thursday TV: ‘Black Power Mixtape,’ Return to ‘Swamp’
America’s 1960s upheaval attracted coverage from around the world, and Swedish footage recently found in storage for 30 years, featuring rare or long unseen footage of Stokely Carmichael, Eldridge Cleaver,…
‘House’ Closing
After eight seasons and what will be 177 episodes, the Fox drama “House” will end this spring its producers announced Wednesday. A joint statement from executive producers David Shore, Katie…
Wednesday TV: ‘Person to Person’ Revived
It’s been more than 50 years since Edward R. Murrow sat down each week for his fluffiest prime time news show, interviewing celebrities from their homes. Now “Person to Person”…
The Chamber Music of Thurston Moore
Thurston Moore in a suit is almost as disarming as Thurston Moore going acoustic. But his solo tour for his album "Demolished Thoughts" that played a sold out show at…
Take Me To ‘The River’
If it got a fraction as much hype from its network as “Smash” did from NBC, you’d know that “The River” (ABC, 9 p.m.) is the second great broadcast offering…