Showtime’s Bracing ‘Time of Death’
Few would expect, from the fun-loving production company Magical Elves, the group behind shows from "Project Runway" and "Top Chef" to "Braxton Family Values," the kind of dignity and empathy…
Also On Friday: ‘Moby Dick,’ The Opera
Ahoy! San Francisco Opera's production of "Moby-Dick" makes its TV premiere on "Great Performances" (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings). The new opera from Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer based…
Report from Halloween, 2013
Through some stroke of fate, I was a judge of a neighborhood kids costume contest and though I hardly ever had to weigh tough decisions of winners and losers, I…