Playlist 3-27-15
An unusual show began with the only band named after a "Tom Terrific" villain, and lurched eventually into a little Jonathan Richman set, an unplanned concentration of Del Shannon, some…
Friday TV: Saving Girls from Prostitution
Not to be confused with the terrible 2003 sci-fi movie of the same name, Kim Longinotto's "Dreamcatcher" (Showtime, 9 p.m.) follows the work of Brenda Myers-Powell, a former Chicago prostitute…
Thursday TV: YouTube Family Gets Show
They looked like a manufactured family in their overdone family videos that began with "Xmas Jammies" in 2013 and expanded into a full time job, doing music parodies for just…
Theater Review: ‘Laugh’ at Studio
The title of Beth Henley’s new play sounds like an order; at least a nudge. "Laugh" is her effort to move away from her more serious works from the stage…
Review: Pointless Theater’s ‘Dr. Caligari’
There could hardly be a more reverent salute to a great, twisted film than The Pointless Theater’s well-wrought “Doctor Caligari” which brings the influential German expressionist film to life with…
Expecting ‘Big Time in Hollywood, Fla.’
Alex Anfanger and Dan Schimpf were just a couple of friends making funny little films on YouTube until they got this idea. “We were doing these just horrible, horrible things…
Also on Wednesday: ‘Nashville’ Stars Sing
It's all music on "Nashville: On the Record 2" (ABC, 10 p.m.), featuring cast members doing songs from the show, in advance of their upcoming tour. There's also a couple…
‘The X-Files’ is Coming Back
At a time when we're awaiting the return of "Twin Peaks" on Showtime after a 25 years, here comes news of the return of "The X-Files" to Fox, with David…
Tuesday TV: The Last ‘Kroll Show’
Sad to see the series finale of "The Kroll Show" (Comedy Central, 10:30 p.m.) which packs more creativity into its title sequence than most shows do in their whole season.…
Monday TV: Lena Meets ‘Eloise’
It was Lena Duham's tattoo of picture book star Heloise on her lower back that got her a free pass to meet and become best friend of Hilary Knight, distinctive…