Sunday TV: Dragons and Such
Television’s most anticipated returning show “Game of Thrones” (HBO, 9 p.m.) is back, with its myriad storylines and handsomely executed production vistas, a kingdom battling saga that was moving into…
Stage Review: Make Room for ‘Dada’
It was 100 years ago this year when Hugo Ball chose a nonsense word to label the anti-art movement of World War I - dada. At the Cabaret Voltaire, he…
Saturday TV: A Forecast for ‘Purple Rain’
“Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) changed its schedule in honor of Prince, who died Thursday at 57, dropping a planned rerun of its Peter Dinklage episode to show a…
Friday TV: An Earth Day Inquiry
On this Earth Day, Mark Ruffalo narrates a documentary questioning fracking, “Dear President Obama” (Viceland, 8 p.m.), directed by Jon Bowermaster, who previously made “The Edge,” “Antarctica 3D” and the…
Remembering Prince, 1958-2016
The pillars of popular music continue to fall with shocking crashes this year. In a death-filled year that began with Bowie, now comes word of the death of Prince at…
Thursday TV: Amy Schumer Returns
“Inside Amy Schumer” (Comedy Central, 10 p.m.) upped the level of naughty sketch comedy last season and seemingly keeps up the pace as season four starts, in which she pitches…
Wednesday TV: The Flights of ‘Broad City’
"Broad City” (Comedy Central, 10 p.m.) concludes its two part season finale, with Abbi and Ilana facing a small crisis during their plane ride to Israel. Traces Ellis Ross of…
Tuesday TV: Sleek New ‘Night Manager’
As popular as his spy novels are, John le Carre hasn’t been adapted for TV too often. That changes tonight with a six-episode limited series ‘“The Night Manager” (AMC, 10…
The Feelies Do Record Store Day
The Feelies spent their Record Store Day in D.C. playing music — a lot of it. The bulk of it was a three hour show with two full sets and…
Monday TV: Democracy in Zimbabwe
Don’t worry, “Democrats,” making its premiere on “Independent Lens” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings) is not another pre New York primary debate. Instead, it is a film that took…