Friday TV: Woody Tries the Small Screen
A serious and fairly consistent filmmaker for more than 40 years, Woody Allen turns his sights to television with his latest project “Crisis in Six Scenes” (Amazon, streaming), a six-episode…
Live Review: The Buzzcocks Turn 40
Immediately, the number in the story-high banner and T-shirts hits you right in the solar plexus: Buzzcocks 40. Could two generations have actually passed since the start of English punk?…
Thursday TV: Gene Wilder Tribute on TCM
Turner Classic Movies has its night long tribute to Gene Wilder tonight, following the comic actor’s death Aug. 29 at 83. It includes “Young Frankenstein” (9:15 p.m.), which he wrote…
Billy Bragg and Joe Henry: Train Love
Capping one of the more remarkable concept recordings of 2016, the next phase of Billy Bragg & Joe Henry’s celebration of the U.S. train system, “Shine a Light: Field Recordings…
Wednesday TV: ‘Criminal Mind’ Messing
“Criminal Minds” (CBS, 9 p.m.) returns for its 12th season with a new recruit, Luke Alvez, played by Adam Rodriguez, who will be needed since the show has announced the…
Sir Tom Jones Live at the Warner Theatre
He’s not moving his hips quite so much any more. His dark hair has long since gone to silver. But time has done little to take the pipes of Tom…
Tuesday TV: Stomach for More Politics?
One highlight of election year coverage is usually “The Choice” episode of “Frontline” (PBS, 9 p.m.), which goes deeper into the biographies of the two major candidates. Perhaps it will…
Review: ‘Be Awesome: Theatrical Mixtape’
Music streaming services allow kids these days to put together digital playlists for every mood or activity. Once, not so long ago, it was a more hand-crafted effort to put…
Death Returns for History and Rock
“Are y’all ready for Death?” Such went the call from the opening band, referring to the headliners. That it would come out as such a sobering question of mortality may…
Monday TV: Politics’ Main Event
The endless predicting, pontificating and poll-watching that’s served as political coverage for two years makes way for something potentially substantive: The first Presidential Debate (ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Fox, Fox…