Wednesday TV: It’s Dolly Parton Day
As wildfires approach Dollywood, the sequel to last year’s “Coat of Many Colors” movie chronicling Dolly Parton’s Tennessee childhood gets a premiere. “Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of…
Tuesday TV: Leah Remini on Scientology
The way she told it, Leah Remini rode her Scientology beliefs right into Hollywood stardom. But the star of “King of Queens” publicly split with the cultish church in 2013…
Monday TV: What’s Next for Cuba?
Days after the death of Fidel Castro comes two previously scheduled documentaries on the future of Cuba. In Platz Lopez Garmendia’s “Cuba, Fatherland or Death” (HBO, 8 p.m.), executive produced…
Sunday TV: Soul Train Awards, ‘Insecure’
Brandy is given the Lady of Soul Award and Teddy Riley receives the Legend Award at the 2016 Soul Train Awards (BET, Centric, Logo, VH1, 8 p.m.) from Las Vegas.…
Saturday TV: More Hallmark Holiday Fare
A third Christmas movie in as many days has higher star power than most, mostly because it also serves as the 65th anniversary of the Hallmark Hall of Fame (a…
Playlist 11-25-16
Skipping a week means a week late salute to the music of Mose Allison, who died on Nov. 15 a few days after his 89th birthday. On a Black Friday show,…
Friday TV: ‘Gilmore Girls’ Suddenly Back
By now you should know how to react to the return of “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life” (Netflix, streaming). The comeback of the TV series featuring a mother-daughter…
Cincinnati Ballet Brings its ‘Nutcracker’
As expected this time of year as TV ads, wreaths and shopping center crowds, “The Nutcracker” has by now gone beyond being merely a beloved holiday tradition to possibly being…
Thursday TV: Parades, Football and Such
The old story of an orphan girl sent to Prince Edward Island more than 100 years ago gets a new treatment with Martin Sheen, Ella Ballentine and Sara Botsford in…
Wednesday TV: Thanksgiving Eve Fare
Is Thanksgiving Eve even a thing? There are a whole lot of specials tonight that would indicate it is. First there’s no need to get up and see all the…