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…
Sunday TV: ‘Poldark,’ Other Returnees
If it had never had “Downton Abbey,” “Poldark” would have been a standout on “Masterpiece” (PBS, 8 p.m., check local listings), a sweeping, romantic literature-based story. Instead it will fight…
Saturday TV: Outdoor Events, ‘Gringo’
A lot of today’s big TV events are outdoor daytime events. Chief among them is the opening ceremony for the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture (CSPAN,…