Turning ‘Tommy’ Into a ‘Bluegrass Opry’
Recording bluegrass versions of pop or rock songs goes back nearly half a century, to the days when the Country Gentlemen made Manfred Mann’s “Fox on the Run” their own…
Monday TV: Mariska Hargitay, SVU
It’s odd when you’re on a TV show: People connect you with the character even if it’s clear you are playing a role. It happened to Mariska Hargitay who in…
Sunday TV: Comey Sits With George
It’s one of those book launches that threatens to scrape history, which tends to happen every couple of months now. At any rate, the book tour of former FBI director…
Long, Laudatory Look at The King
As if to save him from the knick-knack shelf of American kitsch, the lengthy “Elvis Presley: The Searcher” (HBO, 8 p.m.) spends three and a half hours celebrating the musical…
Also on Saturday: NBA Playoffs Begin
The NBA Playoffs begins its months-long campaign today with a number of first round games: San Antonio at Golden State (ABC, 3 p.m.), Washington at Toronto (ESPN, 5:30 p.m.), Miami…
Friday TV: Netflix’s new ‘Lost in Space’
I’m all for casting Parker Posey as the wily Dr. Smith, but an even better piece of casting for the new remade series “Lost in Space” (Netflix, streaming). is Molly…
Jim White, Sylvie Simmons at Hill Country
It was no wonder David Byrne signed Jim White to his Luaka Bop label nearly 20 years ago. The two kind of look alike, have the same set of social…
Thursday TV: Watch Your Valuables
In the gritty new film “Pickpockets” (Netflix, streaming) teens in Bogotá learn the tricks of the illegal trade. Carlos Bardem, Natalia Reyes and Emiliano Pernia star. Are there too many…
Wednesday TV: Couric in the Thick of It
Katie Couric was at her alma mater the University of Virginia reporting on controversy regarding Confederate statues when the Charlottesville white supremacy riots broke out. She seemed a little shaken…
The Further Exploitation of Andre the Giant
A well known figure in the contrived circus of “professional wrestling,” Andre the Giant became most widely beloved when he was featured in the Hollywood fairy tale classic “The Princess…