Capital Radio, 7-17-23: Songs for Actors
Songs about actors and actors singing songs dominated Capital Radio this week, in support of the actors union joining the writers strike. That meant Montgomery Clift, Clint Eastwood, Robert De…
Monday TV: ‘A House Made of Splinters’
An Oscar-nominated documentary looks at a sanctuary for kids in limbo near the frontlines in Eastern Ukraine. “A House Made of Splinters” by the Danish filmmaker Simon Lereng Wilmont, makes…
Sunday TV: The CW Comes to Jesus
The CW moves to a different kind of superhero series tonight with “The Chosen” (CW, 8 p.m.), a historical drama about the life of Jesus and the people he meets…
Saturday TV: Wimbledon Women’s Final
It’s a big day for women’s sports with the Wimbledon women’s final (ESPN, 9 a.m.) this morning has Markéta Vondroušová of the Czech Republic vs. Ons Jabeur of Tunisia. Then tonight,…
Friday Morning Rock, 7-14-23: Bastille Day
Bastille Day provides a reason to return for a pop-up show to fill the Allison Transmission slot— hardly enough time for all those French language pop songs — from the…
Friday TV: ‘Bird Box’ from Spain This Time
The 2018 horror thriller “Bird Box” with Sandra Bullock gets not so much a sequel but what they're calling a spinoff taking place in Spain. “Bird Box Barcelona” (Netflix, streaming)…
Thursday TV: Soderbergh Goes ‘Full Circle’
A terrific cast has been assembled for Stephen Soderbergh’s new crime thriller “Full Circle” (Max, streaming), with Timothy Olyphant, Claire Danes, Zazie Beetz, CCH Pounder and Dennis Quaid. The twisty…
Wednesday TV: ‘Quarterback’ Sneak
The new series “Quarterback” (Netflix, streaming) promises an inside look at a select group of top NFL QBs, at home and on the field. The first to take part are…
Tuesday TV: Baseball’s 93rd All-Star Game
Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game (Fox, 8 p.m.) holds its 93rd session at Seattle’s T-Mobile Park. Dusty Baker of the Astros is manager of the American League, which has been…
Capital Radio, 7-10-23: Birthdays & Beyond
Started with seven songs about the seventh month then a couple of long sets dedicated to the going out of business activity of a certain department store chain with a…