Tuesday TV: A Tour of Blake Edwards’ Work
The director of everything from “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” to “10” and “Victor/Victoria” and all the “Pink Panther” comedies is profiled on the latest “American Masters” (PBS, 8 p.m., check local…
Capital Radio, 8-26-24: Highlights from the DNC
Music abounded at the Democratic National Convention last week, in the scattershot riff-a-thon by DJ Cassidy and in live performances by Jason Isbell, Stevie Wonder and a Prince cover band…
Monday TV: ‘Almost American’ Path Stalls
A Salvadoran family fights to stay together when the temporary protected status of six countries is revoked by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on “Almost American,” an episode of…
Sunday TV: Ol’ Dirty Bastard in All His Glory
A Wu-Tang Clan founding member gets the spotlight in the new documentary “Ol’ Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys” (A&E, 9 p.m.). The rapper died at 25 of a…
Saturday TV: Grace Kelly Shines Again
A star in Hollywood and royalty in Morocco, Grace Kelly still hasn’t had her own showcase on Turner Classic Movies’ Summer Under the Stars, until now. A dozen of her…
Friday TV: Back to the Days of ‘Superbad’
The raunchy new teen comedy “Incoming” (Netflix, streaming) is about a bunch of freshmen trying to crash the biggest high school party the first week of school. From a pair…
Thursday TV: Kamala Harris’ Moment at DNC
The culminating night of the Democratic National Convention (PBS, CNN, CSPAN, MSNBC, 8 p.m.; ABC, NBC, 9 p.m.; CBS, NBC, 10 p.m.) in Chicago will allow viewers to hear more…
Wednesday TV: ‘Cursed Gold’ and Tim Walz
The three hour documentary “Cursed Gold: A Shipwreck Scandal” (National Geographic, 8 p.m.) tells the tale of a scientist who found three tons of gold from a 1857 shipwreck and…
Tuesday TV: ‘Untold: The Murder of Air McNair’
The 2009 murder of NFL quarterback Steve “Air” McNair and the questions surrounding it are re-examined in the latest season of the sports documentary anthology “Untold” (Netflix, streaming), where future…
Capital Radio, 8-19-24: Elvis Week and More
It’s a little maudlin to celebrate the anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley every year, instead of just on his January birthday. But that’s when the recently completed Elvis…