How Jeremy Irons Became a Bar Rag
The latest credit for the distinguished Oscar-winning actor Jeremy Irons comes tonight on a new episode of “The Simpsons,” as a 1,000 year old piece of cloth that has ended…
Sunday TV: Patience for Good ‘Luck,’ SAG Awards
It may be difficult to muster the requisite excitement for the start of the new series “Luck” (HBO, 9 p.m.). After the pilot from David Milch and director Michael Mann…
Everybody Sings Dylan
How many Bob Dylan tribute albums have there been – just in the last decade or so? There was the international cast on the soundtrack to his “Masked and Anonymous”;…
Saturday TV: Namath Documentary, Three TV Movies
For this weekend’s pause in pro football before next week’s Super Bowl, it’s time to recall one of the NFL’s biggest superstars. “Namath” (HBO, 9 p.m.) tells the story of…
Ageless Tony Bennett Talks ‘Duets II,’ Winehouse and The Genius Audience
In the stylishly shot “Tony Bennett: Duets II” making its bow tonight on PBS’ “Great Performance,” everybody dresses up for the recording studio. Bennett naturally is always wearing a snappy…
Friday TV: Time’s Up, ‘Chuck’; But Not for Tony Bennett
It’s a miracle “Chuck” (NBC, 8 and 9 p.m.) lasted long as it did. Though I know it had its partisans, it only had enough fans to barely hang on…
Assessing the ‘Idol’ Auditions
How many did tney send through to Hollywood this week? One hundred? Two hundred? In the three "American Idol" audition shows they've aired since Sunday it seems as if there…
Thursday TV: David Steinberg’s ‘Inside Comedy’
Examining humor can be a deadly business. But it can also be the basis of some pretty amusing conversations, as was “The Green Room with Paul Provenza.” The newest talk…
Obama’s Speech Drew 37.8 Million
President Obama’s State of the Union address drew 37.8 million viewers Tuesday. It was the smallest audience of the four such speeches he has given to joint sessions of Congress.…
Wednesday TV: Kiefer’s ‘Touch,’ Marg’s March
I hadn’t realized how much I missed Kiefer Sutherland from network TV until the clock ran out on “24.” He’s back tonight in something that looks very good. “Touch” (Fox,…