Finding ‘Funeral Boss’ and Other Questions
A reader writes: I am a funeral director in North West Tennessee and I have been informed you had some information concerning The Funeral Boss-William C. Harris Funeral Home in North…
After Apology, to Africa on ‘Amazing Race’
The basketball-delayed broadcast of "The Amazing Race" Sunday was amazing for entirely different reason: It started right off the bat with an apology. "Parts of last Sunday's episode, filmed in…
Pacino as Spector: Mesmerizing Eccentric
Al Pacino has put his brand on a number of unusual characters in the past, but he seems particularly well suited to portray an eccentric just about his own age…
The Unsettling World of ‘Girl Model’
It looks like another splendid talent competition, meant to bring out all the young girls in a distant corner of Siberia, bringing them hope with promises of glamor and remuneration…
Fallon Addresses His ‘Tonight’ Move, Sort Of
Leave it to my friend Bill Carter at The New York Times, the dean of late night TV chroniclers, to nail down the news Wednesday that not only would Jimmy…
‘Idol’ Contestants Meet the Beatles
Hey, "American Idol." If the Beatles were so revolutionary half a century ago, as your show intro insists, how come this competition is among solo acts and not bands? Beatles…
The Devil is Not Obama, Burnett Says
That skinny African in a hoodie that is the Devil in Mark Burnett's surprisingly popular miniseries "The Bible"? It's not meant to be President Obama. Despite what Glenn Beck and…
Vera Farmiga Tackles Norma Bates
Vera Farmiga, who won an Oscar nomination for her role opposite George Clooney in "Up in the Air" now takes to television to flesh out the previously skeletal character of…
‘Top of the Lake’ is Top-Notch TV
The best new show this spring is an original and disarming mystery shot in an unusual corner of New Zealand. "Top of the Lake" (Sundance, 9 p.m.) will also satisfy…
Opening the ‘Bates Motel’
It's generally a lazy idea to remake something in pop culture simply because young audiences are unlikely to seek out the vastly more accomplished original versions. "Psycho" was remade a…