Friday TV: ‘Portlandia’ Finale, ‘Job’ Loss
Power outages have been common lately because of storms, but in "Portlandia" (IFC, 10 p.m.), power is out because the mayor hasn't paid the electric bill -- mostly because he's…
Thursday TV’s New Hosts: Ben and Nathan
If you ever watched Current TV's underrated "InfoMania," you will know the work of Ben Hoffman, the deadpan and sardonic comic who is never seen without his baseball cap. He…
Wednesday TV: Endangered Elephants
African Elephants are becoming endangered because of because of an illegal trade in their tusks, to fuel the demand in China for the material. The Convention on International Trade in…
Stars Shine in HBO’s Lavish ‘Parade’s End’
Those starved for early 20th century English period drama following the season's end of "Downton Abbey" should prepare for the lavish buffet of riches provided by the miniseries treatment of…
‘Makers,’ A History of Women’s Movement
Chalk it up as another indignity to women that not only has there never been a comprehensive documentary on the movement, but that the formidable one that has appeared, "Makers:…
Also On Tuesday: ‘Golden Boy,’ ‘Celebrity Wife Swap,’ Legless Travel
What would seem to be yet another CBS crime procedural is different already when you realize that its star, Theo James, played the dashing Turkish diplomat who died in the…
Monday TV: Weiwei, Unapologetic
Al Weiwei, the versatile and imaginative and bold Chinese artist gets an in-dept portrait from first time director Alison Klayman in "Al Weiwei: Never Sorry" premiering tonight on "Independent Lens"…
Sunday TV: The Oscars and All That
With Seth MacFarlane at the helm, so much can go wrong at The 85th Academy Awards (ABC, 8:30 p.m.). But it will survive potty-mouthed gibes from talking teddybears or cartoon…
Saturday TV: Independent Spirit Awards and Other Lesser Movies
In the film awards world, I tend to think there's way too much attention paid to the Oscars and not enough to the Film Independent Spirit Awards (IFC, 10 p.m.).…
Friday TV: Rockin’ with Sister Rosetta Tharpe
The biggest wedding ever held in Washington D.C. -- bigger than those for any official or cult leader -- was likely one fifty years ago in old Griffith Stadium. There,…