The Sound of the Dust Bowl
There were spools of dramatic period newsreel film to fill Ken Burns four-hour, two night documentary on "The Dust Bowl," which begins tonight on PBS. All of it, it seems,…
Also on Sunday: American Music Awards, Oprah’s Favorite Things
Seems like an odd time of the year for awards show, but perhaps in an effort to stand out from the pack, here’s the American Music Awards (ABC, 8 p.m.),…
Saturday TV: Coldplay Concert, Yule Films
“Coldplay Live 2012” (Epix, 8 p.m.) features the band on tour for its Mylo Xyloto tour, playing its hits and such. The film is directed by Paul Dugdale, who did…
Friday TV: Whitney Salute, ‘Top Model’ Finale
The special network programming that winds up November sweeps may seem more suited for Memorial Day than impending Thanksgiving. Networks are putting their money on prime time specials on dead…
Thursday TV: Stones Look Back, Jersey Shore Telethon
The Rolling Stones are marking their 50th year with a handful of concerts and the release today of a new documentary on HBO that they tightly controlled themselves. For “Crossfire…
Wednesday TV: Eddie Murphy Feted, ‘Whitney’ Back
In part because his career started on TV, in skits on “Saturday Night Live,” stars gather to honor him again for a career that’s mostly been in movies on “Eddie…
Tuesday TV: ‘Mankind’ and Assisted Suicide
As if to show that not all of its programming today is not all “Pawn Stars” and “American Pickers,” History gets serious with the overarching miniseries “Mankind: The Story of…
Monday TV: Oliver Stone’s Untold History
He’s been criticized for re-arranging history in his feature films; now he presents a full-on retelling of history in his own terms. “Oliver Stone’s Untold History of the United States”…
Sunday TV: One Giant Leap for Red Bull
Amid the natural disasters and big elections of recent weeks, there was one news event that stood out for its sheer audacity and wonder: The record setting 102,800-foot jump from…
Saturday TV: ‘Wedding Band,’ The Series
There’s something deeply cynical about running all the wedding shows and find-a-gown series on weekend nights when most potential brides would be out on dates. Add to all of them…