Friday TV: Lots of Animated Specials, ‘Il Postino’ as an Opera
Either the market is ripe for a whole lot of new animated holiday specials, they are somehow easier to produce, or both. For whatever reasons, the Chistmas season, which begins…
Competing ‘Peanuts’ Specials for Thanksgiving
It’s just the kind of dilemma that would befall Charlie Brown, he of the anemic Christmas tree, the rock in the trick or treat bag, the unrequited love for a…
Wednesday TV: Country at the White House, ‘Sound of Music’ in Mumbai
Lyle Lovett, Kris Kristofferson, James Taylor, Alison Krauss, the Band Perry, darius Rucker, Dierks Bentley, right, and Lauren Alaina pay tribute to country music in a concert introduced by President…
Tuesday TV: ‘X Factor’ on an Unusual Day; Mirror Ball Winner
Get to see two sides of Ron Perlman, right, tonight. You can catch him as the increasingly embattled patriarch in “Sons of Anarchy” (AMC, 10 p.m.) as that drama reaches…
Monday TV: Deserving Quiz Show, Bourdain ‘Layover’
Is it a great way to showcase a new show to put it on Thanksgiving week, or a way to bury it? Many people will already be distracted by the…
On Tonight: The Woodman Gets a Bio
Though he’s turned out scores of films in a career as one of America’s finest filmmakers, Woody Allen has certainly been a reluctant subject for any biography. When he finally…
Also on Sunday: Music Awards, ‘Boardwalk’ Goes to Belfast
Look for Adele, left, to win big on the “2011 American Music Awards” (ABC, 8 p.m.) from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. She's got the most nominations for what…
Saturday TV: Donald Glover Standup, Natalie Wood Resurrection
Aside from news that his sitcom “Community” will go on hiatus soon until spring, it’s been a pretty good week for Donald Glover, left. A new hip hop album came…
Friday TV: Women Who Rock, Regis Who Leaves
From Bessie Smith to the newly inducted Joan Jett “Women Who Rock” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) ties into the similarly named exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall…
Thursday TV: Relearning a Native Tongue, Regis Farewells
Another good story with which to weigh the traditional portraits of Native Americans that come around Thanksgiving time is Anne Makepeace’s remarkable film about a New England tribe that tries…