Sunday TV: Killer Tsunami, 20 Years On
Next month will be the 20th anniversary of the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, whose 30 foot waves killed an estimated 227,899 people and displaced 1.7 million. Tonight, there’s the…
Saturday TV: 23rd Americana Honors on ‘ACL’
Sierra Ferrell, pictured, won artist of the year and album of the year for her “Trail of Flowers” at the 23rd Annual Americana Honors, held last September at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium.…
Friday TV: Saoirse Ronan in ‘Blitz’ Among Films
Big movies this time of year aren’t just on the big screen. Saoirse Ronan stars as a mother separated from her 9-year-old during World War II in “Blitz” (Apple TV+,…
Thursday: Ted Danson is ‘A Man on The Inside’
Ted Danson reunites with “The Good Place” creator Mike Schur for his latest comedy. In “A Man on the Inside” (Netflix, streaming), he plays a retiree who agrees to work…
Wednesday TV: Things That Keep You Shopping
As Black Friday approaches it might be a good time to see how companies devise to keep customers buying more and more online and in stores — and the resulting…
Film Review: Low Budget, Lowbrow ‘Con Job’
Former health care software developer Ian Niles began his film career in such teeny roles as “Repeat Offender,” “First Officer” and “Guy.” Lately, he’s been developing his own string of…
Tuesday: Jimmy O. Yang in ‘Interior Chinatown’
Jimmy O. Yang of “Silicon Valley” stars in a new series about a waiter who inadvertently gets caught up in the drug and crime world in Charles Yu’s adaptation of…
Capital Radio 11-18-24: Shel Talmy’s Legacy
The death of influential producer Shel Talmy last week at 87 brought a wealth of music from the bands whose sound he helped shape - from The Kinks and The…
Monday TV: Ken Burns Does ‘Da Vinci’
Ken Burns has specialized all these years on American history. But his new two-part, four hour documentary series, co -directed by Sarah Burns and David McMahon, turns to Italy and…
Sunday TV: ‘Dune’ Prequel Goes Way, Way Back
How to add onto the “Dune” legacy? Turn the clock back 10,000 years before Frank Herbert’s first book to create a tale of the female factions fighting for power and…