‘Spartucus’ Star Dead at 39
As star of“ Spartucus: Blood and Sand,” he easily vanquished squadrons of foes. But actor Andy Whitfield could not in the end win the battle with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He died…
How the Comics Page Marked 9/11
It’s always a bit worrying to find that all of the Sunday comic artists have agreed to have a similar theme for a day’s strips. It happens naturally on Christmas,…
Monday TV: Gaga with Gaultier, ‘Pad’ Ends
The networks’ fall TV season by and large begins next week, but The CW tries to get some attention once more by starting a bit early. They begin with a…
On TV Tonight: A Hopeful ‘Rebirth’
The best film among the onslaught of works on the 10th anniversary of 9/11 is one by a first time documentary filmmaker that begins to scratch the surface of the…
Your Other 9/11 Choices
Robert De Niro, right, is enlisted to provide brief opening remarks to “9/11: Ten Years Later” (CBS, 8 p.m.), largely a replay of the original TV film by the French…
A Soft Landing for HBO’s ‘Entourage’ Finale
The gang on TV's "Entourage" (HBO, 10:30 p.m.) never seemed to grow up in their years in Hollywood. Eight years after one of the guys from the borough became a…
Other Sunday TV: Finales for ‘Curb,’ ‘True Blood’
It’s a night of finales on HBO. In addition to “Entourage” (HBO, 10:30 p.m.), ending its run, “Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO, 10 p.m.) ends its eighth season with a finale…
Other Saturday TV: More 9/11 Tributes
The McCartney documentary isn’t the only mention of 9/11 in programming today. “Voices from Inside the Towers” (History, 9 p.m.) is, as the title indicates, constructed from voice messages from…
Friday TV: Cavett and Brooks Talk, ‘Torchwood’ Finale
It’s been more than 30 years since the heyday of “The Dick Cavett Show,” a late nght program that really concentrated on good conversation. Cavett has been called back into…
Streep, Rollins, Diamond win Kennedy Center Honors
It seems as if the idea behind the Kennedy Center Awards was to have the opportunity to honor people and eulogize their figts to the arts while the honoree is…