You probably forgot about Unforgettable, the Poppy Montgomery gimmicky detective series CBS canceled after a single season. The series, however, had done so well overseas that a deal was cut to keep it going. Next week, it returns with Season 2 – though as a summer diversion, definitely a low priority on the CBS scale. Still, here’s a repeat of the Season 1 finale, to remind you again about the woman, played by Montgomery, who remembers everything.

2013

Jul

JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK By David Bianculli

This 2001 Kevin Smith vanity project – he wrote, starred and directed, pulling in actors and characters from his previous films – is goofy to the extreme, but it’s also enjoyably meta, leaving room for everyone from the title characters (played by Jason Mewes and Smith, respetively) to Ben Affleck, Alanis Morrissette, Mark Hamill, George Carlin, Matt Damon, and Chris Rock. And that’s not to mention, though I’m about to, the provocatively dressed jewel thieves played

2013

Jul

THE BOURNE LEGACY By David Bianculli

How do you make a new Bourne movie without Matt Damon as Jason Bourne? Here’s how. This 2012 movie centers on a new hero, Aaron Cross (played by Jeremy Renner), whose existence, goals and future are dictated by events from the three previous Bourne films. So this movie, more of a spinoff than a sequel, might be considered Bourne again.

2013

Jul

GASLIGHT By David Bianculli

This 1944 movie would have made a perfect Hitchcock film: A woman (Ingrid Bergman) begins to lapse into paranoia, suspecting that her husband (Charles Boyer) is trying to drive her crazy. Except she’s not paranoid, because he is trying to drive her crazy. It’s a wonderful movie, with strong supporting roles for Joseph Cotten and Angela Lansbury.

2013

Jul

PARENTHOOD By David Bianculli

The NBC series of the same name, inspired by this film, was ignored, once again, by the Emmys. But it shouldn’t have been, any more than viewers should ignore this original 1989 movie tonight. Steve Martin stars as a parent with almost too much empathy for what his kids are going through. He’s funny, and touching, as are so many members of this deep, talented cast, starting with Jason Robards, Dianne Wiest, Martha Plimpton, Keanu Reeves and Mary Steenburgen. Ron Howard directs.

2013

Jul

MOYERS & COMPANY By David Bianculli

Bill Moyers’ guest this week couldn’t be more timely. After the verdict in the case of the man who killed Trayvon Martin, Moyers interviews author Tom Diaz about the country’s concealed-weapon and self-defense laws, backed by the NRA. The title of Diaz’s book is The Last Gun: How Changes in the Gun Industry are Killing Americans, and What It Will Take to Stop It. Moyers & Company is televised Friday through Sunday on local TV stations. To find when and where it airs i

2013

Jul

TEEN BEACH MOVIE By David Bianculli

Remember Disney’s 2006 High School Musical telemovie, which, before Glee, spawned a series of sequels and, among youngsters, a minor phenomenon? Be prepared for a repeat experience – and, if you have kids, for them to repeat this new made-for-TV musical many, many times. Maia Mitchell and Ross Lynch star, in a movie that cleverly borrows the plot from the movie Pleasantville, and magically sends two modern teens into a more innocent pop-culture universe. In this case, it’s an A

2013

Jul

RED By David Bianculli

Give TNT points for timing. With Red 2 now in theaters, the TV network is repeating the original old-folks-kicking-butt movie, which premiered three years ago, starring Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, and others, all playing spies who are Retired, Extremely Dangerous. (Hence the movie’s title.) Sounds like fun? With this cast, it is – which is why there’s a sequel.

2013

Jul

REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER By David Bianculli

Among tonight’s guests: Connie Mack, Grover Norquist and Dan Savage.

2013

Jul

JULES AND JIM By David Bianculli

Francois Truffaut continues to be saluted this month on Fridays by TCM – and tonight’s lineup includes one of his most famous and most influential directorial efforts, Jules and Jim. This 1962 story about a romantic triangle, only two-thirds of which got top billing, starred Oskar Werner and Henri Serre as two friends in love with the same woman. The woman, Catherine, is played by the beautiful Jeanne Moreau, and the style and subject of this frank romantic film was a seminal entry i

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