The Houston Texans beat the Cincinnati Bengals last week, and travel to New England with a 13-4 record. That’s better than the Patriots, who have a 12-4 record, but Patriots QB Tom Brady has been here before. Plenty of times.

2013

Jan

THE 70TH ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBES AWARDS By David Bianculli

The awards here are next to meaningless, but the entertainment value is high: This is the one awards show with an open bar, and with nominees grouped in tables of warring cliques, like a black-tie high school cafeteria. And taking over the hosting chores this year: former Saturday Night Live cohorts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.

2013

Jan

MASTERPIECE CLASSIC: "DOWNTON ABBEY" By David Bianculli

If you missed last week’s Season 3 premiere, it’s repeated tonight at 7 p.m. ET. Either way, the second episode of the year is televised at 9 p.m. ET, and it’s another well-written, captivating installment – even without new cast member Shirley MacLaine, whose character came and went in the season opener. But so long as we have Maggie Smith around, there’s plenty of entertainment for everyone. Check local listings.

2013

Jan

GIRLS By David Bianculli

SEASON PREMIERE: Lena Dunham’s comedy series begins Season 2 with a few changes, and even more to come, in a second season that starts out even more confidently and impressively than the first. For my full review, of this and other returning Sunday night series, see Bianculli’s Blog. And for another review of Girls, see Ed Bark’s Uncle Barky’s Bytes.

2013

Jan

TLC HOPES TO CHARLIE HUSTLE VIEWERS WITH 'PETE ROSE: HITS & MRS.' By Ed Bark

Pete Rose was predominantly a single hitter, so maybe it's fitting that his new TLC "reality" series falls far short of being a home run...

2013

Jan

1966: HOLY OLEO!: 'BATMAN' DEBUTS ON ABC By David Bianculli

Batman premiered on this day in 1966, and ended the season a few months later with both the Wednesday and Thursday installments in the overall Top 10...

2013

Jan

NFL DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS: BALTIMORE RAVENS VS. DENVER BRONCOS By David Bianculli

The Baltimore Ravens beat the Indianapolis Colts last week to improve their record to 11-6, but that still pales compared to the 13-3 Denver Broncos, who are coming to today’s playoff game with home-field advantage, a week off, and Peyton Manning as QB.

2013

Jan

NFL DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS: GREEN BAY PACKERS VS. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS By David Bianculli

The Green Bay Packers faced the San Francisco 49ers in the opening week of the season – and lost, even with home-field advantage. This time the Packers are the visiting team, but they’re coming off last week’s victory against the Minnesota Vikings. The Packers are now 12-5, the 49ers 11-4-1, but each time has a hot QB to watch. The 49ers have off-the-bench hot hand Colin Kaepernick, and the Packers, of course, have the super-impressive Aaron Rodgers, who has averaged a passer r

2013

Jan

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? By David Bianculli

TCM’s prime-time lineup tonight is a double feature devoted to sibling rivalry, and it’s serving up an entrée that’s as singular as rat on a silver platter. They say revenge is a dish best served cold – but in this 1962 grand guignol thriller (every bit as grand as it is guignol), Bette Davis plays a vengeful sibling who serves her invalid sister, played by Joan Crawford, a vermin that’s not only hot, but served in a covered silver dish. This movie really, re

2013

Jan

HYSTERIA By David Bianculli

One of the most sexually suggestive and naughtily entertaining period British films since Tom Jones, this 2011 comedy is a romp based on truth: in the Victorian era, women were diagnosed with “female hysteria,” a catch-all diagnosis that is so widespread that, according to one eager doctor, “half the women in London are affected.” The prescribed treatment for this malady? Bringing the poor, unfortunate women to orgasm -- thanks to a doctor’s new invention, the vibra

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