These World Series games are finding unprecedented ways to end – and I’m not exaggerating. Game 3 ended with an obstruction call, ruling that a Boston Red Sox third baseman had interfered with a St. Louis Cardinals base runner on his effort to reach home plate. And last night, Game 4 ended with a pick off throw, when Red Sox closer Koji Uehara caught a base runner straying too far from first. With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, and the Cardinals behind 4-2, and hence the tying

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THE GRADUATE By David Bianculli

The TCM showing of the film documentary series The Story of Film: An Odyssey is up to 1967, a pivotal time in American cinema – which means the accompanying film shown tonight are all, pretty much, must-see movies. The lineup begins with 1967’s The Graduate, Mike Nichols’ fluid masterpiece which game us the angst of the Baby Boom generation, the instant stardom of Dustin Hoffman, the unforgettable allure of Anne Bancroft (and, as her daughter, Katharine Ross), and the music of

2013

Oct

SEDUCED AND ABANDONED By David Bianculli

James Toback and Alec Baldwin team up for this new HBO Documentary film, which basically gives them an excuse to seek funding for an erotic movie they want to make, while flattering ad luring potential investors by filming the process. The snake-oil sales pitches are a little creepy, but the accompanying conversations with directors and actors, about Cannes and the filmmaking and fundraising process, are very entertaining. James Caan, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola and Roman Polanski (pic

2013

Oct

THE STORY OF FILM: AN ODYSSEY By David Bianculli

Tonight is Part 8: 1967-1979, New American Cinema. And this means the narrative of this documentary finally gets to one of the best periods in modern American cinema. And what movies are on the TCM schedule tonight, as extra treats! Mike Nichols’ 1967 The Graduate (at 8 p.m. ET). Robert Altman’s 1971 McCabe and Mrs. Miller (11:45 p.m. ET). Peter Bogdanovich’s 1971 The Last Picture Show (1:30 a.m. ET), featuring Jeff Bridges and introducing Cybill Shepherd (pictured). And Martin

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Oct

MCCABE AND MRS. MILLER By David Bianculli

Robert Altman’s 1971 Western is a wonderful movie that subverts almost everything you expect in a traditional Western, yet delivers a satisfying, fascinating drama anyway. Warren Beatty and Julie Christie star in the title roles: He plays a gambler, she plays a prostitute. And you can’t take your eyes off either one of them, even in the snow.

2013

Oct

THE AVENGERS: THE COMPLETE EMMA PEEL MEGASET (2013) By David Bianculli

The 2013 in the title refers to this new release by Lionsgate, which packages this classic Sixties British series in a very affordable new reissue...

2013

Oct

'AMERICAN BLACKOUT' IS A GRADE-C MASHUP, BUT FUN By David Sicilia

...Oddly, this mash-up of grade-C TV and movie editing techniques makes for two hours of compelling and mostly convincing television...

2013

Oct

2013 WORLD SERIES By David Bianculli

Last night’s Game 3 ended in a slide at the plate (he’s out!), a throw to third (he missed!), another slide to the plate (he’s…what?) – and a cloud of controversy that gave the St. Louis Cardinals the walk-off win, after a tense tie game in the bottom of the ninth. Tonight is Game 4 – and if the Boston Red Sox don’t have motivation to hit and field well tonight, then, well, this series is almost over.

2013

Oct

THE GOOD WIFE By David Bianculli

This is the episode where everything comes to a head at the law firm. I know it for sure this time, because CBS sent out an advance review copy. And fasten your seat belts… this is a deliciously bumpy ride.

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