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2013
Oct
12
 
 
The Los Angeles Dodgers face, and visit, the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 2. The Cards won the first game in this series, but today’s another day...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Oct
12
 
 
It’s the Detroit Tigers at Fenway, the home ballpark of the Boston Red Sox, for this Game 1 of the American League Championship Series...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Oct
12
 
 
Either you’ve gone on every step of this J.R.R. Tolkien cinematic journey, or you’ve stayed away deliberately. If it’s the latter, there’s no real reason to check in to this latest, separate installment of the Rings cycle...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Oct
12
 
 
The two most powerful women in this tale, Margaret and Queen Elizabeth, begin jockeying for position in a serious way, plotting against each other in hopes of establishing themselves royally under the new order...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Oct
12
 
 
Bruce Willis is this week’s guest host – and the musical guest is Katy Perry, who follows, and shouldn’t have a hard time trying to outdo, last week’s musical guest, Miley Cyrus...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Oct
12
 
 
Alec Baldwin's new MSNBC show, Up Late, has the actor hosting in-depth interviews with celebrities and politicians. Seen here in his premiere episode last night, he hosts New York City mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio..
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Oct
11
 
 
We’re on to the Championship Series, beginning with tonight’s first game in the National League Championship battle. On one side, with home-field advantage for the starter, the St. Louis Cardinals, who just made it by beating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the fifth and final game of its playoff series two days ago. On the other side: the Los Angeles Dodgers, who are more rested.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Oct
11
 
 
For this production of Henry V, the finale in this kingly history cycle by William Shakespeare, Tom Hiddleston has inherited the crown, and gone from Prince Hal to King Henry V. And it’s a final play just as compelling as the others in this new TV version, which makes my viewing recommendation an easy one: once more unto the breach, dear friends…  Check local listings.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Oct
11
 
 
One year after playing the Creature in a Hammer Studios version of Frankenstein, actor Christopher Lee hit the jackpot by playing a different monster from classic genre literature. This 1958 movie was the first time Lee donned the count’s cowl to play Dracula, marking the first of many such screen vehicles, and a significant shift in the way audiences perceived the undead character – from sinister to seductive. All I can say, after eating up all these movies as a kid, is: Fangs for t
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
Oct
11
 
 
This 2013 movie disappointed in both its box-office receipts and its critical reception – but as a TV premiere on a Friday night, it’s an acceptable diversion, even if only for its beautiful set direction. James Franco stars as the Wizard (a role that earned him less than magical reviews), with a strong supporting cast of actresses: Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz and Mila Kunis.