The Breaking Bad finale closed with another bittersweet pop song similar to last summer's melancholic montage, which played to Tommy James and the Shondells' "Crystal Blue Persuasion." This time it was Badfinger's "Baby Blue"...

2013

Oct

THE LAST 'BREAKING BAD' UP CLOSE By Ed Bark

Ending shortly after a cathartic hail of bullets, Sunday night’s Breaking Bad finale dared to go where The Sopranos didn’t but coulda shoulda.

2013

Oct

MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. By David Bianculli

Now that the major exposition is over with, and the characters have been introduced, here we go. In other words, now that Joss Whedon has gotten us up to speed, it’s full speed ahead. And tonight, the action is sky-high -- on the S.H.I.E.L.D. spy plane.

2013

Oct

2013 IHEARTRADIO MUSIC FESTIVAL By David Bianculli

Part 2 of 2. Last week’s two-day iHeartRadio musical bash continues to be presented, in delayed and condensed form, by CW in prime time, with acts that appeal both to the standard CW audience (Justin Timberlake) and to the slightly more aged crowd – as in Paul McCartney (pictured), who previews songs from his upcoming CD, 50 years after releasing his first LP with The Beatles. Am I impressed that he’s still out there, sharing stage time and releasing new music? Yeah, yeah, yeah

2013

Oct

SINGIN' IN THE RAIN By David Bianculli

This 1952 comedy classic is, for my money, the best film musical ever made – in part because it provides a clever satiric account of a pivotal point in the history of cinema, the transition from silent movies to sound. Gene Kelly stars as a silent film star poised to make the transition, with Donald O’Connor as his vaudeville pal and teenaged Debbie Reynolds as a chorus girl on the rise. But how about Jean Hagen as Lina Lamont, the silent screen star with a voice made for silent movi

2013

Oct

BROOKLYN NINE-NINE By David Bianculli

In this new episode, Jake (Andy Samberg) is in a slump. And Captain Ray Holt (Andre Braugher) has no patience for it, just as he has little patience for anything else.

2013

Oct

PERSON OF INTEREST By David Bianculli

In this new episode, Reese (Jim Caviezel) and Samantha Shaw (Sarah Shahi, now a series regular) go undercover, dressed formally. Or, if things go badly, dressed to kill.

2013

Sep

STAGECOACH By David Bianculli

Immediately after TCM shows this 1939 John Ford Western, starring John Wayne, the documentary The Story of Film: An Odyssey will explain why it’s considered such a cinematic masterpiece. But by then, if you watched at all closely, you’ll know.

2013

Sep

2013 IHEARTRADIO MUSIC FESTIVAL By David Bianculli

Part 1 of 2. Highlights from this music festival, taped Sept. 20-21 in Las Vegas, are shown tonight and tomorrow night on the CW. Among the artists shown tonight: Katy Perry (pictured, with jump rope), Queen with Adam Lambert, and Elton John.

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