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2013
May
10
 
 
This week’s guests include two people who aren’t regular visitors to Maher’s show, but whose appearances here are something to anticipate. One is actor Zachary Quinto, who plays Mr. Spock (pictured) in the new Star Trek film franchise – and the other is Mark Bittman, the straight-talking, sensible-cooking New York Times food columnist.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
May
10
 
 
In this second episode, Marc Maron makes room on his show, and in his podcast garage studio, for Denis Leary, who smells a rat. Well, he smells something – and apparently, it’s dead, and it’s underneath Maron’s crawlspace.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
May
10
 
 
Just in time for Mother's Day, the Sundance Channel presents Mammas, Isabella Rossellini's latest collection of nature-themed shorts...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
May
9
 
 
SEASON FINALE: The “evil timeline” is back – perhaps for the last time, as it’s not yet known whether NBC is giving Community a reprieve or a pink slip. But for now, revel in this: evil Kevin (or evil Chang, if you prefer), as well as evil Jeff, warped Annie, and a lot more.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
May
9
 
 
Last night’s competition show was, indeed, competitive. Jimmy Iovine, who was backstage (or, at the end, on stage) to evaluate the three rounds of singing from the three remaining contestants, awarded one round to each – but gave the overall night to Candice Glover, who ended and stopped the show with a dynamic version of “Somewhere” from West Side Story. It’s the voters who, tonight, will determine the final two. I’d retain Candice for sure, and go with Angie
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
May
9
 
 
Though I recommended this episode of Doctor Who when it premiered on BBC America, I didn’t push its biggest selling point. Now I can, just in time for tonight’s repeat: It features, as guest stars, Diana Rigg as the week’s villain, and her real-life daughter, actress Rachael Stirling, who plays Rigg’s daughter here, too. What a duo. And, set in Yorkshire in 1893, it’s so much fun.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
May
9
 
 
SEASON FINALE: Glee hasn’t done much of consequence this season, other than find various ways to go off the rails even more than before – but tonight’s season finale offers closure, at least partially, on two long-running plot lines. One, the New Directions club competes, once again, at Regionals, at which they bombed last year when Marley collapsed on stage. And two, Rachel (Lea Michele) goes to her callback audition for a Broadway revival of Funny Girl. Hello, gorgeous.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
May
9
 
 
I don’t like this show, at least not yet, but I do like tonight’s guest star: Gillian Anderson, making a rare stateside TV appearance since leaving The X-Files and moving overseas. She plays Hannibal’s therapist — which, considering what we know of him, ought to be a full-time job. But, in this case, it isn’t.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
May
9
 
 
There’s almost a sense of completion to Marian Marzynski's new film, Never Forget to Lie, as if he might feel that time will preclude another piece of work...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2013
May
8
 
 
The twin stories of the dominant Miami Heat player LeBron James and the relatively small Chicago Bulls guard Nate Robinson made Game 1 of this Eastern Conference semifinal exceptionally interesting. Robinson is 5 feet 9 inches, yet he led the Bulls to a first-game 93-86 victory against the powerhouse Heat. Tonight is Game 2, taking place, once again, in Miami.