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2018
Jul
4
 
 
The newest entry in the Jurassic Park franchise may be somewhat of a letdown, but don’t let that stop you from remembering, and revisiting, earlier joys – especially the almost palpable thrills of Steven Spielberg’s 1992 original, which changed the course of cinema history. That wonderful movie, starring Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum and Laura Dern, is shown by Showtime at 8 p.m. ET. And right on its heels, at 10:10 p.m. ET and 12:20 a.m. ET respectively, are 1997’s The Lost W
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Jul
4
 
 
I like to annoy my son, who’s a huge Hamilton fan, by telling him that this musical was the original stage musical treatment of the American revolution. And in this 1972 movie version of the 1776 musical, as in the original Broadway version, Alexander Hamilton doesn’t even appear. Instead, the central character is John Adams, played by future St. Elsewhere star, Knight Rider voice and Boy Meets World teacher William Daniels. Also starring: Howard Da Silva as Benjamin Franklin, Ken Ho
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Jul
3
 
 
Every day, it seems, I write again about how amazing, and exciting, this year’s World Cup has been. But yesterday? Come on! In what was supposed to be the more boring game of the day, the heavily favored Belgium fell behind 2-0 to Japan, a team that made it to Knockout stage only because of a complicated tiebreaker that proclaimed it as more… polite. But then Belgium scored a couple of goals in the second half, and won the game with a third goal that entered the net virtually as pla
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Jul
3
 
 
In this 1933 monster classic, you really had to hand it to the giant ape: He had good taste in women, as personified by early screen idol Fay Wray. Tonight, see the original classic.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Jul
3
 
 
Speaking of classics, check out today’s Daily Show rerun, featuring Kevin Hart, from 2015. It marked the first show by current host Trevor Noah, replacing longtime host Jon Stewart.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Jul
2
 
 
If you’re not watching this year’s World Cup yet, you’re missing one of the most unpredictable and exciting soccer tournaments ever played. Traditionally, the World Cup is where experience and defense make all the difference – but in 2018, it seems, anything can happen. The defending champions didn’t even make it to the Round of 16. Then, on the first day of knockout play, the game’s two biggest global superstars were eliminated, along with their squads. And y
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Jul
2
 
 
Last week was a tough week for the show’s women. One of them, the porn star specializing in rape-fantasy videos, became the first female victim of the “Jennifer” killer. Another, glamorous magazine editor Kitty (Julianna Margulies), had her power and title wrested from her by her disapproving male boss. And the protagonist of Dietland, Plum (Joy Nash), ended the episode being dumped, punched, and betrayed – and very, very angry, setting the scene for tonight’s episo
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Jul
1
 
 
Everybody and everything has an origin story, and this one is both ear- and eye-opening. What We Started, arriving Sunday, July 1 on Netflix, charts the evolution of EDM in relatable terms for both devotees and those who have no idea what that is...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Jul
1
 
 
We’re only one day into the knockout stage of the 2018 World Cup, and already the mighty have fallen, big time. First of all, defending champion Germany didn’t even make it to the Round of 16. And yesterday, in the first two games in that knockout round, the contests ended with this Cup’s two lauded superstars, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, eliminated along with their respective teams, Portugal and Argentina. France beat Argentina yesterday 4-3 in a thrilling duel, while
 
 
 
  
 
 
2018
Jul
1
 
 
Tonight’s episode is called “Mother’s Day,” and, like many episode titles of this series, carries a dual meaning. On the one hand, it celebrates Blanca’s rise as the inspirational and encouraging house mother at her ball-competitive House of Evangelista. On the other hand, it refers to the news that Blanca’s biological mother has just died, which means a trip back home to confront the rest of the family.