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2020
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24
 
 
The 2019 multi-part documentary about O.J. Simpson, and about the public’s reaction to his athletic feats, his stardom, his infamy and the verdict in his murder trial, is repeated this week in prime time on ESPN. It’s absolutely worth seeing, and says things about athletic stardom and race relations that definitely add something to the overall picture. Tonight, Parts 2 and 3 are shown back-to-back.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Mar
24
 
 
Last year, when this documentary was released, and streamed on Amazon, I reviewed it for Fresh Air – and was both excited and embarrassed to learn so much about a pioneering filmmaker of the silent era about whom I was virtually ignorant. It was a feeling amplified by the fact that this French film director, who was there in Paris to witness the very first public motion picture showing by the Lumiere brothers, ended up moving to America and making some of her later movies right i
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Mar
24
 
 
SEASON FINALE: And for another season, this is it for This Is Us. Tonight is the show’s Season 4 finale – and if you’re not expecting an emotional climax, you haven’t been watching.
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Mar
24
 
 
SERIES PREMIERE: This new series is made in the spirit of This Is Us, and hopes to capture and please the same audience. So if you like Us, try this. For a full review, see David Hinckley's All Along the Watchtower. 
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Mar
24
 
 
Here’s precisely what makes TCM such a treasure. It’s not only devoting prime time to a documentary about an important yet largely forgotten female filmmaker of the silent era, but follows that inspiring documentary with a sampling of several of Alice Guy-Blache’s short films. The perfect pairing – and believe me, after you watch Be Natural, you’ll be thrilled by the opportunity to watch some of her films intact – begins at 10 p.m. ET with 1912&rsquo
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Mar
24
 
 
Pandemics come and go — one hopes — but one issue that remains a constant, and will continue to be divisive in many states in November's elections, is guns and what, if anything, to do about them...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Mar
24
 
 

[EDITOR'S NOTE: The director and producer of TVWW's Best TV Tomorrow videos, Larry Siegel, recommends some of his favorite, and eerily relatable, TV series in the science fantasy genre. Go forth and binge...

 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Mar
24
 
 
When This Is Us arrived, it was an anomaly. Now it's a trend. Well, maybe a mini-trend. Or a micro-trend. At least, it's made an impact...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Mar
23
 
 
With most sports locked down by the pandemic, ESPN has a lot of hours to fill, and has to find other ways to fill it. This week, ESPN is digging into its own archives to repeat one of last year’s best documentaries: a massive five-part re-examination of O.J. Simpson’s rise, celebrity, athletic skills, pro football record, and slow-speed chase, murder trial and national reaction. Each installment is two hours, and ESPN is filling up the week by showing Parts 1 and 2 tonight, with the
 
 
 
  
 
 
2020
Mar
23
 
 
This Steven Spielberg war movie, with its memorable images, spectacular action scenes, and touching performances, brought WWII alive in a way that still resonates. That film, starring Tom Hanks as a weary but dedicated Army captain tasked with locating and bringing back safely a family’s last surviving son, is now 22 years old. Matt Damon, at the time he co-starred as Private Ryan, was 27 years old. And now that Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita, have tested positive for the coronavirus, there&