When you see crowd scenes in teen movies, you sometimes wonder what happens to all the characters who never even get named, but just fill out the floor. Well, one of them grew up to become Valerie Harper...

2019

Aug

A PREQUEL DROPS ON NETFLIX TODAY – 'THE DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE' By David Hinckley

When the late Jim Henson released the Dark Crystal movie back in 1982, gasps shot through the Henson universe...

2019

Aug

THE GENEALOGY OF A GENRE – 'BIG FAMILY: THE STORY OF BLUEGRASS MUSIC' By David Hinckley

Realistically, most of the folks who watch a new PBS special on bluegrass will probably be folks who already like it...

2019

Aug

A COMPLICATED PLOT FOR AN AMBITIOUS AMAZON SHOW: 'CARNIVAL ROW' By David Hinckley

Carnival Row finally debuts on Amazon Prime Friday, almost five years after it was announced, and the creators clearly spent much of that time figuring out how to turn a Victorian fantasy tale into an epic...

2019

Aug

'KEEPING FAITH' IS BACK FOR SEASON 2 By David Hinckley

You’d think someone smart enough to become a lawyer would be smart enough to realize it’s rarely a good idea to go to the Mob for money to bail yourself or your friends and family out of a tight spot...

2019

Aug

A QUICK LOOK AT 'AGE BEFORE BEAUTY' By David Hinckley

The intriguingly titled Age Before Beauty plays like a British variation on The Affair...

2019

Aug

THE LAST SEASON OF 'THE AFFAIR' ARRIVES By David Hinckley

After four years as the butterfly effect on steroids, Showtime’sThe Affair will spend its final season trying to bring it all back home...

2019

Aug

'ON BECOMING A GOD IN CENTRAL FLORIDA' IS WORTHY OF PRAISE By David Hinckley

The miniseries has thrived on television because it can become the perfect hybrid, accommodating stories that are too complex for a two-hour movie, but don’t require continuing multi-year exploration...

2019

Aug

TWO HOURS OF GREAT MUSIC ON SHOWTIME WITH 'HITSVILLE: THE MAKING OF MOTOWN' By David Hinckley

Showtime’s new documentary on the legendary Motown record label sometimes plays as if the Wayans brothers should be standing in for the lead characters...

2019

Aug

'JAWLINE' BRINGS US INTO THE RACE FOR INTERNET FAME By David Hinckley

Ever since the Lord invented small towns, some percentage of young folks born in those towns have had a hankering to get out...

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