Last week, 60 Minutes presented the final report by correspondent Bob Simon, who had died earlier that week, a passenger claimed by a tragic, brutal New York traffic accident. This week, an expanded episode of 60 Minutes is all about celebrating Simon and his long, impressive journalistic career. The first half hour is a profile, and includes interviews with many of Simon’s 60 Minutes producers and other colleagues – and the remaining hour repeats three of Simon’s full-length s

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THE JINX: THE LIFE AND DEATHS OF ROBERT DURST By David Bianculli

Episode 3. HBO provided only the first two episodes of this six-part documentary profile for review, so I don’t know what happens in this third installment. But man, am I eager to find out, because this study of Robert Durst has only begun to tap into interviews filmmaker Andrew Jarecki conducted with him – and so far, this is the most compelling nonfiction murder mystery series since Serial.

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THE 87TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS By David Bianculli

Neil Patrick Harris is hosting the Oscars tonight, for the first time. Already, he’s done great work as host of the Tonys and the Emmys – which means, if CBS lets Harris host the Grammys at some point, he’ll be the first performer in show-biz history to complete the EGOT for hosting. Meanwhile, be happy we have him here – Harris is a fabulous live-TV performer – and also be happy he’ll be singing a number written by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez &nda

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MASTERPIECE CLASSIC: "DOWNTON ABBEY" By David Bianculli

This week’s episode of Downton, even though it airs opposite the Oscars, is a can’t-miss episode, so be sure to record it for later viewing. Rose and Atticus encounter lots of drama, and potential derailings, as their wedding day approaches – though Lily James, as Rose, gets to wear a beautiful gown (as she’s about to do, again, as the titular star in the new live-action movie version of Cinderella. Several other characters on tonight’s Downton make key decisions re

2015

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THE WALKING DEAD By David Bianculli

Last week’s episode ended with a new non-zombie character approaching the survivors and asking to meet their leader. In the past, this type of interaction hasn’t worked out too well – on The Walking Dead, the walkers have turned out to be a lot less deadly than the remaining humans. But this new guy, played by Ross Marquand, could be a good guy after all. If, that is, he’s playing Aaron, a character from the graphic novels who made his first appearance about now in that n

2015

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GIRLS By David Bianculli

Hannah (Lena Dunham) had a really rough time of it last week, coming back from Iowa and the writers’ workshop to find Adam with a new girlfriend – and still living in Hannah’s old apartment. This week, things don’t start out much better, but the episode, in other story lines, does manage to make room for some noteworthy guest stars: Jason Ritter, playing another prospective employer facing Shoshanna’s astounding attitude, and Marc Maron, playing a very droll communi

2015

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THE 2015 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS By David Bianculli

The Independent Spirit Awards, conceived 30 years ago as a sort of impertinent anti-Oscars, has developed into an awards show with a clout, and a charm, all its own. Held the day before the Oscars, when all the film talent already is in town, it celebrates the movies not released by major studios – and these days, that means a lot of really good, interesting movies. This awards show is repeated in prime time at 10 p.m. ET, but if you want to watch it live, IFC is televising it as it unfurl

2015

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THE FAULT IN OUR STARS By David Bianculli

Since starring as George Clooney’s daughter in 2011’s The Descendants, Shailene Woodley has made some impressive career choices. She’s starred in a successful new movie franchise, starting with last year’s Divergent – and also last year, starred in this film, a bittersweet romantic drama in which she and co-star Ansel Elgort play teens who meet, and eventually fall in love, at a cancer support group.

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PATTON By David Bianculli

Tonight’s TCM lineup is full of movies that dominated conversation in the early 1970s. This lavish biographical drama stars George C. Scott as Gen. George S. Patton, a military figure who was brazenly and proudly pro-war at a time (Patton was released in 1970) when “hawks vs. doves” was a major dividing point widening the so-called generation gap. Interestingly, the story and screenplay were co-written by Francis Ford Coppola, who would turn around and make The Godfather two ye

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MCCABE AND MRS. MILLER By David Bianculli

This 1971 Robert Altman film is a gorgeous piece of cinema, and a perfect representation of Altman’s vivid, visionary style of filmmaking. Warren Beatty stars as an Old West gambler who teams with a professional madam (Julie Christie) to offer their respective areas of expertise to the rubes in a remote Old West mining town. Think of it as an early version of Deadwood, if you like – but whatever you have to think to tune in, do it. This film is a distinctive, often underrated classic

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