A Streaming Suggestion
I'm glad "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" won two Golden Globes on Sunday night, for its star, Rachel Brosnahan, and best comedy series. The Globes may not have any prestige, but if the publicity brings more eyeballs to a show I've been raving about for weeks to anyone who...
Phil Rosenthal, “Somebody Feed Phil”
Here’s my conversation with Phil Rosenthal (creator of “Everybody Loves Raymond”) about his Netflix series, in which he travels the world tasting all kinds of food.
Showbiz Show 1/5/18
This week on the showbiz segment of my show, Max was out sick, so I reviewed "Molly's Game," written/directed by Aaron Sorkin, starring Jessica Chastain as Molly Bloom, the high-stakes underground poker organizer (listen to my interview with her here). I also talked...
The Wizard Of Oz In Concert
Here's something rare you can share with your family today. It's a staged concert version of "The Wizard Of Oz" that was done at Lincoln Center on May 5, 1995, as a benefit for the Children's Defense Fund. It aired exactly once on TNT and TBS, on November 22, 1995....
Showbiz Show 12/22/17
This week on the showbiz segment of my show, Max and I reviewed "All The Money In The World," "The Shape Of Water," and "The Greatest Showman." Then we answered a listener's question about how Will Smith's new movie, "Bright," can possibly make a profit when it cost...
Jen Chaney on The Year In TV
Here's my conversation with Vulture TV critic Jen Chaney about the past year in television. We started by dissecting Sunday night's live Fox broadcast of the musical, "A Christmas Story," adapted from the classic 1983 movie based on Jean Shepherd's radio shows and...
Best Thing I’ve Read Today
In the NY Times, James Poniewozik writes about the president's TV addiction: The problem is not how much TV Mr. Trump watches. It’s the kind of TV he watches. As Mr. Trump’s associates report and his Twitter feed confirms, his video diet of choice is cable news, the...
Showbiz Show 12/8/17
This week on the showbiz segment of my show, Max and I reviewed "Darkest Hour" and "The Disaster Artist." Then we talked about how the money a movie brings in is distributed and how much goes to the theaters that show it. We also discussed why the "Olaf's Frozen...