Emily S. Mendel
This dramatic nine-part historical series recounts the 1930s summers spent at the station of Simla, in the foothills of the Himalayas, by a group of upper-crust British socialites as the ruling British Raj is beginning to ...
Written by Ed Whitmore
Based on the novel by Julian Barnes
Directed by Stuart Orme
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Although we tend to think of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 –1930) only in terms of his fabulous creation, Sherlock Holmes, the man actually led a fascinating and full life in addition to writing brilliant detective stories and ...
Emily S. Mendel
This terrific new ten-part HBO series, part dark comedy, part cautionary tale, explores a geopolitical world crisis through the eyes of three unlikely men, whose streaks of bravery and immaturity may control “the fate ...
Emily S. Mendel
Soon Aidan Turner will join other Masterpiece hunks and heroes as the new heartthrob of the PBS set, as the star of the new romantic, rousing, atmospheric historical seven-part drama, “Poldark.”
Smoldering Aidan Turner (UK series “Being Human” and ...
The Story of “The Empress of the Blues,” Bessie Smith
Emily S. Mendel
Finally, a film about the life of iconic blues singer, Bessie Smith (1894 – 1937) will air on television. And it stars multi-talented Academy Award nominee Dana Owens, better known as Queen Latifah (“Chicago”), ...
Although the satire is more politically astute, this HBO series still packs in plenty of broad laughs.
Emily S. Mendel
HBO’s award-winning “Veep” has reached new heights of political fun and games in the upcoming fourth season. The fabulous creative team and cast capitalizes on many clever new plot devices and developments when Veep Selina Mayer (brilliant Julia Louis-Dreyfus) finds ...
This new series pays homage to the British cozy mystery with a young Anglican priest and crusty inspector matching wits in Cambridgeshire.
Emily S. Mendel
The U.K.’s newest mystery hit from ITV makes its first U.S. appearance on Masterpiece in six episodes starting January 18. With its winning combination of a delightful and appealing amateur sleuth, Anglican priest Sidney Chambers (James Norton, “Mr. Turner,” “Death ...
The latest season of the beloved family drama continues the lofty level of writing, directing and acting admired in prior years.
Emily S. Mendel
An extremely entertaining Season 5 of “Downton Abbey” continues the spellbinding costume drama created and written by Oscar-winning writer Julian Fellowes. This season’s focus is the modernity of the mid-1920s. It is a time of expanding opportunities for the Crawleys ...
Andrew Osborne
Has the recent TV renaissance peaked? Probably not, given some of 2014’s strong debuts and continuing favorites. And while the big screen actually impressed me a bit more than the small one this year, the general quality of the best ...
A combination of wrongheaded strategy and reluctance to confront a reconfigured enemy have led to a formidable new threat in the Mideast.
Sometimes a good documentary merely confirms what is generally feared to be true. But as any government official (or journalist) will acknowledge, confirmation is not an easy task. Layers of nuance and obfuscation have to be scrubbed away before the ...
