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TV review: “Live from the Artists Den: Adele”

TV review: “Live from the Artists Den: Adele”

Scott Malchus February 2, 2012 0

The new season of Live from the Music Den premieres on PBS stations this Friday, February 3 (check local listings) with a concert performance by 2011's top selling performer, Adele

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TV Review: American Masters: “Pearl Jam Twenty”

TV Review: American Masters: “Pearl Jam Twenty”

Scott Malchus October 20, 2011 1

On Friday night PBS stations will premiere Pearl Jam Twenty as a part of their Emmy Award winning American Masters Series.

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The Three Strike Rule: “Zen” and the Art of Murder Maintenance

The Three Strike Rule: “Zen” and the Art of Murder Maintenance

Scott Malchus August 25, 2011 0

Rufus Sewell’s eyes immediately lure you into watching Zen, the BBC series based on he popular Aurelio Zen novels by Michael Dibdin. Sewell, an actor better known for period dramas than contemporary murder mysteries,

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TV Review: “James Levine: American Maestro”

Scott Malchus June 1, 2011 0

PBS's latest installment of AMERICAN MASTERS is the outstanding new profile of James Levine, director of the Metropolitan Opera. Here's a review of "James Levine: American Maestro."

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TV on DVD: “Upstairs, Downstairs”

Scott Malchus May 23, 2011 0

Scott Malchus reviews the rebirth of a classic British series, "Upstairs, Downstairs."

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TV Review: “Secrets of the Dead: World’s Biggest Bomb”

Scott Malchus May 17, 2011 0

Scott Malchus reviews the latest PBS "Secrets of the Dead" and the pursuit to build the world's biggest bomb

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TV Review: American Masters, “LENNONYC” (PBS)

Ken Shane November 30, 2010 3

The latest entry in the esteemed PBS series American Masters covers the post-Beatles years that John Lennon spent living in New York City

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TV Review: Masterpiece Mystery, “Sherlock”

Ken Shane October 22, 2010 15

This Sunday, PBS Masterpiece Mystery unveils a new "Sherlock" for our time. Does this modern detective retain the flavor of the original? Ken Shane finds out.

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TV Review: “When You’re Strange: A Film About the Doors” (PBS American Masters)

Ken Shane May 12, 2010 12

You probably decided whether you are going to watch the latest installment of the great PBS series American Masters tonight when you saw the title. Because when it comes to the Doors, opinion is

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TV Review: “Sound Tracks: Music Without Borders” (PBS)

Ken Shane January 25, 2010 10

The new PBS series Sound Tracks: Music Without Borders debuts tonight. The program offers a magazine-style look at the various ways in which music is influencing politics and culture around the world. I read

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