Television

Television critic David Bianculli reviews the season premiere of public television's documentary series, "P.O.V." It debuts this Tuesday night with "Absolutely Positive," Peter Adair's film about 11 people who have tested positive for the virus that causes AIDS.

Adair's new documentary, "Absolutely Positive," profiles 11 people, including Adair himself, who are HIV positive. It airs this week on PBS.

Stern played one of the bungling burglars in the movie, "Home Alone." He's also the voice of the narrator in the TV series, "The Wonder Years." He's co-starring now in the new movie, "City Slickers."

Television critic David Bianculli revisits Masterpiece Theater's "I, Claudius," which is being rebroadcast beginning this Sunday. When the show first aired, he gave it a mediocre review--which he later retracted after watching several more episodes.

Spacey is best known for his role as Mel Proffitt in the TV series "Wiseguy." He's currently starring in a new American Playhouse film "Darrow," on the life of the famous lawyer Clarence Darrow, and plays the role of evangelist Jim Bakker in the NBC movie "Fall From Grace."

Film critic Stephen Schiff reviews Soapdish, a comedy about soap opera actors also starring Sally Field.

Television David Bianculli reviews two new television shows -- Norman Lear's sitcom "Sunday Dinner," and David Attenborough's nature documentary series "Trials of Life."

Animator John Canemaker's new book is "Felix: The Twisted Tale of the World's Most Famous Cat." The cartoon character was well known on television, but was as famous as Charlie Chaplain during the silent film era.

Television critic David BianculliI reviews Henry Kissinger's guest spot on CBS This Morning. Apparently, the former secretary of state gave a weather report.

Television critic David Bianculli checks out some made-for-TV movies that you should definitely miss.

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz previews a new PBS documentary about the groundbreaking, African American contralto.

Television critic David Bianculli reflects on the final episode of "Dallas" and the show's 13 year history.

Television critic David Bianculli reviews "Larry King TNT Extra," a special interview show by TV talk show host that premieres tonight on TNT. Bianculli criticizes King's lack of preparation and softball questions.

Television critic David BianculliI tells us about two new series premiering on ABC this week: "My Life and Times," by the creator of "Beauty and the Beast," and "Dinosaurs," a comedy that was the last project of Jim Henson.

Television critic David Bianculli reviews "The 90s," public television's weekly, quirky, sprawling and enjoyable show featuring bizarre news stories, essays, and occasional music performances.

Vietnamesse-American Pham Thanh and American filmmaker Elizabeth Farnsworth. As a child, Thanh was seriously injured when the Americans bombed his village. He eventually was brought to America and raised by foster parents. Farnsworth has made a documentary about Thanh's life, and the legacy of the Vietnam war on that country's children. It's called "Thanh's War," and it's being shown this week on PBS.

Winnie Holtzman and Richard Kramer write for the popular TV show. A new book collecting some of their scripts is titled Thirtysomething Stories.

Television critic David Bianculli takes a break from talking about his current favorite show to review the season premiere of "Northern Exposure."

Television critic David Bianculli reviews Paul McCartney's performance on "Unplugged." It's a weekly show on MTV that features rock musicians playing acoustic instruments before a small audience.

Grier is a regular cast member of the popular sketch comedy show, which has been hailed as a black alternative to Saturday Night Live.