Television

Amazon Prime's New Show, 'Undone,' Is Mind-Bending

9:39am September 13, 2019

by Eric Deggans

Undone is a mind-bending Amazon Prime show about a LatinX woman and her family living in San Antonio. After a traffic accident, the woman may be having visions or experiencing mental illness.

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Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax is suing CBS, alleging the network didn't fully vet his accusers' claims and omitted information that would exonerate him.

Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax Files $400 Million Lawsuit Against CBS

8:26pm September 12, 2019

by Ben Paviour

Fairfax alleges the network defamed him by airing interviews with two women who had accused him of sexual assault. CBS said it stands by its reporting and will "vigorously defend" against the lawsuit.

In Unbelievable, Kaitlyn Dever plays a rape victim who recants her story following intimidation by police. The Netflix series is based on a true story.

Arts

Marie's Rape Was Deemed 'Unbelievable.' Kaitlyn Dever Portrays Her Story

4:44pm September 12, 2019

by Mary Louise Kelly

The actress was last seen starring in the high school comedy Booksmart. But her newest character, on a new Netflix series, is a woman who recants being raped. It's based on a true story.

Country star Dolly Parton, signing a guitar alongside writer Dayton Duncan (center) and filmmaker Ken Burns (right).

Filmmaker Ken Burns Goes Wide, But Not Deep, In His Chronicle Of 'Country Music'

2:15pm September 12, 2019

by Ken Tucker

Burns is known for finding fresh takes on big topics, but his new eight-part PBS series about country music treads a well-worn path, leaning heavily on the biggest stars and the most obvious ideas.

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Tan France is the fashion expert on the makeover show Queer Eye, but he initially had misgivings about joining the show. "I didn't want to become famous," he says. "That wasn't really the life for me and ... I wasn't necessarily about making things pretty

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Why Fashion Expert Tan France Nearly Turned Down 'Queer Eye'

1:28pm September 12, 2019

by Terry Gross

"The thought of being one of the very first openly gay South Asian men on a major show. ... That pressure was so hard to handle," France says of his role on the Netflix makeover series.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook announces details of the company's new Apple TV+ video-streaming service Tuesday in Cupertino, Calif.

Arts

Apple Launches Video-Streaming Service For $4.99 A Month

6:58pm September 10, 2019

by Avie Schneider

Apple is entering the video-streaming race, taking on Netflix, Disney and others with a new monthly subscription of $4.99. The company also announced new iPhones, as their sales have been slowing.

Derry Girls follows five teenagers in a Catholic school in Northern Ireland during the 1990s. "This show, it's very Derry, in all the right ways," says Derry Girls fan Gilly Campbell. "It's put Northern Ireland on the map for all the right reasons."

Arts

In Northern Ireland, 'Derry Girls' Balances Teen Comedy And Sectarian Conflict

2:56pm September 10, 2019

by Joanna Kakissis

The hit comedy follows teenagers in a Catholic school in the 1990s. Even with The Troubles as the backdrop, it's "put Northern Ireland on the map for all the right reasons," says one Derry Girls fan.

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Jacqueline Stewart Becomes First Black Host On Turner Classic Movies

6:14am September 10, 2019

Turner Classic Movies' first black host will spearhead its Sunday silent film marathon. Jacqueline Stewart is a professor of cinema studies at the University of Chicago.

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New Book Examines How Television Enabled Trump's Political Rise

6:28am September 09, 2019

James Poniewozik, chief TV critic for The New York Times, talks about his new book: Audience of One: Donald Trump, Television, and the Fracturing of America.

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Maggie Gyllenhaal Takes On The Power Imbalance Of Sex Work In 'The Deuce'

2:16pm September 06, 2019

by Terry Gross

Gyllenhaal produces and stars in the HBO series, now in its third season, about sex work, porn, organized crime, politics, police and feminism in 1970s New York. Originally broadcast Sept. 20, 2018.

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