Coming to DVD shelves next month  is a rare, seldom-seen NBC-TV adaptation of the classic Jewish family drama THE JAZZ SINGER. Probably best remembered as a  big-screen vehicle for the likes of AL JOLSON (1927), DANNY THOMAS (1952) and NEIL DIAMOND (1980), this obscure 1959 television production stars JERRY LEWIS, ANNA MARIA ALBERGHETTI, MOLLY PICON, [...]

Juliette Lewis jumped out of the acting gate in an audacious fashion, thanks to her Oscar nominated work in Martin Scorsese’s 1991 feature Cape Fear, followed by prominent roles in From Dusk Till Dawn, The Evening Star, and, of course, Natural Born Killers. Although she’s done her share of co-starring roles the past several years, [...]

Premiering tonight on FX, UNSUPERVISED is a new animated series centered on a couple of high school best friends trying to negotiate life without any parental supervision whatsoever. Making the most of a bad situation, the boys remain optimistic and willing to do the right things despite a neverending penchant for trouble. Created by and [...]

Airing tonight on NBC, ARE YOU THERE, CHELSEA? is loosely based on the memoirs of comedienne CHELSEA HANDLER and follows the exploits of her hard-drinking, fast-living days as seen through the rose-tinted lenses of hindsight glasses. Decidedly raunchy and a bit of a break-through for prime time TV, the sitcom stars LAURA PREPON in the [...]

Fans of the newly launched Bravo off-beat brainchild of programming exec ANDY COHEN called WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE should set their tivo for tonight’s installment featuring late-night star JIMMY FALLON as guest. The bright new addition to TV’s late-night landscape, WWHL! was originally devised to highlight talent from the ever-expanding roster of Bravo reality programs [...]

Returning tonight (finally!) to USA, the delightfully charming ROYAL PAINS quickly ties up loose ends from last season and gets on to the business of new developments. Part medical procedural drama and part character driven comedy, the series has consistently managed to be an “under-the-radar” crowd pleaser. We sat down last week at the Television [...]

In the new season of TABATHA TAKES OVER…, Bravo reality star TABATHA COFFEY expands her make-over of failing beauty salons to include such diverse businesses as a B&B, a frozen yogurt shop, a doggie day care center and a gay bar. In tonight’s episode, CLUB RIPPLES, a Long Beach California gay dance bar and long-time [...]

Airing tonight on Fox-TV, MRS. SMARTYPANTS is an episode of the popular sitcom RAISING HOPE that has the entire family returning to school to get their GEDs. One of the freshest and funniest sitcoms this season, RAISING HOPE is a dysfunctional family comedy centering on a single dad living at home with his parents and [...]

Returning to Showtime for its second season, THE BORGIAS is an epic series centered on the BORGIA family, an Italian dynasty of Spanish origin and massive wealth. Created by NEIL JORDAN, the Award-winning series stars JEREMY IRONS, FRANCOIS ARNAUD, HOLLIDAY GRAINGER, JOANNE WHALLEY, DAVID OAKES and COLM FEORE.
As Rodrigo Borgia, the family patriarch who becomes [...]

Coming to FX in June, ANGER MANAGEMENT is the small-screen adaptation of the 2003 feature film starring ADAM SANDLER and JACK NICHOLSON. This time around, newcomer MIKE GUZMAN takes over for SANDLER while CHARLIE SHEEN steps into NICHOLSON’S shoes as an anger management counselor.
Speaking to the Television Critics Association on Sunday, FX president JOHN LANDGRAF admitted [...]