Tune in Tonight: HBO swings for the branches with ‘Chimp Crazy’
Television continues to change, but constants endure. A hit show will always change the trajectory of programming and spawn imitators good and bad, sometimes for years on end.
Tune in Tonight: Wahlberg and Berry in throwaway thriller ‘The Union’
Netflix streams the 2024 thriller “The Union.” It’s the kind of film that may have gotten a theatrical release back in the day. Mark Wahlberg stars as Mike, a regular Jersey guy and construction worker who just so happens to meet his old high school girlfriend Roxanne (Halle Berry) in a bar, where they discuss just what’s happened in the 25 years since prom and graduation day.
Tune in Tonight: ‘Bel-Air’ and ‘Emily’ return
“Bel-Air,” a reboot of the 1990s favorite and the series that helped launch Will Smith’s career, returns for a third season on Peacock.
Brian’s picks
A simple overview: You could say that Columbus is filled with jazz-matazz this week.
Milligan set for a musical backdrop to Uncommon Cause fundraiser
Alex Milligan loves to rock — on the stage and rock climb off it.
Go! Guide – Aug. 14
Kids and teens
Local novelist’s book nominated among top Hoosier authors
North Vernon novelist and Columbus instructor Elisabeth A. Hegmann is a finalist for a Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Award, which honor the best books written by Hoosier authors in the past two years. The awards “celebrate Indiana writers, and shine a light on the Hoosier State’s literary community and deepen connections between Indiana writers and readers,” according to organizers.
Tune in Tonight: Vince Vaughn stars in Apple’s ‘Bad Monkey’
Tolstoy told us that all happy families are alike in their own way. I’d suggest that all Carl Hiaasen novels are enjoyable in their own fashion.
Tune in Tonight: PBS airs ‘A Boston (R)evolution’
“A Boston (R)evolution” (9 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, check local listings) examines a city coming to terms with its history after the election of Michelle Wu, the first woman of color to become Boston mayor, after centuries of white men holding the office.
Tune in Tonight: The dark side of ‘bro’ culture
“Houses of Horror: Secrets of the Greek Life” (9 p.m., A&E, TV-14) explores fraternity life and its impact on college society.