Day: January 25, 2024

Week’s top-10 for Jan. 29: Grammys and two top mini-series

1) Grammy awards, 8-11:30 p.m. ET Sunday, CBS. Trevor Noah hosts a night stuffed with music. The first performers announced were Billy Joel, Dua Lipa, Travis Scott, Billie Eilish, Luke Combs, Burna Boy and Olivia Rodrigo (shown here) – who is also up for album of the year. She faces Sza (the leader with nine nomination), Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Lana Del Rey, Janelle Monae, Boygenius and Jon Batiste. Read more…

Best-bets for Jan. 27: family films and an “SNL” favorite

1) “Saturday Night Live,” 11:29 p.m., NBC. Justin Timberlake (shown here) used to be a steady force on the show. He was just the host twice, just the music guest twice (once in ‘NSync), both on three other times. He also had four uncredited stops. But he hasn’t been back for a decade, except for the 40th-anniversary special. Now he’s the music guest, with Dakota Johnson getting her second turn as host. Read more…

Jodie Foster: After a half-century, it’s still her time

Jodie Foster was talking about life’s phases, about sometimes stepping back.
The important thing, she said, is “being able to recognize that it’s not my time. It’s someone else’s.”
That’s a fine concept for many 61-year-old actors. But right now actually IS her time. She’s just received an Academy Award nomination (for “Nyad,” shown here), while she’s starring in an acclaimed cable series (“True Detective,” 9 p.m. Sundays on HBO and then on Max).
All of this arrives 32 and 35 years after she won best-actress Oscars for “The Silence of the Lambs” and “The Accused.” This nomination is for best-supporting actress … just like the oe she got (for “Taxi Driver”), 47 years ago. Read more…