Day: October 3, 2019

Erivo: From Tubman to Aretha

Cynthia Erivo is about to jump from one great American to another.
On Nov. 1, “Harriet” (shown here) reaches movie theaters, with Erivo, 32, as Harriet Tubman, who kept risking her life to help other slaves get north. That same month, she’ll start work as Aretha Franklin
.The National Geographic Channel announced that filming will begin then, for the third edition of its “Genius” anthology. Read more…

Week’s top-10 for Oct. 7: Explosive “Blacklist,” lots of CW

1) “The Blacklist,” 8 p.m. Friday, NBC. Here’s the second half of a story that’s dazzling in its twists and illusion.s In the season-opener, Red woke up in a French hospital, nearly paralyzed. Or he (and we) thought that happened. The hospital was fake, in Maryland. It was part of a ploy by the Russian spy whose existence is a secret — even to her daughter Elizabeth, who’s scrambling to find Red. He escaped and was re-captured. Stick with this, because more illusions are ahead, in an explosive (shown here) hour. Read more…

Best-bets for Oct. 5: Phoebe plus hallow-fun

1) “Saturday Night Live,” 11:29 p.m., NBC. Phoebe Waller-Bridge (shown here) has suddenly grabbed our attention . Once confined to supporting roles in British shows, she got Emmy nominations in drama (for writing and producing “Killing Eve”), then dominated in comedy – winning Emmys for writing, producing and starring in “Fleabag.” Now she hosts “SNL,” with Taylor Swift as music guest. Read more…