Brendan Bernhard

I was amused to learn about Al Gore’s purchase of the 24-hour Canadian cable news service, Newsworld International (NWI), probably the best source for international news available to American cable subscribers. Gore’s stated intention is to turn it into an “exciting” network “for young men and women who want to......

©VH1 Hard white rock & rollers are forever trooping off to Africa for inspiration. The Rolling Stones went to Marrakesh, Paul Simon went to Capetown, now Trey Anastasio of Phish and Dave Matthews of the Dave Matthews Band take a crack at Dakar. Trey and Dave Go to Africa, the......

First-time filmmaker Morgan Spurlock’s Super Size Me is a lean, zippy documentary about growing bloated and lethargic. A record of his decision to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner at McDonald’s for 30 days straight (and to eat nothing else), Spurlock’s film starts out in a light, humorous vein but turns......

Photo by Sam Emerson After a couple of episodes I was ready to write off Deadwood (HBO, Sun., 10 p.m.) as a dead bore, but now, dammit, the series has me hooked — at least for now. Two of my favorite characters are dead, a third’s left town, and a......

Photo courtesy BBC Worldwide With popular distrust of governments running high, State of Play (BBC America, April 18, 9 p.m.) is unusually well-timed. Bristling with spin doctors, cocky journalists and bought politicians, it captures the widespread feeling that much of what we digest as news could just as easily be......

Photo courtesy of IFC As a critic, it’s easy to forget that there’s more to television than sitcoms, 13-part PBS documentaries, CSI knockoffs and endlessly replicating reality shows. Easy to forget that TV is also a round-the-clock showcase for films — old ones, new ones, dirty ones, even foreign ones,......