television

‘Magic City,’ Mitch Glazer’s ode to Miami Beach, returns Friday on Starz

Mitch Glazer and half a dozen of his buddies were sitting in a booth at Wolfie’s Restaurant in Miami Beach one afternoon in the late 1960s, chattering and laughing and generally being teenage loudmouths, when a waitress walked over to ask them to keep it down. They did, for a moment, but soon the volume dialed back up. The waitress returned. Nodding to a white-haired man a few tables away, she amended her request: “Mr. Lansky would appreciate it if you could be a little quieter.”

Screen gems: What’s ahead in movies and on TV for the week of June 9

The week ahead at the movies and on TV

Television reviews

‘Graceland,’ ‘In the Flesh’ make compelling fare of familiar premises

‘Graceland.’ 10-11 p.m. Thursday. USA Network.‘In The Flesh.’ 10-11 p.m. Thursday. BBC America.

Screen gems: What’s ahead in movies and on TV for the week of June 2

The week ahead at the movies and on TV

Screen gems: What’s ahead in movies and on TV for the week of May 26

The week ahead at the movies and on TV

Television review

Cross-dressing Cuban woman who fought for Confederacy a rebel in more ways than one

‘Voces: Rebel.’ 10-11 p.m. Friday. WPBT-PBS 2.

History

Final book in World War II trilogy grim, depressing — and a terrific read

The third book in Rick Atkinson’s World War II trilogy is grim, depressing and a terrific read.

Screen gems: What’s ahead in movies and on TV for the week of May 5

The week ahead at the movies and on TV

Television review

HBO’s ‘Manhunt’: Three cheers for torture

Manhunt: The Inside Story of the Hunt for Bin Laden. 8-10 p.m. Wednesday. HBO.

Screen gems: What’s ahead in movies and on TV for the week of April 28

The week ahead at the movies and on TV

Screen gems: What’s ahead in movies and on TV for the week of April 21

The week ahead at the movies and on TV

Television Commentary

‘Burger Land’ turns focus on Miami’s best Latin burgers

When I visited Paris, my girlfriend spent the whole flight chattering about Coquilles St. Jacques and goat-cheese tarts and escargot. Except to annoy her by interjecting “You mean snails?” every time she mentioned the escargot, I mostly kept quiet. My first meal was going to be at the McDonald’s on the Champs-Elysees, where I wanted to check out a report that Le Big Mac was stuffed with foie gras. (It wasn’t. Damn Internet.) I like gourmet food, but nothing beats eating a cow. At heart, I’m a burger guy.

Screen gems: What’s ahead in movies and on TV for the week of April 14

The week ahead at the movies and on TV

Television reviews

Quirky ‘Granite Flats’ a charmer; ‘Kalman’ plumbs Holocaust loss

‘Finding Kalman.’ 5:30-6 p.m. Sunday. WPBT-PBS 2.‘Granite Flats.’ 8-10 p.m. Sunday. BYUtv.

Screen gems: What’s ahead in movies and on TV for the week of April 7

The week ahead at the movies and on TV

Television review

NBC’s ‘Hannibal’ an unappetizing fast-food hash

‘Hannibal.’ 10-11 p.m. WTVJ-NBC 6.

Television reviews

TV reviews: ‘Spies of Warsaw,’ ‘Rogue’

Spies of Warsaw. 9-10 p.m. Wednesday. BBC America.Rogue. 9-11 p.m. Wednesday. DirecTV Audience Network.

Screen gems: The week ahead at the movies and on TV

The week ahead at the movies and on TV

Television review

TV review: When hell froze over — the battle of the Chosin Reservoir

Ultimate Warfare — Chosin: One Way Out. 10-11 p.m. Tuesday. Military Channel.